Mary Swift

1859 - 1939  (80 years)

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• Name	Mary Swift
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1859	Oakham, Rutland
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1861	(28), Northgate Street, Oakham, Rutland
  Residence	1871	(154), Cross Street, Oakham, Rutland
  Residence	Jun 1881	Western Road, Romford, Essex
  Residence	1891	10, Saxon Road, Croydon, Surrey   [1]
  Residence	1901	(304), Penn Street, Oakham, Rutland   [2]
  Residence	1911	Penn Street, Oakham, Rutland
  Residence	1915	96, Denmark Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire
  Residence	1939	13, Bradgate Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
  Died	28 Oct 1939	Bedford, Bedfordshire
  Buried	2 Nov 1939	Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London
  Person ID	I16617	Extended Craxford Family | Branch for Wainwright, Liston-Smith based on Leonard K Wainwright (553) and John Cotterill (634)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Swift,   b. 1823, Ketton, Rutland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susannah Richmond,   b. 1822, Ketton, Rutland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1849	Ketton, Rutland   [3]
  Family ID	F11118	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Matkin,   b. 2 Dec 1853, Uppingham, Rutland ,   d. 27 Oct 1927, St Pancras Hospital, London  (Age 73 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1880	All Saint's Church, Oakham, Rutland   [4]
  Witnesses	9 Sep 1880
  	Thomas (her father) and Susannah (her mother) Swift, Sarah (Craxford) Matkin (his mother)
  Children	1. Charles Matkin,   b. 14 Jun 1881, Romford, Essex ,   d. 1965, Sudbury, Suffolk  (Age 83 years)   2. Joseph William Matkin,   b. 1883, Romford, Essex ,   d. 1969, London  (Age 86 years)   3. Frederick George Matkin,   b. 3 Jul 1886, Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey ,   d. 17 Jan 1962, Oak Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Robert Swift Matkin,   b. 27 Aug 1889, Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey ,   d. 1973, Christchurch, Hampshire  (Age 83 years)   5. Francis Richmond Matkin,   b. 1891, Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Hugh Matkin,   b. 24 Feb 1895, Oakham, Rutland ,   d. 26 Jan 1969, Veteran's Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Photos		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 They married after he returned from the Challenger Expedition
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F10385	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1859 - Oakham, Rutland Died - 28 Oct 1939 - Bedford, Bedfordshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Newspaper Cuttings

  The Late Mrs Matkin An obituary published after her death in October 1939. Of particular interest is that her five surviving sons are listed by name but her sixth son (Francis Richmond Matkin) is not named and merely mentioned as 'one son died in Canada' - Bedfordshire Times and Independent November 3rd 1939

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] 1891 England Census, Croydon RG12/593 73 43 (Reliability: 4). [S19] 1901 England Census, Oakham RG13/3015 82 40 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Stamford 14 1083 (OND 1849) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Oakham 7a 443 (JAS 1880) (Reliability: 3).