Elizabeth Simkin

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Simkin was born in 1836, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Simkin, was 42 and her mother, Lydia Butler, was 40.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Simkin
1794–
Lydia Butler
1796–
Hannah Simkin
1815–
Sarah Simkin
1818–
Louisa Simkin
1823–
Seaver Simkin
1825–
Jane Simkin
1827–
John Simkin
1828–
Joseph Simkin
1829–1912
James Simkins
1832–
Keziah Simkins
1834–
Elizabeth Simkin
1836–
Lydia Simkin
1839–
Jane Elizabeth Simkins
1843–

Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Simkin in household of Joseph Simkin, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Simkin, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
  • Elizabeth Simkin in household of Joseph Simkin, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aharon, Aron, Boruch, Doron, Leib, Volf, Yakov. Russian Leonid, Boris, Galina, Gennadiy, Gennady, Grigori, Inessa, Semion, Yasha.

English (Staffordshire): from the Middle English personal name Sim(e)kin, from Sim(m) or Sime (see Sim ) + the diminutive suffix -kin.

Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from Simke, a pet form of the Yiddish female personal name Sime (see Sima ). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

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

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