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Sophia Ann Bates Moore1

F, #13222, b. 30 December 1858, d. 23 June 1911
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Charles Moore1 b. 5 Jul 1833, d. BET 25 AND 27 JUN 1865
Mother*: Ellen MacPIKE1 b. 23 Aug 1836, d. 6 Apr 1888
  • Burial*: Sophia Ann Bates Moore was buried at Orawaiti Cemetery, Westport, Buller, New Zealand.1
  • Birth*: She was born on 30 December 1858 at Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand.1
  • She was the daughter of Charles Moore and Ellen MacPIKE.1
  • Marriage*: Sophia Ann Bates Moore married Charles John Gear on Saturday, 19 July 1873 at St John Anglican Church, Westport, Buller, New Zealand; Charles was a 27 year-old bachelor & miner. His name wasrecordedas'John Charles' and he signed as John Charles. Sophia wasrecordedasa 16 year-old spinster with no listed profession (shewasactuallyonly 14). Sophia signed with an X. Marriage witnesses:PeterTheodorFriedrick HEISE & Emma MOORE (Sophia’s sister).2,1
  • Death*: Sophia Ann Bates Moore died on 23 June 1911 at Westport, Buller, New Zealand, at age 52; Unknown GEDCOM info: acute nephritis coma (kidney failure), 2 weeks.3,1
  • Name-Married: Her married name was Gear.1

Family:

Charles John Gear b. c 1845, d. 7 Jul 1911
  • Marriage*: Sophia Ann Bates Moore married Charles John Gear on Saturday, 19 July 1873 at St John Anglican Church, Westport, Buller, New Zealand; Charles was a 27 year-old bachelor & miner. His name wasrecordedas'John Charles' and he signed as John Charles. Sophia wasrecordedasa 16 year-old spinster with no listed profession (shewasactuallyonly 14). Sophia signed with an X. Marriage witnesses:PeterTheodorFriedrick HEISE & Emma MOORE (Sophia’s sister).2,1

Children:

Charles John Gear1 b. 16 Apr 1875, d. 1938
William Ohika Gear1 b. 13 Dec 1876, d. 12 Oct 1944
Thomas Henry Gear1 b. 31 Aug 1878, d. 15 Aug 1951
David Gear1 b. 24 Sep 1880, d. 26 Sep 1917
Mary Ellen Gear1 b. 8 Aug 1882, d. 18 May 1883
Sophia Matilda Gear1 b. 24 Feb 1884, d. 19 May 1949
Alexander Gear1 b. 22 Apr 1886, d. 1969
Edward Henry Gear+1 b. 11 Nov 1887, d. 12 Dec 1958
Albert Gear1 b. 3 Sep 1889, d. 6 Sep 1889
Orlando Fedele Lucio Gear1 b. 4 Oct 1892, d. 16 Jul 1965
Isabella Sarah Gear1 b. 17 Dec 1893, d. c 1952
Walter Randolph Gear1 b. 13 Jul 1899, d. 1969
Robert Leslie Petro Gear1 b. 27 Aug 1900, d. 27 Jun 1955

Notes

  • Reference LGB*: Reference: Folio 0650.1
  • Reference LGB*: Reference: 112.1

Citations

  1. [S123] LGB, Tait Gear & related surnames in "LGB GEDCOM via FB", listserve message to Facebook, 2015. Printout dated 11/11/2015, [Nov 2015]. Hereinafter cited as LGB GEDCOM.
  2. [S98] Unknown author Marriage certificate/register, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.
  3. [S73] Unknown author Death/burial certificate/register, n.pub., n.p., unknown edition (unknown publish date) unknown isbn.