Charles and Lucy Wilkins had two more children, Nelly
(b 1903) and Samuel Henry (b 1905). They were both
born in Overseal.
It must have been some time after 1905 that the
family moved about 50 miles north to Calow where
they were registered for the 1911 Census.
Calow is a small village and civil parish in the county of
Derbyshire in England located immediately adjacent to
the larger market town of Chesterfield. Calow is now
considered a suburb of Chesterfield, even though it is not
in the town's borough.
The origins of the village date back to 1086, when it was
known as Kalehal (the bare corner of land). In 1430 it was
known as Calell, then Calo in 1561 before acquiring its
present name. It is recorded that there was a manor
house which ’belonged to the king’ around the same time
that the Domesday Book was compiled. The manor was in
the possession of the successive families of Breton,
Loudham and Foljambe, which were notable families at
the time.
Coal and iron were worked in the village and for some
time blast furnaces were in operation. Coal mined in
Calow supplied furnaces in the nearby village of
Duckmanton.
1911 Census
Charles Wilkins
Head
Married
41
1870
Colliery Underground Fitter Engine
Overseal, Derbyshire
Lucy Wilkins
Wife
Married
41
1870
At Home
Overseal, Derbyshire
Sydney Wilkins
Son
Single
15
1896
Colliery Day Boy Clipper On
Overseal, Derbyshire
Eva Wilkins
Daughter
Single
14
1897
At Home
Overseal, Derbyshire
Charles Wilkins
Son
Single
12
1899
At School
Overseal, Derbyshire
Alfred Wilkins
Son
Single
10
1901
At School
Overseal, Derbyshire
Nelly Wilkins
Daughter
Single
8
1903
At School
Overseal, Derbyshire
Samuel Henry Wilkins
Son
Single
5
1905
At School
Overseal, Derbyshire