Cottingham, Cemetery Records .. Stephenson

[Bee]

Hi
I'm a bit confused about who you are looking for but I have the MI's for Cottingham, the Church and the cemetery, so can do you a look up

Bee
 

[Ken S]

 I guess I am looking for two things ... as far as the Cottingham burial records are concerned. Number one ... any record of a Stephenson .. buried at Cottingham, any time period. And the same for the surname of Scott. Now that might be too much work ... so what if I said up to the year 1900.
 A short version of my family history ... takes me back to Doncaster ... a William Stephenson (coachmaker) married an Alice Carter in Cantley parish W Yorks in 1811 ... having sons Henry born Doncaster 1812 and William Jr 1814. Now if I am reading the paish records correctly ... then the parents Wm and Alice .. died real young (Wm in 1820 & Alice in 1819) ... their son Wm Jr married Mary Scott at Cottingham E Yorks in 1838 ... going on to have 6 children (maybe 7) all baptised at Cottingham ... parish records show that one son 'Henry Scott Stephenson was buried at Cottingham Jan 11 1843. At this point (in 1854) they came to the Hamilton area in Ontario, Canada.
 William died at 52 (working for 'The Great Western Railway') here in Ont in 1866 ... his wife Mary died at Strathroy in Ont in 1897 ... with the newspaper stating that she was from a family of 16 ... and two brothers were yet living .. Edward Scott a jeweller of Hull Eng and Richard at Cottingham. I also knw that Mary's parents were a William Scott and Mary Twidle (formerly of Brantingham) farmers in Cottingham.
 Here is what I am trying to piece together ... I know that Stephenson (in the 1800's) is a lot more common around Hull, than back at Doncaster. So I keep wondering if my William was possibly raised by Stephenson relations ... back at Cottingham (or at least Hull area), when his parents died. His brother Henry got a farm at Branton, in Cantley parish ... that was owned by his Uncle Wm Carter... but why Wm was either raised ... or moved back to Cottingham ... that I am not sure on.
 So by finding all the Stephenson ... and Scott burials at Cottingham ... I just thought, something might give me a clue here ... if you understand what I am saying
 

[Bee]

Hi Ken

Looking through the MI's, there are 56 entries for Stephenson and 42 for Scott. and maybe some more that would be included if they had a headstone.
Using your info, then these seem like the most obvious

In Cottingham cemetery (Eppleworth Road)

In loving memory of Mary Scott who died 6/3/1911 aged 92,
also Sarah daughter of the above who died 25/8/1913 aged 68,
also Thomas Scott who died 7/11/1929 aged 82

BR (burial record)
10/3/1911 Mary Scott, widow, Vine House, Cottingham, 92
17/8/1913 Sarah Scott, spinster, Harland Road, Cottingham, 68
9/11/1929 Thomas Scott, bachelor, Eppleworth Road, Cottingham, 82
.......................................................

In loving memory of Rhoda, daughter of Richard & Eliza Scott of COttingham who died 26/2/1898 aged 29,
also Eliza Ann, wife of Richard Scott who died 7/1/1900 aged 66
also the above Richard who died 28/8/1903 aged 78

BR
2/3/1898 Rhoda Scott, spinster, King Street, Cottingham, 29
10/1//1900 Eliza Ann Scott, King Street, Cottingham, 66
31/8/1903 Richard Scott, King Street, Cottinghm, 78

Bee
 

[bunny1129]

Hello

I have read that you have some Stephenson family history, William and Catherine nee Archbutt

I am related to this branch of the family, William's brother John is my 3x great grandfather, would you be able to tell me more??

Another of William's brothers was also a Methodist preacher, he remained in Cottingham and married into the Zealand family

[Ken S]

 Well ... to give you a short version of MY family history ......... my ggg was a William Stephenson born 1814 at Doncaster S Yorks ... but he married a Mary Scott at Cottingham in 1838 ... going on to have at least 6 children baptised at Cottingham ... and lived in the area. This family came to Canada in 1854 ... but if my William was any relation to Cottingham area Stephensons ... I still do not know this.
 Back some 25 years ago, I teamed up with another relation here in Ontario, and we became the family genealogists ... gathering up death reports for ancestors ... searching census records ... sitting in front of mico-film reading machines ... and all that family tree searching stuff .
 Jean (the lady who was helping me) lives close to Toronto, here in Ont., and she used the Mormon Library research room ... plus Toronto Archives, along with talking to older relations here in Ont ... and some where in this search, she came across the Cottingham, Stephenson family history that was done in 1916 - 17, and she sent me a photo copy of it. But I can not remember where she got it now.
 As I say, what I have is a photo copy of the booklet (Stephenson Brochure) ... and I am going to guess that it must have been in a Toronto Library, here in Ontario. It is quite a few pages long, and looks to be fairly professsionally done, with black and white photographs printed in it and all.
 I will have to phone Jean and ask her where she got it ... she is in her early 80's now ... and having some health problems.
 PS ... go to the top of this page ... and it will read Welcome back Bunny1129 you have 1 message (click on here) the private message is from me

[bunny1129]

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[Ken S]

bunny: the site here tries to protect everybody.... that is why they take E-mails posted here off. Because anybody can read this ... you could end up receiving mail that you do not want ... Haaay, someone has to look after us
 This (photo-copied) Stephenson history, that I have is titled 'The Stephenson Bochure - 1917 ~1918 - STEPHENSONS of East Yorkshire, &c - STEPHENSONS of Canada and New Zealand - ROWNTREES of York &c - PETTYS of Leeds, London and Reading - MAINPRIZE of Bridlington, Famborough &c"
 It is 67 pages long ... and starts off with a John Stephenson of Carnaby, Yorks ... said to be burried in the churchyard at Boynton Apr 7, 1812 ... in his 69th year. A shepherd for nearly 50 years to Sir William Strickland. Then goes to his oldest son also John Stephenson .. born Nov 24 1774, died 1839 ... father of Joseph, William, Edmund and Benjamin (who with the exception of the last mentioned emigrated to Canada)
 Benjamin .. fourth son of John Stephenson ( farmer at Cottingham) born at Cottingham Aug 7th 1818 married a Hannah Zealand at Cottingham on Dec 25 1841 ........ their children Mary born 1842 / John born 1844 / Fanny 1846 / Annie 1855 (died an infant)
 As I say this is quite a detailed history ... and it also jumps back to a history of 'The Quaker Stephensons'(1600's) of Carnab, Bridlington Quay, Stockton and Manchester...of which the Rowntrees fit into, and the Martyred Marmaduke Stephenson.
 

[bunny1129]

How fascinating!!

I know from certs etc that the whole family were Methodists, even into the late 19th century

The Stephensons nearly had occupations connected to the sea, several were merchant seamen, my great grandfather Alexander was killed in action in 1917 on board a Q-ship the Vala, it was torpedoed by a u-boat.

I have only just found out in the past couple of weeks another Stephenson relative, which has proved exciting, he too was a marine fireman, the family moved to Coventry, where they live today

 

[Ken S]

 Of the William Stephenson (born Cottingham March 21 1808 .. died 1883) who married Catherine Archbutt ... their children were .... Mary born 1831 (she married James Dryden Nov 4 1856 and she died 1862) / Fanny (born 1833 .. did not marry) / Hannah (born Sept 12 1836, went to Canada, married J.D. Clerke, 1859 ... died Oct 13 1891 / John Archbutt (born 1837, married Mary Wilson Jackson, 1870, died Nov 14 1900 / Dr Samuel (born June 6 1844, married Sara O'Brien, 1884 .. died Oct 2 1902 / Sophia (born March 30th 1846 .. married Oliver R Lyon Dec 27 1870 .............. and it goes on from there