Born in India
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Bower
— married
30 Nov 1822 in Madras, Madras, India
Wife of
Henry Prior
— married
11 Aug 1828 in Madras, India
Descendants 
Mother of
George Boyes Prior
Died about
at about age 26
in Bengal, India
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2016
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Biography
According to a register that is titled "Madras Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials | Miscellaneous Dates" - Sophia was born on the 18th December 1807, and baptised on the 15th April 1812 at Trichinopoly in Madras, India.[1]
In November 1822, when barely 15 years of age, she married a Robert Bower. [2] Sadly he died less than 2 years later, at the age of 38. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "British India Office Births & Baptisms," database with images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 22 May 2021), image, "Madras Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials | Miscellaneous Dates, [vol.] 23," page 20, entry dated 15 April 1812 Trichinopoly, "Hester Sophia Daughter of John Shaw of Bengal and Margaret his wife, was born in ??? [cannot decipher place] 18 December 1807 baptised by me".
- ↑ "India Marriages, 1792-1948 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJ1-BQ5 : 5 February 2020), Robert Bower-Sophia Hester Shaw, 30 November 1822.
- ↑ "India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGPP-HPJ : 5 February 2020), Robert Bower, 1824.
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