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From 1959 to the end of his life, Frank developed his interests in shooting, fishing and sailing. He had three daughters and a son with his first wife, Gwyneth. After her death in 1961, he married his second wife, Maud Dixon, a widow. He died on October 1, 1967.
In 1915, while on leave from the Royal Engineers, Perkins married Susan Gwynneth Gee, the daughter of Hugh Roberts Williams. They had one son and three daughters. Sources and further reading
This Thomas Perkins was born on 22nd November 1827 and married Frances Sharman of Melton Mowbray, born on 10th August 1822. They had four children and lived at Paynes Park in Hitchin.
1889: This day saw the birth of Francis (Frank) Arthur Perkins at Clifton Villa, Park Road, Peterborough. His name resonates still throughout twenty-first-century Peterborough - remembered and recognised as the founder and driving force of the company known throughout the world today as Perkins Engines.
Perkins was born in Peterborough, the son of John Edward Sharman Perkins, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, and his wife Margaret Charlotte Long. His brother Christopher Perkins became a noted artist, and both boys were educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk. Frank attended Rugby School (1902–1904), Gresham's (1904–1907), and ...
1915 Married Susan Gwynneth Williams. They had one son and three daughters. 1918 Joined Lawes Chemicals Ltd before returning to the family firm. 1928 Perkins moved to Aveling and Porter Ltd of Rochester, another AGE member, as works director and vice-chairman; in the same year the two companies formed a joint roller manufacturing company.
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Jun 26, 2014 · The story of Perkins begins primarily with two men; one famous – to Peterboroughians at least – the other less so, but still just as vital to the company’s early success. Francis Arthur Perkins was born in 1889 in Peterborough, while Charles Wallace Chapman’s birth was in Lancaster in1897.
