Sophia Ransom MAIDMENT

1828 - 1906  (77 years)

• Name	Sophia Ransom MAIDMENT
  	Check if middle name is spelled Rauson
  Born	3 Oct 1828	Westbury, Wiltshire,
  Christened	22 Mar 1829
  Gender	Female
  General event	Biography : Sophia's background is on Robyn Fisher's website. She was born 1828 and died 1906. * There are some intriguing interconnections :- > Sophia was the sister of Fanny MAIDMENT who was the first wife of Henry SALTMARSH. > And Henry's daughters Annie and Mary married Alexander GORDON and David FINLAYSON. > Sophia's daughter, Fanny ELLIS was the second wife of David FINLAYSON
  Notes for biography	Note by Robyn Fisher: Sophia Ransom was born in Westbury, Wiltshire, on 3 October 1828. She was christened on 22 May 1829, also in the Old Independent Church, Westbury where her name is recorded as Sophia Rauson.
  Died	1906  [1]
  Person ID	I580	Alexander & Jessie
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Edwin Charles (Charles) MAIDMENT,   b. 26 Jul 1795, Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England, UK ,   d. 27 Oct 1865, Strathalbyn, SA, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Esther Fanny DOEL,   b. 1800, Westbury, Wiltshire, UK ,   d. 18 Jun 1866, Strathalbyn, SA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1819	Westbury, Wiltshire
  	Old Meeting Independent Church in Westbury, Wiltshire
  Children	* Charles & Esther had 8 children baptized in the Westbury Independant Old Meeting House where the parents were married. * Note by Robyn Fisher: Together Charles and Esther had the following children: Edwin Charles Jnr (Charles) (1820-1884), Fanny (1824-1857), Harriet Jane (Jane) (1826-1890), gpi Ransom (1828-1906) my great great grandmother, Elizabeth Burbage/ Burbridge (1832-1873), William Joseph (1832-1898), Mary Ann Horrell (1837-1841), George James (1840-1916), and Julia Olivia (1845-1921).
  Residence	The family migrated on the 'Charles Kerr' that arrived on 17th June 1840.
  Residence	They lived in Westbury before they migrated in 1840. In Australia, they lived in Ashburne, Macclesfield, Tinpopt, Bugle Ranges, Bullcreek and Strathablyn.   [2]
  Wedding	Note by Robyn Fisher: On 26 October 1819 when Charles was 24, he married Esther Fanny Doel, in the Old Meeting Independent Church in Westbury, in Wiltshire in England. According to the Nimrod Index, he put his mark, she wrote her name. The witnesses were Job and Hannah Doel. I am not sure as to the relationship the witnesses were to Esther. They were married by Rev. Henry Gwynther, Curate.
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George ELLIS,   b. 1820,   d. 1905  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Ellen ELLIS,   b. 1848,   d. 1923  (Age 75 years)   2. William ELLIS,   b. 1849,   d. 1916  (Age 67 years) + 3. Charles Alfred ELLIS,   b. 1851,   d. 1926  (Age 75 years)   4. George ELLIS,   b. 1853,   d. 1930  (Age 77 years)   5. Benjamin ELLIS,   b. 1855,   d. 1937  (Age 82 years) + 6. Fanny ELLIS,   b. 20 Nov 1859, Meadows South, SA, Australia ,   d. 1937, Rose Park, SA, Australia  (Age 77 years)   7. Edwin ELLIS,   b. 1862,   d. 1927  (Age 65 years)   8. Emily ELLIS,   b. 1864,   d. 1945  (Age 81 years)   9. Mary ELLIS,   b. 1869,   d. 1948  (Age 79 years)   10. Louie ELLIS,   b. 1869,   d. 1948  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		George Ellis and Sophia, nee Maidment
  		Charles Kerr - ship passengers in 1840 - Maidment family

  
  

  Stories		George Ellis - biography By Robyn Fisher - see more in https://sites.google.com/site/fisherandellisfamilies
  		Mary Hogben and Sarah Ransom Maidment - biographies By Robyn Fisher - see more in https://sites.google.com/site/fisherandellisfamilies

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] RobynEllisFisher. [S75] Barbara Regan, nee Wilson - scrap book - see STORIES directory, From Barbara's family history scrap book.