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Hannah Taylor (Boyer) Soper (1843 - 1918)

Hannah Taylor Soper formerly Boyer
Born in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 6 Dec 1857 in Cathcart, New South Wales, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 74 in Garston, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

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Hannah (Boyer) Soper was born in England.

Hannah was born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England on 29 September 1843, and her birth was registered in the third quarter of 1843 at Holbeach, Lincolnshire[1]. She was the daughter of William Francis Boyer and Ann Pitts.

In 1851 she was living with her parents, William (an agricultural labourer aged 37) and Ann (a dressmaker aged 42), and four siblings - Jane (13), Henry (11), William (9) and John (5) - at Wisbech Road, Stow Bardolph, Norfolk[2]. She was a scholar aged 7 and born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.

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Hannah (Boyer) Soper migrated from United Kingdom to Colony of Victoria.
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She emigrated to Victoria with her parents and four siblings leaving Liverpool on 28 August 1852 aboard the Marmion, a ship of 290 tons built at Newcastle in 1843[3]. They disembarked at Portland Bay, Victoria on the 4 December 1852.

It was on 6 December 1857 at Cathcart, Colony of New South Wales that William Davis Soper and Hannah Taylor Boyer were married. She was only 14 years old. William and Hannah had three daughters and thirteen sons. The first thee children were born before they moved to New Zealand.

  1. Elizabeth Ann was born at Cooks River, Glebe, Colony of New South Wales (1859[4] - 1859[5])
  2. William Thomas was born at Emu Flat, Amherst, Colony of Victoria (1860[6] - 1919[7])
  3. William Francis a.k.a. Thomas William (known as Tom) was born at Amherst, Victoria (1861[8] - 1924[9])
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Hannah (Boyer) Soper migrated from Colony of Victoria to New Zealand.
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The family emigrated to Southland from Melbourne on the French barque St Clare in the spring of 1862. W. D. was a pioneer of the goldfields at the Nokomai River, a tributary of the Mataura River in Southland. They had thirteen more children.

  1. Richard Francis was born at Invercargill (1863[10] - 1885[11])
  2. John Taylor was born at Nokomai, Southland (1865[12]-1935[13])
  3. Mary Ann was born at Nokomai (1867 - 1918[14])
  4. Henry was born at Athol (1869 -1949[15])
  5. Ernest was born at Nokomai (1870[16] - 1947[17])
  6. Alfred Edward was born at Nokomai (1872[18] - 1954[19])
  7. Samuel was born at Paradise Gully (1874[20] - 1942[21])
  8. Charles Edwin was born at Nokomai (1875[22] - 1961[23])
  9. Hannah was born at Garston (1877[24] - 1968[25])
  10. George Albert was born at Garston (1879[26] - 1968[27])
  11. Francis was born at Garston (1881[28] - 1951[29])
  12. David was born at Garston (1882[30] - 1956[31])
  13. Arthur Edward was born at Garston (1884[32] - 1947[33])

In 1894 she was a housekeeper living with her husband, a farmer, at Garston, both being on the Wallace Electoral Roll[34].

W. D. died on 7 November 1903[35]. She was a widow living at Atholl in 1914, being registered on the Wakatipu Electoral Roll[36].

Hannah died aged 75 years on 4 July 1918[37] at the home of her daughter, Mary Thompson, Waianiwa, Southland[38]. At the time of her death it was claimed that she had 82 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She was buried with her husband, William, at Garston Cemetery, Southland, New Zealand, 12 Block II[39]. The inscription reads:

Sacred to the memory of Our dear father William Davis Soper
Who died on 7th November 1903 Aged 72 years.
Also of his wife Hannah Taylor Soper
Who died 4th July 1918 In her 75th year.
"In my father's house are many mansions
I go to prepare a place for you".

Research Notes

I have not yet found a record for the marriage of W.D. and Hannah in the State of Victoria marriage records.

Sources

  1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office GRO Online Indexes - Birth Accessed 1 May 2022
    Boyer, Hannah (Mother's maiden name: Pitts).
    GRO Reference: 1843 Jul-Aug-Sep in Holbeach Volume 14 Page 401.
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXD-3QB : 9 November 2019), H Boyer in household of William Boyer, Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, England; citing Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, England, p. 28, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Accessed 2 Dec 2021
  3. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria Assisted Passenger Lists, (1839-1841), Record Series Number VPRS 14 Accessed 9 Jan 2020
    BOYER, HANNAH Age=9 Ship=MARMION Date arrived=1852-12 Book=6 Page=125
  4. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, New South Wales. Online index. Accessed 10 Mar 2022
    SOPER ELIZABETH A; Reg no=2590/1859; Father=WILLIAM D; Mother=HANNAH T; District=GLEBE
  5. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, New South Wales. Online index. Accessed 10 Mar 2022
    SOPER ELIZABETH A; Reg no=1702/1859; Father=WILLIAM; Mother=HANNAH T; District=GLEBE
  6. ↑ Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Online index. Birth Index. Accessed 4 Feb 2022
    Registration number: 9614 / 1860; Family name: SOPER; Given name(s): M; Place of event: AMHE[ARST] , Australia; Mother's name: Anna; Mother's family name at birth: BOYER; Father's Name: William
  7. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 4 Feb 2022
    1919/3192 Soper, William Thomas Age=59Y DOD=16/06/1919
  8. ↑ Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Online index. Birth Index. Accessed 4 Feb 2022
    Registration number: 22341 / 1861; Family name: SOPER; Given name(s): William Francis; Place of event: AMHERST, Australia; Mother's name: Hannah Taylor; Mother's family name at birth: BOYER; Father's Name: William Davis
  9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 4 Feb 2022
    1924/10409 Soper, Thomas William Age=-63Y DOD=09/11/1924
  10. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1864/21813 Soper, Richard Francis Mother=Hannah Father=William David (mistranscription of Davis) DOB=12/12/1863
  11. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1885/1890 Soper, Richard Francis Age=71Y (age incorrect, should be 21) DOD=29/03/1885
  12. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1866/32252 Soper, John Taylor Mother=Hannah Taylor father=William Davis DOB=14/09/1865
  13. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1935/24062 Soper, John Taylor Age=70Y DOD=30/09/1935
  14. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1918/15828 Thompson, Mary Ann Age=51Y DOD=14/11/1918
  15. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1949/29162 Soper, Henry Age=80Y DOD=29/07/1949
  16. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 8 Jan 2020
    1871/39694 Soper, Ernest Mother=Hannah Father=William DOB=26/12/1870
  17. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 8 Jan 2020
    1947/22573 Soper, Ernest Age=76Y DOD=08/05/1947
  18. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1872/39673 Soper, Charles Edward Mother=Hannah Father=William Davis DOB=14/08/1872
  19. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1954/27521 Soper, Alfred Edward Age=83Y DOD=07/11/1954
  20. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 31 Dec 2019
    1874/31182 Soper, Samuel Mother=Hannah Taylor Father=William Davis DOB=14/04/1874
  21. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 31 Dec 2019
    1942/32425 Soper, Samuel Age=68Y DOD=14/11/1942
  22. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Jan 2020
    1876/9439 Soper, Charles Edwin Mother=Hannah Taylor Father=William Davis DOB=18/12/1875
  23. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 3 Jan 2020
    1961/38353 Soper, Charles Edwin Age=85Y DOD=29/10/1961
  24. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1877/9392 Soper, Hannah Mother=Hannah Father=William Davis DOB=27/09/1877
  25. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1962/25904 Price, Hannah Age=84Y DOD=23/04/1962
  26. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Jan 2020
    1879/10835 Soper, George Albert Mother=Hannah Taylor Father=William Davis DOB=13/06/1879
  27. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 3 Jan 2020
    1968/47596 Soper, George Albert Age=89Y DOD=18/07/1968
  28. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 8 Jan 2020
    1881/5840 Soper, Francis Mother=Hannah Taylor Father=William Davis DOB=12/02/1881
  29. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 8 Jan 20020
    1951/29268 Soper, Francis Age=70Y DOD=13/08/1951
  30. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 13 Feb 2022
    1883/19213 Soper, David Mother=Hannah Father=William David [Davis] DOB=30/12/1882
  31. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 13 Feb 2022
    1956/23120 Soper, David Age= 73Y DOD=17/8/1956
  32. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Birth Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1884/18833 Soper, Arthur Edward Mother=Hannah Taylor Father=William Davis DOB=02/10/1884
  33. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1947/19495 Soper, Arthur Edward Age=62Y DOD=21/3/1947
  34. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    Name: Hannah Taylor Soper; Electoral Year: 1894; Residence Place: Garston, New Zealand; District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland.
  35. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1903/8375 Soper, William Davis Age=72Y DOD=07/11/1903
  36. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    Name: Hannah Taylor Soper; Electoral Year: 1914; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Wakatipu; Region or Province: Otago.
  37. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020 :1918/6899 Soper, Hannah Taylor Age=75Y DOD=04/07/1918
  38. ↑ Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Accessed 9 Jan 2020
    DEATH. Southland Times, Issue 17827, 5 July 1918
  39. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123071821/hannah-taylor-soper : accessed 02 December 2021), memorial page for Hannah Taylor Boyer Soper (29 Sep 1843–4 Jul 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #123071821, citing Garston Cemetery, Garston, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand ; Maintained by Loopy Lass (contributor 47916679) .
  • Soper, Lyndel A, Soper, Lesley. Live and Let Live: the History of the Soper family. Invercargill, New Zealand: Soper Reunion Committee, 2011. 2nd edition.

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Carly Sutton
This was an interesting read - Hannah's Brother, Henry Boyer, is my 3xggrandfather, Hannah Soper and a Robert Davies (?) were the witness signatures on his marriage certificate that solves a bit of a puzzle (though I am still struggling to find anything about his wife Jane Glass anywhere) thanks for the info :)
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