Brief Life History of Matilda
Matilda Jarvis was christened on 8 May 1853, in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (5)
- Matilda Jervis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Matilda Jervis, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
- Matilda Iervis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
World Events (3)
1854 · The Crimean War
1884
1908
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Gervais(e), itself from ancient Germanic Gervas, with gair ‘spear’ as the first element and an uncertain second, perhaps a borrowing of Celtic wass- ‘servant, vassal’. The Latinized name Gervasius was borne by a Christian saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of the patrons of Milan.
English: in Yorkshire, sometimes a habitational name from Jervaulx in East Witton (North Yorkshire). The place takes its name from the river Ure + Old French val, vals ‘valley’.
Americanized form of French Gervais and of its variant Gervaise, cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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