thomas stevenson and christian curtis

[arjem]

Thomas Stevenson and Christian Curtis were married at Medbourne on 16 Feb 1779.  Their children were William, Mary, Naphthali and - possibly - Curtis.  I believe they lived in the area but can't find where. The 19C censuses state that the children were born at Medbourne but there is no mention of them in the local baptism registers.  Please can anyone help?  Thanks.  Arjem.

[diddymiller]

sorry can't help with the PRs but a lot of interesting facts about the village at:

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22062#s19

Diddy

[May1995]

Hi

My husband is related to Curtis Stevenson and I would like to know if possible your connection with Thomas and Christian. Also where did you get the names of William Mary and Naphthali.

I agree with you that none of the children appear in the Parish records for Medbourne. We took a visit to Market Harborough where the copies are and could not find them. Maybe they were baptised elsewhere but lived in Medbourne?

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s…Folks.

You need to look at the Parish of :~

Medbourne cum Holt

Which was a private Chapel within the Manor House
“ Nevil Holt” .

Several " Stevenson " events recorded there

MIKE.

[May1995]

To Arjem

Many thanks for your reply.
It has given me some further information to work on.
   
Regards
May 1995

[louisa b]

Hi Arjem, Diddy, Mike and May
I am researching this line (Curtis Stevenson, his daughter Christianna and her children from her marriage to Charles Norwood) for my mother-in-law.

I would be grateful if any of you have access to the Nevil Holt records, and could look at the parents and siblings of Curtis, who I have found on the 1851 census as born in Medbourne, circa 1795.

Regards,
Lou

[May1995]

Hi
My husband is related to Curtis Stevenson via his son Daniel Davis Stevenson. I am afraid I dont have any access to Medbourne PR. The only information I have is that given above by Arjem.   Medbourne is a small place today and can only assume it was in the 1700s, so I have assumed that there could not have been many Stevenson families there at the time. On that assumption I have placed Thomas and Christian as his parents and brother and sister were William and Mary.   Arjem has tied up William and Mary to them via Christian's death certificate and William's daughter Mary's will.    I have found a link in London in the early census in that Curtis' son Curtis was working for a John Rose in Shoreditch. 2 census later Williams son Joseph was managing John Rose grocer shop. In addition to that Curtis son Charles and his wife were witness  to Joseph Marriage.   However I still dont have a definate connection and have to assume that in this instance I am correct. I would like to find the "missing link".
I did visit Market Harborough to see the PR lodged there but can only find the marriage of Thomas and Christian. If they did have their children baptised, they were not in the registers I looked at.

Sorry I cant be of any more help

[diddymiller]

the Leics villages site

http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/medbourne/

says these records are available

Available Church and Burial Records

This lists the records of christenings[C], marriages[M] and burials which took place at St. Giles' parish church in Medbourne and at St Mary's church in Nevill Holt and which can be found at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. The dates for which banns are held are shown in brackets after the marriage dates. Bishop's Transcripts [BTs] are contemporary copies which are also shown. It also provides information about burials and cremations outside the parish church.
C 1588 - 1860
M 1588 - 1837 (1903)
B 1588 - 1871
BTs 1562 - 1866 with gaps

Transcripts
C 1588 - 1812 IGI
C 1694 -
C 1753 -
CMB 1588 - 1693 Rev. C M Rice

Leics libraries has medbourne reocrds as available in Market Harborough library

Diddy

[diddymiller]

there is also a long history of the village on the site.

Diddy