Career
Caroe was consul for Denmark and Iceland in Liverpool. Caroe was chairman of the Trustee Savings Banks Association, honorary president of the European Economic Community Savings Bank Group and a director of the Norwich Union Group. He was Chairman on Minton Limited until its sale to Royal Doulton in 1968.
Mary died from polio in 1948.
Athelstan married Doreen Evelen Jane Sandland in 1952 (known as Jane). They had three children Clarissa, John and Patrick.
Jane died in Lancaster, 21 April 2003. John died at birth and Patrick in 2014 at the age of 49.
In his spare time, Caroe was a noted philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1972.
