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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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"
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Siblings (12)
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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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