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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): Annie Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Engquork Chow, Christabella Chow, Alice Chow, Eang Chow, Gone Chow, Jeanette 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 Alice How Chow, Annie How Chow, Christabella Chrissie How Chow, Eang King George How Chow, Engquork England How Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Gone Kew Gunny How Chow, Jeanette Jinny 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 Alice How Chow, Annie How Chow, Christabella Chrissie How Chow, Eang King George How Chow, Engquork England How Chow, Engquorth Howchow, Gone Kew Gunny How Chow, Jeanette Jinny 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
GC

Children(s)

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

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 End)
1746–1824
Joseph Saunders
1758–1844
Alice GOMES
1759–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD Owlswick)
1727–1815
ALICE Risborough)
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. Annie (How) Chow 1890–1971 m. William (Albert (Henry)) August 1883–1968
    1. 1. Patricia (Emily) August 1913–1987 m. Charles (Herbert Richard) Lowe 1905–1972
      1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Lowe –1998 m. Donald (George) Farquhar 1929–1983
  2. 2. Engquorth Howchow 1895–1971
  3. 3. Engquork ((England) How) Chow 1888–1971
  4. 4. Christabella ((Chrissie) How) Chow 1885–1965
  5. 5. Alice (How) Chow 1894–1987 m. Dominic Lee 1878–1958
    1. 1. Lily (Sophia) Lee 1916–2015 m. Robert (Charles Allison) Howell 1905–1991
      1. 1. Arthur Lee 1934–1969
    2. 2. Rosa (Alice) Lee 1927–2016
    3. 3. Ethel Lee 1920–2001
    4. 4. Christabella Lee 1917–1994
    5. 5. Maybelle Lee 1918–1932
    6. 6. George Lee 1922–2010
    7. 7. Donald Lee 1926–2002
    8. 8. Basil Lee 1930–2015
    9. 9. Raymond Lee 1933–1994
  6. 6. Eang (King (George) How) Chow 1895–1971
  7. 7. Gone (Kew (Gunny) How) Chow 1886–1945
  8. 8. Jeanette ((Jinny) How) Chow 1890–1979

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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