Walter Edgar Soper (1873 - 1938)

Born 19 Jul 1873 in Gresford, NSW, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe Emma (Wooderson) Soper — married 1900 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Died 26 Jun 1938 at age 64 in Swansea, NSW, Australia

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Biography

Walter was born in 1873 the second child of George Soper and Margaret Gillies.

Walter Edgar Soper was a mine deputy working in the coal mines of Kurri Kurri which were just to the south west of Newcastle. He married Phoebe Emma Wooderson in Newcastle in 1900 and they had 8 children. The Dorset Sopers, Robert Soper, 2012.

The New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index) has 9 children: Walter E (b. 1901), Lillian M (b. 1902), Arthur J (b. 1904), Vera E (b. 1906), Delia F (b. 1910), Esther H (b. 1910), Elizabeth C (b.1910), George (b. 1914) and Robert (b.1914).

Walter's wife Phoebe had another daughter Iona (Mrs T J Newell) born in 1897 before Walter and Phoebe were married. No father is given for Iona in the birth registration index.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Soper-136 created through the import of Prowse_Olsen FamilyTreeDec2011build55.GED on Jan 3, 2012 by Eddie Prowse. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Eddie and others. Orphaned Profile adopted by G. Heise 20 May 2018.
• New South Wales Government, Justice, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index). Birth SOPER WALTER EDGAR Rgistration No. 16719/1873 Father's given Name(s) GEORGE Mother's given name(s) MARGARET District PATERSON
• New South Wales Government, Justice, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Index). Marriage Registration No. 6712/1900 Groom's family name(s) SOPER Groom's given name(s) WALTER Bride's family name(s) WOODERSON Bride's given name(s) PHOEBE E District NEWCASTLE
• Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Sat 9 Jul 1938 Page 15 OBITUARY [1]
• Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Thu 26 Jun 1941 Page 6 Column 2 Family Notices. IN MEMORIAM, SOPER [2]
• Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Fri 26 Jun 1942 Page 2 Family Notices. IN MEMORIAM, SOPER [3]

Research Notes

• The Dorset Sopers, Robert Soper, 2012. Published by Pompacalie, Printed by Lulu. Page 162 [4]