Frederick Bonner Perkins
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Frederick (Fred) Bonner Perkins was born in Elton, Huntingdonshire, in 1884 (O/N/D Oundle Northamptonshire), the only son of John Thomas and Betsy Perkins. His parents have not yet been traced on the census or other civil records but a notice in a Nottingham paper of their son's death in 1916 gave their address as Norton, Derbyshire. Frederick married Elizabeth Jane Everett (b. 1878, A/M/J Radford) in 1906 (J/A/S Nottingham). They had two children, Frederick Arthur b. 1908 (O/N/D Nottingham), who died the same year, and Beatrice A. (Trissie) b. 1910 (O/N/D Nottingham). Frederick (26), a postman, Elizabeth (33) and their daughter Beatrice (4 months) were living at 52 Trafalgar Street, Radford, in 1911. Their daughter Beatrice married John Quick Coston (b. 1909) in 1934 (A/M/J Nottingham) and they had a son, Roger Frederick (b. 1937, d. 12 March 2008). In 1939 Beatrice and John, a turner (iron) munitions, and their son were living with her widowed mother, Elizabeth Jane Perkins, at 9 Homefield Road, Nottingham. Elizabeth probably died in 1962 (O/N/D Nottingham) aged 84. Beatrice and her husband probably divorced as there is a record of his remarriage in 1970 (d. 1975 A/M/J Nottingham) and hers in 1982 (Jones).
Formerly 53751 Private, 5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 12th November 1916 and is buried at Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais.
Personal inscription on CWGC headstone: 'Thy will be done' Nottingham Evening Post, 'Roll of Honour', 27 November 1916: 'Perkins. Died of wounds November 12th 1916, Private Fred B Perkins, late postman, of 52 Trafalgar Street, husband of Lizzie Perkins (nee Everett) only son of J and B Perkins of Norton, Derbyshire. Wife and child.' (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 12 November 1917: ‘Perkins. In dearly-loved memory of Private Frederick Perkins (late postman), of 52 Trafalgar-street, died of wounds November 12th 1916. Death divides, but happy memories linger with his wife and child.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 12 November 1918: ‘Perkins. In dearly loved memory of Fred Perkins, late postman, died abroad November 12th 1916. To be (-) with the unreturnable brave. Missed and mourned by his wife and daughter Trissie’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 12 November 1918: ‘Perkins. In loving memory of my son, Fred Perkins, killed November 12th, 1916. Mother-in-law.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 12 November 1918: ‘Perkins. In loving memory of Fred Perkins, killed November 12th, 1916. Ada and Fred’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) Registers of Soldiers' Effects: His widow Elizabeth Jane was his sole legatee.
