Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Matkin Jr was born in 1818, in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Matkin Sr, was 29 and his mother, Ann Warren, was 23. He married Mary Ann Insley on 5 November 1848, in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in September 1889, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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- Joseph Matkin in household of Joseph Matkin, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Joseph Watkin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Mathin in entry for Jonathan Mathin and Jane Harvey, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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