Sophie Henrietta SOMMER b. 8 Jul 1869 Oakbank SA d. 15 Jan 1956 Adelaide SA: Christina and Donald McLEAN and their descendants

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Name	Sophie Henrietta SOMMER [1, 2]
	* First names: The BRB (p546) has the spelling of the first name as Sophia whereas Susan Nicholls has the spelling as Sophie as it appears on her birth notice (a copy is required). Also German pronunciation sounds like Sophia even when the spelling is Sophie. * Surname: The BRB (p546) has the spelling of the surname as Somers whereas Susan Nicholls has seen this as SOMMER - this is subject to obtaining documentation. Susan says that, in various locations, the spelling is Summers and other variations.
Nickname	Sophia
Born	8 Jul 1869	Oakbank SA [1, 2, 3]
	The BRB has the birth date as 1870 (no month or day) whereas Susan Nicholls specifies a particular day and location.
Gender	Female
Biography Notes	See the biography of her husband, Robert.
Residence	When Sophie's parents went to Yatina Sophie may have stayed in Callington with one of her siblings. She and Robert were married in her parent residence at Yatina but how long they were there we do not know. It then appears that Sophie and Robert travelled to Broken Hill where they had two sons (1891,1893). They then travelled to Adelaide or directly to Strathalbyn. Their third child was born in Adelaide (1905) at Sophie's parents' home, the family may or may not have been residing in Strathalbyn. The fourth child was also born at Sophie's parents (1907) but given that the certificate says Father butcher at Strathalbyn and the father's residence was Jeffrey Street it is likely that the family are now established in Strathalbyn. Later, the family moved to Langhorne Creek. [4]
Residence	1890	Langhorne Creek SA [1]
	Sophie was living in Langhorne Creek at the time of her marriage to Robert.
Died	15 Jan 1956	Adelaide SA [2, 5]
Buried	17 Jan 1956	Adelaide SA [1]
Person ID	I-5560	Christina and Donald McLean \| Ewen (Hugh the younger) McLean's descendants
Last Modified	23 Jan 2018

Father	Frederick August Louis SOMMER, b. 9 Dec 1844, Hahndorf SA , d. 24 Dec 1920, Adelaide SA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	-2646
Mother	Mary Ann WATT, b. 18 Apr 1841, Adelaide SA , d. 23 Jul 1928, Prospect SA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	-2646
Married	18 Apr 1866	Oakbank SA [2]
	The wedding was at the residence of the father of Mary Ann. in Oakbank. Nowadays, Oakbank is 20 minutes from Callington.
Children of marriage	Callington SA [2]
	Frederick and Maryann had nine children - 4 males and 5 females, including Sophie. They were all born in Callington or nearby.
Residence	1887	Callington SA [4]
	In about 1887, Frederick and Maryann and some of their children moved from Callington to Yatina. Yatina was a small town which is now a few hours north of Adelaide but in the late 1880s it was significant to being close to the developing railway line to Broken Hill. The family were in Yatina for about three years. After Yatina, the family moved to Adelaide although it seems that Frederick went to work at Broken Hill at times while the family remained in Adelaide. (However Sophie and Robert did actually live in Broken Hill.)
Family ID	F-2646	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Robert Tannahill MCLEAN, b. 29 Jan 1865, Strathalbyn SA , d. 13 Feb 1931, Adelaide SA (Age 66 years)

Married 2 Sep 1890 Yatina SA [2]

Residence Sophie might not have been living with her parents just prior to getting married but the wedding was in her parent's home in Yatina. It may be that they travelled up to Yatina only for their wedding or may have travelled with the family.
It appears that Sophie and Robert travelled to Broken Hill shortly after, as they have two sons born in Broken Hill.
Then they travelled to Adelaide or directly to Strathalbyn. Their next children were born in Adelaide but it is not clear whether the family was living in Adelaide or maybe they were living in Strathalbyn but Sophie might have gone to her mother's house in Adelaide for the children's births.
Later the family moved to Langhorne Creek.
Sophie and Robert were both buried in West Terrace Cemetery because they were in Adelaide Hospital. [2]

Children

	1. Roy L MCLEAN, b. 11 Jul 1891, Broken Hill NSW , d. 30 Jul 1891, Broken Hill NSW (Age 0 years) []
+	2. Hugh Milne (Hughie) MCLEAN, b. 2 Oct 1893, Broken Hill NSW , d. 1 Jan 1972, Parkside SA (Age 78 years) []
+	3. Robert Napier MCLEAN, b. 9 Mar 1905, Strathalbyn SA , d. 25 Aug 1976 (Age 71 years) []
	4. Melba Agnes MCLEAN, b. 23 Sep 1907, Strathalbyn SA , d. 10 Sep 1985, Langhorne Creek SA (Age 77 years) []

Last Modified 4 Nov 2017 15:26:44

Family ID F-1818 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Stories		2016 - Sophie Henrietta SOMMER & Robert Tannahill McLEAN Biographical notes as provided by Susan Nicholls in 2016.
Stories		1995 - Robert Tannahill McLean & Sophia Henrietta Sommer Biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

Sources

[S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .
[S-61] FM Susan Nicholls, nee Moore - ID 8186 -details required.
[S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=product&layout=show&Itemid=161&uid=104945&coid=1&cid=2&request_data=%7B%26quot%3Boption%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bcom_search%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3BItemid%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B274%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bsurname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bsommer%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bcheck%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B1%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bgname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Byear%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Brange%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B0%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bcusearch%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3BSearch%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmc%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmz%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.1509200000.157.3.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmccn%3D(organic)%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr%3D(not%20provided)%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Ba4bd3f58e9df756191d0f96ccbc0b1ee%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Be7015a7d200526083314a342d63ff4c5%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utma%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.1713450304.1501589010.1516681278.1516696866.384%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmt%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B1%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmb%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.4.10.1516696866%26quot%3B%7D, 24 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Sophia SOMMER Birth Date:1869 Jul08 Father:Frederick SOMMER Mother:Mary Ann WATT BirthPlace/Residence:Oakbank District: Nairne
RefNo:74/480
[S-61] FM Susan Nicholls, nee Moore - ID 8186 -details required, Email on 14th March 2017.
[S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, 5.11.2017 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
DEATH 15 JAN 1956-provided by SA Cemeteries Board. RegNo838/505