Stephenson Family - Caistor

[trishhh]

Hi there
Looking for any information on John Stephenson; listed in 1881 census as being born in Caistor. His wife - Mary and daughter Lillie (age 2), lived at 53 Kings St/Rd, Lincoln. Lillie is gg grandmother and would like to know more about the Stephenson side of the family. Mary came out to Australia after 1887, with Lillie and son George. Mary eventually returned to Lincoln (date unknown).. Lillie visited her mother with her youngest son around 1925 - 30. Lillie's son placed a boomerang over the front door and was still there many years later in the 1970's when her grandson visited England.
Lillie's birth cert. list the family as living at Ward's Passage and father's occupation as; attendant at insane asylum... (Bracebridge.. I'm guessing.. ) any information on these would be a good read...!!
John, through the census's might have a brother Thomas, 2 years younger... and Thomas might have been in prison during the 1891 census...
If any of the above is connected to you.. please let me know..
Cheers Trish

[suzard]

hello and welcome to RootsChat

You ask for "any" information on John Stephenson -but you seem to have census info - and then ask if anyone is connected - to save duplicate look ups -could you please state the kind of iinformation you are seeking and what you already have???

I found John in 1851 with parents John/Mary and brother Thomas

1861 -the family have been entered as "Stevenson"

1861 3 Pelham Cottages Lincoln St Marks
John Stevenson head M 41 labourer Caistor Lincs
Mary wife 35 brauncewell? Lincs
Thomas son 13 Caistor Lincs
JOHN son 11 Caistor Lincs
Emma daughter 10 Caistor Lincs
Richard son 5 Eastgate Lincs
William son 3 Eastgate Lincs
Joseph son 5 mths St Marks Lincoln
RG9 2358 103 29

Suz

[dee melody]

Trish, here is John & family 1861 Census

RG09 / 2358 / 103 / 29
3 Pelham Cottages, Pelham Street, Lincoln

John Stevenson / head / 41 / Labourer         b. Caistor
Mary / wife / 35                                             b. Bauncewell
Thomas / son / 13                                          b. Caistor
John / son / 11 /                                 b. Caistor
Emma / dau / 10 / Scholar                             b. Caistor
Richard / son / 1856 / Scholar                        b. Eastgate
William / son / 3                                             b. Eastgate
Joseph / son / 5 mths                                    b. St. Mary

1891 Census for Thomas Stephenson

RG12 / 2595 / 112 / 2
St. Nicholas, Lincoln

Thomas Stephenson / Prisoner / Single / 43 / Labourer       b. Caistor

Dee

[suzard]

seems John wasn't with family in 1871 -

1871
24 bridge St Lincoln
John Stephenson Head W 51 lab at Works Caistor
Thomas son 23 Caistor Imbecile
Emma daughter 20 Caistor
Richard son 15 Engine Turners app Caistor
William son 13 Engine Turner's app Lincoln
Joseph son 10 Lincoln
Mary Ann daughter 7 Lincoln
RG10 3372 123 47

Suz

[suzard]

1891 John's father (John) was living with William

1891
9 Silverwood Place Lincoln
William Stephenson Head M 33 gen lab
Martha wife 32
Ada daughter 11
Alice daughter 9
William son 5
Nellie daughter 1
John Stephenson Boarder W 71 Gen lab Caistor

all except John b Lincoln
RG12 2593 92 page 23-24

Suz

[trishhh]

Thanks Suz
I did have some census information... but everytime I found a John and Mary Stephenson.. there was another John and Mary. Not to mention the different spellings. John Jr, died around 1882; his wife Mary and Lillie ( young son George - although not John's son) came out to Aust. and settled/ landed in Rockhampton, then worked on properties out west Longreach way. Lillie married Eugene Forrest and had 9 children. Mary remarried and move back to Lincoln. If anyone is interested, I have a photo of Lillie of when she was 80-ish. Lillie lived till the early 1970's.
Thanks again for you help Suz.. and hello to any family.
Cheers for now... Trish

[trishhh]

Sorry forgot to ask...
What is the nearest immigration point for Mary and Lillie to have left the UK... I'm having trouble find their entry to Australia. So, Was going to check exit points and try to find the ship. I think they got to Aust. 1886.

Thanks Trish

[Ruskie]

Sorry forgot to ask...
What is the nearest immigration point for Mary and Lillie to have left the UK... I'm having trouble find their entry to Australia. So, Was going to check exit points and try to find the ship. I think they got to Aust. 1886.

Thanks Trish

I'm guessing London, Plymouth or Portsmouth ... 

Have you checking NSW in case they arrived there? If they paid their own fare there may not be any record of their arrival.

[Geoff-E]

John Jr, died around 1882;

Perhaps he was the John STEPHENSON of 28 Gibbeson St, Lincoln, buried 4 March 1882 (32)
His father? ...
John STEPHENSON of St Swithins Parish, buried 11 Jan 1894 (73)