Family of Thomas Calkin

Research was made in January 2004 to try and trace information about this family.
The baptisms of the five children after John Langley have all been located and confirmed in the register of St. Mary, Stafford (F1399/3-4).
I have copies of all five and they all show date born as well as the baptism.
I also have a copy of the entry for the burial of the younger Thomas, confirming it as 1796.

Calkin, Thomas ... a.k.a. Thomas Caulkin (Christening in IGI). Eldest of 2 children born to Thomas and Margaret The Staffordshire Advertiser dated Saturday 20th June 1801 states in the Death Notices, "Died Sunday last, aged 71, Mr. Thomas Calkin of this town." (Sunday last would mean he died 14th June) The "Staffordshire Advertiser Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths 1795-1820" has the following entry: Thomas Calkin died 20.06.1801
	Baptised:	01.08.1731	at St. Mary, Stafford
	Married:	04.11.1755	to Mary Langley (of Shrewsbury) at St Mary, Stafford
	Died:	14.06.1801	in Stafford (Died aged "71" - see above)
	Buried:	16.06.1801	at St Mary, Stafford (Died aged 69) This information is confirmed on the National Burial Index.
Calkin (nee Langley), Mary Mary Langley is of Shrewsbury. The "Staffordshire Advertiser Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths 1795-1820" has the following entry: Mrs. Calkin died 03.03.1798. This was further confirmed when reading the Staffordshire Advertiser of 3rd March 1798, which actually says, "On Thursday morning died, aged 71, Mrs Calkin, wife of Mr. Thomas Calkin of this town." This actually puts her birth in last three quarters of 1726 or Jan/Feb 1727.
	Born:	c. 1726	Aged 71, at St. Mary, Stafford
	Died:	01.03.1798	Aged 71, at St. Mary, Stafford
	Buried:	03.03.1798	at St. Mary, Stafford This information is confirmed in the National Burial Index.

Six Children
John Langley There is an entry in the National Burial Index for John Langley. It reads: "Burial Date 20 Dec.1815 - John Langley Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
	Baptised:	11.12.1756	at St. Chad, Shrewsbury
	Buried:	20.12.1815	at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 49)
Thomas There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Thomas. It reads: "Burial Date 10 Sep 1758 - Thomas Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
	Born:	03.09.1758	in Staffordshire
	Baptised:	04.09.1758	at St, Mary, Stafford
	Buried:	10.09.1758	at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged just a few days)
Thomas The "Staffordshire Advertiser Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths 1795-1820" has the following entry: Thomas Calkin died 23.04.1796. Thomas's burial is confirmed by The Staffordshire Advertiser dated Saturday 23rd April 1796 - it says, "On Tuesday last was buried at Stafford, Mr. Thomas Calkin who died suddenly at the age of 36 on the Saturday evening preceding, by the bursting of a blood vessel. His death is very generally lamented as he was a man of an easy cheerful temper and a charitable benevolent disposition."
	Born:	22.01.1760	in Staffordshire
	Baptised:	24.01.1760	at St. Mary, Stafford
	Died:	16.04.1796	Aged 36, at St. Mary, Stafford of a burst blood vessel
	Buried:	19.04.1796	at St. Mary, Stafford This information is confirmed on the National Burial Index.
Mary There is an entry in the National Burial Index for Jane. It reads: "Burial Date 16 Apr 1763 - Mary Calkin, at St. Mary's, Stafford, Staffs."
	Born:	26.05.1762	in Staffordshire
	Baptised:	05.06.1762	at St. Mary, Stafford
	Buried:	16.04.1763	at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 0 years)
Samuel
	Born:	16.12.1763	in Staffordshire
	Baptised:	16.12.1763	at St. Mary, Stafford
	Married:	?	to Jane ? ... Nine Children ?
	Buried:	16.05.1835	Aged 71, at St. Mary, Stafford
James Dancing Master.
	Born:	09.03.1767	in Staffordshire
	Baptised:	10.03.1767	at St. Mary, Stafford
	Married:	13.02.1798	to Mary Ellis at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
	Buried:	09.05.1836	at St. Mary, Stafford (Died aged 69)

Not As Old As You Thought.

In order to bring official time into line with solar time the calendar in England was adjusted so that the 2nd of September 1752 became the 14th September 1752. Meaning that the 3rd to 13th September 1752 never happened.
Therefore everyone who lived through this period was actually 12 days younger when they died than you may expect them to be.

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My thanks to Mrs. Elizabeth Newman of the Staffordshire County Archive Service
for her invaluable assistance with the Jan.2004 research of this Calkin family.

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Historical Data

Here are some important moments in History during the life of this Calkin family !

On The English Throne

1727-1760 George II
1760-1820 George III

Important Inventions or Moments In Time

1751

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born.

1751

Robert Burns born.

1751

World population was about 750 million.

1756-1763

The Seven years war.

1769

Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay, Australia.

1769

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born.

1776

American declaration of Independence.

1782

James Watt developed the first efficient steam engine.

1783

The Montgolfier brothers had a 10 minute hot-air balloon flight over France.

1789

George Washington becomes the first U.S. President.

1789

There is a mutiny on board the Bounty in the South Pacific.

1789

Beginning of the French Revolution.

1790

U.S. population tops three quarters of a million, 20% are from Africa.

1793

Execution of Louis XVI

1800

World population tops One Billion people.

1800

Parliamentary union of Great Britain and Ireland.