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Sophia Darby 1818–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1818

Birth Location: King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 18 July 1889

Death Location: St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Darby

Mother: Sophia Birch

Spouse(s): (Father) Williams, Josiah Jordan

Children(s): Elizabeth Jordan, Walter Darby, Julia Darby, Josiah Jordan, Robert Jordan, Emily Jordan, Thomas Jordan

The story of Sophia Darby began in 1818 in King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. In 1861, Sophia Darby resided in Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England. In 1881, Sophia Darby resided in Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Sophia Darby married Father Williams, Josiah Jordan, and had children including Elizabeth Jordan, Emily Jordan, Josiah Jordan, Julia Clorinda Darby, Robert Jethro Jordan, Thomas William Lewis Jordan, Walter William Darby. Sophia Darby passed away in 1889 in St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Darby began in 1818 in King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1861, Sophia Darby resided in Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1881, Sophia Darby resided in Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.
  • Sophia Darby married Father Williams, Josiah Jordan, and had children including Elizabeth Jordan, Emily Jordan, Josiah Jordan, Julia Clorinda Darby, Robert Jethro Jordan, Thomas William Lewis Jordan, Walter William Darby.
  • Sophia Darby passed away in 1889 in St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Darby
1777–1847
Birth Location: Great Melton, Henstead, Norfolk, England
TD
Sophia Birch
1779–
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
SB

Spouses(s)

(Father) Williams
1820–
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
(W
Josiah Jordan
1828–1905
Birth Location: Downham Market, Downham, Norfolk, England
JJ

Children(s)

Elizabeth Jordan
1853–1943
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
EJ
Walter Darby
1846–1908
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
WD
Julia Darby
1842–1885
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
JD
Josiah Jordan
1856–1861
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
JJ
Robert Jordan
1858–1861
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
RJ
Emily Jordan
1854–1861
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
EJ
Thomas Jordan
1861–1928
Birth Location: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
TJ

Sophia Darby's Ancestors

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Sophia Darby
1818–1889
Birth Place: King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Darby
1777–1847
Great Melton, Henstead, Norfolk, England
Sophia Birch
1779–
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Darby
1753–
Great Melton, Norfolk, England
Mary Gould
1754–1777
Great Melton, Henstead, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Darby
1660–
Mary Nobbs
1685–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Nobbs
–1718

Sophia Darby's Descendants

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Sophia Darby (25 Mar 1818–18 July 1889) m. (Father) Williams (abt. 1820–) m. Josiah Jordan (abt 1828–1905)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Jordan 1853–1943 m. William Lee 1855–
    1. 1. Eva (Emily) Lee 1878–
    2. 2. Ellen (Elizabeth) Lee 1880–
    3. 3. Lilian (Sarah) Lee 1884–
    4. 4. Gertrude (Maria) Lee 1886–
    5. 5. James (William) Lee 1876–1876
    6. 6. Thomas (William "Willie") Lee 1888–1972 m. Ada (Lilian) Jordan 1892–1975
      1. 1. Gordon (Thomas William) Lee 1923–1979
      2. 2. Joan (E A) Lee 1925–
  2. 2. Walter (William) Darby 1846–1908 m. Frances Twiddy 1849–1938
    1. 1. Thomas Darby 1878–
    2. 2. Samuel Darby 1880–1948 m. Louisa Whiteley 1881–1957
      1. 1. Edward (Victor) Darby 1905–1997 m. Hettie Hirst 1910–1999
        1. 1. Elaine Darby 1936–2001 m. Colin (Howard) Brearley 1936–2019
      2. 2. Herbert Darby 1906–
      3. 3. Edith (Edna) Darby 1911–
      4. 4. Clara (Olive) Darby 1916–
      5. 5. Cora Darby 1918–
    3. 3. Robert Darby 1879–
    4. 4. Henry (W "Harry") Darby 1868–1923 m. Sarah (Ann) Lyons 1872–1943
      1. 1. Lucy Darby 1902–
      2. 2. Florence Darby 1903–
      3. 3. Hilda Darby 1905–
      4. 4. Alice Darby 1907–
      5. 5. Phyllis Darby 1909–
      6. 6. Charles (Frederick) Darby 1899–1918
      7. 7. Elsie Darby 1897–
      8. 8. Harry Darby 1896–
      9. 9. Walter Darby 1895–
      10. 10. Annie Darby 1893–
    5. 5. Frederick (James) Darby 1869–1925
    6. 6. Ellen Darby 1877–
    7. 7. Annie Darby 1872–
    8. 8. William Darby 1882–1950 m. Mary Hannah 1885– m. Sarah (Ann) Holroyd 1881–1913
      1. 1. Frank Darby 1912–
      2. 2. Elsie Darby 1909–2012 m. Jim Briggs 1911–1988
      3. 3. Mary Darby 1909–
    9. 9. Alice Darby 1898–
    10. 10. Walter Darby 1894–1911
    11. 11. Charles Darby 1890–1949 m. Minnie Whiteley 1890–1970
      1. 1. Cora Darby 1918–
      2. 2. Edwin Darby 1922–
    12. 12. James Darby 1887–1887
    13. 13. Roger Darby 1885–1962 m. Margaret (Agnes) Hewitt 1886–1919 m. Mary Wood 1896–1971
      1. 1. Thomas (Francis Leslie) Darby 1907–1991 m. Hannah Sandwell 1907–
      2. 2. Nora (H) Darby 1924–2011 m. Alec (F) Atkin 1925–
      3. 3. William Darby 1925–2007
    14. 14. Frank Darby 1884–
  3. 3. Julia (Clorinda) Darby 1842–1885 m. William Clarke 1841–
    1. 1. Ruth Clarke 1879–
    2. 2. Charlotte Clarke 1877–
    3. 3. Jessie Clarke 1874–
    4. 4. Frederick Clarke 1871–
    5. 5. Rosa Clarke 1870–
    6. 6. Roseanna Clarke 1870–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Clarke 1868–
    8. 8. Julia Clarke 1866–
    9. 9. Emily Clarke 1865–
  4. 4. Josiah Jordan 1856–1861
  5. 5. Robert (Jethro) Jordan 1858–1861
  6. 6. Emily Jordan 1854–1861
  7. 7. Thomas (William Lewis) Jordan 1861–1928 m. Sarah (Alice) Pells 1870–1945
    1. 1. Norman (Raymond) Jordan 1913–1978 m. Mary (Edith Ann) Hendry 1920–2008
      1. 1. Ann (Doreen) Jordan 1944–1991
    2. 2. Thora (Dardanella) Jordan 1915–1978 m. Leonard (David) Eeles 1909–1972
    3. 3. Barbara (Dorothy) Jordan 1907–1999 m. Henry (William) Humphrey 1904–1975
    4. 4. Emily (Mary Ann) Jordan 1904–1980 m. Arthur (Francis) Neale 1908–1974 m. George (William Thomas) Bugg 1904–1932
      1. 1. Patricia (Jean N) Bugg 1926–2019
    5. 5. William (Joseph "Joseph Robert") Jordan 1900–1906
    6. 6. Ruby (Sophia Elizabeth) Jordan 1902–1981
    7. 7. Joseph (Robert "Joe") Jordan 1912–2003 m. Winifred (Joan) Jordan 1915–2018
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Graham) Jordan 1937–2012
      2. 2. Laurence (Clifford) Jordan 1935–2019
    8. 8. Alice (Rose) Jordan 1909–1999 m. Cyril (Claude Crafer) Grimes 1902–1984 m. Thomas (William) Jordan 1909–1995
      1. 1. Anthony (Thomas James "Tony") Jordan 1931–2016 m. Enid (Matilda) Moorhouse 1932–2011
    9. 9. Dora (Kathleen) Jordan 1910–2000 m. John (James "Jim") Millard 1906–1982 m. Leslie (James) Docking 1908–1942
      1. 1. Keith (Leslie) Docking 1932–2002 m. Thelma McBride 1934–2002
    10. 10. Norah (Maria) Jordan 1896–1995 m. Clarence Bayfield 1891–1966
      1. 1. Leslie (C J T) Bayfield 1927–2012
    11. 11. Lewis (Thomas) Jordan 1895–1987 m. Kathleen (Doris "Kitty") Nelson 1905–1987
      1. 1. Raymond (T L W) Jordan 1924–1933
      2. 2. Douglas (George "Dougie") Jordan 1925–2020 m. Vera (Ellen) Humphrey 1927–1991
      3. 3. Thelma (Lucy) Jordan 1927–2015 m. Pieter (Adriaan) Sakko 1927–2017 m. Alan (Munsey Smith) Jr 1917–1985
      4. 4. Kathleen (A) Jordan 1933–2013
    12. 12. Ada (Lilian) Jordan 1892–1975 m. Thomas (William "Willie") Lee 1888–1972
    13. 13. Charles ("Dick") Jordan 1898–1981 m. Irene (Fanny "Rene") Short 1898–1963
      1. 1. Pauline Short 1923–1947 m. John (Howard) Marshall 1922–1996
      2. 2. Mollie (Ruth Alice) Jordan 1930–1997 m. Kenneth (Frederick) Taylor 1933–2022
        1. 1. Paul (Bernard) Jordan 1950–2013
      3. 3. Charles (Thomas Robert "Johnnie") Jordan 1928–2006 m. Daphne (Marina) Mussett 1934–2020

Sophia Darby's Timeline

5 Records

1818
25 Mar 1818
Birth of Sophia Darby in King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
1861
1861
Age 43
Sophia Darby resided here in Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
1881
1881
Age 63
Sophia Darby resided here in Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1889
1889
Age 71
Death of Sophia Darby in Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk England
Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk England
1889
18 July 1889
Age 71
Burial of Sophia Darby in St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1818
    Event Place: King's Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1987; Folio: 70; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341479.
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1203; Folio: 67; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542774.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Briston, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1203; Folio: 67; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542774.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1987; Folio: 70; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341479.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 July 1889
    Event Place: St. John the Baptist, Stiffkey, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
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