1. | Sophia Bennison Earle was born about 1829 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William John Earle, 1820 Settler and Mary Boardman, 1820 Settler); died on 21 Sep 1889 in Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa. Sophia married Herbert Jones Rubidge on 10 Oct 1846 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Herbert (son of Commander Robert Henry Rubidge, R.N. and Hannah Payne Jones) was born on 18 Sep 1826 in Gletwyn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1860 in Gletwyn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Mary Payne Rubidge was born on 5 Sep 1847 in 'Portlock', Graaff Reinet, South Africa; was christened on 26 Sep 1847 in Graaff Reinet Church (St James), Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jun 1919 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Doornkop, Transvaal, South Africa.
- Sarah Margaret Rubidge was born on 22 Jul 1849 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Feb 1909 in Avondale, Salisbury (Harare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
- Louisa Rubidge was born on 30 Jun 1851 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Jul 1851.
- Robert Henry Rubidge was born on 9 Jun 1852 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jul 1922 in Gwalia Farm, Magaliesberg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Gwalia Farm, Magaliesberg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- Herbert Earle Rubidge was born on 5 Nov 1853 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1870.
- Florence Sophia Rubidge was born in 1857 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Ernest William Rubidge was born about 1858 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Oct 1889.
- Harriet Eliza Rubidge was born in 1859 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Apr 1945 in Newlands, Western Cape, South Africa.
Sophia married Philip Albertus Mader on 17 Feb 1863 in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- John Montagu Mader
- Henry Gordon Mader was born about 1865.
- Philip Albert Mader
- Percy Lionel Mader
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