• Born: 1824, Hastings, Sussex, England
• Christened: 29 Oct 1824, St. Clement, Hastings, Sussex, England ¹
• Married: 26 Dec 1846, Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England ²
• Died: 28 Apr 1910, 6 Abbeville Mansions, Abbeville Rd., Clapham, Surrey, England ³
• Buried: 2 May 1910, Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Rd., Lambeth, Surrey, England ⁴

  Research Notes:

Sophia daughter of John Laver of St. Clem^ts, book seller, and Sophia (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1851 England Census Sophia Etheridge, aged 26, born in Hastings Sussex, and husband J H Etheridge, aged 27, born in London Middx, colonial broker's clerk, were living at 55 Stratford Place, St. Pancras Middlesex. With them were children Sophia (8 months) of Clapham Surrey, and George L (3) of Pancras Middx.

In Sep 1853 Sophia Etheridge, aged 28, husband John Etheridge, aged 29, and children Geo (5), Sophia (2) and Mary (inf.), departed Plymouth for Port Phillip Bay Sydney Australia aboard the vessel Walmer Castle.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Sophia Etheridge, aged 36, born in Hastings Sussex, married, and her children Sophia Etheridge (10) of Camden Town Middlesex, Charles B Etheridge (5) of Sydney N S Wales, and Edward J (3) of Sydney N S Wales, were with Sophia's father and his wife Mary at 8 York Place, Brighton Sussex.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Sophia Etheridge, aged 46, born in Hastings Sussex, and husband John Henry Etheridge, aged 47, born in Cripplegate Middx, formerly bank manager, last commissioner of Hudson's Bay Comp...., now unemployed, were living at 5 Northbrook Rd., Lee Kent. With them were children George L (23) of Clapham Surrey, African mercantile clerk, Sophia (20) of Camden Town Middx, Charles B (15) of Sydney Australia, scholar, Edward J (13) of Bathurst Australia, scholar, Lucy A (8) of Stockwell Surrey, scholar, Herbert A (7) of Clapham Surrey, scholar, and Reginald E (5) of Waterloo Lancashire, scholar.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Sophia Etheridge, aged 56, born in Hastings Sussex, and husband John H Etheridge, aged 57, born in Cripplegate Cty London, retired bank manager, were living at 21 Saltoun Rd., Lambeth London. Present were children Lucy A M (18) of Lambeth, Edwd. John (23) of Bathurst N S Wales, banker's clerk, Herbert A (17) of Clapham, banker's clerk, Reginald E B (15) of Waterloo Lancas., scholar.

At the time of the 1891 England Census Sophia Etheridge, aged 66, born in Hastings Sussex, and husband John Etheridge, aged 67, born in City of London, retired bank manager, were living at 123 Broomwood Rd., Battersea London. With them were children Lucy A (28) of Clapham Surrey, and Reginald E (25) of Liverpool Lancs, publisher's clerk.

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Sophia Etheridge of 6 Abbeville Mansions Clapham Common died aged 85 years (burial record).

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Sophia Etheridge of 6 Abbeville-mansions Abbeville-road Clapham Surrey, widow, died 28 April 1910. Probate London 11 May to George Laver Etheridge, publisher, Edward John Etheridge, banker, and Herbert Arthur Etheridge, bank clerk. Effects £5557 0s. 6d. ³