Sarah Matkin

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Matkin was born in 1791, in Burton upon Trent St Modwen, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Matkin, was 35 and her mother, Anne Pipes, was 30. She married Charles Chambers on 26 December 1814. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Charles Chambers
1789–
Sarah Matkin
1791–
Marriage: 26 December 1814
William Chambers
1809–
Sarah Chambers
1816–
Charles Chambers
1820–1822

Sources (17)

  • Sarah Matkin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sarah Matkin, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Chambers in entry for Charles Chambers, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"

World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Matkin, a pet form of Mat (a diminutive of Matthew , see Matt ) + the suffix -kin.

History: The earliest known bearer of this name in North American is Theodore Matkyn, mentioned in the 1702 will of Alice Kennerly, a Quaker, residing in Dorchester County, MD.

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

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