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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- 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"
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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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