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Sophia BURRUS
Abt 1820 - 1889 (~ 69 years)
Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Sophia BURRUS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1820 Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England 
- In or before 1820, if the PR entry for her marriage is correct in showing her as of full age when she married, in Nov. 1841. About 1820 from age given in 1851 and 1861 censuses. Place also from these censuses.
Both her marriages also shows her as the daughter of Robert Burrus, blacksmith.
Gender Female Residence 1876 New Road, Chatham, Kent, England - Her home when she married in 1876
Died Jun Q 1889 Sheppey Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: CHAPMAN, Sophia q2 1889 aged 67 Sheppey RD 2a 467
Siblings1 brother and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Robert BURRUS, b. Abt 1773, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 82 years) (Father) 
Sarah, b. Abt 1783, d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 50 years) (Mother)Person ID I37357 All Last Modified 19 Jan 2025
Father Robert BURRUS, b. Abt 1773, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 82 years)
Other Partners: Mary CRAMPTON m. 25 Dec 1841Mother Sarah, b. Abt 1783, d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 50 years) Married - Probably the Robert who married Sarah Dennis in Sittingbourne in March 1801.
There was a Sarah Swiferton DENNIS baptised in Sittingbourne in 1785, also a Sarah Dennes baptised in Teynham in 1779 and a Sarah Dynes baptised in Challock in 1780, as well as other's further afield (best match on date from age at death was a Sarah Dennis baptised 1783 in Maidstone). The couple who married in 1801 had daughters
Mary Ann - baptised 7 Jun 1801 at Sittingbourne, St Michael (probably the Mary Ann buried 28 Mar 1802 in Sittingbourne)
Sarah - baptised 4 Dec 1803 at Sittingbourne, St Michael
If this couple were the above there were probably more children between the above and those shown here.
Regardless, could be missing other children, as not found the baptisms of all those with Robert in census years etc.
One could be the William buried aged 8 in 1833 (abode Sheerness, buried Minster).
Others might have been the George of Sheerness who died in infancy and was buried in 1815, the infant Robert of Sheerness buried in 1825 and the Martha of Sheerness buried aged 1 in 1820. All buried in Minster-in-Sheppey. However, Martha's was a parish funeral and I would have thought that a dockyard blacksmith would have earned enough not to be dependant on the parish.
Family ID F773 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 John CHAPMAN, b. Abt 1829, (probably), Devonport, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 27 May 1876 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - GRO ref: SOSBE, Sophia to Chapman, John q2 1876 Medway RD 2a 739
Details from PR entry (image on CityArk, p. 141, viewed 19 Jan 2025)
Last Modified 19 Jan 2025 Family ID F11947 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 William John SOSBE, b. Abt 1811, d. 21 Jan 1867, West Street, Blue Town, Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England (Age ~ 56 years) Married 25 Nov 1841 - GRO ref: BURRUS, Sophia to SOSBE, John q4 1841 Sheppey RD 5 607
Last Modified 19 Jan 2025 Family ID F11946 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- In or before 1820, if the PR entry for her marriage is correct in showing her as of full age when she married, in Nov. 1841. About 1820 from age given in 1851 and 1861 censuses. Place also from these censuses.
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Born - Abt 1820 - Sheerness, Sheppey, Kent, England 
Married - 27 May 1876 - St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
