Josiah Jenkin

Maleabout 1867–1918

Brief Life History of Josiah

When Josiah Jenkin was born about 1867, in Illogan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Josiah Jenkin, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Thomas, was 23. He lived in Wingate, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Coxhoe, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died in 1918, in Durham, England, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Jenkin
1844–1895
Elizabeth Thomas
1845–1903
Josiah Jenkin
about 1867–1918
Eliza Jane Jenkin
about 1867–
Edward Thomas Jenkin
1869–
Joseph Jenkins
1886–

Sources (4)

  • Josiah Jenkins in household of Josiah Jenkins, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Josiah Jenkin, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
  • Josiah Jenkin in household of Josiah Jenkin, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (5)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 13

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

1884

Age 17

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 37

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal names Jankin, Jenkin, and Jonkin, pet forms of Jan, Jen, and Jon + the hypocoristic suffix -kin. In Middle English, names in -kin were often used to name the younger of two family members with the same personal name.

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

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