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Sophia Shirley 1835–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 July 1835

Birth Location: Horsington, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 February 1905

Death Location: Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Anne Hallett

Spouse(s): James Whitehead

Children(s): James Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Alfred Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Amelia Whitehead, James Whitehead, Mathew Whitehead, William Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, John Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead

The story of Sophia Shirley began in 1835 in Horsington, Somerset, England. Sophia Shirley married James Stephen Whitehead, and had children including Alfred Whitehead, Amelia Sophia Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, James Stephen Whitehead, James Thomas Whitehead, John Whitehead, Mary Ann Elizabeth Whitehead, Mathew Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, William H Whitehead. Sophia Shirley passed away in 1905 in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Shirley began in 1835 in Horsington, Somerset, England.
  • Sophia Shirley married James Stephen Whitehead, and had children including Alfred Whitehead, Amelia Sophia Whitehead, Edward Whitehead, Emily Whitehead, James Stephen Whitehead, James Thomas Whitehead, John Whitehead, Mary Ann Elizabeth Whitehead, Mathew Whitehead, Richard Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Sophia Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, William H Whitehead.
  • Sophia Shirley passed away in 1905 in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophia Shirley's Ancestors

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Sophia Shirley
1835–1905
Birth Place: Horsington, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Sharley, Shirley
1800–1886
Horsington, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Anne Hallett
1795–1887
Horsington Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
william (Sharley) sherly
1770–1851
Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann(a) Crouch
1784–1842
Somerset, England
James (Hallet) *
1749–1828
Horsington, Somerset, England
Love (Pearce) *
1750–1844
Wincanton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shearly
1746–1827
Charity Falkner
1753–
James Crouch
1756–
Phaniah, Edwards
1755–1803
James GGF
1720–1783
Mary *
1722–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Shirley's Descendants

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Sophia Shirley (23 July 1835–21 February 1905) m. James (Stephen) Whitehead (1832–1879)
  1. 1. James (Stephen) Whitehead 1860–1941 m. Sarah (Annie Deacon) # 1878–1943
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Whitehead 1899–1976 m. George (Stanley) Grantham 1900–1942
      1. 1. June Grantham 1920–1920
      2. 2. Patricia Grantham 1920–2011
      3. 3. Walter (James Stanley) Grantham 1921–2011
      4. 4. Annie (Joyce) Grantham 1924–2020 m. Edmund (Arnold) Sturm 1914–1988
      5. 5. Dulcie (May Grantham) Pedersen 1925–1977
      6. 6. George (Stanley) Grantham 1928–2010
      7. 7. Edward (Stanley) Grantham 1934–1997
      8. 8. June (Yvonne) Grantham 1936–2018 m. Francis (William Gilbert) Snell 1923–2011 m. John (Alexander) Platten 1933–1995
  2. 2. Sarah Whitehead 1874–1926
  3. 3. Alfred Whitehead 1856–1917
  4. 4. Sophia Whitehead 1866–1921
  5. 5. Richard Whitehead 1868–1939
  6. 6. Edward Whitehead 1871–1911
  7. 7. Amelia (Sophia) Whitehead 1873–1943
  8. 8. James (Thomas) Whitehead 1855–1882
  9. 9. Mathew Whitehead 1855–1857
  10. 10. William (H) Whitehead 1857–
  11. 11. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Whitehead 1861–1929
  12. 12. Emily Whitehead 1863–1937
  13. 13. John Whitehead 1866–1939
  14. 14. Stephen Whitehead 1870–1941

Sophia Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1835
23 July 1835
Birth of Sophia Shirley in Horsington, Somerset, England
Horsington, Somerset, England
1905
21 February 1905
Age 70
Death of Sophia Shirley in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 July 1835
    Event Place: Horsington, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1905
    Event Place: Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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