Maria Soper (1846–1885) • FamilySearch

Maria Soper

1846–1885 (Age 39)
Ashmansworth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Maria

Maria Soper was born in 1846, in Ashmansworth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Edwin Allen from October 1869 to December 1869, in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Burghclere, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died from January 1885 to March 1885, in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 39.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Maria Soper

1846–1885

Edwin Allen

1845–

Marriage: from October 1869 to December 1869

Ernest John S Allen

1870–

Edwin Thomas Allen

1873–

Caroline Sarah Allen

1877–

Edith Kate Allen

1879–

Emily Allen

1883–

Spouse & Children

Maria Soper

Female1846–1885Female

Edwin Allen
Male1845–Male

MARRIAGE
from October 1869 to December 1869
Kingsclere, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

children

(5)

Male1870–Male

Male1873–Male

Female1877–Female

Female1879–Female

Female1883–Female

World Events (3)

1854 · The Crimean War

Age 8

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 34

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 38

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Soper

Maria

English (chiefly Devon): occupational name for a soapmaker, from an agent derivative of Middle English sōpe ‘soap’ (apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.

Sources (3)

Maria Allen in household of Edwin Allen, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Maria Allen in household of Edwin Allen, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Maria Allen in household of Edwin Allen, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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