Thomas Larkin

1844–
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Thomas

When Thomas Larkin was born in 1844, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Larkin, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Gilbert, was 33. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Amelia Thompson. He lived in Lichfield St Mary, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Larkin
1844–
Amelia Thompson
1847–
John William Larkin
1871–1952
Ann Larkin
1875–
Thomas Albert Larkin
1881–1892

Spouse and Children

    Thomas Larkin

    Male1844–Male

    Amelia Thompson

    Female1847–Female

children

(3)

    John William Larkin

    Male1871–1952Male

    Ann Larkin

    Female1875–Female

    Thomas Albert Larkin

    Male1881–1892Male

Parents and Siblings

    William Larkin

    Male1809–1890Male

    Sarah Gilbert

    Female1811–Female

siblings

(10)

    Anne Larkin

    Female1835–Female

    John Larkin

    Male1836–Male

    Emma Larkin

    Female1839–1851Female

    Caroline Larkin

    Female1841–1918Female

    William Edmund Larkin

    Male1843–Male

+5 More Children

World Events (7)

1854 · The Crimean War

Age 10

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

Age 36

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884

Age 40

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

1 English: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Lawrence , formed with the addition of the Middle English suffix -kin (of Low German origin).2 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lorcáin ‘descendant of Lorcán’, a personal name from a diminutive of lorc ‘fierce’, ‘cruel’, which was sometimes used as an equivalent to Lawrence.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Thomas Larkin, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Thomas Larkin, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Thomas Larkin, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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