Joseph, Sophia

Plot Location2A4
SurnameJoseph
Given Name(s)Sophia
Place of BirthBombay
Date of Birth (Eng)circa 1846
Date of Birth (Heb) 
Date of Death (Eng)February 5, 1920
Date of Death (Heb)16 Shevat 5680
Age at Death73
Hebrew Nameשמחה בת פרחה אשת שאול עבדללה יוסף
Spouse’s NameSaul Abdulla Joseph (2E5)
Father’s NameMoses Gubbay
Mother’s NamePracha Sassoon
Other Surnames 
SexF
Marital StatusW
Maiden NameGubbay
Title (e.g., Dr) 
Religious Status (כ/ל/י) 
Cause of Death 
Other Family DataChildren: Mozelle (b. 1875; d. 1915), Juliet Florence Toledano (b. 1884; d. 1968), Joseph Edgar Joseph (2A5) and Felix Alexander Joseph (b. April 29, 1890, HK; d. September 30, 1949, Egham, UK). A twin brother to Juliet Florence may have died in childbirth. Brother-in-law: Manasseh Abdulla Joseph (2E4).
Inscription (Eng)IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
SOPHIA JOSEPH
DIED 5TH. FEB. 1920 (16TH. SHEBAT 5680)
AGED 73 YEARS
WIDOW OF THE LATE
SAUL ABDULLA JOSEPH
ERECTED BY HER SORROWING CHILDREN
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.

OH, WHAT A DEAR WONDERFUL WORD IS MOTHER!
OTHER FOLKS MAY LOVE YOU,
BUT MOTHER, ONLY SHE UNDERSTANDS;
SHE WORKS FOR YOU, LOOKS AFTER YOU,
LOVES YOU AND FORGIVES ANYTHING YOU MAY DO,
AND THE ONLY THING BAD SHE EVER DOES TO YOU,
IS TO DIE AND LEAVE YOU.
Inscription (Heb)פה נקברה המרו׳ הזקנה שמחה בת פרחה אשת המרוחם שאול עבדללה יוסף נ״ע: נלב״ע ביום ה׳ ששה עשר לחודש שבט שנת ת׳ר׳ף׳ והיו ימיה שלש ושבעים שנה: ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה׳
Inscription (Other)“C.E.W. & Co. Ltd. HK” on right side
HistoricalThe Josephs lived at Stonehaven, which was located approximately at 63 Robinson Road.

Daughter Juliet Florence married Teofilo Toledano, younger son of Amadeo and Mary Toledano of Leghorn, Italy, in Ohel Leah Synagogue on March 29, 1908. Julie and Teofilo’s names can be found on the Toledano family tree – Giuseppe ben Abraham branch.

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