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Thomas, 1824-1917 was the father of Frank Percy and husband of Mary Ann Watkins. He lived at 50 Camp Rd, Leeds, moved to Bramley Grange, Thorner, Yorkshire, and then retired to Broadstairs, Kent. He also lived in "The Eyrie", Maidenhead. He is listed as being a travelling salesman and a paper stainer, and had involvement with the founding of Sandersons wallpapers. His brother was Edwin (b.1829) married to Lilian.
Mary Ann Watkins, 1834-1918 was the wife of Thomas Wild. They married in 1859, in Revesby, Lincoln. She had a sister, Elizabeth, and her father, Joseph, was a gamekeeper.
Frank Percy, 1861-1950, the star of this web site, preferred to use Percy. More research needs to be done, but it seems likely he had a sister Maude Elizabeth, and brothers, Harry, or Henry "Reynard" Watkins Wild(an amateur dramatist and cartoonist) and Thomas Cecil, who became a vicar. His younger sister, Minnie May "Zara", married Herbert Crofton Campbell Uniacke whose portrait was displayed in the Royal Academy. She also enjoyed amateur dramatics. There were other brothers, Eric Arthur, Reggie and Alfred(Bertie). The latter two emigrated to the USA and Canada.

A typical watercolour cartoon by Harry Wild. He also designed theatre programmes for his various performances with other family members.


Beatrice Emily Chilcott, 1868-1953 married Frank Percy on 15/11/1883 at Kensington. Her family tree has been researched back to the 16th century, and includes a weak connection to King Edward Third on the female side. She was one of ten children by two wives of her father, Alfred Chilcott. Her mother was his second wife, Sarah Jane Brewer. It seems that the Chilcotts knew the Uniackes, being from Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucs. To see a bit more about the Uniacke branch of the family tree click here.
Enid Mary, 1897-1952 was the eldest suriving daughter of F. Percy and Beatrice. They had a daughter, Mona who died aged 2, in 1896. Enid was much painted by her father at all stages of her life, either as a portrait, or invariably in a punt on the Thames. She never married and died of kidney failure, joining the rest of the family in the grave at Marlow.
Robert Douglas Percy, 1905-1986 was the only son, and preferred to use Douglas as his first name. He started adult life in the Merchant Navy, but switched to law, and had offices at The End House, Marlow. He married twice, having a total of six children, of which I am one.

In his later years he bore an uncanny resemblance to his grandfather Thomas as shown in this photo with his second wife, Joyce.


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