Sophia NUNN

Sophia NUNN

Female 1864 - 1895  (30 years)


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  • Name Sophia NUNN 
    Birth 19 Oct 1864  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Indexes
    Gender Female 
    Census 1871  Opposite Church, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 census for Opposite Church, Chevington:
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      Henry Nunn, head, married, aged 39, woodman, born Chevington
      Harriet Nunn, wife, aged 31, born Chevington
      Ann Nunn, dau, aged 8, scholar, born Chevington
      Sophia Nunn, dau, aged 6, born Bury St Edmunds
      Emma Nunn, dau, aged 5, scholar, born Bury St Edmunds (should be Chevington)
      Harry Nunn, son, aged 1, born Chevington

    Census 1881  Horringer, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 census for Cottage, Horringer:
      Alfred Ashman, head, married, aged 47?, groom and gardener, born Depden?
      Eliza Ashman, wife, aged 36, born Chevington
      Sophia Nunn, niece, unm, aged 16, born Bury St Edmunds

    Census 1891  Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1891 census for Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington:
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      Henry Nunn, head, married, aged 58, woodman, born Chevington
      Harriet Nunn, wife, aged 51, born Chevington
      Sophia Nunn, dau, single, aged 26, cook, born Bury St Edmunds
      Ethel Nunn, dau, aged 13, born Chevington
      Susan Nunn, dau, aged 12, scholar, born Chevington
      Thomas Nunn, son, aged 8, scholar, born Chevington
      Ernest Nunn*, grandson, aged 4, born Ipswich
      Susan Bolingbroke, mother, widow, aged 86, pauper, born Risby
      *On 1911 census there is a Harry Ernest Nunn born about 1886 in Ipswich staying with Eliza (daughter of Henry Nunn and Harriet Bridge) Giles and family. May be same person which means he may be the base child of one of the Nunn girls, Sophia being an obvious candidate.

    Death Oct 1895  Ickworth, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • National Burial Index for England & Wales Transcription
      Sophia Nunn aged 30 born abt Burial date 03 Oct 1895 Church St Mary Denomination Anglican Place Ickworth
      County Suffolk Country England

    Burial 3 Oct 1895  St Mary Anglican, Ickworth, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In 1881 census, Sophia is at Horringer with her uncle and aunt, Alfred and Eliza Ashman. Eliza would be Sophia's mother's sister.


      In the absence of evidence to the contrary, Sophia is the presumed mother of Harry Ernest Nunn who is found on 1891 census with Sophia and her parents and is described as their grandson.

    Person ID I6515  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2017 

    Father Henry NUNN,   b. 17 Aug 1832, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. JAN-MAR 1908, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Harriet BRIDGE,   b. Apr 1839, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1924, Ickworth, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F1927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Children 
     1. Harry Ernest NUNN,   b. 15 Aug 1886, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1972, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F1612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2026