Sophia Hall

Sophia Hall 

Born: 1845, Northampton 

Baptised: 20 July 1845, Northampton 

Father: Edward Hall

Stepfather: William Horner (b. 1804)

Mother: Charlotte Hall (b. 1809)

Sisters: Jane Hall (b. 1841), Martha Hall (b. 1842), Charlotte Hall (b. 1848)

Marriage:        5 January 1875, Northampton 

Husband:         Isaac Hardy 

                        b. 1843 

                        Schoolmaster 

                        d. 1901

Issue – 

#1 Godfrey Harold Hardy (b. 7 February 1877) 

#2 Gertrude Edith Hardy (b. 1879)

In 1851 – 

She is at Albert Street, Northampton. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Baker’. Sophia and her sisters, (Jane, Martha and Charlotte) are unlisted. Her cousin, Susan Munson (b. 1827), is unlisted.

In 1861 – 

She is at 26 Albert Street, Northampton. Her stepfather is listed as ‘Provision Dealer’. Her mother and sister, Charlotte, are unlisted. Sophia is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. 

In 1871 –

She is at LDTC and listed as ‘Governess’. 

In 1881 – 

She is at Mount Pleasant, Cranley, Surrey. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Sophia and her children, Godfrey and Gertrude, are unlisted. Eliza Denton (b. 1851) [LDTC 1871] is listed as ‘Governess in County School’. There are three servants: Catherine Maynard (b. 1859), Alice Lee (b. 1863) and Laura Chandler (b. 1843). 

In 1891 –

She is at Mount Pleasant, Cranleigh, Surrey. Her husband is listed as ‘Assistant Master Surrey County School’. Sophia and her children, Godfrey and Gertrude, are unlisted. There are two servant, Laura Chandler (b. 1842) and Letitia Bilinghurst (b. 1874).  

In 10/95 –

Address is Cranleigh School, Surrey. 

In 1901 – 

She is at Mount Pleasant, Cranleigh, Surrey. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Sophia and her daughter, Gertrude, are unlisted. Her son, Godfrey, is listed as ‘Fellow of Trinity of College Cambridge’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at New Park Road, Cranleigh. Sophia is listed as a widow and ‘Private Means’. Her daughter, Gertrude, is listed as ‘Teaching’. There is a servant, Harriett Mabel Boltin (b. 1893). 

In 05/19 – 

Death recorded as 01.12.18 in her sleep at Cranleigh. Magazine mentions she was on the staff in 1870s.

d.         2 December 1918, Hambledon

HARDY, Sophia of Connell Cranleigh, Surrey, widow died 2 December 1918. Probate London 21 February to Godfrey Harold Hardy, fellow Trinity College Cambridge. Effects £2343, 7s, 1d.