Sophia (1808?-1864)

  • Name:

  • Sophia

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1808 (est)

  • Bethnal Green, Middlesex1

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 42-43)

  • silk winder||; Southwark, Surrey2

  • Death:

  • Mar 1864 (age 55-56)

  • Whitechapel, Middlesex3

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • James Quince (1807?-1872)

  • Children:

  • Charles Quince (1830?- )

  •  

  • James Quince (1835?- )

  •  

  • Susanna Sophia Quince (1839?- )

  •  

  • Henry Quince (1844-1934)

  •  

  • Mary Quince (1847?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1829 (est) (age 20-21)

  • Bethnal Green, Middlesex4

  •  

  • The 1851 Census for James Quince gives his wife's name as Sophia.Their oldest son Charles was 21 at the time which gives 1829 as their probable year of marriage. As Sophia was born in Bethnal Green they were probably married there.

  • Census 1851:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 42-43)

  • 5 Falstaff Yard, St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey5

  •  

  • The household consisted of James, his wife Sophia and their 6 children Charles, James, Susanna, Henry and Mary. The family shared the house with another family of 7 making 14 in all. There is no indication as to the size of the house.

  • Census 1861:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 52-53)

  • 1 Little John Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex6

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  • The household consisted of James, his wife Sophia and their 2 youngest children Henry & Mary. The family shared the house with another family of 3 making 7 in all. There is no indication as to the size of the house.

Sources

1.

1861 Census for Household of James Quince, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Whitechapel, Middlesex, Folio: 68, Page: 28. Sophia Quince wife of James Quince age 55 (i.e. born 1808) in Bethnal Green. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/267.

2.

1851 England Census St James the Martyr, Southwark, Middlesex for James Quince, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St James the Martyr, Southwark, Middlesex, Folio: 267, Page: 47. Sophia Quince employed as a silk winder in Southwark. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.

3.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Sophia Quince, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Whitechapel, Volume: 1c, Page: 305, (Period, Jan-Mar 1864). CRI(E&W) for Death of Sophia Quince (143)Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1864Surname QuinceGiven Names SophiaAge ---Registration District Whitechapel. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

4.

1851 England Census St James the Martyr, Southwark, Middlesex for James Quince, Census Type: 1851 England, Census Place: St James the Martyr, Southwark, Middlesex, Folio: 267, Page: 47. The 1851 Census for James Quince gives his wife's name as Sophia. She was 41 at the time and born in Bethnal Green. Their oldest son Charles was 21. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.

5.

Ibid. 1851 Census for James Quince (142)Parish of St George the MartyrEcclesiastical District of St StephensBorough of Southwark Address 5 Falstaff YardId NamesRelCondAgeOccupationWhere Born142James QuinceHeadMar44Willow CutterSpitalfields, Middlesex143Sophia QuinceWifeMar41Silk WinderBethnal Green, Middlesex145Charles QuinceSonU21Glass BlowerBethnal Green, Middlesex146James QuinceSon16Errand BoyMile End, Middlesex147Susanah QuinceDaug12Mile End, Middlesex141Henry QuinceSon7Southwark, Surrey144Mary QuinceDaug4Southwark, Surrey. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.

6.

1861 Census for Household of James Quince, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Whitechapel, Middlesex, Folio: 68, Page: 28. 1861 Census for James Quince (142)County of MiddlesexParish of WhitechapelSub-District Mile End New Town Parliamentary Borough Tower HamletsEcclesiastical District St MaryAddress 1 Little John StreetId NamesRelCondAgeOccupationWhere Born142James QuinceHeadMar58LabourerBethnal Green, Middlesex143Sophia QuinceWifeMar55Bethnal Green141Henry QuinceSonU17LabourerSouthwark, Kent144Mary QuinceDaug14Southwark, Kent. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/267.