Stephenson Family - Newcastle upon Tyne - Mid-1800s -

[Mark Stephenson]

Yes.  You found my family tree on Ancestry.com. 

I am not sure about Mary's last name.  The cemetery deed for the family plot notes an Eileen Spearing (Mary's sister) buried there.  I currently don't have access to the documents attached to the tree, but my recollection is that the Census listed Mary as "Sterling." I plan to track down their marriage certificate this week.

[Gadget]

If it's any help,  the 1880 census (New York, NY) has a Mary, aged 27, and a John, aged 28, as born Ireland, with their mothers and fathers also born Ireland.  The eldest child, William, aged 7, was born New York.

Gadget

Added - There is also a family that matches in Philadelphia (Richard's POB) but John is down as 40 (i.e. born 1840 ish).

[heywood]

Hi Mark and welcome 

It does look as though you need to be on the Limerick board as Gadget suggests. I will ask a moderator to look and decide.

Griffiths Valuation was taken about 1850s and shows a couple of Stephensons in that area.
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/limerick/newcastle.php

Family Search https://familysearch.org/search also shows Stephensons in the area.
Civil registration of births did not begin until 1864 so you would be looking at Parish records for a baptism which can be a bit hit and miss.

If you had his father's details from USA records it would help.

regards

heywood

[Mark Stephenson]

Thank you for this information. 

Heywood, Griffith's valuation is very interesting and may confirm the oral history.  JPS had four sons - John, Richard, William and Edward.  Granted they are common names, but it's interesting that the names listed all match.  I suspect I'll find out that Mary's father's name was Edward.  Thanks for the reference.

Gadget:  What is Richard's POB?

[Gadget]

Sorry Mark - I was using shorthand  - POB/PoB = Place of Birth = Philadelphia

I'm on a laptop and the keys stick 


Gadget

[Mark Stephenson]

Gadget:  Thanks for that.  By the way, Happy New Year.

[Gadget]

Happy New Year to you too, Mark 

Here's the link to the 1880

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWJX-JD1

Not sure if you know but Family Search has masses of online info for free:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=UNITED_STATES



Gadget

[Mark Stephenson]

Gadget:

I did not know about Family Search, and thanks for mentioning it.

I do not think Richard Stephenson fits.  The spelling is wrong, the dates are wrong, the names of the children are wrong.  There was no Joseph to my knowledge.  But thanks for looking.

Mark

[Gadget]

Is the 1910 census the first one that you have records for?

Stevenson and Stephenson are obvious alternatives - I'd not worry too much about the spelling. Can you confirm the birthplace and date  of Richard.

Gadget