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Sophia Georgina Lyell

1813–97

Youngest sister of Charles Lyell (1797–1875), born in Hampshire, England. Lived on her brother Thomas Lyell’s farm, Mansion House, Shielhill, Angus, Scotland.

Sources

Census returns of Scotland 1871 (The National Archives of Scotland: Kirriemuir 299/00 010/00 005)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966 (Ancestry.com, accessed 23 January 2015)

England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 23 January 2015)

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