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Sophia Rolfe 1830–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1830

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1919

Death Location: Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Rolfe

Mother: Elizabeth Royce

Spouse(s): George Cowley\Couley

Children(s): Elizabeth 2191, Mary Cowley\Couley, Charles Murphy, Elizabeth Murphy, William Murphy, William Cowley\Couley, Charles Couley, Sophia Couley, James Cowley\Couley, Henry Cowley\Couley, Mary Cowley\Couley, George Cowley

In 1830, Sophia Rolfe entered the world in Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to William Rolfe And Elizabeth Royce. In 1918, Sophia Rolfe resided in Bermondsey and Bethnal Green, England. Sophia Rolfe married George Cowley Couley, and had children including Charles Thomas Cowley Couley, Charles Thomas Murphy, Elizabeth Cowley 2191, Elizabeth Murphy, George Marriott Cowley, Henry George Cowley Couley, James Joseph Cowley Couley, Mary Ann Cowley Couley, Sophia Jane Cowley Couley, William George Cowley Couley, William George Murphy. Sophia Rolfe passed away in 1919 in Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Sophia Rolfe entered the world in Chelmsford, Essex, England, born to William Rolfe And Elizabeth Royce.
  • In 1918, Sophia Rolfe resided in Bermondsey and Bethnal Green, England.
  • Sophia Rolfe married George Cowley Couley, and had children including Charles Thomas Cowley Couley, Charles Thomas Murphy, Elizabeth Cowley 2191, Elizabeth Murphy, George Marriott Cowley, Henry George Cowley Couley, James Joseph Cowley Couley, Mary Ann Cowley Couley, Sophia Jane Cowley Couley, William George Cowley Couley, William George Murphy.
  • Sophia Rolfe passed away in 1919 in Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rolfe
1804–1857
Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Royce
1807–1838
Birth Location: Terling, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

George Cowley\Couley
1811–1861
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth 2191
1853–1919
Birth Location: Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Cowley\Couley
1852–1935
Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Charles Murphy
1850–1910
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Murphy
1853–1919
Birth Location: –
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William Murphy
1848–1914
Birth Location: –
WM
William Cowley\Couley
1848–1914
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Charles Couley
1850–1910
Birth Location: Armstrongs, Victoria, Australia
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Sophia Couley
1856–1922
Birth Location: Pegleg, near Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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James Cowley\Couley
1858–1932
Birth Location: Ararat, Victoria, Australia
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Henry Cowley\Couley
1860–1861
Birth Location: Ararat, Victoria, Australia
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Mary Cowley\Couley
1852–1935
Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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George Cowley
1790–1870
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
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Sophia Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Rolfe
1830–1919
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
Parents
William Rolfe
1804–1857
Writtle, Essex, England
Elizabeth Royce
1807–1838
Terling, Essex, England
Grandparents
Jon Royce
1767–1842
Terling, Essex, England
SUSANNA DOWSETT
1767–1851
Terling, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Rolfe's Descendants

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Sophia Rolfe (6 Mar 1830–4 Oct 1919) m. George Cowley\Couley (9 Mar 1811–2 Feb 1861)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (COWLEY) 2191 1853–1919 m. John Stanton 1842–1904
    1. 1. Frederick (Phillip) Stanton 1888–1935 m. Rose (Anna) Cheney 1895–1978
      1. 1. Lillian Stanton 1920–1994 m. Clarence (burton) Birch 1907–1972
        1. 1. Clarice (Elizabeth) Birch 1937–2007 m. Maurice (Roy) DIMMOCK 1927–1990
        2. 2. Frederick (Burton) Birch 1938–2008 m. Valerie (Margaret) ELDRIDGE 1944–2008
        3. 3. Elaine (Anne) Birch 1940–2004 m. Harold (James) MULCAHY 1939–2007
        4. 4. Stanley (Peter) Birch 1944–1990
        5. 5. Dennis (Charles) Birch 1946–2003
        6. 6. John Birch –2023
      2. 2. Jessie Stanton 1912–1994 m. Archibald (Cameron) ARNOTT 1908–2007
      3. 3. Albert (John (Jack)) Stanton 1922–2014 m. Greta (Jocelyn) Dunne 1923–2008 m. Doreen (May) Turner 1929–1993
        1. 1. Philip (John) Stanton 1948–2005
      4. 4. Frederick (Charles) Stanton 1917–1981 m. Nancy Barnes –1978
      5. 5. Rose Stanton 1915–2006 m. Roy (Arthur) Crisp 1912–1985
        1. 1. William (Peter) Crisp 1935–2016 m. Daphne (Margaret) Rutledge 1936–2004
        2. 2. Roy (John) Crisp 1932–2013
      6. 6. Frederick (W) Stanton 1911–1911
    2. 2. Alice (Jane) Stanton 1884–1966 m. Archie Nicholls 1873–1949 m. Leslie (G) Clarke 1888–1946
      1. 1. William (R) Nicholls 1909–1990
      2. 2. Thomas (James) Nicholls 1904–1972 m. Mary (Thomson Makin) Reid 1904–1982
        1. 1. Alan (Thomas) Nicholls 1929–1998
      3. 3. Ivy (May) Nicholls 1907–1907
      4. 4. Unnamed Nicholls 1906–1906
    3. 3. (8) (Arthur George (8)) Stanton 1891–1943
    4. 4. Charles Stanton 1881–1908
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Sophia) Stanton 1883–1884
    6. 6. Ellen (Mary) Stanton 1875–1936 m. Robert MCCRACKEN 1874–1962
      1. 1. Lily (Ellen) MCCRACKEN 1898–1982 m. Frank (Lindsay Carlyle) SMITH 1904–1959
    7. 7. Henry (Wallace) Stanton 1879–1909
    8. 8. John (William) Stanton 1873–1918
    9. 9. Thomas (Wallace) Stanton 1871–1940 m. Sarah (Ellen) HARVEY 1888–1949
      1. 1. Pearl (Eileen) STANTON 1929–1998 m. Henry (Thomas) Booby 1919–1996
        1. 1. Denise (Ann) BOOBY 1950–2018
      2. 2. Arthur (John) Stanton 1912–1929
      3. 3. Charles (Oliver) Stanton 1909–1971
      4. 4. Francis (Allan (Frank)) Stanton 1917–1978
      5. 5. Frederick (Wallace) Stanton 1914–1976
      6. 6. Henry (Philip (Harry)) Stanton 1908–1987
      7. 7. Joan (Enid) Stanton 1927–1982 m. William (Arthur) Blackborrow 1930–1991
      8. 8. Leslie (Harold (Harry)) Stanton 1923–1957
      9. 9. Mary (Myrtle) Stanton 1921–1968
      10. 10. Samuel (Godfrey) Stanton 1919–1977
      11. 11. Thomas (William) Stanton 1905–1983 m. Pearl (I Mc I) Patterson 1902–1990
      12. 12. Wilfred (Mervyn) Stanton 1925–1990
    10. 10. John (Herbert) Stanton 1868–
    11. 11. Ada (Matilda) Stanton 1896–1958
    12. 12. Sarah (Ann "Sadie") Stanton 1892–1918
    13. 13. Edward (Albert) Stanton 1886–1889
    14. 14. James (Joseph) Stanton 1877–1916
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Cowley\Couley 1852–1935
  3. 3. Charles (Thomas) Murphy 1850–1910
  4. 4. Elizabeth Murphy 1853–1919
  5. 5. William (George) Murphy 1848–1914
  6. 6. William (George) Cowley\Couley 1848–1914
  7. 7. Charles (Thomas Cowley\) Couley 1850–1910
  8. 8. Sophia (Jane Cowley\) Couley 1856–1922
  9. 9. James (Joseph) Cowley\Couley 1858–1932
  10. 10. Henry (George) Cowley\Couley 1860–1861
  11. 11. Mary (Ann) Cowley\Couley 1852–1935
  12. 12. George (Marriott) Cowley 1790–1870
    1. 1. George Cowley 1811–1889
      1. 1. Mary (Anne) Cowley 1852–

Sophia Rolfe's Timeline

4 Records

1830
6 Mar 1830
Birth of Sophia Rolfe in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England
1830
30 Nov 1830
Sophia Rolfe was baptized in England
England
1918
1918
Age 88
Sophia Rolfe resided here in Bermondsey and Bethnal Green, England
Bermondsey and Bethnal Green, England
1919
4 Oct 1919
Age 89
Death of Sophia Rolfe in Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1830
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1830
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P92PET1003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Bermondsey and Bethnal Green, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Spicer's Creek, Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
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