TURRELL, Sophia Louisa

TURRELL, Sophia Louisa

Female 1813 - 1889  (75 years)

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  • Name TURRELL, Sophia Louisa  [1] 
    Born 13 Jun 1813  Rue Chaussée, chez Gérard Delorme - Verdun, 55100, Meuse, Lorraine, FRANCE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Feb 1889  Glen Lyndon, Lyons St, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "Glen Lyndon", Lyons Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Person ID I16476  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2023 

    Father TURRELL, Charles,   b. 3 Jun 1786, Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1846, Rye Lane, Peckham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother WALLACE, Ann,   b. 17 Jan 1797, Lambeth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1852, Brussels, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 26 Aug 1812  Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HULL, Frederick George,   b. 28 Dec 1819, Launceston, Van Dieman's Land, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1876, Buninyong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1844  St Johns Church, New Town, Van Diemans Land, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. HULL, Lucy Emily,   b. 28 Dec 1844, Kensington Mill, O'Brians Bridge, Van Dieman's Land, Tasmania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1907, Balaclava, Melbourne, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     2. HULL, Wallace Frederick Louis,   b. 9 Aug 1846, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1851, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Hull, Frederick George & Sophia Turrell Mariage Record
    Hull, Frederick George & Sophia Turrell Mariage Record

  • Notes 
    • She was the eldest daughter of Lieutenant Turrell of the Royal Navy (The Courier, Hobart, Tas. : 1840 - 1859 Fri 23 Feb 1844 Page 2 Family Notices [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2951416] )

      She was age 27 when she married in 1844 (Marriage [https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fNAME_INDEXES$002f0$002fNAME_INDEXES:831296/one] )

      Sophia Louisa Turrell was born in France on 13th June 1813 and baptised on 4th July 1813 in Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France.

      She married Frederick George Hull in Newtown, Tasmania on 14th Feb 1844 and had a daughter Lucy Emily Hull born on 28th December that year. She had a son Wallace Frederick Louis Hull born in 1846, the same year her father died in England. Her son Wallace died in 1851 aged 4 or 5 and her mother died in Belgium the following year, 1852. Her daughter Lucy married and had children of her own.

      Sophia's brothers Charles Turrell and Arthur Belzoni Turrell migrated to New Zealand, the former being a minister and the latter a teacher. Arthur later moved to Australia, establishing a school in New South Wales where he taught French and English and working for the education department. Her brother Frederick Turrell migrated to Turkey as a French/English translator and established a private school in Smyrna (Izmir), the 'Smyrna College'. He raised a family in Turkey. Her brother Henry Stein Turrell remained in England where he obtained a PhD and developed the first training programs, assessments and accreditation for teachers.

      Sophia died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 3rd February 1889 aged 75. She was a widow when she died.

  • Sources 
    1. [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree.



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