Updates April 2026

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The Vertical Family Tree of LUKAS JAMES OTTO SODEN, born 1997 in Dublin goes back to James Shoden, Behy , Cavan, Ireland [1761] James Shoden 1761 is connected to 1 of 3 families in the townland. I hope in time DNA will definitively prove the exact connection between James Shoden’s family and the other three.

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The second vertical tree is for Lukas’ mother’s family , the Hoefers of Dorfmark, Lower Saxony which goes back to 1667.

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The fine collateral tree has been prepared by Moritz von Soden of Bresahn, Schleswig Holstein and I present here as a fine example of a comprehensive family tree. I re-iterate I have found no direct link between the Irish Sodens and the German Sode/von Soden families. There may well be a link between the English and the Germans, and there is almost certainly a link between the German and American families, a very interesting challenge for the future.

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The photograph and the postcards courtesy of Rachel Wyatt, Cabinteely, Dublin are of the Tormey family who were married to the Virginia Sodens and related to the Kellett family of Virginia, Co.Cavan

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Recently added entries from the files of the Society of Genealogists, London presented chronologically –

1710-1761 /List of Apprentices page 5471

1774 / Index of Voters’ Names

1820/ Register of Electors Warwickshire

1827/ Register of electors in Warwickshire

1831/ Register of electors Warwickshire

Just these enter a name into the Search box on the opening page of this website.

[Text by Tina Beck , San Diego, California –

Attached is a photo of my Soden (Mary Margurite Soden) grandmother. It was taken at a photo booth that provided costumes.  She is in the upper right corner. Upper Left is my mother (Mary Margurite Fisher-Williams) The baby is my daughter (Kimberly Anne Armstrong) and me (Christina Williams-Beck). The photo was taken in 1975. The location was at Marina del Rey ( Los Angeles ) California.