Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Bardsley was born on 29 June 1848, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Bardsley, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Garside, was 32. She married Thomas Belliston on 9 April 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Nephi Election Precinct, Juab, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 8 March 1909, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (33)
- Sophia Belliston in household of Thomas Belliston, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sophia Bardsley in entry for Ralph B Belliston and Sarah Iola Parkes, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Sophia Bardsley in entry for Ralph Bardsley Belliston, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
Spouse and Children
1845–1922 Male
1848–1909 Female
Children (11)
1869–1904 Male
1870–1881 Male
1872–1926 Male
1874–1875 Male
1876–1965 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1899 Male
1815–1864 Female
Siblings (5)
1841–1842 Female
1842–1892 Female
1845–1911 Male
1848–1909 Female
1851–1852 Female
World Events (8)
1851
Age 3
1863
Age 15
1865
Age 17
Name Meaning
habitational name from Bardsley in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, so named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Beornrēd (composed of the elements beorn ‘young warrior’ + rǣd ‘counsel, advice’) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
perhaps also a variant of Barnsley, a habitational name from Barnsley in Gloucestershire, since the early records of the placename show variation between spellings in Barnes-, Barndes-, and Bardes-.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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