William Lumb WANKLYN 1
- Born: 29 Feb 1872, Croydon, Surrey, England
- Marriage (1): Marjorie Josephine RAWSON on 11 Oct 1906 in Carlow, Carlow, Ireland
- Died: 15 Oct 1932, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England aged 60
- Buried: 18 Oct 1932, St Marys, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England
General Notes:
Consulting engineer of the firm Andrew Yule & Company, Calcutta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Wanklyn_%28Royal_Navy_officer%29
David Wanklyn's parents were William Lumb Wanklyn and Marjorie Wanklyn. His father was English and his mother's parents were Irish. As a young man Wanklyn preferred to be thought of as Scottish. He spent his formative years in Scotland and developed a close affinity for the country and people. He learned to shoot and practice his fishing skills while living there.[2]
Wanklyn's father was born in Argentina and brought up in Ayrshire, Scotland. His ancestors had moved to Argentina in the 19th Century. His maternal grandfather was managing director of the Mercantile Bank of the River Plate until its collapse in 1875. His grandfather, Frederick, died soon afterwards and his grandmother Elizabeth discovered his estate had been mismanaged. Left destitute, she headed back to England with her eight children including William. Ill-fortune struck again during their return when the vessel in which they were travelling, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Boyne, ran aground on Friday 13 August on the rocks off the Isle of Molene, near Brest, France. The family lost most of their belongings.[3]
The Delhi Durbar of 1911, with King George V and Queen Mary seated upon the dais.
With little money, his mother sent William to one of the family's many connections. He was adopted by a wealthy Manchester businessman who relocated him to the family's Ayrshire residence. He attended Marlborough College and qualified as an engineer. He married Marjorie Josephine Rawson in 1906. At 21 she was 14 years his junior. Eventually they moved to India. William was appointed Chief Engineer of the Port Engineering Company based near Calcutta. During this time they travelled around the Far East and North America generating business contacts.[4]
On 28 June 1911 their third son, Malcolm "David" Wanklyn was born in Kolkata, India. He had two brothers Peter (b. 1907), Patrick (b. 1915), and two sisters, Nancy (b. 1917'97died of meningitis on her first birthday) and Nancy (b. 1924). The Wanklyns quickly became wealthy and by the time of David's birth they were at the height of their material and social success. In 1911 they were invited to the Delhi Durbar, attended by King George V and Queen Mary.[5]
When the First World War broke out in 1914 William Wanklyn joined the Calcutta Light Horse. He served on the Western Front until 1915 when he returned home to a commissioned officer rank of major in the Royal Engineers. When he was only six, David Wanklyn became enamoured with the sea. At this age he first met his uncle, his mother's brother. Lieutenant Alec Anderson was serving in the Royal Navy
William married Marjorie Josephine RAWSON, daughter of Surgn. Lt. Col. Edward Albert RAWSON M.D. and Agnes Cuthbert JOHNSTONE, on 11 Oct 1906 in Carlow, Carlow, Ireland. (Marjorie Josephine RAWSON was born about Sep 1885 in Portsea Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 2 and died on 5 Apr 1978 in Camberley, Surrey, England.)
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