Sophia (Parsons) Smith (1845 - 1908)

Born 31 Dec 1845 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Albert Smith — married Jul 1865 in Gillingham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1908 at age 62 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sophia (Parsons) Smith was born in Chatham, Kent, England.

Birth Sophia Parsons was born on 31 Dec 1845 at Chatham, Medway, Kent, England. She was the daughter of James Parsons and Sophia Briggs. ^[1][2]

Marriage On 24 Sep 1865 at Gillingham, Kent, England, Albert Smith son of James Smith, married Sophia Parsons, daughter of James Parsons.^{[3] [4]}

Children:

1. Elizabeth Clara 1866-1949^[5]

Death Sophia (Parsons) Smith age 63 died on 18 Feb 1908 at Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. ^[6]

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 29 February 1908: page 7.

SMITH.—On the 28th February, at her residence, Henrietta-street, Glenferrie (late of Richmond), Sophia, beloved wife of Albert Smith, loved mother of Mrs, J. Wharton, and grandmother of Mrs. Latham, Connie and Blanche Corneille, aged 63 years.

A patient sufferer at rest. ^[7]

Burial Sophia (Parsons) Smith and her husband, Albert Smith are buried together at at Boroondara General Cemetery, (C/E C 0201), Kew, Victoria, Australia. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: GRO Online Service Name: PARSONS, SOPHIA| Mother's Maiden Surname: BRIGGS | GRO Reference: 1846 March Quarter in MEDWAY | Volume 05 Page 386
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:265Z-L7Z : 1 October 2014), Sophia Parsons, 1846; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Medway, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: Free BMD England & Wales BMD Registration Index 1837-2007 SMITH Albert | married |PARSONS Sophia | September q. 1865| Medway district, Kent, England | Volume 2a Page 601
4. ↑ Marriage: "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-ZJ2M : 8 December 2017), Albert Smith and Sophia Parsons, 24 Sep 1865; citing Marriage, Gillingham, Kent, England, Kent Archives Office, Maidstone; FHL microfilm 1,042,494. Name Albert Smith| Sex Male| Marital Status Single|Father's Name James Smith| Spouse's Name Sophia Parsons|Spouse's Sex Female|Spouse's Marital Status Single|Spouse's Father's Name James Parsons|Event Type Marriage|Event Date 24 Sep 1865|Event Place Gillingham, Kent, England"
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215694453/elizabeth-c-wharton: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth C Wharton (1866–13 Sep 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #215694453, citing Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia.
6. ↑ Death: VIC, Australia BDM Index SMITH Sophia |Death| Mother: Sophia BRIGGS| Father: Parsons Jas| Died: Hawth| Age: 63| Year: 1908| Reg. No. 2066/1908| Reg. Victoria, Australia
7. ↑ Family Notices (1908, February 29). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196110111
8. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208254550/sophia-smith: accessed 13 May 2023), memorial page for Sophia Smith (1845–29 Feb 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #208254550, citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia.