Ellen Jane (Pike) Soper (1875 - 1964)

Born 29 Nov 1875 in Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Thomas Soper — married 30 Oct 1901 in Bideford, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 Jun 1964 at age 88 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Ellen (Pike) Soper was born in Devon, England.

This profile is part of the Pike Name Study.

Ellen Jane Pike, daughter of William and Mary Ann, was born on 29 Nov 1875 at "Peto" (?) near Totnes, Devon, England. Her birth registration in (1st Qtr) 1876 at Totnes, Devon, England, listed her mother's maiden name as "Parnell". ^{[1] [2]} She was baptised on 6 Jan 1878 at Poughill, Devon, England, listing her father, William as Policemann, of Church Town. ^[3]

In the England and Wales Census, 1881, Ellen was living (or visiting) at Patriot Road, Penderry, Glamorganshire, Wales, with her uncle, James's family: ^[4]

James Pike, Head, Male, Age: 31, Occupation: Labourer (Tin P Wks), Birthplace: Wellington, Devon, England

Mary Pike, Wife, Female, Age: 32, Birthplace: Devonport, Devon, England

Charles Pike, Son, Male, Age: 15, Occupation: Behinder Millman (Tin P Wks), Birthplace: Stonehouse, Devon, England

Ellen Jane Pike, Niece, Female, Age: 5, Occupation: Scholar, Birthplace: Peto Nr Totnes, Devon, England

Ellen Jane Pike (age 25, Spinster, Domestic Servant, of Police Buildings, daughter of William Pike, Sergeant of Police) married Samuel Thomas Soper (age 31, Bachelor, Police Constable, of Stoke Canon, son of Charles Soper, Labourer) on 30 Oct 1901 at the parish church of Bideford, Devon, England. ^{[5] [6]}

In the England and Wales Census, 1911, Ellen was living at 4 Hope Road, Heavitree, Heavitree, Devon, England, with her husband, Samuel: ^[7]

Samuel Thomas Soper, Head, Male, Age: 41, Occupation: POLICE CONSTABLE, Birthplace: North Huish, Devonshire

Ellen Jane Soper Wife, Female, Age: 35 Birthplace: Peto, Devonshire

Maud Melinda Soper, Daughter, Female, Age: 8, Birthplace: Stoke Canon, Devonshire

William Charles Soper, Son, Male, Age: 6, Birthplace: Lympstone, Devonshire

In the 1939 Register, Ellen was living at Kitley, Bere Alston, Tavistock R.D., Devon, England, with her husband, Samuel: ^[8]

Samuel T Soper, Born: 16 Feb 1870, Male, Occupation: Police Constable, Retired, Married

Ellen J Soper, Born: 29 Nov 1875, Female, Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married

Maud M Polkinghorne, Born: 17 Aug 1905, Female, Occupation: Drugs Dealer, Widowed

Ellen Jane Soper (of Yelverton) died on 15 Jun 1964, aged 88 years, in Plymouth, Devon, England. ^[9] Maude Melinda Polkinghorne was listed as beneficiary in her probate. ^[10]

SOPER Ellen Jane of 6 Bedford Park Bere Alston Yelverton Devon widow died 15 June 1964 at Greenbank Hospital Plymouth Administration Exeter 3 September to Maude Melinda Polkinghorne widow. £167.

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Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Ellen Jane, Last name Pike, Birth quarter 1, Birth year 1876, Mother's maiden name Parnell, District Totnes, County Devon, Country England, Volume 5B, Page 195, Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Births, Collections from Great Britain, England
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XDJ-NVY : 1 October 2014), Ellen Jane Pike, 1876; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Totnes, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Devon Baptisms, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Ellen Jane, Last name Pike, Birth year -, Baptism year 1878, Baptism date 06 Jan 1878, Father's first name(s) Wm, Mother's first name(s) Mary Ann, Baptism place Poughill, Denomination Anglican, County Devon, Country England, Archive South West Heritage Trust, Archive reference 356A/PR/1/3, Record set Devon Baptisms, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Parish Baptisms, Collections from England, Great Britain, image available $
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-NLXQ : 11 December 2017), Ellen Jane Pike in household of James Pike, Penderry, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 5350/101, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,469.
5. ↑ Devon Marriages And Banns, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Ellen Jane, Last name Pike, Birth year 1876, Age 25, Marriage year 1901, Marriage date 30 Oct 1901, Place Bideford, Denomination Anglican, Residence Police Buildings, Spouse's first name(s) Samuel Thomas, Spouse's last name Soper, Spouse's birth year 1870, Spouse age 31, Spouse's residence Stoke Canon, Father's first name William, Father's last name Pike, Spouse's father's first name(s) Charles, Spouse's father's last name Soper, County Devon, Country England, Archive South West Heritage Trust, Archive reference 799A/PR/1/19, Record set Devon Marriages And Banns, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Parish Marriages, Collections from England, Great Britain, image of Marriage Certificate $
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2634-7XX : 13 December 2014), Ellen Jane Pike, 1901; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1901, quarter 4, vol. 5B, p. 1007, Bideford, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9S-VGY : 3 July 2019), Ellen Jane Soper in household of Samuel Thomas Soper, Heavitree, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ 1939 Register, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Ellen J, Last name(s) Soper, Birth date 29 Nov 1875, Birth day 29, Birth month 11, Birth year 1875, Sex Female, Marital status Married, Occupation Unpaid Domestic Duties, Address Kitley, Bere Alston, Place Tavistock R.D., Borough / district Tavistock R.D., County Devon, Country England, E. D. letter code WIGZ, Schedule 128, Schedule sub number 2, Archive reference RG101/6901L/010/23, Piece number 6901L, Item number 10, Line number 23, Category Census, land & surveys, Subcategory Census, Collections from Great Britain, England, image available $
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCJ-DDS7 : 1 November 2021), Ellen J Soper, 1964.
10. ↑ England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019, "FindMyPast" $, First name(s) Ellen Jane, Last name Soper, Death year 1964, Death date 15 Jun 1964, Probate year 1964, Probate date 03 Sep 1964, Residence town Yelverton, Registry Exeter, County Devon, Linked persons Maude Melinda Polkinghorne, Country England, Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials, Collections from Great Britain, England, image available