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
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"
Parents and Siblings
1844–1895 Male
1845–1903 Female
Siblings (4)
about 1867–1918 Male
about 1867– Female
1869– Male
1886– Male
World Events (5)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 13
1884
Age 17
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 37
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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