Joseph Matkin

1853 - 1927  (73 years)

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• Name	Joseph Matkin
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	2 Dec 1853	Uppingham, Rutland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	(61), High Street, Oakham, Rutland
  Residence	1880	St Saviours, Pimlico, London
  Residence	Jun 1881	Western Road, Romford, Essex
  Residence	1891	10, Saxon Road, Croydon, Surrey   [2]
  Residence	1901	(304), Penn Street, Oakham, Rutland   [3]
  Occupation	1901
  	Clerk in Civil Service
  Residence	1911	Penn Street, Oakham, Rutland
  Occupation	1911
  	Retired: pensioned civil servant
  Residence	1921	Engell Street, Long Acre, London
  Residence	1926	6, Old Compton Street, Holborn, London
  Residence	16 Sep 1927	St Pancras Workhouse, St Pancras, London
  	He was admitted from St Pancras Hospital - presumably with a head injury following a fall.
  Died	27 Oct 1927	St Pancras Hospital, London
  Inquest	31 Oct 1927
  	Convened by F Danford Thomas, Deputy Coroner for London
  	Inquest verdict: Coma, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Dementia - induced by injury to forehead from accidental fall in the street
  Buried	1 Nov 1927	Great Northern Cemetery, London
  Person ID	I245	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford), Branch for Wainwright, Liston-Smith based on Leonard K Wainwright (553) and John Cotterill (634)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Matkin,   b. 26 May 1817, Lincoln, Lincolnshire ,   d. 16 Dec 1874, Oakham, Rutland  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Sarah Craxford,   b. 1824, Laxton, Corby, Northamptonshire ,   d. 12 Jun 1903, Oakham, Rutland  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1851	Baptist Chapel, Uppingham, Rutland   [4]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	18 Dec 1851
  	Robert Craxford (her father), Lucy Craxford (her sister)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Sarah (1851) and Charles Matkin Sarah was the eldest daughter of Robert Craxford and Harriett Cotterill of Barrowden
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Swift,   b. 1859, Oakham, Rutland ,   d. 28 Oct 1939, Bedford, Bedfordshire  (Age 80 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1880	All Saint's Church, Oakham, Rutland   [5]
  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 - 2 Dec 1853 - Uppingham, Rutland  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Matkin Son of Charles and Sarah Matkin (Craxford)

  
  

  BMD Certificates		BC: Matkin, Joseph (1853) He was the letter writer aboard HMS Challenger
  		DC: Matkin, Joseph (1927) Joseph was the ship's steward's assistant and celebrated letter writer on board the Challenger Expedition

  
  

  Newspaper Cuttings		Report of Joseph's Court appearance He appeared before magistrates in Empingham. His father sent a letter of rebuttal to the newspaper 1. Rutland Petty Sessions report: Leicestershire Mercury June 11th 1864 2. Letter to the Editor: Stamford Mercury June 17th 1864
  		The case of nap from Ascot Joseph Matkin sued fellow passengers on a train from Ascot of stealing money from him when playing nap. Left: Report from Lambeth Police Court: The Morning Post June 22nd 1895 Right: Comment: Pall Mall Gazette June 22nd 1895

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Uppingham 7a 226 (OND 1853) (Reliability: 3). [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, Uppingham 15 383 (OND 1851) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Oakham 7a 443 (JAS 1880) (Reliability: 3).