Family of Samuel Calkin

Calkin, Samuel
Fifth of 6 children born to Thomas and Mary
There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Samuel.
It reads: "Burial Date 16 May 1835 - Samuel Calkin, Aged 71 at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
         Born: 16.12.1763 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 16.12.1763 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Married: ? to Jane ?
         Buried: 16.05.1835 at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 71)
Calkin (nee ?), Jane
There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Jane.
It reads: "Burial Date 12 Aug 1815 - Jane Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
         Born: c. 1763 at ?
         Buried: 12.08.1815 Aged 52, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs


Nine Children

        The "Staffordshire Advertiser Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths 1795-1820" has the following entry:
        Miss Calkin married 2.03.1816.
        It could quite likely be Mary below, but could just as likely be one of her sisters, Maria or Sarah.

James ... a.k.a. James Caulkin (birth in IGI).
There is a James Calkin married a Martha Pruder (or Feeder) 1st Jan. 1812 in Seringapatam, Madras, India, could be this James ?
         Born: 08.04.1787 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 09.04.1787 at St. Mary, Stafford
Mary
Mary is listed as having a child in 1815. No marriage report found (but see above comment), also no death notice located.
         Born: 24.04.1789 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 29.04.1789 at St. Mary, Stafford
         One Child: 15.01.1815 Mary Ann Calkin
         Second Child: ? 19.03.1819 James Calkin
Margaret ... a.k.a. Margeret Caulkin (birth in IGI).
         Born: 23.11.1791 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 28.11.1791 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Buried: 11.12.1832 at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 41)
Ann ... a.k.a. Ann Caulkin (Christening in IGI).
There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Ann.
It reads: "Burial Date 5 Oct.1823 - Ann Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
         Baptised: 24.09.1794 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Buried: 05.10.1823 Aged 29, at St. Mary, Stafford
Maria
         Baptised: 25.05.1796 at St. Mary, Stafford
Sarah
         Born: 09.07.1798 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 27.07.1798 at St. Mary, Stafford
Thomas ... a.k.a. Thomas Caulkin.
IGI has birth and christening names listed as Calkin.
All available evidence points very strongly that once young Thomas started fending for himself,
his surname started to become spelt as "Caulkin".
The 1841 census has Thomas Caulkin living with wife Sarah and four children at "Camphills", Maer, Staffordshire.
His occupation is given as "Salt Dealer".
         Born: 23.01.1801 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 01.02.1801 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Married: 03.02.1824 to Sarah Lloyd at Maer, Staffordshire.
Five Children (Four, as at 1841 census) :
     John Calkin (baptised 27.02.1827 at Our Blessed Lady & St. John, Ashley, Birmingham - Roman Catholic)
     Thomas Caulkin (b.1829 ... oddly, I.G.I. has a Thomas born in 1829, but to Luke and Ann)
     Sarah Caulkin (b. 1832)
     Rachael Caulkin (b. 1836) ... again, I.G.I. has a Rachel born in 1829, but to Luke and Ann)
     Bridgett Ann Caulkin (b. 1840)
Samuel   (Kelkin)
Samuel is another interesting ancestor, because somewhere along the line of moving to
Birmingham he started spelling his name "Kelkin".
What a pain, Samuel and his brother Joseph above both are !
So, if you are a Kelkin, this is the point your name came into being.
In the 1841 census Samuel is listed as a "Porter".
In the 1851 census Samuel is listed as a "Porter, Wine Merchant".
In 1851 Samuel lived in Digbeth.
In 1852 in Little Charles Street, Birmingham
         Born: 13.05.1803 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 01.07.1803 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Married: 20.06.1831 to Elizabeth Brown (b. 1809) at Aston Juxta, Birmingham.
Four Children
Jane Kelkin (b. 1832 - d. 1891) - Married William Egginton
Samuel Kelkin (b. 1834) - Married Emma Latham (03.1855)
Harriot Kelkin (b. 1836)
Caroline Kelkin (b. 1845) - Married Joseph William Archer (26.02.1865) at St. Phillip's, Birmingham
         Died: c. 06.1865 Aged 62, in Birmingham.
Louisa
There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Louisa.
It reads: "Burial Date 23 Aug 1832 - Louisa Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
         Born: 24.03.1806 in Staffordshire
         Baptised: 18.04.1806 at St. Mary, Stafford
         Buried: 23.08.1832 at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 26)



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