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- 1915 Married Susan Gwynneth Williams. They had one son and three daughters.
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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.
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After a few years, he moved back to Peterborough with Gwyneth and their young family and began learning the engineering business at his father’s firm, which had become part of the Agricultural and General Engineers (AGE) group. He was personally responsible for developing dairy and sterilising machinery. By 1929, he was works director at another AG...
At that time, diesel engines were popular for agricultural machinery, but considered too big, heavy and slow-running for road vehicles. In 1932, Frank and Charles Chapman agreed that a smaller engine that could fit into private cars, vans and light trucks would have an enormous and expanding market. In June 1932, their new company, F Perkins Ltd, m...
Frank began to handle dealings with potential customers and signed an agreement for Perkins engines to be used in the Commer van. Humber, the manufacturing company responsible for the Commer, became the company’s first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Perkins and Chapman led the company through several financial crises during the early years,...
Frank’s role in the wider engineering industry was recognised with his appointment first as vice-president and then president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). By now he was one of the most influential businessmen in the country, running one of the key companies in the crucial engineering sector. However, in 1959, with the t...
Outside the company, Frank had maintained his interest in agriculture throughout his life, running a small arable farm near Peterborough. He was also active in charity work, particularly with the Peterborough Council of Boys' Clubs, and was made an honorary freeman of the city in 1962. He also served as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon...
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. See also
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. See also [ ]
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. Notes [ ]
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.
Initially rented a farm in Hertfordshire. WWI: commissioned in the Royal Engineers, served in the Dardanelles, Palestine, and Egypt. 1915 Married Susan Gwynneth Williams. They had one son and three daughters. 1918 Joined Lawes Chemicals Ltd before returning to the family firm.
