Sophia Poysden (née Chapple) 1801 - 1881

Sophia Chapple, the 3 times great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Blean, Kent, England in 18011,2,3,4,5,6,7 and married George Poysden (an agricultural laborer with whom she had 3 children: Esther, Mary and Mary) at Ss Cosmus & Damian in Blean on Dec 27, 18248.

Sophia spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: in Harbledown, Kent, England in 18411; in Chartham Hatch on Mar 30, 185111; in Chartham in 18613; and in Chartham Hatch on Apr 2, 187110 following the death of her husband on Jan 23, 1865.

She died on Feb 20, 1881 in Chartham, Kent6 (old age. www.freebmd.org.uk) and was buried there at St Mary's Church on Feb 26, 18819.

Children

1. Esther was born in 1825
2. Mary was born in 1825
3. Mary was born c. 1828

Citations

1. 1841 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National
2. 1851 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National
3. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
4. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
5. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
6. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
7. Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry burials 1538-1988 - Findmypast
8. England Marriages 1538-1973 - Findmypast
9. England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991 - Findmypast
10. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 70 and the head of the household)
11. 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 51 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

Sophia Chapple - death certificate

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