Bertha Soper was born in 1885 to parents William Soper (1860-) and Sarah Hart (1861-).[1] Her siblings were Lewis, Merriam, Ralph, Maude and Frank.
She married German Short on 5 Jan 1905 in Hant's Harbour.[2]
In the 1921 Census, she was 38 years old living in Hant's Harbour with her husband, 4 daughters and adopted son, Frank Goodwin born in New Melbourne.[3]
In the 1935 Census, she was 50 years old living in Hant's Harbour with her husband, German, age 56 and their four children.[4]
She passed away of Consumption in Hant's Harbour in 1925.[5][6]
Sources
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-PVMQ : 23 February 2021), Bertha Soper, 08 May 1885; citing Birth, Hants Harbour, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-RPTL : 8 March 2021), Bertha Short in household of Herman Short, Hant's Harbour, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 631, household ID 90, line 20, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,637.
↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-WBTP : 8 March 2021), Bertha Short in household of German Short, Hants Harbour, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Trinity District, p. 714, household ID 145, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,826.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232484971/bertha-soper : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Bertha Short Soper (Mar 1885–21 Apr 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232484971, citing Old Pentecostal Cemetery, Hants Harbour, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by Frank Martin (contributor 48158385)
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