Harriet Ada Daphne COKER

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160457711

Notes:

Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Harriett Ada Daphne Coker Birth date: 17/01/1905
Mother's name: Emily Ellen Sophia Aldridge Father/parent's name: Harry Coker
Registration details: 1905/C/8863

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Died:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160457711/harriet-ada_daphne-moss

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Harriet married Herbert William MOSS on 27 Feb 1926 in Queensland, Australia. Herbert was born on 13 Sep 1901 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; died on 21 Jan 1974 in Emu Park, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 22 Jan 1974 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Marriage registration: Harriet Ada Daphne Coker
Marriage date: 27/02/1926
Spouse's name: Herbert William Moss
Registration details: 1926/C/94

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1. Daune Aldridge MOSS was born on 4 Mar 1927 in Queensland, Australia; died on 14 Oct 2005 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
2. Cyril Herbert MOSS was born on 24 Sep 1928 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia; died on 11 Nov 2017 in Homefield Aged Care, Mackay, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Nov 2017 in Mackay City Cemetery.
3. Roy Philip MOSS was born on 7 Jun 1930 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia; died on 11 May 2007 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; was buried in May 2007 in Yuleba, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.
4. Edna Pauline MOSS was born on 13 Sep 1931 in Queensland, Australia; died on 20 Jun 2009 in Rubyvale, Queensland, Australia.
5. Coral Emily Maude MOSS was born on 23 Sep 1932 in Queensland, Australia; died on 26 Sep 2012 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
6. Graham MOSS was born on 3 Jan 1935 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia; died on 14 May 2000 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miner, builder
• _FGRAVE: 160445446
• Residence: 1903-08, Shandon Hill, Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia
• Residence: 1913-19, Kabra, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Birth:
Harry Coker 1 Sept 1868 Limehouse.
(From Coker London Research group June 2004)

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: Harry Coker Death date: 16/10/1924
Mother's name: Emily Lee Father/parent's name: James Coker
Registration details: 1924/C/4166

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Buried:
Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

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Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

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Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

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Harry married Emily Helen Sophia ALDRIDGE on 31 May 1899 in Methodist Manse, East St, Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia. Emily (daughter of Henry ALDRIDGE and Harriet PHILLIPS) was born on 20 Jun 1876 in Logan Village, Queensland, Australia; died on 23 Jun 1970 in Kabra, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 24 Jun 1970 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 160445444

Notes:

Birth:
Transcript of birth cert. 1876 births in the district of Oxley in the Colony of Queensland. 3748/130, 20 Jun 1876 at Logan Village. Emily Helen* Sophia, female. Father Henry Aldridge, butcher, aged 29, born Hartford#, Herts, England. Married 16 Jun 1870 at Maryborough, Queensland, Living child Elizabeth 4 years. Mother Harriett formerly Phillips, aged 27, born London, Middlesex, England. Informant Harriett Aldridge, mother, Grey Street.
*Ellen in later documents
#Henry born Welwyn, Hertfordshire

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https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Emily Helen Sophia Aldridge
Birth date: 20/06/1876
Mother's name: Harriett Phillips Father/parent's name: Henry Aldridge
Registration details:1876/C/3748

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Died:
Deaths in the district of Rockhampton in the state of Queensland. No 348, 23 June 1970 at Kabra, Emily Ellen Sophia Coker, aged pensioner, female, 94 years. Cause: Pneumonia, five days. Parents: Harry Aldridge, assayer, Harriet Phillips. Buried 24 June 1970 North Rockhampton Cemetery. Where born, Brisbane, Queensland, life in Queensland. Where married Mount Morgan, Queensland, aged 23, to Harry Coker.
Issue living: Walter Frederick, aged 69, John Alex, aged 68, Harry Lawrence, aged 67, Daphne Harriet, aged 65, Archibald Aldridge, aged 63, Edna May,a ged 61, Arthur Roy, aged 57, Charles Cyril, aged 51.

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https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: Emily Ellen Sophia Coker
Death date: 23/06/1970
Mother's name: Harriet Phillips Father/parent's name:Harry Aldridge
Registration details: 1970/C/3127

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Burial entry:
COKER Emily Ellen Sophia F 94
Tuesday, 23 June 1970
Wednesday, 24 June 1970
SALV 3 3 4

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Buried:
Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

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Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

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Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

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Notes:

Married:
Copy of certificate of marriage
I David Boyd being a Methodist Minister do hereby certify that I have this day at the Methodist Manse East Mt Morgan duty celebrated marriage between Harry Coker Miner of West Mount Morgan aged 32 years born London Middlesex England Father James Martin Coker (Note: James Martin Coker was Harry's brother, his father's name was James Thomas Coker) clerk, mother Emily Lee AND Emily Ellen Sophia Aldridge of Shandon Hill, Mt Morgan, spinster aged 22, born Logan in Moreton Shire, Queensland. Father Henry Aldridge miner, mother Harriet Phillips. Witnesses Charles Dobbs and Elizabeth Dobbs. Dated this 31st day of May 1899.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Warehouseman (1861), Rigger/Apprentice Printer
• _FGRAVE: 160445447
• Residence: 1903-19, Upper Glenmore Rd, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Occupation: 1883-90; Town Clerk, North Rockhampton Borough Council
• Census: 1851, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1864; Mercantile clerk
• Residence: 1864, 44 Nicholas St, Mile End, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1866; Lithographic printer
• Residence: 1866, 15 Bromley St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Emigration: 30 Jul 1870, From London, England to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Emigrated 30 July 1870 from London, England. Arrived on ship Royal Dane in Rockhampton 19 November 1870. With him were his wife Emily Lee and children Jane (11), Emily (9), Ada (7), Leonard (5), Arthur (4) and Henry (2). Lived in Upper Glenmore Rd, Rockhampton. Employed as a clerk 1882; as an accountant (1903-1916).

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Birth:
St Annes Limehouse, Stepney: James Thomas Coker. Parents William Coker Master Rigger and Mother Jane. id no. 4086, entry no 2098 : Birth date 22 Sept 1841,
Baptism date 24 Oct 1841.

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Census:
1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney.
Jane Coker, head, widow, aged 44, Rigger's widow, born Wapping, Middlesex
William J. T. Coker, son, unm, aged 19, apprentice grainer & house decorator, born Limehouse
Edward Coker, son, aged 11, scholar, born Limehouse
James T Coker, son, aged 9, scholar
Caroline Livingstone, visitor, married, aged 33, born Islington
Charlotte Winbourne, nurse, married, aged 41, servant nurse, born Greenwich, Kent

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Residence:
As per baptism entries for daughters Emily and Ada.

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Died:
1920 death in the district of Rockhampton in the State of Queensland. Number 3765 273
When, where: 3 August 1920 at Upper Glenmore North Rockhampton.
Name: James Thomas Coker male 78 years 11 months. Cause: Arterio Sclerosis, senility. Medical attendant: Dr F.C.Wooster. When last seen, 29 July, 1920
Informant: Mary Coker, daughter-in-law, Charles Street, North Rockhampton.
Burial: 4 August, 1920, North Rockhampton Cemetery.
Where born: London, Middlesex England. How long in Australia: 50 years. Married: Barking, Sussex, England at 17 years to Emily Lee
Issue still living: Jane Elizabeth 60, Emily Florence 57, Ada 54, Arthur 51, Harry 49, Albert Napier 41, Herbert Leslie 39, Archibald Lawson 38
Deceased 5 males, 3 females
NOTE: Nine boys and seven girls in records.

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Buried:
Coker family plot at the North Rockhampton Cemetery is in the Church of England area Compartment 3, Section 3. There are eight burials; three each in graves 4, 5 and two in grave 6. Buried in grave 4 are: Arthur Coker 28/2/1945, Emily Ellen Coker 24/6/1970 and Estel Frances Maud Coker 16/1/1886.
Buried in grave 5 are: Arthur Coker 22/12/1925, Harry Coker 17/10/1924 and James Thomas Coker 4/8/1920. Buried in grave 6 are: Constance Ellen Coker 28/3/1884 and Mary Florence Coker 6/12/1902

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Burial entry: COKER James Thomas M adult Wednesday, 4 August 1920 CE 3 3 6

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Burial entry: COKER Harry M 58 Thursday, 16 October 1924 Friday, 17 October 1924 CE 3 3 5

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James married Emily LEE on 7 Jun 1858 in St Margaret's, Barking, Romford, Essex, England, UK. Emily (daughter of Thomas LEE and Emma ALLEN) was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Barking, Essex, England; died on 12 Feb 1924 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1924 in Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 204860214
• Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
• Census: 1861, 4 Church Street, Hackney, London, England
• Occupation: 1890; Midwife/nurse
• Residence: 1920, 212 Brisbane St, Perth, Western Australia

Notes:

Her younger sister Sarah married her husband's brother Frederick.

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Census:
1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham

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Census:
1861 census for Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England, 76 Church St:
James Thomas Coker, 20, Warehouseman born Stepney
Emily Coker, 20, born Barking, Essex
Jane Elizabeth Coker, 2, born Ratcliff, Middlesex.
Ref: RG09, Piece 158, Folio 33 , Page 13

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Occupation:
Saturday 29 November 1890 advert in Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

MRS. COKER, Experienced Nurse, North

Rockhampton. Highest References. Superior Accommodation for Ladies Desiring Special Attention.

Tuesday 8 December 1891
MRS. E. COKER, Midwife and Ladies' nurse, Charles-street, North Rockhampton.

Residence:
As per public curator's document.

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Died:
Death in the state of Western Australia. 12 Feb 1924, Emily Coker, nurse, female, 82 years. Causes Pachaxia?, malignant ovaries. Father Thomas Lee, farmer, mother Emma ---. Buried 13 Feb 1924, Anglican Cemetery, Kanakatta. Born Kent, England, lived Queensland, 30 years, Western Australia, 20 years. Married Kent, England, aged 17, to James Thomas Coker. Children Jane Elizabeth 64, Emily Florence, 53, Arthur Bernard?, 52, Ada Mary, 50, Harry, 48, Albert Napier, 45, Herbert Leslie, 45, Archibald Lawson, 42. Deceased: Four males, three females.

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Buried:
http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00029172
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board First Name EMILY Last Name COKER KB00029172 Karrakatta Burial Aged (Years) 82 Date of Death 12/02/1924 Suburb PERTH Grave Location KARRAKATTA CEMETERY Cemetery ANGLICAN Area or Denomination JA Section 0172 Grant Number K0015054 Grantee Grant Status EXPIRED At today's date Expiry 12/02/1974 Renewal Status RENEWAL COMPLETE

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Notes:

Married:
Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935
Name: James Thomas Coker Gender: Male Marriage Age: 18 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1840
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1858 Marriage Place: Barking, St Margaret, Essex, England
Father: William Coker
Spouse: Emily Lee

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1858 Marriage solemnised at St Margaret's Church in the Parish of Barking in the county of Essex
No 346, June 7. James Thomas Coker, 18, bachelor, rigger of Barking. Father: William Coker, rigger AND Emily Lee 18 spinster of Barking. Father: Thomas Lee, farmer.
Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the established church after banns by me H.F.Seymour. Witesses: Thomas Bray and Selina Allen.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Gold miner, butcher, publican, rouseabout
• _FGRAVE: 140403898
• Census: 1841, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Emigration: Jul 1859, To Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on the Glentanner
• Residence: 1914, Royal Hotel, Moonmerra, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

First arrived in Australia, July 1859 on the Glentanner. He went back to England in 1883 on the Liguria. With money he inherited from his uncle Harry Aldridge's estate, Henry went back to Welwyn, Hertfordshire At Welwyn, he bought back the Black Horse Inn, a pub his father had owned 30-odd years earlier. Thereafter Henry ran a carrying business from Hertford and conducted gold panning displays at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition at Crystal Palace in London in 1886. Returned to Australia on Chimborazo in 1886 (arrived Sydney 9 September).

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Birth:
Baptism entry and from Henry Aldridge memoirs and IGI

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NR45-CMD

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Census:
In the 1841 census James and Sarah are at the Brickwall Hotel, Digswell, Welwyn, with the following children:
George 20, William ?, Sarah 16, Henry 15, Mary ?, Edward 5

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Census:
1851 census for Fore St, Brick Wall, Welwyn:
William Aldridge, head, aged 32, beershopkeeper, born Stevenage
Mary A Aldridge, wife, aged 38, born Welwyn
Henry Aldridge, son, aged 6, scholar, born Welwyn
William Smith stepson, unm, aged 16, app shoemaker, born Marleybone, Middlesex
William Smith, father-in-law, aged 66, pauper (formerly thatcher), born Offley, Herts

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Residence:
Found in Post Office directory in 1914 at Royal Hotel, Moonmera

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Died:
1926 deaths in the district of Rockhampton, no 423.
21 Nov 1926 at General Hospital Rockhampton, Henry Aldridge, hotel keeper, aged 82 years. Causes: Senility, myacardial degeneration, cardiac failure. Parents: William Aldridge, hotel proprietor and Mary Ann Smith. Born Hertfordshire, England. Lived 63 years in Queensland. Married (1) Maryborough, Queensland, aged 25 to Harriett Phillips and (2) Rockhampton, Queensland, aged 49 years to Sarah Ann Adams.
Children: Elizabeth, 53, Emily Ellen, 50, Edward Henry, 46 and Walter Burdekin, 44. Deceased, 1 male.
Certified by Walter B. Aldridge, son, Bouldercome and by M.MacKinnon, dispenser, General Hospital, Rockhampton. Buried 22 Nov 1926, Rockhampton Cemetery.

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Henry married Harriet PHILLIPS on 16 Jun 1870 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Harriet (daughter of George Daniel PHILLIPS and Sophia BYGRAVES) was born in Jan 1848 in Pancras, London, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 15 Dec 1892 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 16 Dec 1892 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, No 20 Knottisford St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, No 17 Park St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Emigration: 15 Apr 1870, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Have yet to satisfactorily trace Harriet's family. She may have been born about 1848 and not 1850. There is a Harriet Phillips on the 1851 census at Knottisford St, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, the daughter of George Phillips (weaver) and Sophia. By 1861, they are at Park St, Bethnall Green and the household is George Phillips, head, aged 39, weaver, born Spitalfields; Sophia Phillips, wife, aged 33, seamstress, born Surrey, Harriett, dau, aged 13, born Shoreditch; Thomas, son, aged 5, born Bethnal Green; Henry, son, aged 3, born St Saviours, Surrey. Harriet's mother was known to be alive in 1883 as she met the boat which brought Harriet and her family back from Australia. But yet to track Sophia on 1871 census. On 1881 census, she seems to be at Corbon Rd, Tower Hamlets, aged 60, a widow, needle woman, born Surrey with daughter Jane, aged 19, needle woman, born Surrey. There is also an Elizabeth Phillips, widow, living next door.

Birth:
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Harriett Phillips Registration Date: 1848 Quarter of the Year: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Place: Pancras, London, England Volume: 1 Page: 293

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Census:
1851 census for No 20 Knottisford St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London:
http://tinyurl.com/m3u95h
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1540; Folio: 117; Page: 12; GSU roll: 174770.
George PHILLIPS, head, married, aged 26, weaver, born Bethnal Green
Sophia PHILLIPS, wife, aged 24, born Hackney
Harriet PHILLIPS, dau, unm, aged 3, born Hackney

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Census:
1861 census for No 17 Park St, Bethnal Green:
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 256; Folio: 3; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542601.
George PHILLIPS, head, aged 39, weaver, born Spitalfields
Sophia PHILLIPS, wife, aged 33, seamstress, born Surrey
Harriett PHILLIPS, dau, aged 13, born Shoreditch
Thomas PHILLIPS, son, aged 5, born Bethnal Green
Henry PHILLIPS, son, aged 3, born St Saviours, Surrey.

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Emigration:
Information from Kevin J. Morton (tekmar@opera.iinet.net.au)
Harriet Phillips (20) was a passenger on board the "Maryborough" which sailed from Gravesend England on the 9th December 1869 and arrived in Brisbane Australia on the 15th April 1870, with 114 passengers on board.
The "Maryborough" was originally the "Robert Parker" and was renamed on the 10th April 1862 when she was purchased by Baines & Co. of the Blackwall Line.

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Died:
Qld State Library death ref: 92/004270.
Australia Death Index, 1787-1985. Name: Harriet Aldridge. Death Date: 15 Dec 1892. Death Place: Queensland. Father's Name: Thomas Phillips
Mother's Name: Sophia Bygraves. Registration Year: 1892. Registration Place: Queensland. Registration Number: 004270
Page Number: 270

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Notes:

Married:
Reference 1870/C316: No 569, 16 June 1870, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Henry ALDRIDGE, bachelor, born Hertfordshire, England, miner, aged 23, address Maryborough, son of William ALDRIDGE (publican) and Mary Ann Smith.
AND Harriett PHILLIPS, spinster, born London, Middlesex, England, domestic, aged 21, address Maryborough, dau of George PHILLIPS (lint manufacturer) and Sophia Bygraves at Office of the District Registrar and Maryborough. Witnesses: William Archer and Emily Archer. (NOTE: Henry gives their surname as Akers in his memoirs)

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Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Saturday 18 June 1870, page 2
MARRIED. On the 16th of June instant, by Mr. J. H. Stevens, Registrar of Marriages, Maryborough, Mr. Henry Aldridge to Miss Harriet Phillips, both of Maryborough. The Chronicle. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1870.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Seaman, Rigger, Ship Chandler
• Census: 1841, 10 Henry St, York Square, The Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England
• Will: 1851, London, England

Notes:

From Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives: TH/4618: Re property in Narrow Street: Admission in fee of William Coker, William John Tyler Coker, Edward Coker, James Thomas Coker, Francis Thomas Coker and John Septimus Coker as sons and heirs of W. Coker deceased, 23 Jul 1867 TH/4903: re property in Narrow Street: Admission in fee of W. Coker, 15 Feb 1850 TH/6534: re property in Queen Street, Ratcliff: Assurance of property 1 Dec 1849 (mentions Wm Coker the Younger) and Lease of warehouse and other premises (mentions Jane Coker, widow), 22 Feb 1856 TH/7267: re property in Narrow Street: Admission of Jane Coker, James Swinton and John Stonehewer in fee upon trust by the will of William Coker, re part of a rigging house, 17 Jul 1851 TH/7268: re property in Narrow Street: Admission of Henry Vane in fee on surrender of James Swinton, John Stonehewer, William John Tyler Coker, Edward Coker, James Thomas Coker and Francis Thomas Coker, of part of rigging house, 23 Jul 1867. Borough Archivist Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives Bancroft Library 277 Bancroft Road London E1 4DQ
Link to 1868 map of the area: http://london1868.com/weller47.htm

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Birth:
Tower Hamlets St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney 1802-1812
1881 March 3, William son of William Coker, Racliffe, rigger, and Elizaberth, born 3 Nov 1806.
Francis, son of the above, born 12 June 1810.

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Census:
1841 census for the Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England: No 10 Henry St, York Square:
Wm Coker, 35, rigger
Jane Coker, 35
William Coker, 9
Edward Coker, 2
Ann Jeaking?, 15, f.s.

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Will:

This is the last will and testament of me William Coker of Henry Street, York Square East Stepney in the County of Middlesex but carrying on business at Number 12 Narrow Street Southwark in the said Country said chandler and rigger. I hereby nominate and appoint my dear wife Jane Coker and my friends James Swinton of Lower Sarswell? in the County of Middlesex in the County of? Middlesex gentleman and John Stonehewer of 86 Queen Street ??? in the City of London Pattern Designer executrix and executors in trust of this my will hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made.
First I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses be fully paid and satisfied by my said executors as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and my will is and I hereby swear that my said executors and trustees and (the?) survivors of (thereto?) and shall permit and suffer my said wife to carry on and manage and transact my trade or business of a ship chandler and rigger (saving?) her natural life or until such time as the same may become unproductive and to permit and suffer my said wife to take and (revise?) for profits and emoluments thereof for her own use and benefit to partly enable her to maintain (_?) and support such of my children as may be living at the time of my decease until they respectively attain the age of twenty three years and _ and so soon as my said business shall become unproductive shall my will is and I so hereby _ by said executors to sell and dispose of the same _ by public auction or private contract and to lay out and invest the amount to be realised by such sale in the public trust to form part of my personal estate. I give, devise and bequeath unto my said wife Jane Coker, James Swinton and John Stonehewer said heirs and assigns all my singular my _ estates, messuages, lands and establishments whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be at the time of my decease with their and every of their (rights?) (members?) and (apparatuses?) as also all and singular my leasehold estates, lands and tenements together also with all and singular my goods, chattels and effects, money and annuities for (money?) debts, stock in trade and all other my personal estate and _ whatsoever and wheresoever upon the trusts and for the aids, intents and purposes hereinafter deposed and declared of and concerning the same. That is to say upon trust that they the said trustees and the _ of same shall pay or otherwise _ and suffer my said wife Jane Coker to (receive?) and take the (commission?) and profits of my said lands and establishments _ before _ and also of all and singular my leasehold estates and the interest dividends and produce of my estate and effects of _ interest dividends and produce of my estates and effects of _ _ or mature sooner the same may be for and during the term of her natural life. But it is my will and I so hereby direct that in the event of my said wife Jane Coker marrying again (that?) interest _ and annual produce together with all other interests given to or _ this my will shall be for her own sole use and benefit _ _ of any such husband and I so hereby direct that the receipts of my said wife shall be (good?) and _ _ charges to my said trustees after the decease of my said wife upon trust to collect, get and recover and I waive such part of my estate and effects as share _ of debts or money or securities for the same and to sell and dispose of my said freehold and leasehold estate and my said business should that not have been previously disposed of together also with my said goods, chattels and effects and invest the produce thereof in some or one of the public funds in trust for all and every my present and future bord children _ to all attain the age of twenty three years to be equally divided between them as tenants in common and not as joint tenants as I so hereby direct that my said trustees (so?) and shall pay, transfer and assign the said shares respectively to waive my said children shall become entitled after the decease of my said wife as and when they shall respectively attain the said aged of twenty three years and I hereby direct and declare that if on the decease of my said wife any of my said children shall not have attained the age of twenty three years it shall be lawful for my said trustees or trustee for the time being to pay such part of the yearly interest and dividends and annual produce of my said trust monies stocks funds and securities as may or at _ think proper for and towards the maintenance and (_tion) of such child or children for the being and shall apply the revenue of such income if any in augmentation of the share of respective shares from waive tax same shall have arisen but so nevertheless that my said trustees or trustee for the time being shall and may at their or his discretion apply such invested income or the proceeds thereof for the benefit of such child or children respectively provided always and I hereby further declare that the several trustees hereby appointed shall be answerable and accountable for such money at only as at or they respectively shall actually _ by virtue of the trusts hereby in (them?) deposed notwithstanding them or either of them giving or signing a receipt or receipts for the sake of conformity and the one of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the either of them but for his own acts, goods and defaults only nor be answerable or accountable for any broker with whom any of the trust monies may be deposed from safe custody or otherwise or for any other damage that may happen in the situation the said trust unless through their _ _ _ own wilful neglect and also that it shall be lawful for them or either of them with an out of the monies which shall come and other respective hands by virtue of the trust aforesaid to retain and _ themselves respectively all such cost charges and deposits as put into in or about the execution of the trust aforesaid or in the relation hereto In witness whereof I the said Wm Coker have to this my last will and testament contained in this and the previously pieces of paper to the first and second hereof set my hand and to the said and last hereof my hand as seal the twenty ninth day of march in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one _ W Coker. Signed sealed published and declared by the within named Wm Coker the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witness G.C.Livingstone, H.G.Herbert. Jane Coker. Proved at London the 3rd June 1851 before the worshipful Thomas Spinks doctor of Laws an surrogate by the oaths of Jane Coker widow ___ and John Stonehewer two of the executors to whom it was granted have been first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making the like grant to James Swinton the other executor when it shall apply for the same.

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Died:
Death entry registrar's district ?ton (Eton?), Vol VI, page 270

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William married Jane Elizabeth LAWSON on 1 Mar 1827 in St Anne's Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England, UK. Jane (daughter of Edward LAWSON and Jane ANDREW) was born about 1806 in Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 31 Jul 1866 in 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, 10 Henry St, York Square, The Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England
• Census: 1851, 10 Henry St, Stepney, London, England, UK
• Probate: 20 Aug 1866, England and Wales probate wills

Notes:

Jane the daughter of Captain Edward Lawson born 1779 London wife Jane born 1783 (Information via a Lawson family website and confirmed in the 1851 census).

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Census:
1841 census for the Tower Hamlets, Stepney, London, England: No 10 Henry St, York Square:
Wm Coker, 35, rigger
Jane Coker, 35
William Coker, 9
Edward Coker, 2
Ann Jeaking?, 15, f.s.

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Census:
1851 census for 10 Henry Street, Stepney.
Jane Coker, head, widow, aged 44, Rigger's widow, born Wapping, Middlesex
William J. T. Coker, son, unm, aged 19, apprentice grainer & house decorator, born Limehouse
Edward Coker, son, aged 11, scholar, born Limehouse
James T Coker, son, aged 9, scholar
Caroline Livingstone, visitor, married, aged 33, born Islington
Charlotte Winbourne, nurse, married, aged 41, servant nurse, born Greenwich, Kent

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Probate:
1866- COKER, Jane Elizabeth. Effects under £200. 20 August. Letters of administration of the person estate and effects of Jane Elizabeth Coker late of 10 Henry-street Stepney in the county of Middlesex widow deceased who died 31 July 1866 at 10 Henry-street aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to William John Tyler Coker of 9 High-street Stepney aforesaid plumber the son and one of the next of kin of the said deceased he having been first sworn.

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Died:
Death certificate states Jane Elizabeth Stonehewer died 10 Henry Street, Stepney on 31 July 1866 age 60. Wife of John Stonehewer, Designer. Informant William J. T. Coker who was present at death and lived at 9 High Street, Stepney. Death is registered on the 4 August. She is recored as dying
of cholera.

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Notes:

Married:
London Metropolitan Achives record for marriage of William Coker and Jane Lawson
at St Annes, Limehouse, 1 March 1827, Witnesses J Livingston and Sarah Clough

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
• Census: 1861, Cheats Lane, Louse Hall, Barking, Essex, England, UK

Notes:

Census:
1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham

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Census:
1861 census for Cheats Lane, Louse Hall:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 43, straw carter, born Stifford
Emma Lee, wife, aged 42, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 21, straw carter, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 15, straw carter, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 12, scholar, born Barking
Sarah A Lee, dau, aged 10, scholar, born Barking
Ellen Lee, dau, aged 8, scholar, born Barking
Joseph Smith, servan, unm, aged 22, carter, born Barking

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Thomas married Emma ALLEN in Oct 1838 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. Emma (daughter of Thomas ALLEN and Charlotte) was born in 1821 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Porter's Farm, Barking, Essex, England, UK
• Census: 1861, Cheats Lane, Louse Hall, Barking, Essex, England, UK

Notes:

Census:
1851 census for Great Porters Farm, Barking:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 32, labourer, born, Stafford, Essex
Emma Lee, wife, aged 30, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 11, scholar, born Barking
Emily Lee, dau, unm, aged 9, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 4, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 2, born Barking
Sarah Ann Lee, dau, aged 5 months, born Barking
William Philips, lodger, widower, aged 24, born Dagenham

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Census:
1861 census for Cheats Lane, Louse Hall:
Thomas Lee, head, married, aged 43, straw carter, born Stifford
Emma Lee, wife, aged 42, born Dagenham
William Lee, son, unm, aged 21, straw carter, born Barking
Henry Lee, son, aged 15, straw carter, born Barking
James Lee, son, aged 12, scholar, born Barking
Sarah A Lee, dau, aged 10, scholar, born Barking
Ellen Lee, dau, aged 8, scholar, born Barking
Joseph Smith, servan, unm, aged 22, carter, born Barking

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Notes:

Married:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHZ-2FC

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carrier, publican, labourer
• Census: 1841, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Emigration: Jul 1859, To Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on the Glentanner

Notes:

It seems that William and Elizabeth had another son, Thomas, born around 1861 but no record for him despite being mentioned in Henry Aldridge's memoirs. He obviously was born when they lived in Drayton, Toowoomba. After William died in Australia, Elizabeth married a John Hall with whom she had at least two children: Elizabeth (1865/C001745 Hall Elizabeth daughter of John and Elizabeth Lovett) and William Joseph (1873/C000807 Hall William Joseph son of John Hall and Elizabeth Lovel)

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Census:
In the 1841 census James and Sarah are at the Brickwall Hotel, Digswell, Welwyn, with the following children:
George 20, William ?, Sarah 16, Henry 15, Mary ?, Edward 5

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Census:
1851 census for Fore St, Brick Wall, Welwyn:
William Aldridge, head, aged 32, beershopkeeper, born Stevenage
Mary A Aldridge, wife, aged 38, born Welwyn
Henry Aldridge, son, aged 6, scholar, born Welwyn
William Smith stepson, unm, aged 16, app shoemaker, born Marleybone, Middlesex
William Smith, father-in-law, aged 66, pauper (formerly thatcher), born Offley, Herts

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: William Aldridge
Death date: 04/01/1861
Mother's name: Sarah Aldridge Father/parent's name: James Aldridge
Registration details: 1861/C/50

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Death cert shows William died aged 41 years of liver disease

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William married Mary Ann SMITH on 10 Jul 1843 in Newington, Surrey, England, UK. Mary was born on 7 Jun 1812 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK; died on 23 Jul 1855 in New Bartnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1855 in New Bartnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK

Notes:

When her son Henry went back to England in 1883, he arranged for a headstone to be placed on her grave according to notes in his diary. The inscription was to read: In memory of Mary Anne wife of William Aldridge who departed this life July 23rd 1855 aged 43 years. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Erected by her son on his return from Australia.

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Mary brought a child, William, into the marriage who, according to the 1851 census was born at Marylebone, Middlesex. But the wedding record says she was a spinster where she married William Aldridge. So, she may have bore her son out of wedlock. There is an IGI entry for a William Henry Smith born 19 Dec 1835 & christened 17 Jan 1836 at Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, England. He was the son of James Smith and Mary There was also a Sarah Smith born to the same parents: Birth: 16 Jan 1833, christened 10 Feb 1833 Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, England & died 25 Sep 1834. But these assumptions have to be viewed with suspicion on the basis of her spinster status when she married Wm Aldridge.

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Buried:
Burial record from Parish Records Collection - Mary Ann ALDRIDGE. Date of burial: 27 Jul 1855. Age at death: 43. Calculated year of birth: 1812. Place of burial: East Barnet. Dedication: St Mary the Virgin. County: Hertfordshire. Notes: East Barnet St Mary the Virgin: Denomination: Anglican Coverage: 1800 - 1904.

Headstone inscription reads: Sacred to the Memory of MARY ANN wife of WILLIAM ALDRIDGE who departed this life June 21st 1855 Aged 43 years Blessed are dead which die in the Lord Erected by her son.

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Notes:

Married:
1843 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary, Newington, in the County of Surrey
No 139 10th July 1843
William Aldridge of full age bachelor carrier Princes Buildings Father: James Aldridge (Publican)
Mary Ann Smith of full age spinster ---- Princes Buildings Father: William Smith (Publican)
Married in the parish Church, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me George Rowland Medley
This marriage was solemnized between us William Aldridge Mary Ann Smith in the presence of James Aldridge (his mark) and Sarah Aldridge

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Weaver
• Census: 1851, No 20 Knottisford St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, No 17 Park St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Based on 1851 census record but no birth record yet found.

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Census:
1851 census for No 20 Knottisford St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London:
http://tinyurl.com/m3u95h
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1540; Folio: 117; Page: 12; GSU roll: 174770.
George PHILLIPS, head, married, aged 26, weaver, born Bethnal Green
Sophia PHILLIPS, wife, aged 24, born Hackney
Harriet PHILLIPS, dau, unm, aged 3, born Hackney

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Census:
1861 census for No 17 Park St, Bethnal Green:
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 256; Folio: 3; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542601.
George PHILLIPS, head, aged 39, weaver, born Spitalfields
Sophia PHILLIPS, wife, aged 33, seamstress, born Surrey
Harriett PHILLIPS, dau, aged 13, born Shoreditch
Thomas PHILLIPS, son, aged 5, born Bethnal Green
Henry PHILLIPS, son, aged 3, born St Saviours, Surrey.

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Died:
Probable death based on the fact that family lived at Tower Hamlets 1861 and 1871 and that Sophia is a widow by 1871.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Phillips Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Death Registration Place: Mile End Old Town, London, United Kingdom Death Date: Jun 1864
Inferred Death Place: London, United Kingdom
Volume: 1c Page: 387

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George married Sophia BYGRAVES on 30 May 1847 in Saint Giles Cripplegate, London, England, UK. Sophia was born about 1826 in Newington, Surrey, England, UK; died in Oct 1915 in Kent, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, No 20 Knottisford St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Census: 1861, No 17 Park St, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Census: 1881, No 4 Clinton Rd, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Census: 1891, Linus Cottage, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Census: 1911, 8 Tynley Rd, Bromley, Kent, England, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Possible birth:
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Name: Sophia Bygrave
Gender: Female Birth Date: 11 Dec 1825 Baptism Date: 29 Jan 1826
Baptism Place: Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Father: William Bygrave Mother: Mary
FHL Film Number: 307700, 307701, 307702, 307703

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Census:
1881 census for No 4 Clinton Rd, Tower Hamlets:
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 484; Folio: 58; Page: 41; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341106.
Sophia PHILLIPS, widow, aged 70, needle woman, born Surrey
Jane PHILLIPS, dau, unm, aged 19, needle woman, born Surrey
In next dwelling, there is an Elizabeth PHILLIPS, head, widow, aged 47, laundress, born Mile End and her son John, unm aged 15, paper folder maunufacturer, born Mile End. A connection?

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Census:
No 40, Linus Cottage, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, Hertfordshire:
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1113; Folio 59; Page 5; GSU roll: 6096223.
Sophia PHILLIPS, head, widow, aged 66, seamstress, born Newington, Surrey
Jane PHILLIPS, dau, single, aged 30, seamstress, born Bethnal Green, London

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Census:
Lodger in house headed Rebecca Faulkes. Notes says she had six children but only one living. Also blind.

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Died:
England & Wales, Death Index

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Notes:

Married:
London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
Name George Phillips Record Type Banns (Bann)
Marriage Banns Date 30 May 1847
Marriage Banns Place Saint Giles Cripplegate, City of London, England
Spouse Sophia Byegrave

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