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Sophia West 1854 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1854

Birth Location: Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 20 May 1946

Death Location: Gisborne, New Zealand

Father: Ephraim West

Mother: Hannah Sanders

Spouse(s): George Chow

Children(s): Christabella Chow, Gone Chow, Engquork Chow, Annie Chow, Jeanette Chow, Alice Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Eang Chow

Sophia West was born in 1854 in Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Ephraim West and Hannah Sanders. Sophia West married George Enking How Chow, and had children including Christabella (Chrissie) How Chow, Gone Kew (Gunny) How Chow, Engquork (England) How Chow, Annie How Chow, Jeanette (Jinny) How Chow, Alice How Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Eang King (George) How Chow. Sophia West passed away in 1946 in Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Sophia West was born in 1854 in Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Ephraim West and Hannah Sanders.
  • Sophia West married George Enking How Chow, and had children including Christabella (Chrissie) How Chow, Gone Kew (Gunny) How Chow, Engquork (England) How Chow, Annie How Chow, Jeanette (Jinny) How Chow, Alice How Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Eang King (George) How Chow.
  • Sophia West passed away in 1946 in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim West
1823 – 1898
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Hannah Sanders
1824 – 1914
Birth Location: Amersham Buckinghamshire England
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Spouses(s)

George Chow
1848 –
Birth Location: Canton, China
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Children(s)

Christabella Chow
1885 – 1965
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
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Gone Chow
1886 – 1945
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
GC
Engquork Chow
1888 – 1971
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
EC
Annie Chow
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
AC
Jeanette Chow
1890 – 1979
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
JC
Alice Chow
1894 – 1987
Birth Location: Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand
AC
Engquorth Howchow
1895 – 1971
Birth Location: Gisborne New Zealand
EH
Eang Chow
1895 – 1971
Birth Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
EC

Sophia West's Ancestors

Self
Sophia West
1854 – 1946
Birth Place: Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Ephraim West
1823 – 1898
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Hannah Sanders
1824 – 1914
Amersham Buckinghamshire England
Grandparents
William West
1790 – 1857
Buckinghamshire, England
James Saunders
1792 – 1876
Dinton, Bucks
Mary (Anne) Webster
1797 –
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH Shootacre)
1759 – 1829
ANN Blay
1746 – 1824
Joseph Saunders
1758 – 1844
Alice GOMES
1759 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD West
1727 – 1815
ALICE Redding
1726 – 1789
Joseph Saunders
1731 – 1771
Hannah Bates
1731 – 1807

Sophia West's Descendants

1.
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Sophia West (9 Jan 1854 – 20 May 1946) m. George (Enking How) Chow (about 1848 – )
  1. 1. Christabella ((Chrissie) How) Chow (1 July 1885 – 11 March 1965)
  2. 2. Gone (Kew (Gunny) How) Chow (1 September 1886 – 8 May 1945)
  3. 3. Engquork ((England) How) Chow (15 April 1888 – 19 May 1971)
  4. 4. Annie (How) Chow (13 January 1890 – 11 January 1971) m. William (Albert (Henry)) August (18 August 1883 – 13 July 1968)
    1. 1. Patricia (Emily) August (9 December 1913 – 6 December 1987) m. Charles (Herbert Richard) Lowe (1905 – 9 April 1972)
      1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Lowe ( – 1998) m. Donald (George) Farquhar (17 Mar 1929 – 23 Sept 1983)
        1. 1. Denise Farquhar (Bef. 1960 – )
        2. 2. Brendon (George) Farquhar (2 Feb 1963 – ) m. Rosemary (Barbara) Doole (07 Nov 1959 – ) m. Nancy (Catherine Gwendolyn) Harper (30 April 1964 – )
        3. 3. Leanne Farquhar
        4. 4. Bronwyn Farquhar
        5. 5. Katrina Farquhar m. Unknown
  5. 5. Jeanette ((Jinny) How) Chow (13 January 1890 – 19 May 1979)
  6. 6. Alice (How) Chow (29 June 1894 – 29 January 1987) m. Dominic Lee (30 OCT 1878 – 6 MAY 1958)
    1. 1. Lily (Sophia) Lee (25 JUN 1916 – 14 MAY 2015) m. Robert (Charles Allison) Howell (7 DEC 1905 – 1991)
      1. 1. Doreen (Alice) Howell m. Bernard (Russell) Tomlin (9 JUL 1939 – 17 OCT 2011)
        1. 1. Shane (Robert) Tomlin (6 JAN 1969 – 22 FEB 2011)
        2. 2. Karen (Lee) Tomlin m. Terry (John) Franicevic
        3. 3. Raelene Tomlin m. Miller
        4. 4. Judith Tomlin
      2. 2. Howell
      3. 3. Arthur Lee (ABT OCT 1934 – 4 FEB 1969)
    2. 2. Christabella Lee (13 AUG 1917 – 14 APR 1994)
    3. 3. Maybelle Lee (29 NOV 1918 – 19 JAN 1932)
    4. 4. Ethel Lee (1 AUG 1920 – 2 AUG 2001)
    5. 5. George Lee (6 SEP 1922 – 19 JUN 2010)
    6. 6. Donald Lee (6 JAN 1926 – 7 JUN 2002)
    7. 7. Rosa (Alice) Lee (23 JUN 1927 – 1 FEB 2016)
    8. 8. Basil Lee (13 OCT 1930 – 2 SEP 2015)
    9. 9. Raymond Lee (17 APR 1933 – 4 SEP 1994)
  7. 7. Engquorth Howchow (04 Dec 1895 – ABT 1971)
  8. 8. Eang (King (George) How) Chow (4 December 1895 – 4 January 1971)

Sophia West's Timeline

2 Records

1854
9 Jan 1854
Birth of Sophia West in Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1946
20 May 1946
Age 92
Death of Sophia West in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Hammersham, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1946
    Event Place: Gisborne, New Zealand
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