Biography of SOPHIA GILFOY
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Biography of SOPHIA GILFOY
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Sophia Gilfoy was born on 29 September 1836 according to the entry in the Birthday Book of her daughter Agnes. Her family were living in the St.Pancras area of Middlesex at the time where her father John was a Coach Draughtsman. The census entry for 1841 can not be found, probably due to the poor quality of the photographed copied that are difficult to read. In 1851 Sophia was living at 6 Broadway Terrace in Camden New Town with her parents and sisters Letitia and Victoria.
On 11 May 1859, Sophia married John Renton Archbald at Old Church in the parish of St.Pancras. The couple lived initially with John's family at 129 Great College Street and their daughter Agnes Letitia was born there on 9 November 1960. The family were shown as still at that address in the 1861 census which is where William Gilfoy was born on 23 February 1862. Ernest John was born on 9 October 1863 at 27 Camden Cottages in Camden New Town then Edith Sophia was born on 3 December 1865 at the same location.
In the 1871 census the family were recorded at 1 Brydges Road in Stratford New Town. By the time of the birth of daughter Beatrice on 17 September 1871, they were back in Islington at 9 Harvist Road. Son John Frederick was born in Islington on 28 March 1875.
The census of 1881 shows that the family were in North London living at 6 Marlborough Terrace in Holloway Road, Upper Holloway. Living with them also were Sophia's mother Letitia also her sister Victoria and nephew Thomas Truman. It appears that John left Sophia soon after and illegally remarried.
Sophia passed away on 26 January 1888 at 78 Isledon Road in Lower Holloway, the death certificate showing her as the wife of John Renton Archbald. Her daughter Edith Sophia was present at her death and it was she that made the registration.
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