The Importance of Art Whatever The Name!
The Importance of Art Whatever The Name!
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| Percy Suttlewood |
This blog starts with the 1871 Census, the Shuttlewood family who were residing at Foss Street, St. Saviours, Dartmouth, Devon
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| 1871 Census |
James, 45, was a Tobacconist, his wife Sarah, 41.
Their children were Henry, 11; Percy, 9; John, 8; William, 6
and 2-year-old Carlton.
Also present at the property on the night of the census, was
13-year-old visitor Fanny Buxton.
This blog will follow the son, Percy.
1881 census, Percy now aged 24 years is a boarder living the
home of Francis S. and Sarah Matryn, 13 Chapel Street, Tavistock,
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| 1881 Census |
Percy’s occupation is recorded as News Correspondent
(Reporter)
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| The Cambria Daily Leader |
October 1890, Percy married at St. James Church, Florence
Melville Robbins
At the time of the marriage, Percy was residing at Woodland
Terrace, and his occupation was Journalist.
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| Percy Shuttlewood and Florence Melville Robbins marriage certificate St. James church |
Florence was living at Christina Street, and her father
comedian and Theatre Proprietor George Melville Robbins.
That same year at the time of the 1891 Census, the couple
were living at 2 Bryn Road.
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| 1891 Census |
Percy, 29, whose occupation is recorded as Shorthand
Writer. Florence, who was only recorded
on the census with her initials F. M. is 22 years old.
Also present is a visitor C. A. Shuttlewood,
22-year-old. This Percy’s brother
Carlton.
1901 Census, the couple had two children, and they were
living at 52 St. George Terrace.
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| 1901 Census |
Percy, 39, whose occupation is recorded as Journalist and
Shorthand Writer. Florence is 32 years old.
The children are Percy, 9, and Jessie F. aged 4. We will follow Percy shortly.
Also present is Alice M. Robins, 41, who is Florence’s
sister.
The 1911 Census, the family have now moved to 14 Heathfield.
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| 1911 Census |
Percy, 49, is still a journalist. Florence is 41 years old.
19-year-old Percy is also a journalist. Jessie Florence, 14, and 9-year-old Lucy
Violet attend school.
Present in the house at the time of the census is 50-year-old
Alice Melville, sister-in-law and 13-year-old niece Mabel.
The Grange, Nicholaston is where the family have moved to by
the time of the 1921 Census. Percy, 60, who
is a journalist Chief Reporter Official Shorthand Writer.
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| 1921 Census |
Florence Melville is 52 years old. Their daughters are 25-year-old Jessie
Florence and 19-year-old Lucy. All the
women undertake with the household duties.
Florence died in 1933.
Percy who was widowed at the time of the 1939 Register, he
is still residing at the Grange with his daughters.
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| 1939 Register |
Percy died in 1940.
They were buried at St. Nicholas, Nicholaston.
The son, Percy, who was born in 1892. At the time of the First World War, served as
a Private with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
Percy changed his name to Malcolm Mackenzie and was a
student at Swansea Art School.
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| Herald of Wales |
Swansea Councillor W. A. Jenkins, who was a chairman at a special meeting of the Swansea Arts and Craft and Art Galleries Committee, reported that there were permanent loans of pictures and sculptures from Baron von der Heydt, the collector and friend of the ex-Kaiser.
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| Herald of Wales |
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| Herald of Wales |
Following the Second World War, Malcolm, was the founder
secretary of the Empire Art Council, and they were in the process of exchanging
pictures from one part of the Commonwealth to the other
Malcolm was based at Carlyle Studios, Chelsea. It was here where Malcolm died, 1956. His ashes were buried at his parent’s grave, at
St. Nicholas, Nicholaston
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