Sophia NUNN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1871, Opposite Church, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1881, Horringer, Suffolk, England, UK
• Census: 1891, Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK

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.

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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.

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Birth:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Indexes

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Census:
1871 census for Opposite Church, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
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

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Census:
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

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Census:
1891 census for Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
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.

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Died:
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

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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Gardener, engineer's driller
• Census: 1891, Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington, England, UK
• Census: 1901, Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington, England, UK
• Census: 1911, Balerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
• Residence: 1915, Narley Lane, Studley, Nr Calne, Wiltshire, England, UK
• _MILT: 1915; London Regiment, British Army
• Census: 1939, 110 Narley Lane, Studley, Nr Calne, Wiltshire, England, UK

Notes:

Birth:
From 1939 register

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Census:
1891 census for Horsepool Gate Cottages, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
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. Seems to be same person which means he may be the base child of one of the Nunn girls, Sophia being an obvious candidate.

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Census:
1901 census for Horsepool Cottages, Chevington:
http://tinyurl.com/cgptop
Henry Nunn, head, married, aged 67, woodman, born Chevington
Harriet Nunn, wife, aged 61, born Chevington
Charles Nunn, son, single, aged 24, woodman, born Chevington
Thomas Nunn, son, single, aged 18, carter on farm, born Chevington
Ernest Nunn, grandson, aged 14, woodman, born Chevington*
*In 1891 census was born Ipswich.

Census:
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Main Street Balderton Newark, Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Giles Head Married Male 42 1869 Gardener domestic Hants Binsted
Eliza Giles Wife Married Female 36 1875 - Suffolk Chevington
Constance Annie Giles Daughter - Female 14 1897 Dressmaker apprentice Suffolk Chevington
Edward Giles Son - Male 12 1899 School Suffolk Ousden
Edith Giles Daughter - Female 11 1900 School Suffolk Ousden
Gerald Giles Son - Male 9 1902 - Notts Winthorpe
Dorothy Giles Daughter - Female 7 1904 - Notts Balderton
Harry Ernest Nunn Boarder Single Male 24 1887 Odd man Suffolk Ipswich
*NOTE: Eliza Giles, nee Nunn, is Harry's aunt, a younger sister to his mother, Sophia Nunn.

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_MILT:
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Harry Ernest Nunn Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1886 Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1912 Marriage Place: Newark Age: 29
Document Year: 1915 Residence Place: Narley Lane Studley, Nr Calne Wilts Regimental Number: 16662 Regiment Name: London Regiment
Name Relation to Soldier
Harry Ernest Nunn Self (Head)
Lilian Louise Edson Spouse
Jack Edson Nunn Child

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UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923
Name: Harry Ernest Nunn Rank: Pte Record Type: Disability Birth Date: 1886
Residence Place: Studley, Calne, Wilts
Military Service Region: South West, South West Military Country: England Discharge Date: 14 Nov 1917
Service Number: 612244
Service Branch: Military (Army) Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers Description: Pension Record Ledger
Reference Number: 8/MN/No.912

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Census:
Nunn Household
110 Narley Lane , Calne and Chippenham R.D., Wiltshire, England
Harry E Nunn 15 Aug 1886 Male Engineers Driller (Light) Married 83 1
Lillian L Nunn 04 Jun 1882 Female Household Duties Married 83 2
Annie Martin 12 Apr 1900 Female Household Duties Married 83 3
Anne M Warren (Martin) 14 Dec 1937 Female Under School Age Single 83 5
Ref: RG101/7148E/008/20 Letter Code: WSEM

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Died:
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Harry Ernest Nunn Death Age: 85 Birth Date: 15 Aug 1886
Registration Date: Jul 1972 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Devizes Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 7c Page: 1739

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Harry married Lillian Louise EDSON in Jan 1912 in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. Lillian was born on 4 Jun 1882 in England, UK; died on 2 Dec 1958 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1939, Shoddesden Villas, Hillview, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, UK
• Occupation: 1939; Upholsterer

Notes:

Jack was a keen road cyclist and the following information about him is from https://www.chippenhamwheelers.org/about-us/

Formed in 1932, Chippenham Wheelers revived a floundering club called The Red Triangle Cycling Club. Jack Nunn was a young member who later became the Club President. He later achieved distinction in 12 and 24-hour races. The Club 12-hour Championship Cup and Trophy events are named after him.
We later became the Chippenham & District Wheelers in recognition of the wider area from which members came. In 1968 we amalgamated with the Chippenham Coureurs, a local school cycling club, with Dick Bond as the General Secretary for most of the time over the next 25 years.

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Birth:
Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916
Name: Jack Edson Nunn Baptism Date: 23 Mar 1913
Baptism Place: Derry Hill, Christ Church, Wiltshire, England
Father: Harry Ernest Nunn Mother: Lilian Louise Nunn
DOB 23 Feb 1913 from father's military record.

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Census:
1939 register for Shoddesden Villas, Hillview, Pewsey, Wiltshire,
Jack E Nunn Married, born 23 Feb 1913, upholsterer.
Vera B Nunn 19 Nov 1919 Female Unpd Domestic Duties Married

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Died:
England & Wales, Death Index

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Jack married Vera Beatrice CARPENTER in Apr 1938 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK. Vera was born on 19 Nov 1919 in Chippenham, Dorset, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN in England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ruth Thomson was a life-long friend of Geoffrey's. She said she met Geoffrey and his dad, Jack, on the Isle of Man in the 1960s. They were on a cycling tour. She worked at the hotel. Geoff visited her in to Scotland. After Ruth married, she kept in touch with Geoff. He visited Ruth and her family in Canada and corresponded with her over the years. Ruth recalls when she visited the Nunn family, grandfather Harry would cook large dinners. Ruth said Geoff had a 1,000 CC motor cycle with large side car. He enjoyed taking it apart and re-building it. Wherever he went people often gathered around to admire the machine.

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The following is a report of Geoffrey's passing:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/quiet-village-stunned-mans-body-7829780
Quiet village stunned as man's body found badly decomposed in his bedroom
The picture-perfect village of Rowde is mourning one of its 1,000 residents who had to be identified by dental record
A rural English village with just 1,000 residents is in shock after one of its residents was found dead in his bed - having been there for at least a month.
Sweet picture-postcard Rowde, near Devizes, Wiltshire, has been rocked by the discovery of the pensioner , who was so decomposed that he had to be identified by dental records.
Not only was Geoffrey Nunn, who was 76, unrecognisable when he was found, but it has so far been impossible to ascertain the cause of his death,
Police broke into Mr Nunn's home on April 5 after the alarm was raised by his landlord.
The inquest at Salisbury was told that the decomposed body had to be identified by dental records, with cause of death impossible to identify.
Rowde Parish Council chairman Stephen Mundy, who used to live opposite Mr Nunn, said:"I will be looking into this at once - this is very unusual.
"He was a long-standing Rowde resident who will be tragically missed - it is so very sad.
"I think this is a great shock and very sad for all the people in Rowde.
"This seems to be endemic at the moment in the UK - there are several cases where people just disappear and are not noticed for some time.
"He kept himself to himself - he was quite a lonely man and did not have a lot of visitors."
Another shocked villager added:"It seems he was lying there for over a month."
Wiltshire Police said: "We are not treating the death as suspicious."
The inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

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https://www.unclaimedestates.com/estates/geoffrey-michael-nunn-439471

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Birth:
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
Name: Geoffrey M Nunn* Registration Date: Jul 1939
Registration district: Devizes Inferred County: Wiltshire
Mother's Maiden Name: Carpenter
Volume Number: 5a Page Number: 200
*Personal correspondence from a family friend confirms he was born Geoffrey Michael Nunn on 8 Jul 1939.

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Died:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/quiet-village-stunned-mans-body-7829780

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