Matkin Family in Manitoba

Lewis Matkin & Maria (Matkin) Pott
Brother and sister

Photo of Lewis Matkin and Maria (Matkin) Pott. Circa:1909

In the fall of 1909, Thomas and Maria (Matkin) Pott went back to England where they spent the winter and returned to Canada in the spring of 1910. It is believed that this photo was taken while they were staying with Maria’s brother Lewis Matkin.



Thomas & Maria

Thomas and Maria while visiting her family in England in 1909.





Birth entry for Maria Matkin.

Thomas & Maria outside their log cabin that was built on the original site of the current house on the property.










1881
Lewis Matkin, the son of Lewis and Elizabeth Matkin was born in 1881 in Winshill, Derby, England and was christened on 6 Nov 1881 in Winshill, Derby, England.

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Birth registered Dec 1881
Matkin	Lewis		Burton upon Trent	6b	368

 1906

Lewis Matkin, the son of Lewis and Elizabeth Matkin married Alice Bennett.

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Marriage registered Dec 1906
Bennett	Alice Lilly		Burton	6b	707
Matkin	Lewis		Burton	6b	707

 
1906
Lewis and Alice immigrated to Canada and resided in the Greenridge, Newbridge, and Ridgeville districts.

Last name	First name	Year of birth		Departure		Destination country	Destination port
			Sex	year	port
MATKIN	Alice	1879	F	1906	Liverpool	Canada	Saint John NB
MATKIN	Lewis	1881	M	1906	Liverpool	Canada	Saint John NB

1916
Birth of Lewis Matkin son of Lewis & Alice (Bennett) Matkin on 15 Mar 1916.

1916

Death of Lewis Matkin son of Lewis & Alice (Bennett) Matkin on 14/08/1916.

LAST NAME: MATKIN GIVEN NAMES: LEWIS DATE OF DEATH: 14/08/1916 AGE: 4 UNITS OF AGE: MONTHS

SEX: MALE PLACE OF DEATH: ST JAMES REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1916,048066 REGISTRATION DATE:

Buried in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

 1917

Death of Lewis Matkin husband to Alice (Bennett) Matkin on Oct. 23, 1917.

LAST NAME: MATKIN GIVEN NAMES: LEWIS DATE OF DEATH: 23/10/1917 AGE: 36 UNITS OF AGE: YEARS

SEX: MALE PLACE OF DEATH: FRANKLIN REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1917,060097 REGISTRATION DATE:

Buried in the Greenridge Cemetery in Greenridge, Manitoba.