Sophia Matilda Downard

Brief Life History of Sophia Matilda

When Sophia Matilda Downard was born in 1808, in Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Downard, was 31 and her mother, Catharine Welch, was 23. She married James William Warren on 14 February 1831, in Lee St Margaret, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1871.

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Family Time Line

James William Warren
Sophia Matilda Downard
1808–
Marriage: 14 February 1831
Ann Warren
1831–
George William Warren
1853–

Sources (7)

  • Sophia Warren in household of Edward Gill, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Sophia Matilda Downard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sophia Matilda Downard, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Downer , with excrescent -d. Downard was re-etymologized as Downeherd and Downward, and perhaps also as Dunwood.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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William Downard (Downward)/ Catherine Welch Personal History

William Downard (Downward)/Catherine Welch Life Sketch Compiled by Julie Downard Judd William Downard was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Edwards Downard and christened on March 8, 1778 in Bromley, Kent …

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