Family
Alfred Perceval's marriage to Jane Cooper, (29 December 1874 - 24 March 1886) of Coopers Hill, Co. Limerick, resulted in five children:
- Philip Perceval, b. 25 February 1876 (or 1870), m. Millicent Gilchrist.
- Mary, b. 6 June 1877, d. circa 1949. m. Arthur Sansome Preston.
- Richard Massie, b. 14 September 1880, d. 14 August 1960, m. Eva Wilkinson, 1912.
- Alfred Perceval ("Bones"), b. 14 December 1881, m. Eirene Gwen Knight (a singer).
- Susan Winthrop Savatier Graves, b. 23 March 1885, m. Kenneth Macaulay.
After the death of his first wife, Alfred Perceval married Amalie (Amy) Elizabeth Sophie (or Sophia) von Ranke, on 30 December 1891, resulting in five more children:
- Clarissa, b. 29 November 1892. Poet, artist, Christian Science practitioner.
- Rosaleen-Louise, b. 7 March 1894, d. 3 August 1989. m. James Francis Cooper.
- Robert von Ranke, b. 24 July 1895, d. 7 December 1985, poet, novelist, critic, author of I, Claudius and Good-Bye to All That.
- Charles Patrick Ranke, b. 1899, d. 1971. Journalist and writer.
- John Tiarks Ranke, b. 1903, d. 1980. m. Mary Wickens.
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