Lady Sophia Kingdom (d. 1854 was the orphaned daughter of William Kingdom, a contracting agent for the navy and the army. Sent to France to improve her knowledge of the language, she met Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) at Rouen in the early 1790s. She married him on 1 November 1799. They had two daughters, Sophia and Emma, followed by a son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, born on 9 April, 1806. Sophia's sister, Elizabeth Kingdom (1761–1856), married Thomas Mudge, a writer on horology. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Marc Isambard Brunel, engraving by G. Metzeroth, circa 1880 Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, FRS (April 25, 1769 – December 12, 1849) was a French-born engineer who settled in the United Kingdom. ... Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral The Church of Jean dArc Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rue St-Romain on a rainy day in Rouen Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Brunel before the launching of the Great Eastern. ...
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