Background
Percy Edward Pinkerton was born on 19 June 1855, at Manor Road, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex.
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He was the third child of George Pinkerton (1823–1899) and Mary Easum (1823–1868). Percy"s paternal grandparents were Reverend Doctor Robert Pinkerton Doctor of Divinity (born 1780 Foulshiels, Nr Selkirk – died 7 April 1859 Reigate, Surrey), and Dorothea, née (possibly) Theakston (born c 1786 Sarepta, Volgograd, Russia – died 1869, Kingston, Surrey). Percy had further Russian connections, as all bar the last two of his father"s many siblings were also born there.
In 1909, Percy married Emily Harriet Woodgates at Kensington, London.
In 1911 they were living at Red Lodge, Happisburgh, Norfolk. Emily Woodgates was born at Putely, Herefordshire December Quarter 1868, the daughter of the rector, James Richard Woodgates (born 1829 Honiton, Devon – died 1886 Thingoe, Suffolk) and Elizabeth, née Moor (born c 1845 Great Bealings, Suffolk) daughter of Canon East. J. Moor.
Emily died at Street Michael"s Hospital, Hayle, Cornwall on the 27 November 1938 and was buried at Porthleven Cemetery on November 30. Percy died on 31 August 1946, aged 91, at Ealing House, Porthleven, Cornwall. and was buried at Porthleven Cemetery alongside Emily.
They had no issue.
Membership
He was a member of the late-Victorian Lutetian Society, a group dedicated to unexpurgated translations of the works of Émile Zola which also included Ernest Dowson, Havelock Ellis, Arthur Symons, Victor Plarr and Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.
