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Sophia Akers/Acres

Sophia was born in 1795 in Mulgrave Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sophia's father is <Unknown> and her mother is <Unknown>. She had a sister named Mary. She was the younger of the two children. She died at the age of 79 in 1874 in Airds, Cambelltown, New South Wales, Australia.

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- Sophia Akers/Acres
  # Born: 15 May 1795, Mulgrave Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  # Married 23 Nov 1811, St Johns Church, Parramatta, NSW, Australia, to Jeremiah (Jerry) (c) Smith
  # Died: 17 Jul 1874, Airds, Cambelltown, New South Wales, Australia
  # Occupation: Burial: St. Peter's Church of England, Campbelltown NSW.
  # Reference: Girl bride married at 15 years.
  christened ?? Jun 1795 in St Johns Church, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
  
  Sophia Smith, nee Akers/Acres, lived on as a widow and died 17th July 1874, aged 79, at Campbelltown NSW. Rec. No.4346. Her father's name is shown on the death certificate, but not her mother's.
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  Marriage Notes: Jeremiah Smith married Sophia Akers (Acres) , by Banns, at St.John's Church of England in Parramatta NSW on 23rd September 1811. They were married by the Reverend Samuel Marsden, and the witnesses to the marriage were John Warby (Walby) and Sophia's sister, Ann Akers. Both witnesses apparantly could not read or write because they made the mark, X , in the Register. Sophia's name, like a lot of other records in the early days, was spelt incorrectly in the Church of England Baptismal records where it is shown as Aikins.

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