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Facts and Events
Sophia Gaylor was born around 1815, daughter of a labourer called William Gaylor and his wife Sarah. Sophia does not appear to have been baptised as a baby, but was baptised on 5th March 1820 at Holwell in Bedfordshire.
On 27th April 1834, Sophia married an agricultural labourer called James Worbey. They married at Holwell, although he was from the Walsworth area in the neighbouring parish of Hitchin. After their marriage they lived for a couple of years in Holwell, having children baptised there in 1834 and 1836. They then moved to Walsworth, where they had another three children between 1839 and 1842.
Sophia died in 1843, when she was said to be 28 years old. She was buried at Hitchin on 28th October 1843. James survived her by over thirty years.
References
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Holwell Parish Registers, 1560-1939. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Holwell in the County of Bedford in the Year 1820 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 45 | 5th March | Edith & Sophia D[aughte]rs of | Will[ia]m & Sarah | Gailor | Holwell | Lab[oure]r | R. Lucas |
Although this baptism is a few years after the time Sophia's answer in the 1841 census implies that she was born, it is in the parish in which she married, and there is a marked gap between William and Sarah Gaylor's earlier children and this baptism - their previous child's baptism was in 1813. It therefore seems likely that Sophia was not baptised as a baby but was baptised together with her sister Edith a few years later.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 445; Book 4; Folio 9; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
James Worby, male, 28 [1812/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Sofia Worby, female, 26 [1814/5], born in county
Eliza Worby, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
William Worby, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
Maria Worby, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
Ann Worby, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Sophia WORBOYS, December Quarter 1843, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 366, aged 28 [1814/5]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
No. 75 Name: Sohpia w of James Worboys Abode: Wals[wor]th When buried: Oct[ober] 28 Age: 28 By whom the Ceremony was performed: H. Wiles and| BURIALS in the Parish of Hitchin in the County of Hertford in the Year 1843 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 1129 | Sophia, Widow [sic] of James Worboys | Wals[wor]th | Oct[obe]r 28 | 28 | H. Wiles |
The Hertfordshire Burials collection on Findmypast has two versions of this burial register, one on the standard pre-printed pages typical of the time (reproduced as the table above) and the other in a different style. Possibly one is the Bishop's Transcript, but it is not made explicit which is which. There is a slight discrepancy between the two versions for this burial - the non-standard one recording her as "Sophia w of James" and the standard one recording her as "Sophia, Widow of James". As James was still alive, presumably the "Sophia w James" was intended to signify "Sophia wife of James", and the record was misinterpreted when the second copy was made.
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