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Frederick George Matkin

Male 1886 - 1962  (75 years)


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  • Name Frederick George Matkin 
    Relationshipwith George William Craxford
    Born 3 Jul 1886  Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 31/6/1907  RMS Virginian, Liverpool, Merseyside Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1891  10, Saxon Road, Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1901  (304), Penn Street, Oakham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1901 
    Junior Clerk: County Court Office 
    Immigration Jul 1907  RMS Virginian, Montreal, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1912 
    Banker 
    Residence 1916  21, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1945 
    Manager Canadian Bank of Commerce 
    • He retired in 1945 having worked in banking for 38 years.
    Residence 1946  2270, McNeill Avenue, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Jan 1962  Oak Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: Myocardial infarction 
    Buried 20 Jan 1962  Royal Oak Crematorium, Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16619  Extended Craxford Family | Branch for Wainwright, Liston-Smith based on Leonard K Wainwright (553) and John Cotterill (634)
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2015 

    Father Joseph Matkin,   b. 2 Dec 1853, Uppingham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1927, St Pancras Hospital, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Swift,   b. 1859, Oakham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1939, Bedford, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1880  All Saint's Church, Oakham, Rutland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Witnesses 9 Sep 1880 
    Thomas (her father) and Susannah (her mother) Swift, Sarah (Craxford) Matkin (his mother) 
    Photos
    The Matkin family
    The Matkin family
    Standing: Sarah (Craxford) Matkin; Joseph Matkin
    Seated: Harriett Cotterill; Mary (Swift) Cotterill with baby Charles
    BMD Certificates
    MC: Matkin, Joseph (1880) and Mary Swift
    MC: Matkin, Joseph (1880) and Mary Swift
    They married after he returned from the Challenger Expedition
    Family ID F10385  Group Sheet,  Family chart

    Family 1 Lucy Ellen Platt,   b. 1887, Congleton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930, Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1914  St James Methodist Church, Montreal, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Joseph Matkin,   b. 1916, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1941, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     2. Dorothea Matkin,   b. 1921, Congleton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Living
    Photos
    The marriage of Frederick Matkin and Lucy Platt (1914)
    The marriage of Frederick Matkin and Lucy Platt (1914)
    Took place at St James Methodist Church Montreal on August 1st 1914. What is of interest is that the passenger lists show she only arrived in Montreal the day before
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F11121  Group Sheet,  Family chart

    Family 2 Sylvia Scott,   b. 10 Jan 1904, Ohaton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1977, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Aft 1930 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F11135  Group Sheet,  Family chart

  • BMD Certificates
    BC: Matkin, Frederick George  (1886)
    BC: Matkin, Frederick George (1886)
    Third son of Joseph Matkin and Mary Swift
    DC: Matkin, Frederick George  (1962)
    DC: Matkin, Frederick George (1962)
    The son of Joseph Matkin and Mary Swift

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Croydon 2a 248 (JAS 1886) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S17] 1891 England Census, Croydon RG12/593 73 43 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S19] 1901 England Census, Oakham RG13/3015 82 40 (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S441] British Columbia, Canada Death Index 1872-1990, Reg 1962-09-001365 BCA B13255; GSU 2033376 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Oakham 7a 443 (JAS 1880) (Reliability: 3).


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