Roy Edward Soper (1903 - 1978)

Born 4 Mar 1903 in Paterson District, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel Ouida (Lawrence) Soper — married 20 Jul 1927 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Died 6 Aug 1978 at age 75 in Scone, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Roy was born in 1903 the sixth and last child of Edward Soper and Edith Lawrence. He married Ethel Ouida Lawrence in 1927 and they had six children: Daphne Irene, Dora May, Neita "June", Norma Doreen, Dallas Edward and Mavis.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Soper-106 created through the import of Prowse_Olsen FamilyTreeDec2011build55.GED on Jan 3, 2012 by Eddie Prowse. Orphaned Profile adopted by G. Heise 17 May 2018
• New South Wales Government, Justice, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index). Birth SOPER ROY E Registration No. 15125/1903 Father's given name(s) EDWARD Mother's given name(s) EDITH M A District PATERSON
• University of Newcastle Australia, Living Histories (22nd Jul 2020). Gresford Baptism Register, 1870 - 1928 page 51. In Website Living Histories. Retrieved 3rd Aug 2020 17:10, from [1]
  When Baptized: May 4 1903
  When Born: March 4 1903
  Child's Christian Name: Roy Edward
  Parents' Name: Edward & Edith Martha Soper
  Abode: Gresford
  Quality or Profession: Labourer
• The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939) Thu 13 Mar 1924 Page 4 Birthday Party at Lostock. Roy's 21st Birthday Party. [2]
• New South Wales Government, Justice, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index). Marriage Registration No. 13685/1927 Groom's family name SOPER Groom's given name(s) ROY E Bride's family name LAWRENCE Bride's given name(s) ETHEL O District SINGLETON
• New South Wales Government, Justice, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index). Death SOPER ROY EDWARD Registration No. 105398/1978 Father's given name(s) EDWARD Mother's given name(s) EDITH MARTHA ANN
• The Ryerson Index - SOPER Roy Edward Obituary 05AUG1978 Death 74 at Brancaster Nursing Home, Scone, late of Singleton, formerly of Gresford Scone Advocate 06SEP1978
• Australian Cemeteries Index, Whittingham (Singleton, New South Wales) Anglican Cemetery, Roy Edward Soper and Ethel Ouida Soper . [3]

Research Notes

• The Dorset Sopers, Robert Soper, 2012. Published by Pompacalie, Printed by Lulu. Page 155-156 [4]
• "Lawrence Family Lore" Heather Roobol and Jack Everett. 1995. Published Arimidale NSW. 486p. Page 480.