| [Index] |
| Thomas SOPER (1801 - 1877) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Charles SOPER (1843 - 1920) Noble SOPER (1843 - 1923) William SOPER (1845 - 1922) Jane SOPER (1847 - 1925) Margaret Mary SOPER (1849 - 1934) Edward SOPER (1850 - 1898) Martha Matilda SOPER (1852 - 1922) Letitia S W SOPER (1856 - 1931) |
Thomas SOPER (1801 - 1877) + Martha NOBLE (1820 - 1890) |
William SOPER (1775 - ) | Abraham SOPAR (1734 - ) | |
| Mary THORNING (1740 - ) | ||||
| Jane HARRIET (1779 - ) | ||||
| b. 1801 at Exeter, Devon, England |
| m. 12 Dec 1841 Martha NOBLE (1820 - 1890) at Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 06 Jan 1877 at Cambewarra, New South Wales, Australia aged 76 |
| Parents: |
| William SOPER (1775 - ) |
| Jane HARRIET (1779 - ) |
| Events in Thomas SOPER (1801 - 1877)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1801 | Thomas SOPER was born | Exeter, Devon, England | 18 | ||
| 12 Dec 1841 | 40 | Married Martha NOBLE (aged 21) | Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia | Note 1 | 18 |
| 1843 | 42 | Birth of son Charles SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18431230 27A/1843 | |
| 1843 | 42 | Birth of son Noble SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18431832 28/1843 | |
| 03 Jan 1845 | 44 | Birth of son William SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18451801 30A/1845 | |
| 1847 | 46 | Birth of daughter Jane SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18472384 33A/1847 | |
| 12 Apr 1849 | 48 | Birth of daughter Margaret Mary SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V1849435 35/1849 | |
| 1850 | 49 | Birth of son Edward SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18501848 38A/1850 | |
| 06 Dec 1852 | 51 | Birth of daughter Martha Matilda SOPER | Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia | V18523976 39A/1852 | |
| 09 Oct 1856 | 55 | Birth of daughter Letitia S W SOPER | Cambewarra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 06 Jan 1877 | 76 | Thomas SOPER died | Cambewarra, New South Wales, Australia | 18 | |
| Note 1: Coolangatta, NSW - V184114375 74B/1841 - SOPPER |
| Personal Notes: |
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Thomas SOPER
Thomas Soper is understood to have been born at Exeter in Devonshire, England in about 1801. He arrived into NSWales on 17 August 1820 aboard the "Earl St. Vincent" as convicted to seven years, it is said, for stealing something to the value of one shilling and sixpence - 1819 to 1826. Along with Will King, Bill Lewis and Tom Funnell he went to work for Captain Richard Brooks at what we now call Kangaroo Valley - under the authority of foreman William Neale. He became quite an established part of the history of the Cambewarra area from 1825 onwards. In 1828 Thomas was working for John Cowell just north of Kiama, but later took up his own lease at "Bundanon" in the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven valley. In 1841 he met Martha Noble who had arrived that year from Ireland. Martha was the neice of Dr Kenneth McKenzie who had already settled near Thomas's property. They were married at the Coolangatta Homestead on the northern headland of the Shoalhaven River in December 1841 by the Presbyterian Minister C. Atchison, "Minister of Illawarra". The witnesses were the brothers of Alexander Berry of North Sydney: David and John Berry. The certificate does not give much detail. A bit later, ships were built at Coolangatta from the pentiful supply of timber nearby. One such ship was called Coolangatta and was wrecked on the Queensland coast - the remaining hulk gave the location in South Queensland the same name. In the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven they had their first children: Charles, Noble, William, Jane and Margaret. In February 1852 a great flood washed their house away. Three of the sons, all poor swimmers, were put on a table with a mattress tied to it in the hope of being saved. Hearing nothing of their fate, Tom and Martha left for Sydney and had a passage to London booked. In Sydney, Thomas visited the Berry/Wollstonecraft store and heard talk about the flood including the discovery of the sons - none the worse for their experience. The family returned to Greenwich Point where they were re-united with their sons. In March 1852 they settled near Cambewarra on a property at the foot of the Mountain they called "Cedar Grove" - purchased 29 March 1853 - below the Cambewarra Mountain. They had to start again clearing the land and planting crops. There Martha gave birth to three more children: Edward, "Matilda" and Letitia. Their son Noble selected land adjoining his parents property and Noble's son, Charles, in turn purchased nearby land with Tom and a daughter purchased land with her husband. The Soper's finished up owning quite a bit of land on the Cambewarra side of the Mountain. Tom died at Camberwarra in 1877 aged 76. Tom and Martha were buried on the property, "Cedar Grove", under a large white magnolia. |
| Source References: |
| 18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool |
| - Reference = Bruce McLennan 13 Jan 2010 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = Ancestry message elizm175 16 Aug 2013 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Thomas Mathew Soper DOD 19 Sept 1949 & Jane Dean Soper daughter Elvira Enid SOPER (1909-1962) DOD 1 May 1962 Enid Soper 52 yrs. Her Mother Jane Soper DOD 22 Dec 1963 almost 18 months after her daughter death.
Edward & Kate other Daughters (1) Elvira Julia Martha Soper DOD 28 Oct 1969 and Married Davies they had 3 children (3 Girls) (2) Wilhelmina (Mina) Soper DOD 13 Jan 1977 at Bomaderry NSW Never Married but it is believed she had a daughter living in SA now. |
| - Reference = Bruce McLennan 13 Jan 2010 (Birth) |
| - Reference = Bruce McLennan 13 Jan 2010 (Death) |