Sophy (Wrenn) Morfey
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Sophy Louise (Wrenn) Morfey (1880 - 1955)

Sophy Louise Morfey formerly Wrenn
Born in Rye, Sussex, Englandmap
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Died at about age 74 in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Sophy was born in Rye Sussex on 29 September 1880. She is the daughter of Frederick William Wrenn and Sophia Peters. Sophy was christened in Rye on 5 December 1880.

At the time of the 1901 census, at her age 21, Sophy was residing in the Elizabeth Williamson household in Ashtead Surrey, where she was working as a 'servant'.

In 1903 in Rye, Sophy married Albert Edward Morfey. They became the parents of 2 children, Leonard born in 1906 and Alice born in 1911.

In the 1911 census, Sophy was living with son Leonard in the household of her father-in-law John Morfey. By 1939, Sophy and Albert were living along with their daughter Alice in Battle Sussex.

Sophy was widowed in 1947 and she passed away in Hastings Sussex in 1955 at age 74.

Sources

  • "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QF67-VZM : 22 February 2021), Sophy L Wrenn in household of Frederick W Wrenn, Stoke, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9X5-GCV : 20 May 2019), Sophie L Wrenn in household of Elizabeth H Williamson, Ashtead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Epsom subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26Q4-8CH : 13 December 2014), Sophie Louise Wrenn, 1903; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1903, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 25, Rye, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1911," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BX-P5H : 12 July 2019), Louise Morfey in household of John Morfey, Iden, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register - this record states: Albert E Morfey, b.d. 8 Mar 1870, married, farm worker; residing with wife Sophia L Morfey, b.d. 29 Sep 1880, unpaid domestic duties; and daughter Alice M Sherwood, b.d. 24 Nov 1911, married, unpaid domestic duties - all living at Houghton Green Cottages, Battle Sussex.




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