Matthew Elders

Brief Life History of Matthew

When Matthew Elders was born in 1816, in Egton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Elders, was 40 and his mother, Ann Oxley, was 43. He married Hannah Burnett on 27 November 1841, in Egton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Egton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died in 1868, at the age of 52, and was buried in Egton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Matthew Elders
1816–1868
Hannah Burnett
1820–
Marriage: 27 November 1841
Esther Elders
1842–
Ann Elders
1843–1884
Mary Elders
1845–
John Elders
1847–
Matthew Elders
1849–1921
William Elders
1851–
Hannah Elders
1853–
John Elders
1855–
Thomas Elders
1856–
Jane Elders
1858–
Alfred Elders
1859–

Sources (41)

  • Matthew Elders in household of Jane Lacy, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Matthew Elders, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Matthew Elders, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

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World Events (7)

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (North eastern England): variant of Elder 1 and 2, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dutch: genitivized patronymic from Eldert, from the ancient Germanic personal name Adelhard, composed of the elements adel ‘noble’ and hard ‘hardy, strong’, a vowel variant of Alders .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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