Sophia Fawcett
ID # 2864, (1843-1922)
| Father | Thomas Fawcett (1808-1859) |
| Mother | Margaret C. Shaw (1815-1847) |
| Baptism | Sophia Fawcett was baptized on 13 April 1843 at Guelph. |
| Baptism | She was baptized on 11 January 1844 at Guelph. |
| Marriage | She married Matthew Xavier Carr on 18 June 1861 at Lincoln County. MS248 reel 10, Vol. 33. Lincoln County, page 26. 1861 - Return of marriages for the year 1861 No. 6 Solemnized by Rev'd Michael Fawcett - A Minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Matthew H. Carr, 28, residing Brantford, born England. Parents Matthew and Sarah. Sophia S. Fawcett, 18, residing Grimsby, born Brantford. Parents Thomas and Margaret. Witnesses: William Nelles and Joseph Palmer, both of Grimsby. Date of marriage June 18, 1861. In one or two places on the registration the handwriting is difficult to read, but the county clerk does appear to have Matthew's middle initial as H. Other information considered, his middle initial was X. His middle name was Xavier. The officiating clergyman, Michael Fawcett, was Sophia's uncle. Sophia's father Thomas was en route to see his brother Michael in Grimsby when the train on which he was a passenger derailed and he subsequently died of his injuries. The marriage registration does not specifically locate the marriage, but the couple was almost certainly married in Grimsby. |
| Death | She died on 14 June 1922 at Ontario Hospital, Toronto, at age 79. |
| Burial | She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario. |
| Note | Information for Sophia's date of birth and baptism is taken from Ida Reed's transcription of Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms as presented on W.J. Martin's website. Death reg. 004138-22 Toronto, York Co. Sophia Fry age about 78, born Brantford, died Ontario Hospital June 14, 1922. Parents' names not shown. Informant Fawcett A. Reid, 175 Spadina Rd., nephew. Burial Brantford. A recent transcription of Greenwood Cemetery provided by the Brant County OGS shows that Sophia's burial was recorded in a previous transcription. Apparently Sophia's stone was not evident at the time of the later transcription. The earlier transcription needs to be checked. |
| Last Edited | 1 May 2018 |