Born before in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of John Greenaway
and Sarah (Stiles) Greenaway
Sister of
Kitty Greenaway, Thomas Greenway, William Greenaway, Elizabeth Greenaway, Mary Greenaway, James Greenaway, John (Greenaway) Greenway, Joseph Greenaway and Joseph Greenaway
Wife of
James Woodward
— married
22 Oct 1832 (to Jan 1838) in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Wife of
John Thornton
— married
5 Aug 1838 (to 1867) in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
James Woodward and Mark Thornton
Died
after age 62
in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.
Birth
Sophia Greenaway was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 18th March 1804.[1] Her parents were John and Sarah.
Marriage 1
James Woodward and Sophia Greenaway were married at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 22nd October 1832. They were bachelor and spinster and both of the parish. They were married by banns and both were illiterate as they made a cross for their mark on the register. The witnesses to the marriage were James Greenaway and Sophia Whitley.[2]
Marriage 2
John Thornton and Sophia Woodward were married on 5th August 1838 at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough.[3] John was of full age, a widower, working as a labourer and living in Long Hanborough, the son of William, a labourer. Sophia was also of full age, a widow, working as a gloveress and living in Long Hanborough, the daughter of John Greenaway, a labourer. They married by banns and whilst John signed his name, Sophia marked the register with a cross. The witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Hopcroft and Caroline Greenaway.[4]
Censuses
1841 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire[5]
- John Thornton, 30, ag lab, born in county
- Sophia Thornton, 35, born in county
- Ann Thornton, 8, born in county
- George Thornton, 6, born in county
1851 Residence: Handborough, Oxfordshire[6]
- John Thornton, head, mar, 39, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Sophia Thornton, wife, mar, 45, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Ann Thornton, dau, unm, 18, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
- George Thornton, son, 16, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
- William Smith, lodger, unm, 30, rail lab, born in N.K.
- Samuel Reynolds, lodger, mar, 30, rail lab, born in N.K.
1861 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire[7]
- John Thornton, head, mar, 49, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Sophia Thornton, wife, mar, 55, glover leather, born in Handborough, Oxon
Death
- Death:
- Type: WOODWARD, Sophia
- Date: 1867
- Place: London, England[8]
- Age: 63
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R1/4 Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/3 Image
- ↑ Register of Marriages: GRO Reference: 1838 S Quarter in Witney Volume 16 Page 143
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R3/4 Image
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Class: HO107; Piece: 890; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Handborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 8; Page: 1; Line: 1; GSU roll: 474576 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 1B Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 18; Page: 3; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): ED 5B Class: RG 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 79; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542719 Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ Page: GRO Vol 1c, Page 156, Dec 1867, Shoreditch
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