William Soper in on a list of Masters of the Hospital of Beck, Billingford. He was master sometime between 1497 & 1527 www.british-history.ac.uk : doc.38310 : The 'Hospital' was a hostel, founded, by a chapel, early 1200's, providing beds for poor pilgrims going to Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk. In 1500's it was in decline & sold 1556 : from A History of Norfolk, vol2

Thomas Soper, late rector of Mundham. An edorsement on the bottom of a bond saying it was for Soper's arrears. Bond 9 Mar 1499, from John Legard of Bosham, Sx (& wife Anne), Richard Treefford of N.Mundham, Sx, James Legard of Oving, Sx, all 3 husbandmen, Richard Moor of Chichester, yeoman - To; Thomas Goldstone, IV, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory; In £10, payable as specified. If John & Anne pay the priory £6 in instalments of 20s as specified, the bond is to be void. www.a2a

William Soper M.A. (?-1519) Prebendary of Warminster, Wilts 1500-1519. Collated 8 Mar 1500. Admitted 'dm.' 12 Mar [if 'dm'='dn' then Dean?] Held prebendary until death, before May 1519 : www.british-history.ac.uk : doc.33715 : from Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: vol.8 (pub 1964) : [Prebend of Warminster, was based at Well Cathedral. Part was in Warminster, but it's tithes, from Corsley & 2 neighbouring parishes, was worth £13pa in 1535]

Thomas Sooper, (/Cooper?) B D, Prior of the House of Friars Preachers at Kings Langley, Hertford, & convent, a lease to John Halsay & William Halsay alias Chamber, of Great Gaddesden, of the Rectory of Great Gaddesden : 20 Mar 1520 : from Great Gaddesden Title Deeds : Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies Ref. DE/HL/14697 www.a2a

Robert Soper elected as Master of the Grammar School "our new free school of Newport", I.of W. 7 Oct 1631. A Mr Wiltshire had 'keepeth violent possession of the said school' : Isle of Wight Record Office : Rev. Robert Sopher, M.A. was master of Grammar School, 1632 [possibly until 1636] : Isle of Wight Record Office: From a letter in the Oglander Collection : ref OG/CC/2187C

Rev Thomas Erskine Souper 1732. 'Minister. No Issue' ancestry.com [a Thomas Erskine Souper married Salome FISHER 15 Feb 1836 at St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent (BMD)]

Patrick Soaper Subscribed to a publication on an enquiry into the truth about biblical floods, 1750, published P.Cockburn, London, Newcastle upon Tyne Subject: religion ancestry.com

Mr R J Soper was involved in running a newly built church at Brierley, Yorkshire, 1831 : source : [perhaps a connection to the Mr Soper, possibly a non-conformist in Lincolnshire 1822]

Rev R Soper was the first minister of The Independent Chapel, Cannon Street, Louth, Lincs. Built 1821, (the next minister was 1830). [It became a theatre, 1919]. Mr Soper was provided £5 in Thomas Espin's will. He thought his unorthodox views would prevent Anglican clergymen conducting the funeral. 'The vicar obliged', Espin was buried in his gothic mausoleum in Louth, Dec 1822 : source : [perhaps a connection to the R J Soper, involved in a new church (Methodist?), Yorkshire 1831] : [could be Rev Richard Soper (c1795-?) in Lincs 1841 census below?]

Rev John Soper of Magdalen Hall, appointed to the curacy of St Mary's Church, Haggerstone, Middlesex : 19 Jun 1843 : from The Times : 31/211p
Rev J Soper preached at St Peters de Beauvoir Sq, West Hackney : from The Times 25 Mar 1847 91/746

Richard Soper, age 45-9, a minister at Watergate, Grantham, Lincs, in 1841 census : wife Ann Soper age 50-54 : son Richard Soper age 12, wife & son born in Lincs, father outside the county [presume in Lincs 1841, Berks in '51]

Rev John Soper conducted a marriage at West Hackney : from The Times 19 Sep 1851. 38/211p (& St Mark's, Kennington 1855)

Rev James Soper at Union Grove, Clapham, Surrey, 1851 : from Post Office Directory

Rev J Soper at Mortimer Villa, De Beauvoir Square, Hackney, London, 1851 : from Directory

Richard Soper (c1795-?) age 56, an independant minister at Market Place, Great Farringdon, Berks, born Crediton, Devon, at , in 1851 census : wife Ann Latitia Soper age 62, born Louth, Lincolnshire & house servant, Alice Kinnear 30u Wilton Redbourne Chency? [wife Ann, widowed by 1861, with son Rev Richard below] [Lincs 1841, Berks in '51] [see 1822 above]

E Soper — 'Doctrine of the Trinity proved from Scripture'. London, 1853 from a list of unitarian & universalist literature : Gutenberg Project

Richard George Soper (c1829-?) an Independent Minister of Old Street Chapel, living at Mill Street, St Lawrence, Shropshire in the 1861 census, age 32, born Grantham, Lincs. wife Mary Soper 33 b.Ireland, children Richard Frederick Soper 4, Sopha Mary Soper 2, both b.Clevedon, S.set & Frank Arnold Soper 11 months b.Ludlow, Shrops, also widowed mother Ann Lepha Soper 73 b.Elkington, Lincs : ancestry.com [The 12 year old son of Rev Richard in 1841 census above - no sign in 1851 or 71]

Rev John Soper (c1816-?) 45, Rector of Crawley, at The Rectory, Sussex, in the 1861 census, b.Edmonton, M.sex : wife Sarah Soper 46 b.Tottenham, M.sex : 3 children Amy L Soper 9 b.Clapham, Surrey : Edith M Soper 7 : Emily L Soper 6 both b.South Lambeth, Surrey, also house 3 servants Phillis Asbby 17 b.Withyham, Sussex & Caroline Kempshall 19 b.Horsham, Sx [vicar of Fauls, Prees, Shrops in 1881 census]
Rev John Soper took a marriage at St John's, Crawley, Sussex : from The Times 2 May 1862 : 51/211p
Rev John Soper, B.A., of Magdalen Hall, Oxford. in 1867, he held the living for the church of St. John the Baptist, Crawley, Sussex : The living is a rectory value £98, from Kelly's Post Office Directory of Sussex, 1867 : source

Rev G Soper 1874 -1894 : a photograph, Hoylake United Reformed Church : Cheshire and Chester Archives : ECC 9/4682/66 : from A2A record

Rev F A Soaper resigned as Head Master of Bradfield College, Bradfield, Reading, Berks. He had vacated & his replacement, Rev Cruttwell appointed, from The Times 4 Oct 1877

Francis Souper (c1844-?) 37 b.Bedford a school master, clerk, in holy orders at The Meads, Eastbourne, Sussex in 1881 census: wife Fanny Souper 32 b.Higate : Oriana F Souper 6 James F D Souper. 4 both b.Bradfield, Berks : Noel B. Souper 3 b.Eastbourne, Sussex : Constance M Souper 2 : Quintin M Souper 4 mth both b.Eastbourne, Sx & Josephine Souper, cousin 52 a Matron (Dom Ser) b.Singapore (British Sub) : [see his biog 1898 below]

John Soper (c1817-?) age 64 'Vicar Of Fauls' b.Edmonton,M.sx : Sarah Soper 64 b.Tottenham : Edith M Soper (27u) : Emily S Soper (25u) both b.South Lambeth,M.sx : in 1881 census at Fauls Vicarage, Prees, Shropshire, also 2 domestic servants (38) & (18), both b.Shrops

Robert Wills Soper (39) Pensioner Member Of The Rogers College (Surgeon) : wife Eilen F Soper (35) : children Mabel Edith Soper (5) : Gerald Morgan Soper (3) & Elsie Caroline Soper (1) all b.Dartmouth : in 1881 census at New Rd, Dartmouth, Devon, with female servant (25) & nursemaid (25)

Richard G Soper (c1829-?) an Independent Minister Hoylake BA, London, Schoolmaster at Grove Road, Hoose, Cheshire in 1881 census, age 52, born Grantham, Lincs. wife Mary Soper 53 b.Ireland, unmarried children Richard F Soper 24, Letitia Soper 22, schoolmistress both b.Clevedon, S.set, Frank A Soper 21 cotton broker apprentice, George C Soper 17 banker's apprentice, both b.Ludlow, Shrop : Also Herbert Adams 21 tutor & 9 pupils 8-15 all born Liverpool[see 1861 & 91 census]

Rev Francis A Soaper M.A. the uncle of the bridegroom, married George Venour, 2nd son of Lieut-Col Rowcroft of Bengal Army, to Catherine Olivia Boyd, 2nd dau of Gen Boyd, Bengal Army. Marriage at St George's, Hanover Sq, 12 Nov 1885, from The Times 19 Nov 6/12p [assume in Eastborne with family in 1881 census 'Souper' in 1891 below]

Rev T W Soper, of Stroud, a list of people baptized by him 1888 -1890 : Painswick Baptist Church, Gloucestershire : Gloucestershire Record Office : D7382/2/2 : from A2A records

Henry Soper (c1829-?) a wesleyan minister, at 19 Handres Street, Ramsgate, Kent in 1891 census, age 59, born South Brent, Devon, wife Elizabeth 54 b.Poole, Dorset, Florette 21 b.Frome Salwood, S.set, Maud 13 scholar b. Taunton, S.set : with servants Elizabeth Byshell 16 b.Minster, Kent : from Ancestry.com

Francis A Souper (c1845-?) a clerk in holy orders, chaplain to Bristol Seaman's & Boy's Home. Living Rock House, Berry Road, Brixham, Devon in 1891 census, age 46, born Bedford : wif Hennetta M 38 b.Stockwell, Surrey : Oriana F 16 b.Bradfield, Berks : Constance M 12 : Woodford R 10 : Edward R 8 : Adrian W J 3 all b.Eastbourne, Sussex : also domestic servant Emma Cliff 26 b.Plymouth, Devon : [see his biog 1898 below]

Richard G Soper (c1829-?) a congregational minister, at Cable Road, Little Meoise, Cheshire in 1891 census, age 62, born Grantham, Lincs. wife Mary Soper 62 b.Ireland, children Letitia Soper 32, governess b.Cleveland, S.set, George Soper 27 cotton broker's clerk, b.Ludlow, Shrop : also Charles S Watson 29 schoolmaster b.Fromefield, S.set & Sarah Hewett 18 servant b.Buckley Flintshire from Ancestry.com : [son Richard (c1857-?) in 1891 census, a cashier with wife & child at St Peters, Birkenhead - no sign of Frank (c1860-?)]

Rev E H Soper became minister of Saltley Church, Birmingham : from Ecclesiastical Intelligence, The Times 20 Nov 1893 153/211p

H Soper BA, Merton, Ordination at Rochester. Oxford to St James, Bermondsey : from The Times 30 May 1893 149/211p

Rev F R Soper of Bermondsey gave an address on the work of the Church Pastoral Aid Society : from The Times 11 Oct 1896 167/211p

- [presume family connection to Caribbean military Soupers - a Kathrine Woodford Souper bapt Barbados 1798] : [a Sir Francis Souper Bayley's grave Barbados 1825]
- [connection? a Frances O Souper wrote a music article 1932]

Rev Walter T Soper has become minister of the Baptist church at Dartmouth : from 19 Mar 1900, The Times:179/211p
Rev WT Soper buried several people at Dartmouth 1900-6 : Perhaps 2 vicars? - Rev W T Soper mentioned in 1901 :

Rev S Soper in 1903 : Dartford History.org

Richard G Soper (c1829-?) a congregational minister, at 36 Polar Rd, Tranmere, Birkenhead in 1901 census, age 72, born Grantham, Lincs. wife Mary Soper 62 b.Ireland [',Portlaw?' crossed out], unmarried children Mary L Soper [presume previously Letitia] b.Clevedon, Shrops 42 & George C Soper 37 cotton broker's clerk, b.Ludlow, Shrop [now no servants, possibly property 34-6 & perhaps George at nr34?, an apostotic minister, Alfred Youd 55 next door] : [see 1861 census] from Ancestry.com

Donald Oliver Soper, the son of a marine claims adjuster and a schoolmistress, [see 1933 below] b.Streatham, in Knoll Road, Kingsway, London, 1903 : from Burkes Peerage The Baron Soper, of Kingsway, London Borough of Camden (The Rev Donald Oliver Soper); b 31 Jan 1903; educ Aske’s Sch Hatcham, St Catharine’s Coll Cambridge (BA 1926, MA 1928, Hon Fell 1966, Hon DD 1988), Wesley Ho Cambridge and LSE (PhD 1929); ordained Methodist Ministry 1929, Min S London Mission 1926/29, Centl London Mission 1929-36 and W London Mission 1936-78, Ppres Methodist Conf 1953, Chm Shelter 1974-78; Life FTCL, Peace Award World Methodist Cncl 1981, author: Christianity and Its Critics, Popular Fallacies about the Christian Faith, Will Christianity Work?, Christianity Today, Calling for Action (1984); m 3 Aug 1929 Marie Gertrude (d Jan 1994), dau of Arthur Dean, of Norbury, and d 22 Dec 1998

Rev J A Soper accepted the Baptist Church of Black Hores Road, Walthamstow : from 6 Nov 1905, from The Times: 197/211p & The Times, 6 May 1907 he moved to Littlehampton

Rev William Hunt Soper, Liverpool. In a list of Wesleyan ministers appointed in Prisons, 1909-10 : source

E R Souper of the Lichfield Theology College, was ordinated a priest at Lichfield, from The Times, 9 Mar 1909 : 9/12p [an Edward Reinagle Souper 8, 1891 census, son of Rev FA Souper] : : [see 1927]

William Souper MA 'Constructive Christianity' price 2s 6d from 'The New Age' newspaper 23 May 1912

W T Soper, Baptist Minister of Okehampton, to Rev. Whitewell, the Vicarage, Sourton (about him conducting a funeral at Sourton), 1914 : Devon Records Office ref 5461 A-2/PZ/2

Rev F A Souper of Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge. His son, Noel Beaumont Souper 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment died 1 July 1916, age 40, Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme : Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Rev F R H Soper, Rectory, Clitheroe, Cumberland. Secretary of the Dalehead Branch of The Young Woman's Christian Association 1918 : from www.tlemea.com

E R Souper Index of Inductions to Bedfordshire Parishes, Tilsworth (& Stanbridge), Oct 1927 National Archives (parish's next election Jan 1939)
Rev E R Souper 1931 new light & heat system, Stanbridge Vicarage, Beds Church of England : National Archives, ref. P57/2/4/5 [son (& brother) of a clergymen? see Edward R Souper, son of Rev Francis Souper in 1891 census] : [priest 1909]

Rev Adrian Wilfrid James Souper MA & wife Agnes E Souper were parents of Major Mowbray Morris Souper, of East Grinstead, who died 1944 : see Commonwealth War Graves [son (& brother) of a clergymen? see Francis Souper in 1891 census] : [Adrian W J Souper married [Miss Board?] 1915 Shepton M, S.set]

L C Soper wrote an article on The Blavatsky Lecture, delivered at the Annual Convention of The Theosophical Society [religious philosophy] at Besant Hall, London, 19 May 1956. Published London www.a2a : He also wrote in 1925

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