Sophia Clibbens

1851 - Abt 1937  (85 years)

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• Name	Sophia Clibbens
  Born	25 Jul 1851	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [1, 2]
  Christened	12 Oct 1851	St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [5]
  Age: 10y
  Address: Newsells, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 18 Thomas Clebbens Head 1825 Barkway Hertfordshire England 36 Male Married labourer 2 18 Elizabeth Clebbens Wife 1826 Barley Hertfordshire England 35 Female Married labourer's wife 3 18 George Clebbens Son 1848 Barkway Hertfordshire England 13 Male labourer's son 4 18 Sophia Clebbens Daughter 1851 Barkway Hertfordshire England 10 Female scholar 5 18 Lidia Clebbens Daughter 1854 Barkway Hertfordshire England 7 Female scholar 6 18 Auther Clebbens Son 1857 Barkway Hertfordshire England 4 Male 7 18 Joseph Clebbens Son 1859 Barkway Hertfordshire England 2 Male 8 18 Benjamin Clebbens Son 1861 Barkway Hertfordshire England 3 Months Male  PRO Class:  RG09  Piece:  812  Folio:  63  Page:  5   Transcript ID is  dbid=8767&iid=HRTRG9_812_816-0121
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [5]
  scholar
  Age: 10y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Kensington, London, UK   [6]
  Age: 19y
  Address: Queens Gate Gardens No 20, Kensington, London, UK
  Sophia was one of 6 servants working at the home of Henry Lumsden, a landed proprietor from Edinburgh.
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Kensington, London, UK   [6]
  servant
  Age: 19y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [1]
  Age: 29y
  Address: High Street Cottage, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 8 188122 Daniel Drage Head 1844 Barkway Hertfordshire England 37 Male Married Carter Ag Lab 9 188122 Sophia Drage Wife 1852 Newsells Hertfordshire England 29 Female Married 10 188122 Mabel C. Drage Daughter 1875 New Wortley Yorkshire England 6 Female Scholar 11 188122 Alice E. Drage Daughter 1876 Barkway Hertfordshire England 5 Female Scholar 12 188122 Emily Drage Daughter 1878 Barkway Hertfordshire England 3 Female Scholar 13 188122 George F. Drage Son 1880 Barkway Hertfordshire England 10 mo Male  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  1411  Folio:  54  Page:  22   Transcript ID is  dbid=7572&iid=HRTRG11_1407_1412-0859
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK   [7]
  Age: 39y
  Address: Village, Newsells, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 01 Daniel Drage Head 1844 Barkway Hertfordshire England 47 Male Married groom 2 01 Sophia Drage Wife 1852 Newsell Hertfordshire England 39 Female Married 3 01 Alice Eliza Drage Daughter 1876 Barkway Hertfordshire England 15 Female Single 4 01 Emily Drage Daughter 1878 Barkway Hertfordshire England 13 Female Single 5 01 George Frederick Drage Son 1881 Barkway Hertfordshire England 10 Male 6 01 William Thomas Drage Son 1884 Barkway Hertfordshire England 7 Male  PRO Class:  RG12  Piece:  1101  Folio:  43  Page:  14   Transcript ID is  dbid=6598&iid=HRTRG12_1101_1103-0091
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK   [8]
  Age: 49y
  Address: Garden Walk Row, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 20 12 Daniel Drage Head 1845 Barkway, Hertfordshire, England 56 Male Married ordinary farm labourer 21 12 Sophia Drage Wife 1853 Barkway Hewsells, Hertfordshire, England 48 Female Married 22 12 William T Drage Son 1884 Barkway, Hertfordshire, England 17 Male Single stone mason  PRO Class:  RG13  Piece:  1297  Folio:  33  Page:  21   Transcript ID is  dbid=7814&iid=HRTRG13_1293_1298-0714
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Royston, Hertfordshire, UK   [9]
  Age: 59y
  Address: Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 191120 Daniel Drage Head 1844 Barkway, Hertfordshire, England 67 Male Married Farm Labourer 2 191120 Sophia Drage Wife 1852 Barkway 59 Female Married 37 5 5 3 191120 William Thomas Drage Son 1884 Barkway 27 Male Single Stone Mason  PRO Class:  RG14  Piece:  7568  ED:  16  SN:  157   Transcript ID is  dbid=2352&iid=rg14_07568_0315_03
  Died	Abt Mar 1937	Royston, Hertfordshire, UK   [10]
  	Age: 85y
  Siblings	10 siblings
  1. George Clibbens,   b. 6 Jan 1848, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Sep 1916, Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  2. Benjamin Clibbens,   b. Bef 10 May 1850, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt May 1850, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  3. Lydia Clibbens,   b. 25 May 1854, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  4. Arthur Clibbens,   b. 22 Jun 1856, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1910, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  5. Joseph Clibbens,   b. 18 Oct 1858, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1944, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  6. Benjamin Clibbens,   b. 9 Jan 1861, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK
  7. Alice Clibbens,   b. 4 Jul 1863, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1943, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  8. Sarah Jane Clibbens,   b. 18 Nov 1865, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1949, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
  9. Elizabeth Clibbens,   b. 26 May 1868, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK
  10. Charles Clibbens,   b. Cal 1870, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK
  Person ID	I2505	Foster
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Clibbens,   b. Bef 16 Jan 1825, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Dec 1907, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, UK  (Age > 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Biscoe Barnes,   b. Bef 11 Sep 1825, Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1908, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, UK  (Age > 83 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1847	St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [12, 13]
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Benjamin and Fanny South. [11]
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Daniel James Drage,   b. Bef 7 Mar 1844, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1928, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK  (Age > 84 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1874	St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK   [12, 14, 15]
  	Witnesses to the marriafe were George and Lydia Clibbens, Sophia's siblings. [11]
  		Daniel Drage and Sophia Clibbens marriage, 1874 Daniel and Sophia were the g-g-grandparents of Dave's daughter Judy. They married in St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Royston, Herts on 1 Jan 1874. Note Daniel's signature - he was obviously not used to writing his name!
  Children	+ 1. Mabel Clibbens Drage,   b. 18 Nov 1874, Radnor Street, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1966, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK  (Age 91 years) + 2. Alice Eliza Drage,   b. Bef 9 Apr 1876, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1961, Harrow, Middlesex, UK  (Age > 84 years)   3. Emily Drage,   b. Bef 19 Jun 1877, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1969, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK  (Age > 92 years) + 4. George Frederick Drage,   b. Bef 30 Jun 1880, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1956, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK  (Age > 75 years) + 5. William Thomas Drage,   b. Bef 30 Sep 1884, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1952, Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK  (Age > 68 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jul 1851 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Christened - 12 Oct 1851 - St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 10y,Address: Newsells, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK - 7 Apr 1861 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Occupation - scholar,Age: 10y - 7 Apr 1861 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 19y,Address: Queens Gate Gardens No 20, Kensington, London, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Kensington, London, UK Occupation - servant,Age: 19y - 2 Apr 1871 - Kensington, London, UK Married - 1 Jan 1874 - St Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Child - Mabel Clibbens Drage - 18 Nov 1874 - Radnor Street, New Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Child - Alice Eliza Drage - Bef 9 Apr 1876 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Child - Emily Drage - Bef 19 Jun 1877 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Child - George Frederick Drage - Bef 30 Jun 1880 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 29y,Address: High Street Cottage, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK - 3 Apr 1881 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Child - William Thomas Drage - Bef 30 Sep 1884 - Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 39y,Address: Village, Newsells, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Newsells, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 49y,Address: Garden Walk Row, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK - 31 Mar 1901 - Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK Census - Age: 59y,Address: Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK - 2 Apr 1911 - Royston, Hertfordshire, UK Died - Age: 85y - Abt Mar 1937 - Royston, Hertfordshire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Sophia Drage, daughter Mabel and granddaughter Muriel. Taken about 1930. The elderly Sophia, nee Clibbens, is here with her eldest daughter Mabel Leigh and Mabel's youngest daughter Muriel.
  		Sophia Drage, nee Clibbens, c1930 This photo of Sophia is taken from a group photo with her daughter Mabel Leigh and granddaughter Muriel.

  
  

• Sources

  [S708] UK Census 1881 Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK RG11-1411-54-22 (Head is Daniel Drage.), (RG11-1411-54-22), RG11-1411-54-22, 3 Apr 1881. [S1438] Peggy Sublett (Reliability: 3), 18 Jan 2011. [S8] IGI, batch C072112. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP 13 1/19 film 47 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009. [S187] UK Census 1861 Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK RG09-812-63-5 (Head is Thomas Clibbens), (RG09-812-63-5), RG09-812-63-5, 7 Apr 1861. [S886] UK Census 1871 Kensington, London, UK RG10-29-10-12 (Head is Henry Lumsden.), (RG10-29-10-12), RG10-29-10-12, 2 Apr 1871. [S575] UK Census 1891 Newsells, Barkway, Hertfordshire, UK RG12-1101-43-14 (Head is Daniel Drage.), (RG12-1101-43-14), RG12-1101-43-14, 5 Apr 1891. [S2266] Census 1901 Garden Walk Row, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK RG13-1297-33-21 (Head is Daniel Drage.), (RG13-1297-33-21), RG13-1297-33-21. [S312] UK Census 1911 Royston, Hertfordshire, UK RG14PN7568 RG78PN370 RD135 SD3 ED16 SN157 (Head is Daniel Drage.), (RG14PN7568 RG78PN370 RD135 SD3 ED16 SN157), RG14PN7568 RG78PN370 RD135 SD3 ED16 SN157, 2 Apr 1911. [S4] CRI, Mar 1937, Royston, vol 3a, p1383 (Reliability: 3), 15 Oct 2009. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP13 1/20 film 139 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009. [S8] IGI, batch M072115. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP13 1/20 film 139 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009. No image on FindMyPast [S4] CRI, Mar 1875, Royston, vol 3a, p289. [S134] Hertfordshire, UK Parish Records, DP 13 1/20 film 139 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2009.