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Sophia Rich Nelson 1825–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1825

Birth Location: Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 18 July 1891

Death Location: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Isaac Nelson

Mother: Hannah Nelson

Spouse(s): Samuel Knights

Children(s): Charlotte Knights, Percival Knights, Clara Knights, Alfred Knights, Frederick Knights, Jessie Knights, John Knights, Albert Knights, Herbert Knights, William Knights, Arthur Knights, Eliza Knights, Walter Knights

Sophia Rich Nelson was born in 1825 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England, the child of Isaac King Nelson And Hannah Nelson. Sophia Rich Nelson married Samuel Steevens Knights, and had children including Albert Stephen Knights, Alfred Ernest Knights, Arthur Charles Knights, Charlotte Sophia Knights, Clara Elizabeth Knights, Eliza Jane Knights, Frederick James Knights, Herbert Rich Knights, Jessie Annie Knights, John Isaac Knights, Percival Oscar Knights, Walter Nelson Knights, William Samuel Knights. Sophia Rich Nelson passed away in 1891 in Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Sophia Rich Nelson was born in 1825 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England, the child of Isaac King Nelson And Hannah Nelson.
  • Sophia Rich Nelson married Samuel Steevens Knights, and had children including Albert Stephen Knights, Alfred Ernest Knights, Arthur Charles Knights, Charlotte Sophia Knights, Clara Elizabeth Knights, Eliza Jane Knights, Frederick James Knights, Herbert Rich Knights, Jessie Annie Knights, John Isaac Knights, Percival Oscar Knights, Walter Nelson Knights, William Samuel Knights.
  • Sophia Rich Nelson passed away in 1891 in Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Nelson
1789–1863
Birth Location: St Anne, Limehouse, Middlesex, England
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Hannah Nelson
1798–1858
Birth Location: Haslemere, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Knights
1820–1900
Birth Location: Liverpool, England
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Children(s)

Charlotte Knights
1857–1912
Birth Location: Hobart , Tasmania
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Percival Knights
1871–1872
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Clara Knights
1863–1935
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Alfred Knights
1865–1927
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Frederick Knights
1869–1885
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Jessie Knights
1867–1877
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
JK
John Knights
1846–1932
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Albert Knights
1859–1886
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Herbert Knights
1856–1938
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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William Knights
1850–1903
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Arthur Knights
1855–1878
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Eliza Knights
1848–1870
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Walter Knights
1853–1920
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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Sophia Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Nelson
1825–1891
Birth Place: Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Parents
Isaac King Nelson
1789–1863
St Anne, Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Hannah Nelson
1798–1858
Haslemere, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Nelson
1761–1850
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Rich) Nelson
1766–1839
Limehouse, London, England
William HAMPSHIRE
1767–1808
Sarah SNELLING
1766–
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1721–1790
Anne Halcott
1729–1765
Charles Esq
1731–1808
Sarah King
1741–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund (IV)
1690–1740
Mary Nelson
1696–1769
Matthew Halcott
1674–1770
Elizabeth Rich-Ceville
1686–1745

Sophia Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Sophia (Rich) Nelson (27 Mar 1825–18 July 1891) m. Samuel (Steevens) Knights (1820–27 Dec 1900)
  1. 1. Charlotte (Sophia) Knights 1857–1912 m. Robert (W) Abbott 1851–1902
    1. 1. Cedric Abbott 1885–1959 m. Annie3 Rowe 1887–1971
      1. 1. Thelma (Alice) Abbott 1913–2004
      2. 2. Jack (Cedric Winston) Abbott 1915–1916
      3. 3. Rita (May) Abbott 1922–2023 m. Keith (Robert) Howe 1922–1995
      4. 4. Jean (Alice) Abbott 1917–1978
      5. 5. Victor (Leslie) Abbott 1920–2002 m. Dorothy (Florence) Purchase 1921–2014
    2. 2. Edith (Geraldine Sophia) Abbott 1887–1968 m. Lionel (C) Conduit 1883–1970
      1. 1. Edith (Verona) Conduit 1911–1915
      2. 2. Rupert (Lyn) Conduit 1910–1988 m. E. (Mary) Conduit 1914–2007
        1. 1. Neila Rutter 1941–2018
    3. 3. Zoe (Alice Clara) Abbott 1883–1893
    4. 4. Nelson (Robert Victor) Abbott 1880–1882
  2. 2. Percival (Oscar) Knights 1871–1872
  3. 3. Clara (Elizabeth) Knights 1863–1935
  4. 4. Alfred (Ernest) Knights 1865–1927
  5. 5. Frederick (James) Knights 1869–1885
  6. 6. Jessie (Annie) Knights 1867–1877
  7. 7. John (Isaac) Knights 1846–1932
  8. 8. Albert (Stephen) Knights 1859–1886
  9. 9. Herbert (Rich) Knights 1856–1938
  10. 10. William (Samuel) Knights 1850–1903 m. Letitia Potter 1851–1940
    1. 1. Arthur (John Charles) Knights 1885–1953
    2. 2. Ruby (Letitia) Knights 1894–1914
    3. 3. Eva (Myrtle) Knights 1892–1981
    4. 4. Ernest (Stanley) Knights 1890–1947
    5. 5. Rose (Adelaide) Knights 1889–1900
    6. 6. Elsie (Isabel) Knights 1886–1951
    7. 7. Edith (Maud) Knights 1883–1906
    8. 8. Jessie (Sophia) Knights 1881–1903
    9. 9. Mabel (Annie Mary) Knights 1880–1950
    10. 10. Alice (Louisa) Knights 1878–1895
    11. 11. Walter (Thomas) Knights 1874–1934
    12. 12. William (David) Knights 1873–1959 m. Rachel Bridges 1877–1963
      1. 1. Daisy (Eva Elizabeth) Knights 1901–1984
      2. 2. Harold (Aubrey) Knights 1918–1958
      3. 3. Lyla (Vera) Knights 1916–
      4. 4. William (Leslie) Knights 1904–1984
    13. 13. Clara (Elizabeth) Knights 1871–1931
      1. 1. Eva (Mary) Godwin 1897–
    14. 14. Charlotte (Jane) Knights 1870–1884
  11. 11. Arthur (Charles) Knights 1855–1878
  12. 12. Eliza (Jane) Knights 1848–1870
  13. 13. Walter (Nelson) Knights 1853–1920 m. Annie McGuinness 1855–1936
    1. 1. Walter (Nelson) Knights 1891–1961 m. Isobel (Marie Lavinia Victoria) Condron 1898–1974
      1. 1. Olive (Pearl Rich) Knight 1931–2003
    2. 2. Daisy (Gertrude) Knights 1888–1977
    3. 3. Herbert (Nelson) Knights 1880–1967
    4. 4. Albert (Victor) Knights 1897–1933
    5. 5. Elsie (Margaret) Knights 1884–1957
    6. 6. Arthur (Tasman) Knights 1882–1945
    7. 7. Olive (Rich "Dolly") Knights 1894–1918
    8. 8. Jack (Trevor) Knights 1886–1890

Sophia Nelson's Timeline

6 Records

1824
1824
Birth of Sophia Rich Nelson in Limehouse, London, England
Limehouse, London, England
1825
27 Mar 1825
Birth of Sophia Rich Nelson in Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Limehouse, Middlesex, England
1825
27 Mar 1825
Birth of Sophia Rich Nelson in Limehouse, Middlesex, England
Limehouse, Middlesex, England
1825
24 Jul 1825
Sophia Rich Nelson was baptized in England
England
1891
1891
Age 66
Sophia Rich Nelson resided here in Southampton, All Saints, All Saints, Hampshire, England
Southampton, All Saints, All Saints, Hampshire, England
1891
18 July 1891
Age 66
Death of Sophia Rich Nelson in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Limehouse, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Limehouse, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Limehouse, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 916; Folio: 83; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6096026

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1825
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93ANN006

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Southampton, All Saints, All Saints, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 916; Folio: 83; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6096026

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1891
    Event Place: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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