Sophia Bickers (abt. 1820 - 1892)

Born about 1820 in Frostenden, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Died 1892 at about age 72 in Hoxne, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Sophia Bickers was born in Frostenden, Suffolk, England.

Sophia Bickers was born about 1820 and was baptized on 16 April 1820 in Frostenden, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, daughter of William Bickers (~1786 - 1887) and Mary (Cuddon) Bickers (~1797 - 1856.^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Jemima (Bickers) Feviser (~1822 - )
2. William Bickers (~1826 - 1852)
3. John Bickers (1830 - 1877)
4. Robert Bickers (1832 - )
5. Sarah (Bickers) Woolnough (1835 - 1866)
6. Samuel Bickers (~1838 - 1914)
7. Elizabeth Bickers (~1841 - 1852)

In the 1841 census Sophia (age 20) was in Wilby, Suffolk, England.^[2]

In the 1851 census Sophia (age 31) was the daughter of William Beckers in Wilby, Suffolk, England.^[3]

In the 1861 census Sophia (age 41) was the granddaughter of George Woolnough in Peasenhall, Suffolk, England.^[4]

In the 1871 census Sophia (age 52) was the housekeeper of Michael Brighton in Hoxne, Suffolk, England.^[5]

In the 1891 census Sophia (age 67) was in Hoxne, Hoxne, Suffolk, England.^[6]

Sophia's death (age 71) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1892 in the Hoxne district.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Ancestry Record 9841 #131371751 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bickers baptism on 16 Apr 1820, daughter of William Bickers & Mary, in Frostenden, Suffolk, England.
2. ↑ "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1026; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Wilby; County: Suffolk; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 7; GSU roll: 474639
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #9897943 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bicker (20) in Hoxne registration district.
3. ↑ "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1796; Folio: 338; Page: 30; GSU roll: 207445
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #4836289 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Beckers (31) daughter in household of William Beckers (66) in Hoxne registration district.
4. ↑ "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 1181; Folio: 32; Page: 35; GSU roll: 542769
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #17161840 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bickers (41) granddaughter in household of George Woolnough (30) in Blything registration district.
5. ↑ "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1739; Folio: 91; Page: 12; GSU roll: 830774
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #8494800 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bickers (52) housekeeper in household of Michael Brighton (76) in Hoxne registration district. Born in Wilby, Suffolk, England.
6. ↑ "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1460; Folio: 49; Page: 5; GSU roll: 6096570
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #24176915 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bickers (67) head of household in Hoxne registration district. Born in Welby, Suffolk, England.
7. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #2786746 (accessed 16 February 2022)
   Sophia Bickers death Jan-Feb-Mar 1892 in Hoxne (age 71) volume 4a page 587.