The child of George Dale (an agricultural labourer) and Esther Poysden (a servant), Sophia Dale, the great-grandmother of Nigel Horne, was born in Chartham, Kent, England on Nov 15, 1853, baptised there at St Mary's Church on Jan 1, 1854 and also married John Spratt (an agricultural labourer with whom she had 12 children: Leonard, Amy, Ada, Ernest, Lillian, May, Harry Dale, George Dale, Ida, Hilda, Ella and Reuben) there at St Mary's Church on Nov 9, 187610 (Rev Randolph, St Marys).
During her life, she was living in Chartham Hatch, Kent, England on Apr 7, 186111; at Tonford Farm, Thanington, Kent in 18712; at The Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent on Apr 3, 188112; at Shuart Cottage, Podden Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent on Apr 5, 189113; at 2 Nash Court Cottage, Nash Road, Margate, Kent on Mar 31, 190114 - less than a mile from her niece May Spratt who was living at 2 Nash Court Cottage, Nash Road, Margate, Kent and on Apr 2, 191115; at Nash Court Farm Cottage, Margate, Kent on Jun 19, 192117; and at Way Cottages, Minster, Thanet, Kent on Sep 29, 193916 when she was living with her daughter, May, following the death of her husband on Aug 4, 1928 which is where she died on Jan 6, 19408,9 (morbus Cordis (i.e. reason unknown - likely heart failure due to old age)).
Mum tells me that Sophia Dale used to enjoy playing cards, but only Dad would play with her. She was taken by Isaac Horne (her son-in-law, my grandfather) to his house from time-to-time by motorbike and sidecar
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