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Sophia Broom Hancock 1874 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1874

Birth Location: Lowbere, Devon, England

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

Father: Alfred Hancock

Mother: Mary Banbury

Spouse(s): William Tiffin

Children(s): Gwendoline Mctiffin, Alice McTiffen, Stanley McTiffen, Doris McTiffen

The story of Sophia Broom Hancock began in 1874 in Lowbere, Devon, England. In 1881, Sophia Broom Hancock resided in Stoodleigh, Devon, England. Sophia Broom Hancock married William Tiffin, and had children including Gwendoline Maud Mctiffin, Alice Maud McTiffen, Stanley McTiffen, Doris Irne McTiffen. Sophia Broom Hancock passed away in 1913 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Broom Hancock began in 1874 in Lowbere, Devon, England.
  • In 1881, Sophia Broom Hancock resided in Stoodleigh, Devon, England.
  • Sophia Broom Hancock married William Tiffin, and had children including Gwendoline Maud Mctiffin, Alice Maud McTiffen, Stanley McTiffen, Doris Irne McTiffen.
  • Sophia Broom Hancock passed away in 1913 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Hancock
1852 – 1933
Birth Location: Bampton, Devon, England
AH
Mary Banbury
1853 – 1916
Birth Location: Wellington, Somerset, England
MB

Spouses(s)

William Tiffin
1849 – 1922
Birth Location: Combingh, Scotland
WT

Children(s)

Gwendoline Mctiffin
1901 – 1958
Birth Location: Tiverton, Devon, England
GM
Alice McTiffen
1903 –
Birth Location: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
AM
Stanley McTiffen
1904 –
Birth Location: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
SM
Doris McTiffen
1908 –
Birth Location: Llwynypia, Glamorgan, Wales
DM

Sophia Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Hancock
1874 – 1913
Birth Place: Lowbere, Devon, England
Parents
Alfred John Hancock
1852 – 1933
Bampton, Devon, England
Mary (Jane) Banbury
1853 – 1916
Wellington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Edmund Hancock
1825 – 1897
Bampton, Devon, England
Charlotte Broom
1834 – 1881
Tiverton, Devon, England
John Banbury
1826 – 1870
Tiverton, Devon, England
Hannah (Eliza) Wooley
1828 –
Cullompton, Devon
Great-Grandparents
John Hancock
1782 – 1852
Grace Goss
1792 – 1872
John Broom
1806 – 1887
Harriett Gage
1800 – 1873
Charles Banbury
1791 – 1889
Mary Bond
1815 – 1885
George Wooley
1800 –
Mary
1807 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hancock
1750 – 1824
Elizabeth Tapp
1754 – 1825
James Goss
1745 – 1826
Amos Broom
1773 – 1858
Sarah Davy
1777 – 1856
Archangel Gage
1784 – 1860
Grace Takel
1786 – 1852

Sophia Hancock's Descendants

1.
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Sophia (Broom) Hancock (October 1874 – 1913) m. William Tiffin (abt 1849 – Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Gwendoline (Maud) Mctiffin (1 Sep 1901 – Apr 1958) m. Cornelius O’Donovan (28 Jul 1883 – Mar 1959)
    1. 1. Daniel (K) O'Donovan (1 Dec 1920 – Dec 1989) m. Patricia (M) Wright (1931 – Mar 2000)
      1. 1. Anthony O'Donovan (1954 – )
      2. 2. Jane O'Donovan (1960 – 1981)
    2. 2. Helen Donovan (22 June 1922 – Sep 1982) m. John (C) Eden (30 Mar 1910 – Jan 1984)
      1. 1. John Eden (11 September 1949 – )
      2. 2. Fred (George) Eden (Sep 1952 – ) m. Ruth (Eden) Crampton (23 Dec 1953 – )
      3. 3. Helen (Anne) Eden (16 jun 1956 – )
      4. 4. Mary Eden (Sep 1961 – )
      5. 5. Dorothy Eden (14 Oct 1962 – ) m. Abdul Hussain (5 jun 1965 – )
        1. 1. Yasmeen Hussain (8th june 1998 – )
    3. 3. Catherine Donovan (1924 – 1926)
    4. 4. Mary Donovan (15 Jun 1927 – ) m. Mansel (Clive) Jones (21 Jul 1930 – )
    5. 5. Cornelius Donovan (7 Dec 1929 – Sep 1994)
  2. 2. Alice (Maud) McTiffen (October 1903 – )
  3. 3. Stanley McTiffen (October 1904 – ) m. Lilian (G) McTiffin (22 Jul 1906 – )
  4. 4. Doris (Irne) McTiffen (abt 1908 – )

Sophia Hancock's Timeline

8 Records

1874
October 1874
Birth of Sophia Broom Hancock in Lowbere, Devon, England
Lowbere, Devon, England
1874
8 Nov 1874
Sophia Broom Hancock was baptized in Loxbeare, Devon, England
Loxbeare, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 7
Sophia Broom Hancock resided here in Stoodleigh, Devon, England
Stoodleigh, Devon, England
1891
1891
Age 17
Sophia Broom Hancock resided here in Huntsham, Devon, England
Huntsham, Devon, England
1901
April 1901
Age 27
Sophia Broom Hancock was married in Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom
Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom
1901
1901
Age 27
Sophia Broom Hancock resided here in Sampford Peverell, Sampford Peverell, Devon, England
Sampford Peverell, Sampford Peverell, Devon, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 37
Sophia Broom Hancock resided here in Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
1913
1913
Age 39
Death of Sophia Broom Hancock in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1874
    Event Place: Lowbere, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32360; Schedule Number: 233
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1768; Folio: 56; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096878
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2237; Folio: 19; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341539
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2134; Folio: 56; Page: 11
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1874
    Event Place: Loxbeare, Devon, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1901
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stoodleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2237; Folio: 19; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341539

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Huntsham, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1768; Folio: 56; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096878

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sampford Peverell, Sampford Peverell, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2134; Folio: 56; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32360; Schedule Number: 233

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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