Sarah Jane (Reid) Jobson (1858 - 1928)

Born 1858 in Ilchester, Somerset, England

Wife of Thomas Bloomfield Jobson — married 10 Jul 1879 in Wellington, New Zealand

Died 1928 at about age 70 in Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

Sarah Jane Reid's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1858 in the Yeovil district.^[1]

In the 1861 census Sarah J Reid (age 3) was the daughter of James Reid in Ilchester, Somerset, England.^[2]

James Reid Head M 34 Scotland

Harriett Reid Wife F 27 Ilchester, Somerset, England

James Reid Son M 4 Ilchester, Somerset, England

Sarah J Reid Daughter F 3 Ilchester, Somerset, England

Kate Reid Daughter F 2 Ilchester, Somerset, England

Robert Reid Son M 9/12 Ilchester, Somerset, England

William Matthiesen Shopman M 23 Scotland

Fanny Bush Step girl (girl) F 19 Durley, Hampshire, England

Sarah Bartlett Servant F 16 Somerton, Somerset, England

In the 1871 census Sarah Jane Reid (age 13) was the stepdaughter of Sidney Soffe in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.^[3]

Sidney Soffe Head M 34 Sandford, Wiltshire, England

Harriett Soffe Wife F 37 Ilchester Somerset England

Sidney A Soffe Son M 2/12 Reading, Berkshire, England

Sarah Jane Reid Stepdaughter F 13 Ilchester Somerset England

Robert Reid Stepson M 10 Ilchester Somerset England

Thomas C Reid Stepson M 9 Ilchester Somerset England

Frank G Reid Stepson M 4 Romsey, Hampshire, England

William Reid Stepson M 2 Romsey, Hampshire, England

The Soffe/ Reid family migrated to New Zealand in 1872. They are listed as assisted passengers on the Glenlora, which sailed for Wellington on the 8th of August 1872. ^[4]

Soffe, Sidney, 35, joiner

Soffe, Harriet, 37

Reid, Sarah J, 15

Reid, Robert, 12

Reid, Thomas C, 10

Reid, Frank G, 6

Reid, William, 4

Infant, 2 weeks

Sarah married Thomas Bloomfield Jobson in 1879. ^[5]

MARRIAGE.

Jobson— Reid.— On the 10th July, at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, by the Ven. Archdeacon Stock, T. B. Jobson, to S. J. Reid.^[6]

She passed away in 1928.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Reid, Sarah Jane (Mother's maiden name: Gear).
   GRO Reference: 1858 Jan-Feb-Mar in Yeovil Volume 05C Page 554.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1645; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542844; ED, institution, or vessel: 1; Household schedule number: 60
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #19071351 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Sarah J Reid (3) daughter in household of James Reid (34) in Ilchester in Yeovil registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Ilchester, Somerset, England.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1427; Folio: 34; Page: 61; GSU roll: 828776; ED, institution, or vessel: 21; Household schedule number: 271
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #6422639 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Sarah Jane Reid (13) stepdaughter in household of Sidney Soffe (34) in Caversham in Henley registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Ilchester Somerset England.
4. ↑ New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYV-JM8 : Sun Mar 10 02:46:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Sidney Soffe, 1873.
5. ↑ 1879/1833 Sarah Jane Reid Thomas Bloomfeld Jobson
6. ↑ Evening Post, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 19 July 1879, Page 2

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221542663/sarah_jane-jobson: accessed April 25, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Jane Jobson (1858–4 Jul 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 221542663, citing Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).