| [Index] |
| Martha NOBLE (1820 - 1890) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Charles SOPER (1843 - 1920) Noble SOPER (1843 - 1923) William SOPER (1845 - 1922) Jane SOPER (1847 - 1925) Margaret Mary SOPER (1849 - 1934) Edward SOPER (1850 - 1898) Martha Matilda SOPER (1852 - 1922) Letitia S W SOPER (1856 - 1931) |
Martha NOBLE (1820 - 1890) + Thomas SOPER (1801 - 1877) |
William Henry NOBLE | ||
| Margaret VANCE | ||||
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| b. 1820 at Irvinestown, Fermanagh, Ireland |
| m. 12 Dec 1841 Thomas SOPER (1801 - 1877) at Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 30 May 1890 at Nowra, New South Wales, Australia aged 70 |
| Parents: |
| William Henry NOBLE |
| Margaret VANCE |
| Events in Martha NOBLE (1820 - 1890)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1820 | Martha NOBLE was born | Irvinestown, Fermanagh, Ireland | |||
| 12 Dec 1841 | 21 | Married Thomas SOPER (aged 40) | Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia | Note 1 | 18 |
| 1843 | 23 | Birth of son Charles SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18431230 27A/1843 | |
| 1843 | 23 | Birth of son Noble SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18431832 28/1843 | |
| 03 Jan 1845 | 25 | Birth of son William SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18451801 30A/1845 | |
| 1847 | 27 | Birth of daughter Jane SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18472384 33A/1847 | |
| 12 Apr 1849 | 29 | Birth of daughter Margaret Mary SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V1849435 35/1849 | |
| 1850 | 30 | Birth of son Edward SOPER | New South Wales, Australia | V18501848 38A/1850 | |
| 06 Dec 1852 | 32 | Birth of daughter Martha Matilda SOPER | Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia | V18523976 39A/1852 | |
| 09 Oct 1856 | 36 | Birth of daughter Letitia S W SOPER | Cambewarra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 06 Jan 1877 | 57 | Death of husband Thomas SOPER (aged 76) | Cambewarra, New South Wales, Australia | 18 | |
| 30 May 1890 | 70 | Martha NOBLE died | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia | 9763/1890 | |
| Note 1: Coolangatta, NSW - V184114375 74B/1841 - SOPPER |
| Personal Notes: |
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Bruce McLennan wrote: “From what family researchers have been able to ascertain she was either a cousin, or something similar, to Ann Maguire (nee Noble) of Kangaroo Valley and she went to live with Patrick and Ann Maguire after soem event. Patrick and Ann (nee Noble) Maguire migrated from Co. Fermanagh to Kangaroo Valley in 1856.”
Martha Noble, according to the arrival documentation into NSW, was the daughter of William and Margaret Noble from Northern Ireland. Martha, aged 20, was on board the "Pearl" as an "Assisted Migrant" when it arrived into Sydney on 17 Aug 1841 and she was from Co. Fermanagh. Her calling was "house servant" and she was protestant. From what family researchers have been able to ascertain she was either, a cousin, or something similar, to Ann Maguire (nee Noble) of Kangaroo Valley. Patrick and Ann (nee Noble) Maguire migrated from Co. Fermanagh to Kangaroo Valley in 1856. (Their daughter, Dorothea, was the grandmother of a Kerr desendant, Joan Edwards.) She could read but not write. Family stories tell of both her parents having been killed in a carriage accident not long before she left Ireland. There is a possiblity she might have even been a sister - but, for this to be true, one or other's recorded parents would have to be wrong!) Martha was the neice of Dr Kenneth McKenzie who had already settled near Thomas Soper's property at "Budanon" in the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven. Martha Noble married Tom Soper at Coolangatta (the main centre of the Berry area a that time) in 1841 - four months after her arrival. She and Thomas had at least seven children - mainly at Bamarang (an area about 5 kms west of Nowra). Thomas died at Camberwarra (about 5 kms north-west of Nowra) in 1877. The Broughton Creek Register (later known as the Berry Register) reported on 14 June 1890 that "Mrs Soper, for many years resident in Cambewarra, passed over to the great majority at the age of 90 years, her husband having predeceased her by a number of years. Mrs Soper reared a large family; most of whom are comfortably settled in the neighbourhood. She was buried on her own place, the funeral having been attended by most of the residents about. The Rev. Mr. Parr was to have preached a sermon on the occasion last Sunday forenoon but, probably owing to the state of the road, he did not come. The roads in fact all round about are almost impassable, and can only be got along with the greatest discomfort and risk of accident." (The age (90) appears to be inconsistent with the age on her immigration record - and inconsistent with having her last child in 1856.) |
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| - Reference = Bruce McLennan 13 Jan 2010 (Marriage) |