Researching Lance Calkin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 94 people with the Calkin surname? In that year Calkin was ranked number 3485 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lance means "Land" and is of German origin.
Records of Lance Calkin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lance Calkin and the Calkin Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 150 people with the Calkin surname in the UK? Calkin is now ranked number 3901 for popularity in the UK. |
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Lance Calkin
George Lance Calkin (22 June 1859 – 10 October 1936) was a British painter.
Calkin was the second child in a family of seven siblings. He was born in London, to Emily and George Calkin, a musician and composer. He was educated in a private school and then attended the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Academy Schools. His principal works were portraits of King Edward VII, King George V, Marquis of Camden and Joseph Chamberlain. Many of his works were reproduced in the weekly illustrated newspaper The Graphic.
Calkin married Alice Annie O’Brien (1870–1957) in Camberwell in 1891; they had three daughters, Joan Margaret (b. 1892), Phyllis Eileen (b. 1894) and Enid (b. 1903). In 1895 he became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Calkin died in 1936 at Cresilton Road, Fulham, London.
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