Profiles 1 / 1591 – 1961
Profiles 1 / 1591 – 1961
| 45 SODEN PROFILES AND 12 FAMILY TREES in 3 parts. According to records his wife is Anne Pretty or Ann Ellis,they had 2 children,Joane and Margery/Margaret but it is from the Robert Soden, his brother that the whole Soden line in Ireland descends. However, in the Hearth Money Rolls of 1665, one finds mention to two Thomas Sodens,Snr. and Jnr. It may well be that Thomas Jnr. is either the son of Thomas Snr. or of the elusive Robert. According to the fFolliott pedigree prepared at the Genealogical Office with the benefit of a Betham Will Abstract, it is claimed that Robert is the main progenitor of the Soden family in Ireland. 2. ROBERT SODEN (1591-1643?) ROBERT SODEN (1591-1643??) Robert Soden (Sodden) was born in Bourton-on-Dunsmore,Warwickshire in 1591, the son of ? Soden. He is first recorded in Ireland in the company of Lt.Col.Henry Smithwicke in 1651 as a private soldier and later mentioned in the Decree of Innocents , the Claims of Adventurers and the 1689 Will of his brother,Thomas Soden. According to the pedigree of Rosemary Ffolliott, Robert through his son ,James , is the progenitor of the Soden family ,though at this time there is a Thomas Soden Junior recorded in the Hearth Money Rolls of 1665 for Sligo. On the other hand,Ronald Soden in his work believes Robert died in Warwickshire in 1643, though he says little is known about the movements of the Sodens of Bourton at this time as a result of the Civil War. There is no recorded burial for Robert in Ireland. However in the the year 1691 , Elizabeth Soden is born to Robert and Jeane in Templemore ,Derry City. The presence of a Robert may well indicate the grandson or grandnephew of Robert Senior,especially as this name occurs in Enniskillen,Co.Fermanagh later in 1732. 3. CLOTWORTHY SODEN, CLOTWORTHY SODEN (1736 -1814) This man strikes one as being indeed a controversial character. The name Clotworthy came from his maternal grandfather,Clotworthy Gowan, and appears periodically in the family till the 1900’s. He became a protestant clergyman ,the only one as far as I know among the Irish Sodens and an avid government supporter in his parishes as detailed by the Rebellion Papers. He had one son,Clotworthy ,who died young at 22. The unkind remarks of the duke of Bristol about Clotworthy give some indication of his standing among his contemporaries though the Torrens/Soden friction may go back to an earlier association between the two families in 1777 as church wardens in St.John’s Abbey,Sligo. Clotworthy Snr. is buried at Kilcronaghan cemetery in accordance with the demands of his will. Major George Wensley Clotworthy Soden is the last person to bear the name. 4. THOMAS SODEN ,PROVOST (1745 ? 1818) was Provost of Sligo from 1787 ? 1818 and it is from him that we have the Diary of the Thomas Soden ,dealing principally with affairs for the years 1809/10 , donated to the Sligo Archives, by James Soden ,Toronto, Canada and preserved by Gerrard Macklin Eccles ,whose mother was Isabella Letitia Soden. By all accounts ,(see O Rorke , McTernan) Thomas Soden is regarded as a hard public official as illustrated by an article in the Sligo Champion written some 25 years after his death . He is recorded by Wood ? Martin as being a Free Mason in 1792 and with his brother ,James, was Public Weighmaster for the town and in charge of the annual fairs. His son was James Nicholson Soden . EDWARD/EDMOND SODEN (1680-1757) 4. was in all likelihood the brother of Thomas and Clotworthy Soden Surprisingly little factual information is known about his private life but more about his public life. He was a barrister ,although there is only reference to this but no actual proof. The records of King?s Inn , Dublin are destroyed and the other Inns have no record of Edward Soden, barrister. He is shown in a woodcut (Irish Ancestor , 1972) ;and there it is stated in an article by Rosemary Ffolliott that he is a barrister and remark is made upon his dress and hairstyle. He is also recorded as a sizeable landowner in Sligo, Monenean townland in the Wynne rentals. 5. FRANCIS SODEN , (vivens 1824) Templevanny , Co. Sligo Francis Soden , a Catholic ,was the first recorded member of the Soden family to be a teacher. He was recommended by Fr. Richard Fitzmaurice , the priest of Keash for training in 1824. He had at this time the appointment for the school in Templevanny from Earl Kingston. He is mentioned 2 years later as being in charge of the pay school in Templevanny ,in the parish of Drumrat with scholars paying 1/3d to 2/9d per quarter . The school itself was a house built from lime and stone for between £80-£90. (Sources : History of Achonry , 1689-1818 by Liam Swords , page 182 & O’Hara Papers Ms. 20,285 & Commissioners of Irish Education Enquiry , 1826-27 , XII pages 1310-1330. 1824 ?…….Richard Fitzmaurice,parish priest of Keash,recommended for training in 1824, Francis Soden,who had here appointment by Earl Kingston to the school of Templevanny.? History of Achonry, 1689-1818 By Liam Swords,published 1997 Page 182 (See de Brun pp. 85,182,238,240,256. Parliamentary Papers (1825) volume 12 Appendix 223,page 617 and O?Hara Papers Ms. 20,285) 1826-27 Parochial Returns for Sligo Appendix no.22 to the Second Report from Commissioners of Irish Education Enquiry H.C.1826-1827, X11 pp. 1308-1330. Francis Soden Roman Catholic page no.1316 Parish Drumrat Location Templevanny Teacher Pay school 1/3 yo 2/9 per qtr.School house built from lime and stone for £80 – £90. Names of primary schools in different counties and their parishes: Sligo:- Parish School Name in 1826 Drumcliffe Kilsellagh/Carney/Ballinful St.John’s Sligo Prison,Oakfield,Sligo Female,Clover Hill,Cabry Female,Upr. St.John’s. Ahamlish Mount Temple Ballinasoden Ballinasoden (Hibernian London) London Hibernian Society No return. Related Reports: Hibernian Society for Soldiers’ Children/1844 (363) XLIII.155 page 427 The Sixth Report :Hibernian Society for Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children 1826-1827 (441) XIII/35 from Dingfelder/NL IR 372/d/38 (4 vols.) & Irish Education Enquiry/NL IR 372/1/6 (2 vols.) 6. JAMES NICHOLSON SODEN (1779-1833) James Nicholson Soden was born in 1779 At 16 years of age he joined Her Majesty?s Service 1st Appointment,25/11/1795 to the 32nd Regiment of Foot as Ensign without purchase 2nd Appointment,11/7/1800 to the 85th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase 3rd Appointment,20/3/1808 to the 85th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase. 4th Appointment,24/1/1813 to the 24th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase 5th Appointment,24/10/1813 to Half-Pay. Rank of Captain while on half-pay was because of a big reduction in the 2nd Battalion but he was most desirous of being placed on Full Pay.? James Nicholson Soden did 19 years full Pay service and 14 years Half Pay service , altogether 33 years. He married at Easter Snow Rose on 24/9/1814 and had 8 children,6 girls and 2 boys: Sarah Mary, Anne, Matilda Elizabeth, Mary Rebecca, Letitia Isabella , Eleanor Rebecca Thomas and James. He was a magistrate for the county of Sligo with no annual salary and was resident in Mount Temple,Sligo. He died in 1833. (PRO , Kew, England./WO) 7. ISABELLA LETITIA SODEN (1825-1916) was the fourth daughter of James Nicholson Soden and Arabelle Nicholson. She was born in Sligo on the 6th October , 1825 . She married Gerrard Macklin Eccles , a native of Tyrone . His son presented the Diary of Thomas Soden ,Provost, to James Soden , Toronto in the early 1970s. Isabella did a tapestry of the Soden Coat of Arms , now also in Toronto and also played the organ for many years in the Protestant Church of Ahamplish. She is buried with other members of the family in Moneygold graveyard . There is also a photograph taken of a picture of Grange Castle by her son ,which gives us a good idea of what it looked like. This was done from his memory of the Castle in his youth. She is recorded in the Griffith?s Valuation of 1856 as sole tenant in charge of the Moneygold churchyard with another site nearby. She built a new home in Moneygold for the princely sum of £480 in 1857. There are quite a number of deeds and agreements where both Isabella Dodd Soden , mother , and Isabella Letitia Soden, her daughter are mentioned. in the late 19th century. She died on the 18th April, 1916 at 91 years of age. Her daughter , Isabella, settled and died in Sandymount , Co. Dublin. 8. GEORGE WENSLEY CLOTWORTHY SODEN , (1873 ? 1929) 1903 Records of the Colonial Office in the PRO,Kew,England. CO/700/GOLD COAST 50 Map of the Western Frontier between the Gold Coast and French West Africa, By the Boundary Commission, 1901-03. English Members : Major Watherston, Captain des Voeux, R.E. , Captain Soden, R.M. Fus. French members: M. Delafosse ,le Capitaine Bouvet ,le Lieu Profile of Major George Wensley Clotworthy Soden Special Reserve of Officers and Provincial Commissioner of Ashanti 1873? Born in Dublin,Ireland. 1894/5 Joined 3rd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers as Second Lieutenant 1895/4 Promoted Lieutenant 1895/9 Obtained the Hythe Extra Cerificate Musketry 1897/8 Promoted to Captain 1898/4 Obtained the P.S.Certificate Attached to the following Regiments; 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment 1894-99 1st. Yorkshire Light Infantry Welsh Regiment Durham Light Infantry King?s Livepool Regiment 1899/5 Musketry Instructor to the 3rd Battalion Munster Fusiliers 1899/7 Inspector in the Gold Coast Constabulary 1900/9 Appointed the Travelling Commissioner of the Gold Coast Colony 1900/10-12 Commissioner of British Gaman During the Ashanti Campaign of 1900 he was O(fficer) C(ommanding) British Gaman Detachment and held the only independent command of troops in Ashanti from that of Major-General Sir James Wilcox K.G.M.G. who commanded the Ashanti Field Force. Granted the Ashanti Medal 1901/11-1903/5 Appointed one of the British Commissioners on the British/French Boundary Commission 1904/1-9 Commissioner of Ester Akin & Ewahu 1904/9-1905/4 Commissioner of Southern Ashanti 1905/11-1906/4 Delimited the boundary between the Gold Coast Colony and Ashanti 1906/4 Appointed Provincial Commissioner of Ashanti 1909/12 Temporarily retired. Major G.W.C.Soden was seconded from the 3rd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers for Colonial Employment in July 1899 for a period of 5 years,and was again seconded in July,1904 for a further period of five years. He was transferred to the Special Reserve of Officers in September 1908 and was promoted to the rank of Major in March,1909. He died 1929/10/4 and is buried in Deansgrange Cemetery,Dublin, plot F92. 10- – PETER SODEN , 1878-1961, Cavan and Dublin The Family of Peter Soden , Behy , Cavan and Glasnevin , Dublin (1878 1961) Peter Soden was born in 1878 in the townland of Behy,Cavan south of Cavan town. His father, Peter was a poor tenant farmer on 11 acres of land married to Catherine Magee (McGhee) . They had 7 children,4 boys,Owen,Patrick,Bernhard,Peter and 3 girls,Katie , Alice and Bridget. Some of these children stayed on the land ,others ,particularly the girls went abroad to America Both Peter and Patrick remained in Cavan ,though Peter travelled to London and Dublin serving his time to the drapery business before returning to Cavan town to set up his own drapery business . He served his time to Fay?s Drapery in Pearse Street,Cavan , going to Arnotts in Dublin and finally to Snyders of London. After a number of years with these two prestigious companies he returned to Cavan to take over Fay?s in 1930. During this time he became deeply involved in the local social, political and ecclesiastical life of the area. He with Patrick was an urban councillor for a number of years,on the Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Boards.a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Stradone Gaelic Athletic Association. He was a passionate supporter of Clann na Gaedhal and James Dillon. He married Christina Coyle of Abbeyleix, a farmer?s daughter , in the Pro-Cathedral ,Dublin in 1915. Both Peggy and Josie became nursing sisters in Dublin, Mary was mentally handicapped but received a full secondary education from her parents,Christina (Ina) married and lived in England and both Seamus and Peter worked as commerical representatives in the Wine/Spirit trade. Peter Soden died in St. Mary?s Hospital,Dublin in 1961 at the age of 83. Christina ,his wife,my grandmother survived him by 6 years. Both Grandparents had a charm and attraction which earned love and respect from all their children and the grandchildren always recognising the great achievement that was theirs . 1915 Marriage of Peter Soden ,Beaghey,Lavey and Christina Coyle,Abbeyleix,Offaly in the Pro – Cathedral ,Marlboro St.,Dublin February 11th,1915 Fathers: Peter Soden,Farmer James Coyle,Farmer J.Smith and Elizabeth McEvoy were bestman and bridesmaid Fr. M..C.Kelly C.C.was the officiating priest Certificate No. 2427GRO 11. MONSIGNOR PATRICK SODEN (1860-1942) Patrick Soden,son of Patrick Soden and Catherine Cooke, Pottlesoden,Denn,parish was born.He was educated at St.Patrick’s College,Cavan and Maynooth. He was ordained on 24 June,1889, was Curate in Glangevlin (1889), Doobally (1891),Swanlinbar (1899);PP in Killesher (1902), PP ,VF Knockninny (1912) and PP,VG, in Manorhamilton (1915). He died 20 July,1942. |
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