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Sophia Elizabeth Watson 1813–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1813

Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 3 Jul 1889

Death Location: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England

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Spouse(s): William Beard

Children(s): Rebecca Ashen, Elizabeth Beard, Emily Beard, William Beard, William Beard, Martha Beard, George Beard, Eliza Beard

In 1813, Sophia Elizabeth Watson entered the world in Islington, Middlesex, England, born to Joseph Watson And Mary Elizabeth. In 1861, Sophia Elizabeth Watson resided in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England. Sophia Elizabeth Watson married William Edward China Beard, and had children including Eliza Beard, Elizabeth Sophia Beard, Emily Beard, George Beard, Martha Beard, Rebecca Ashen, William Edward Beard, William J Beard. Sophia Elizabeth Watson passed away in 1889 in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Sophia Elizabeth Watson entered the world in Islington, Middlesex, England, born to Joseph Watson And Mary Elizabeth.
  • In 1861, Sophia Elizabeth Watson resided in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England.
  • Sophia Elizabeth Watson married William Edward China Beard, and had children including Eliza Beard, Elizabeth Sophia Beard, Emily Beard, George Beard, Martha Beard, Rebecca Ashen, William Edward Beard, William J Beard.
  • Sophia Elizabeth Watson passed away in 1889 in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

William Beard
1813–1887
Birth Location: Leyton, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Rebecca Ashen
1842–1918
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
RA
Elizabeth Beard
1834–
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England
EB
Emily Beard
1839–1919
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
EB
William Beard
1838–1838
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
WB
William Beard
1840–1924
Birth Location: Hackney, London, England
WB
Martha Beard
1843–
Birth Location: 1671212, Middlesex, England
MB
George Beard
1845–
Birth Location: London, London, England
GB
Eliza Beard
1836–1920
Birth Location: Edwards Place, Balls Pond, Stoke Newington, London, England
EB

Sophia Watson's Ancestors

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Sophia Watson
1813–1889
Birth Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
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Sophia Watson's Descendants

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Sophia (Elizabeth) Watson (4 Aug 1813–3 Jul 1889) m. William (Edward (China)) Beard (1813–27 JUN 1887)
  1. 1. Rebecca Ashen 1842–1918 m. Stephen Ashen 1845–1906
    1. 1. Martha Epworth 1872–1930 m. William (Edwin G) Simpson 1873–1901 m. Frederick (George Horace) Epworth 1864–1908 m. Richard (J) Sansom 1874–1964
      1. 1. Dorothy Brian 1907–1999 m. Horace (William) Brian 1908–1983
      2. 2. Lilian (R W) Aulert 1894–1966 m. Richard (J) Aulert 1893–1960
        1. 1. Kathleen (I) Aulert 1920–1941
      3. 3. Edward (Herbert) Simpson 1899–1975 m. Henrietta (Susan) Stock 1903–1983
      4. 4. Gladys (Ruth) Borton 1901–1972 m. Frederick (George) Borton 1904–1983
      5. 5. Annie Blyth 1904–1986 m. Frederick (William) BLYTH 1906–1992
        1. 1. Mollie BLYTH 1935–1935
        2. 2. Jean (D) BLYTH 1926–1926
        3. 3. Betty (Maureen) Blyth 1927–2006
      6. 6. Frederick Epworth 1905–1999 m. Gladys (Louisa) Spendelow 1907–1992
        1. 1. Donald (R) Epworth 1928–1928
      7. 7. Winifred (Sansom) Lock 1913–2006 m. Stanley (Allan) Lock 1914–1993
      8. 8. Charles (Edwin) Simpson 1893–
    2. 2. Louisa Hunt 1867–1920 m. Joseph Hunt 1867–1913
      1. 1. Joseph (Frederick) Hunt 1890–
      2. 2. Arthur Hunt 1893–
      3. 3. Elsie Hunt 1896–
    3. 3. Henry Ashen 1870–1871
    4. 4. Alice (R) Ashen 1866–1956 m. Arthur Cheal 1864–1948
      1. 1. Rose (Charlotte) Bekenbach 1910–2005 m. Edward (G) Booker 1914–2000
      2. 2. Arthur (George) Cheal 1901–1980 m. Winifred (Annie) Still 1904–2001
      3. 3. Hilda (May) Cheal 1910–
      4. 4. Frederick (Owen) Cheal 1904–1977
      5. 5. Elsie (Louise) Cheal 1908–
      6. 6. Violet (Alice) Cheal 1907–1992
      7. 7. Sarah (Frances) Cheal 1892–1942
      8. 8. Albert (Victor) Cheal 1895–1974
      9. 9. Bessie (Grace) Cheal 1898–
      10. 10. Ethel (E) Cheal 1893–1993
    5. 5. Jessie (Emily) Ashen 1869–
    6. 6. Wilfred Ashen 1886– m. Beatrice Ashen 1891–
      1. 1. Herbert (Wilfred) Ashen 1912–1912
      2. 2. Dorothy Rankin 1915–1987 m. John Rankin 1906–1982
        1. 1. Catherine (Ruth) Kelly 1940–2011
      3. 3. Arthur (Wilfred) Ashen 1913–1928
      4. 4. Ethel Ashen 1915–1915
      5. 5. Leslie (Carl) Ashen –1917
      6. 6. Rebecca (B) Ashen –1918
      7. 7. Mildred (Violet) Ashen –1919
      8. 8. Charles (Henry) Ashen –1923
      9. 9. Grace (Eileen) Ashen 1924–1925
      10. 10. Joyce (Bessie) Ashen 1926–1926
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Sophia) Beard 1834–
  3. 3. Emily Beard 1839–1919
  4. 4. William (Edward) Beard 1838–1838
  5. 5. William (J) Beard 1840–1924 m. Nellie White 1835–1893 m. Jenny (Myers) Watterfield 1862–1929
    1. 1. Lucinda (S) Beard 1867–1930
    2. 2. Grace (F.) Beard 1869–
    3. 3. Warrenia Beard 1887–
    4. 4. Edna Beard 1888–1888
  6. 6. Martha Beard 1843–
  7. 7. George Beard 1845–
  8. 8. Eliza Beard 1836–1920 m. Robert Barrett 1846–1905
    1. 1. Walter (Robert) Barrett 1873–
    2. 2. Ernest (Alfred) Barrett 1892–
    3. 3. Reginald Barrett 1894–
    4. 4. Doris Barrett 1897–
    5. 5. Mabel (Eliza S) Barrett 1874–
    6. 6. Emily Barrett 1879–
    7. 7. Maud Barrett 1880–

Sophia Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1813
4 Aug 1813
Birth of Sophia Elizabeth Watson in Islington, Middlesex, England
Islington, Middlesex, England
1813
18 Jul 1813
Sophia Elizabeth Watson was baptized in Holborn St Giles in the Fields, England
Holborn St Giles in the Fields, England
1861
1861
Age 48
Sophia Elizabeth Watson resided here in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England
Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England
1881
1881
Age 68
Sophia Elizabeth Watson resided here in Rotherhithe, London, England
Rotherhithe, London, England
1889
29 June 1889
Age 76
Death of Sophia Elizabeth Watson in 14 Halidon Street, Lower Clapton, London England.
14 Halidon Street, Lower Clapton, London England.
1889
3 Jul 1889
Age 76
Burial of Sophia Elizabeth Watson in Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Waltham Forest, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4662
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 579; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341132
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 140; Folio: 49; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542580
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [6] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers
    [7] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1813
    Event Place: Holborn St Giles in the Fields, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, London Metropolitan Archives, Holborn St Giles in the Fields, Register of Baptism, DLT036, Item 015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 140; Folio: 49; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542580

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Rotherhithe, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 579; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341132

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1889
    Event Place: 14 Halidon Street, Lower Clapton, London England.
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014, Waltham Forect Council, Walthamstow, England; Walthamstow, England; Waltham Forest Burial Registers
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