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Henry Soper (1869 - 1949)

Henry Soper
Born in Athol, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Husband of — married 18 May 1898 [location unknown]
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Died at age 80 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Henry was born on 13 April 1869 in a nursing home at Athol, Southland, New Zealand. He was the son of William Soper and Hannah Boyer.

In 1897 he was a ploughman living in Garston, being registered on the Wallace Electoral Roll[1].

He married Frances Louisa (Fanny) Harris on 18 May 1898[2] at Athol, Southland[3]. They had ten children.

  1. Gladys Mary (1899[4] -1973[5])
  2. Iris (1901[6] - 1901[7])
  3. Valentine Henry (1901[8] - 1901[9])
  4. Ivy Klerksdorp (Dearie) (1902[10] - 1993[11] )
  5. John Davis Henry (Jiggs) (1904[12] - 1964[13])
  6. Albert Victor (1906[14] - 1941[15])
  7. Isobel Johanna (Jo) (1909[16] -1983[17])
  8. Phillip Vane (Tilly) (1911[18] - 1992[19])
  9. Alice May Elizabeth (1914[20] - 2000[21])
  10. Andrew James (1918[22] - 1994[23])

He was a musician, providing music for various events in Garston for about 50 years. Typical was a function to welcome a newly-married couple to the district[24]. Henry sang, then was part of a band (which included his brothers Jack and Ernest) providing the music for the dance which went until midnight.

A surprise party was put on at his home in Garston for his 70th birthday on 29 April 1939[25]. Tributes were paid for his service in supplying music for socials and dances for about 50 years. His veterinary expertise in assisting sick animals in all parts of the district was noted too. He had proved himself a kind neighbour and a generous host. A list of family and friends present was given.

Henry died on 29 July 1949 aged 80 years[26]. An obituary was published in the Southland News[27]. He was buried at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Block/Plot: General - 33 / 374 on 1 August[28]. The inscription reads[29]:

In remembrance of Henry Beloved husband of Frances L Soper
Died 29th July 1949
Also the above Frances L
Died 9th Sep 1956 Aged 81 years

Research Notes

I have not found a birth registration for him on BDM Online.

Sources

  1. ↑ 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. District: Wallace. Year: 1897. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    Name: Henry Soper; Electoral Year: 1897; Residence Place: Garston, New Zealand; District: Wallace; Region or Province: Southland.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Marriage Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1898/2063 Bride=Frances Louisa Harris Groom=Henry Soper DOM=18/05/1898
  3. ↑ Papers Past: Untitled. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2211, 3 June 1898, Page 2 Accessed 2 Dec 2021
  4. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1899/12176 Soper, Gladys Mary Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=21/02/1899
  5. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1973/29693 Turner, Gladys Mary DOB=23 February 1899 DOD=13/05/1973
  6. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1901/16385 Soper, Iris Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=06/08/1901
  7. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1901/5600 Soper, Iris Age=4H DOD=06/08/1901
  8. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1901/16384 Soper, Valentine Henry Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=06/08/1901
  9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1901/5601 Soper, Valentine Henry Age=5D DOD=11/08/1901
  10. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1902/11906 Soper, Ivy Klerksdorp Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=13/06/1902
  11. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1993/51882 Soper, Ivy Klerksdorp DOB=13 June 1902 DOD=12/11/1993
  12. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1904/4194 Soper, John Davis Henry Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=13/05/1904
  13. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1964/45646 Soper, John David Henry Age=60Y DOD=09/07/1964
  14. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1906/1100 Soper, Albert Victor Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=24/05/1906
  15. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1945/67232 Soper, Albert Victor Age=35Y DOD=27/11/1941
  16. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 2 Dec 2021
    1909/26186 Soper, Isobel Johanna Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=15/05/1909
  17. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 2 Dec 2021
    1983/50135 Lane, Isobel Johanna DOB=15 May 1909 DOD=18/12/1983
  18. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1911/12635 Soper, Phillip Vane Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=06/06/1911
  19. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1992/53858 Soper, Phillip Vane DOB=6 June 1911 DOD=17/12/1992
  20. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1914/21192 Soper, Alice May Elizabeth Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=12/06/1914
  21. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    2000/972 McPherson, Alice May Elizabeth DOB=12 June 1914 DOD=04/01/2000
  22. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration. Accessed 3 Dec 2021
    1918/20995 Soper, Andrew James Mother=Frances Louisa Father=Henry DOB=01/07/1918
  23. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 14 Feb 2022
    1994/39600 Soper, Andrew James DOB=1 July 1918 DOD=23/01/1994
  24. ↑ Papers Past: PERSONAL NOTES. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3923, 12 November 1929, Page 4 Accessed 2 Dec 2021
  25. ↑ Papers Past: SURPRISE PARTY Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4415, 9 May 1939 Accessed 1 Jan 2020
  26. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jan 2020
    1949/29162 Soper, Henry Age=80Y DOD=29/07/1949
  27. ↑ "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W3-YGS5 : 25 October 2019), Mr Henry Soper, 30 Jul 1949; citing Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, various New Zealand newspapers; FHL microfilm 7,832,201.
  28. ↑ Invercargill City Council Cemetery Search Accessed 14 Feb 2022
  29. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209384395/henry-soper : accessed 02 December 2021), memorial page for Henry Soper (unknown–29 Jul 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #209384395, citing Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Invercargill City, 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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