Brief Life History of Emma
Emma Adkins was born about 1802, in Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. She died in June 1873, in her hometown, at the age of 72.
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Sources (2)
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma Adkins - Company record: birth-name: Emma Adkins
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma Adkins - Published information: Census record: birth-name: Margaret Bennett
World Events (3)
1815
Age 13
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 21
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 29
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Adkin (a pet form of Adam formed with the suffix -kin) + genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name was particularly common in the English Midlands. Compare Atkins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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