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Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Marjorie May SOPER (1914 - 1971) Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER (1915 - 1968) Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (1917 - 1949) Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER (1920 - 2009)	Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968) + Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959)	Samuel SOPER (1862 - 1926)	Samuel SOPER (1827 - 1906)
			Grace (HEMMANT) HAMMETT (1829 - 1905)
		Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930)	Hugh GUNN
			Catherine KEENAGHAN

b. 1890 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1914 Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (1891 - 1959) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1968 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 78

Near Relatives of Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Samuel SOPER	1827	Hatherleigh, Devon, England	1906	Okehampton, Devonshire	79
Grandmother	Grace (HEMMANT) HAMMETT	abt 1829	Merton, Devon, England	1905	Okehampton, Devonshire	76
Grandfather	Hugh GUNN
Grandmother	Catherine KEENAGHAN
Father in Law	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD	1861	Ireland	1935	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	74
Mother in Law	Mary MACAULIFFE	abt 1867	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1922	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	55
Father	Samuel SOPER	1862	Okehampton, Devonshire	20 Jun 1926	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	64
Mother	Margaret Ann GUNN	1867	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	08 Dec 1930	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	63
Self	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Wife	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Daughter	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Son	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Son	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Daughter	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89
Sister	Emily Harriet Grace SOPER	17 Jul 1885	Queensland, Australia	21 Nov 1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister	Margaret Ann SOPER	1887	Queensland, Australia	1955	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	68
Brother	William Francis SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	08 Oct 1892	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister	Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER	1895	Queensland, Australia	1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	34
Brother	Henry George SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	71
Sister	Olivia Pearl SOPER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1988	Janelli, New South Wales, Australia	88
Brother	Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER	29 Jun 1902	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1984	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Brother	Herbert Cecil SOPER	1908	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1989	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Son in Law	Gordon Blackburn MALCOLM	1913	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	1950	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	37
Daughter in Law	Mona GREGEEN			2012	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Florence Elizabeth SQUIRE	1921	Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Son in Law	Ernie IRWIN	1921		2004		83
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Aunt	Hannah SOPER	1852	Meeth, Devon, England	1907	Hatherleigh, Devon, England	55
Aunt	Anne SOPER	1853	Meeth, Devon, England
Aunt	Mary SOPER	1855	Meeth, Devon, England
Uncle	John SOPER	abt 1857	Meeth, Devon, England	16 Feb 1944	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	87
Aunt	Margaret Sarah PORTER	1869	Queensland, Australia	06 Apr 1953	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	84
Aunt	Elizabeth SOPER	abt 1858	Meeth, Devon, England
Aunt	Grace SOPER	1860	Meeth, Devon, England
Uncle	William SOPER	1862	Meeth, Devon, England
Uncle	Henry SOPER	abt 1866	Meeth, Devon, England
Uncle	George SOPER	1870	Meeth, Devon, England
Aunt	Mary GUNN	abt 1861
Cousin	Mary Grace SOPER	16 Jun 1886	Queensland, Australia	12 May 1979	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	92
Cousin	John SOPER	1888	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	02 Jul 1971	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Sarah Jane SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1982	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	William George SOPER	25 Mar 1894	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 Sep 1985	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	91
Cousin	Ellen SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Ethel SOPER	1899	Queensland, Australia	26 Apr 1970	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Emily Margaret SOPER	1903	Queensland, Australia	1903	Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Henry Samuel SOPER	1904	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	22 Sep 1987	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Herbert Francis SOPER	1906	Queensland, Australia	22 Feb 1976	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	Arthur Frederick SOPER	27 May 1908	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	30 Jun 1979	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Walter James SOPER	1910	Queensland, Australia	16 Dec 1964	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	54
Nephew	Arthur Samuel COWLEY	1904	Queensland, Australia	1983	Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Percival Francis COWLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Mervyn Cecil COWLEY	01 Jan 1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 May 1945	Queensland, Australia	27
Nephew	Walter Richard Samuel CORNISH			1942	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Cyril Thomas Vincent EAKIN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	89
Nephew	William Keith EAKIN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	58
Niece	Mary Elizabeth EAKIN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Robert Stanley EAKIN	1917	Queensland, Australia	1986	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	69
Nephew	Ronald Joseph EAKIN	1919	Queensland, Australia	1987	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Mary Ann (Minnie) FITZGERALD	1888	Queensland, Australia	1958	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	70
Brother in Law	William Thomas FITZGERALD	1892	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Eileen FITZGERALD	1896	Queensland, Australia	1979	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Kathleen Hannah FITZGERALD	1898	Queensland, Australia	1971	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister in Law	Margaret Monica FITZGERALD	1900	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Esme May FITZGERALD	1908	Queensland, Australia	2001	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Brother in Law	Arthur Wellesley COWLEY	1876	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	01 May 1955	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Percy Gleyre Roquerbre DUTTON			1967	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Walter Charles CORNISH	1891	Queensland, Australia	1974	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Mary Isabella CARMEN
Brother in Law	Harry Knud LOWE			1988	New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Myrtle Anna CORNISH	1904	Queensland, Australia	1997	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Sister in Law	Ethel SIBSON	1910		1978	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	68

Events in Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1890		Samuel SOPER was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1914	24	Birth of daughter Marjorie May SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1914	24	Married Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (aged 23)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1915	25	Birth of son Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1917	27	Birth of son Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1920	30	Birth of daughter Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18
20 Jun 1926	36	Death of father Samuel SOPER (aged 64)	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52, 59, 60
08 Dec 1930	40	Death of mother Margaret Ann GUNN (aged 63)	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 8	18, 59, 60
1949	59	Death of son Cyril Francis Owen SOPER (aged 32)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52, 60
1959	69	Death of wife Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD (aged 68)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 10	18
1968	78	Samuel SOPER died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 11	18
1968	78	Death of son Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER (aged 53)	Queensland, Australia	Note 12
1968	78	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 13	90

Note 1: Ref No 1890/C12271 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 2: Birth registration: Marjorie May Soper Birth date: 15/09/1914 Mother's name: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent's name: Samuel Soper Registration details: 1914/C/15236

Note 3: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Elizabeth Fitz Gerald Spouse Name Samuel Soper Marriage Date 23Apr1914 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1914 Registration Number 003751 Page number 8232 Household Members

Note 4: Samuel Thomas Stanley Soper Event date: 30/08/1915 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1915/C/8292 Mother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent: Samuel Soper

Note 5: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Cyril francis owen Soper Birth Date 22/03/1917 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1917 Registration Place Queensland Australia Father Samuel Soper Mother Elizabeth Fitzgerald Registration Number 004005 Household Members

Note 6: Birth registration: Florence Oliver Grace Soper Birth date: 28/01/1920 Mother's name: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Father/parent's name: Samuel Soper Registration details: 1920/C/145

Note 7: Reg No 1926/003736 - page 1658 - Samuel Soper and Grace Hamilton? Burdekin cemetery records - Samuel Soper - age 64 - died 20/6/1926 - buried Home Hill 21/6/1926 Cairns Post 29 June 1926 MR. SAMUEL SOPER. Another, pioneer of the Lower Burdekin passed away when Mr. Samuel Soper breathed his last in Craigdhu Private Hospital, Ayr, at the age of 65 years, his ailment being heart trouble, from which he had been suffering for the past six months. Landing on the Burdekin in the early eighties the late Mr. Soper was one of the first men to grub a tree on the old Seaforth Plantation at the time of the erection of the mill bearing that name. For several years following the deceased carried out the trade of brickmaker at the various sugar mills then in the district, and upon the erection of Pioneer Mill was engaged as a fitter for some years, leaving that position to go to Selheim as an engineer at the smelting works. The late Mr. Soper took up a block of land on the Inkerman Resumption some 14 years ago, and successfully pursued the career of sugar farming at the time of his death. In 1914. the first year that Inkerman Mill crushed, the deceased was engaged as driver of the crushing engines. A widow and grown-up family of five sons and four daughters are left to mourn, being Messrs. S. Soper (Bowen), W. Soper (Sydney), Bert, Ernest and Henry Soper'. ((Burdekin), and Mesdames A. W Cowley, P. Dutton, H. Lowe and W. Cornish. The funeral, largely attended, left the Home Hill, station (the body being brought to Home Hill for interment) The service was; conducted by Rev.' Norman Michael, C. of E.

Note 8: Burdekin cemetery records - Margaret Ann SOPER - age 62 - died 8/12/1930 - buried Home Hill 9/12/1930 Death registration: Margaret Ann Soper Death date: 08/12/1930 Mother's name: Catherine Keenaghan Father/parent's name: Hugh Gunn Registration details: 1930/C/3482 Townsville Daily Bulletin 18 Dec 1939 ….. passed away at the local hospital an old resident of Home Hill in the per ron of Mrs. Soper, at the age of 63 years. Born at Edinburgh, the de ceased lady came to Australia 48 years ago, and for her 48 years re sidence the Commonwealth, 17 were spent in Home Bill, where her hun band pre-deceased her some years ago. She leaves a grown up family of sons and daughters to mourn their sad loss.

Note 9: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Cyril Francis Soper Death Date 05Apr1949 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Samuel Mother's Name Elizabeth Fitzgerald Registration Year 1949 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001516 Page number 2121 Household Members Cairns Post 28 March 1949 Man Seriously Injured. Cyril Soper (28), of Severin street, Cairns, received a probable fracture of the base of the skull, abrasions to right knee, shoulder and left foot, and shock, as the re- sult of a fall from the rear of a moving utility truck. The accident occurred at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon as the truck was turning into the Esplanade from Hayles wharf. Last night his condition was reported to be serious, but not dan- gerous. Soper will be X-rayed this morning. Cairns Post 6 April 1949 OBITUARY MB. C. F. SOPES. Mr. Cyril Francis Soper (31), of Severin-street, Calms, died in the Cairns Base Hospital yesterday af- ternoon as a result of injuries re- ceived in an accident on March 26. He had been employed as a motor mechanic by the Cairns Regional Electricity Board. Born at Proserpine, deceased had been in Cairns for over 10 years. He was a returned serviceman. He is survived by a widow and a two-year old daughter. The funeral will leave St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon and mem- bers of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and em- ployees of the Cairns Regional Elec- tricity Board are invited.

Note 10: Qld bdm Death registration: Lizzie Soper Death date: 16/09/1959 Mother's name: Mary McAuliffe Father/parent's name: Thomas Augustus Fitzgerald Registration details: 1959/C/3399

Note 11: 1968 C3782 Samuel Soper Samuel Soper Margaret Gunn

Note 12: Ancestry tree - 22 Sept 1968, Queensland

Note 13: Samuel Soper Birth 17 Jul 1890 Queensland, Australia Death 22 Sep 1968 (aged 78) Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Section: BMS Row: X5 Site: 8117 Fa. Samuel Soper Mo. Margaret Ann Gunn m. 1914 Elizabeth Fitzgerald Samuel Soper

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: 1968 C3782 Samuel Soper Samuel Soper Margaret Gunn

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Ref No 1890/C12271 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name Elizabeth Fitz Gerald Spouse Name Samuel Soper Marriage Date 23Apr1914 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1914 Registration Number 003751 Page number 8232 Household Members

- Reference = (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Ref No 1890/C12271 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169740883/samuel-soper (Burial)

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