The Book of Soden

UNITED KINGDOM

CONTENT                

UK 1
       
Introduction     

Extracts from 'The Sodens of Coventry' by Ronald W. Soden[1992]            
Domesday Book Extracts:Warwickshire   
Bourton-On-Dunsmore,Warwickshire  

UK 2  
Bernau 1515                
Calender of State Papers            
London Citizens                
Boyd's Marriage Lists           
The Bernau Files       

UK 3

Part 1 Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1554 - 1649       

UK 4

Part 2 Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1656-1699/ 1689 Quakers

UK 5

Part 3 Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1700 - 1870 [ 1837 Bedworth Sodens to Sydney, Australia]   
England IGI pre - 1700           
Warwickshire Towns IGI            
Warwickwhire Parish Registers     

UK 6   
Warwickshire Miscellany            
Boyd's Units                
Boyd's London Burials           
Prerogative Court of Canterbury       
The Great Card Index at the SoG       
London Inhabitants          
English Army Notes  

UK 7       
The Special Collection at the SoG       
Baptisms at Holy Trinity,Coventry       
The Glencross Index           
Buckinghamshire Marriages
Quaker Burials                
West's Directory for Warwickshire       
Birth Briefs at the SoG            
Wallis' 18 Century Medical Lists       
University Notes                
1851    National Census           
1858    Hannah Rouvray , nee Soden  

UK 8        
1707 - 1868 :Military Notes    

UK 9  
1860    Law Notes            
1861 National Census           
1863 Inventor Note           
The Harleian Society           
Clergy Notes                
1870 London Police Index        
1871 National Census           
1887 Wimbledon Tennis Championships   
1879 S.S. Abyssinia           
1891 National Census    

UK Miscellaneous

1702 - 1926

World War 1 Medal Roll/SODEN       
Commonwealth War Graves Commission   
World War 2 Profiles           
Times Index                
The Sodens of Wincombe,Oxfordshire   



        INTRODUCTION
There follows a collection from miscellaneous sources in Ireland and
England. I believe these will be of interest to the British and North American reader and ,perhaps,of some general interest to the Irish reader.They give a good general indication to the spread of the name in different parts of the United Kingdom.However,my primary aim was to trace the origins of Robert and Thomas Soden of Sligo in England and ,thence,the preponderance of information on the period pre-1700.

Reaney Extract:-
'Soden' according to Reaney 9294 - r -1
page 30
soden/Soldan(v. Sowden
Soltan - v. Sowden
page 32:
Sowden, Soden, Soltan, Soldan, Sultan.
alan Soldanc, Soldench 1166,1175 P(Y)
Sowtan, Soldangus, Ric I Cur (K)
Henry Soldan, 12th Feu Du
roger le Soudan,1208 Cur (Y)
Robert le Sowden, 1279 RH (BK)

OFr Soudan 'Sultan' occasionally perhaps a nickname , but often a pageant-name from the Soldan of the Saracens.
cl"....he that playeth the sowsayeer is percase a sowter. Yet if one showed ...calle him by his own name.... one of his tormentors might hap to breake his (one's) head." (Sir Thomas More)

DOMESDAY BOOK: WARWICKSHIRE 1066 A.D.
There follows a number of extracts from the Domesday Book for
Warwickshire for towns with which the 'Soden' name is associated.
I thought these might give some idea of the origin of the towns of
the area at this very early stage in English society.Few families are lucky enough  to be able to trace their ancestry before the Domesday Book.The nearest name or variation to 'Soden' is 'SOTI' in the town of SHUSTOKE,which
is included below in the original and translation.I do not believe,however that there is any link with the name 'Soden.'All the other excerpts are in translation.There is also one extract on the village of Bourton-on-Dunsmore,birthplace of Thomas and Robert Soden.
The towns are as follows:-
Bourton 16.30
Shustoke 31.7

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THE LAND OF GEOFFREY DE LA GUERCHE
THE LAND OF THE COUNT OF MEULAN
23.10
30 in BOURTON (-on-Dunsmore) 5 hides.Ingenwulf holds from

13 villagers and 11 smallholders with 3 ½ ploughs;
1 man-at-arms has 1 ½ ploughs.
Meadow,50 acres.
The value was 60s;now 70s.
Leofwin held it freely before 1066.


THE LAND OF GEOFFREY DE LA GUERCHE


31.7
Also from Geoffrey,Soti holds SHUSTOKE. 4 Hides.
Land for 8 ploughs.In lordship 1 plough;3 slaves;10 villagers with 3
ploughs.

Meadow 16 acres;woodland 1 league long and ½ league wide. 243 d
The value was and is 40s.
De eod.G.ten Sotus Scotescote. Ibi funt.IIII.hidae
Tra.e VIII.car. In dnio.e una car. 7 III.ferui.7 X.vitti
cu.III.car.
243 d
Ibi.XVI.ac pti.Silva.1.leuu lg.7 dimid leuu lat.
Valuit 7 val.XL.folid.

Bourton - on - Dunsmore,Warwickshire,England.

Bourton - on- Dunsmore is a parish and small village about 5 miles southwest of Rugby.
It is south of the A45 in the direction of Birdingbury.
(Warwickshire Tourist Office)