The Orys and Cook Family Tree » John Stephens (1810-1879)

Personal data John Stephens 

  • He was born in the year 1810 in Shaugh Prior, Devon. England.Source 1
  • He was baptized on September 4, 1810 in Shaugh Prior, Devon. England.
    First name(s) John Last name Stephens Birth year 1810 Birth date ? ? 1810 Baptism year 1810
    Baptism date 04 Sep 1810 Denomination Anglican Place Shaugh Prior Father's first name(s) William Mother's first name(s) Sarah
    Mother's last name -
    County Devon
    Country England
    Archive reference -
    Page -
    Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
    Record set Devon Baptisms
  • Occupations:
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Alfordleigh, Plympton, Devon.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 238; Book: 10; Civil Parish: St Mary Plympton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 23; GSU roll: 241318.

      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Elfordleigh, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
      John Stephens Male 30 1811 Devon, England
      Ann Stephens Female 30 1811 Devon, England
      John Stephens Male 7 1834 Devon, England
      Emma Stephens Female 2 1839 Devon, England
    • in the year 1851: Plympton St Mary, Devon. England.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Plympton St Mary, Plympton Saint Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Stevens Head Married Male 40 1811 Victualler Devon, England
      Ann Stevens Wife Married Female 39 1812 - Devon, England
      John Stevens Son Unmarried Male 16 1835 Scholar Devon, England
      Emma Stevens Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1840 Scholar Devon, England
      Mary Ann Stevens Daughter Unmarried Female 10 1841 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Eliza Stevens Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1844 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Emanuel Stevens Son Unmarried Male 4 1847 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Ellen Stevens Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1849 - Devon, England
      Ann Gullett Servant Unmarried Female 19 1832 General Servant Devon, England
    • in the year 1861: Colebrook Inn, Plympton, Devon.Sources 3, 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1430; Folio: 67; Page: 23; GSU roll: 542811
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2108; Folio: 70; Page: 23; GSU roll: 831791.

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Colebrook Inn, Higher Tilings, Plympton St Mary Village of Colebrook, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Stephens Head Married Male 50 1811 Victualler Devon, England
      Ann Stephens Wife Married Female 50 1811 - Devon, England
      John Stephens Son Unmarried Male 27 1834 Wheelwright Master Employing 1 Man Plymouth, Devon, England
      Emma Stephens Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1840 - Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Mary A Stephens Daughter Unmarried Female 19 1842 - Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Eliza Stephens Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1845 - Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Emmanuel Stephens Son - Male 14 1847 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Ellen Stephens Daughter - Female 13 1848 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
    • in the year 1871: Colebrook Inn, Plympton, Devon.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Colebrook, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Stephens Head - Male 60 1811 - Devon, England
      Amy Stephens Wife - Female 60 1811 - Devon, England
      John Pering Boarder - Male 53 1818 - Devon, England
  • He died on May 23, 1879 in Plympton St Mary, Devon. England, he was 69 years old.
    Name: John Stephens Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810 Year of Registration: 1879 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 69 District: Plympton St Mary County: Cornwall, Devon Volume: 5b Page: 176

    First name(s) JOHN Last name STEPHENS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1810
    Age 69 Death quarter 2 Death year 1879 District PLYMPTON ST MARY County Devon Volume 5B Page 176
    Country England
  • Probate on June 6, 1879 naar Exeter, Devon. England.
    Effects Not Exceeding ¹200.
    Name: John Stephens
    Death Date: 23 May 1879
    Death Place: Devon, England
    Probate Date: 6 Jun 1879
    Probate Registry: Exeter
  • This information was last updated on January 7, 2022.

Household of John Stephens

He is married to Ann Sellick.

They got married on February 16, 1834 at St. Andrews, Plymouth, Devonshire. England, he was 24 years old.

First name(s) John
Last name Stephens
Marriage year 1834
Marriage date 16 Feb 1834
Parish St Andrew
Place Plymouth, St Andrew
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Selleck
Denomination Anglican
City or town Plymouth
County Devon

Child(ren):

  1. John Selleck Stephens  1834-1869 
  2. Emma Stephens  1839-1871
  3. Mary Ann Stephens  1842-1897 
  4. Eliza Stephens  1845-1878 
  5. Emanuel Stephens  1846-1920 
  6. Ellen Stephens  1848-1864


Notes about John Stephens

Parents William STEPHENS 1781–1865 Sarah SELLECK 1787–1860
Siblings William Stephens 1807–1876 George Stephens 1812–1888 Jonas Stephens 1816–1892 Robert Stephens 1816– Andrew Stephens 1820–1881
Sarah Stephens 1826– Mary Ann Stephens 1832–

Spouse & Children Ann SELLECK 1811–1876
John Barnett STEPHENS 1834–1868 Emma Stephens 1840–1871 Mary Ann Stephens 1842–1897 Eliza Stephens 1845–1878 Emmanuel Stephens 1847–1920
Ellen Stephens 1848–1864

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Stephens

John Stephens
1810-1879

1834

Ann Sellick
1811-1876

John Selleck Stephens
1834-1869
Emma Stephens
1839-1871
Mary Ann Stephens
1842-1897
Eliza Stephens
1845-1878
Emanuel Stephens
1846-1920
Ellen Stephens
1848-1864

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Sources

  1. From Pauline Stephens
    From Genes Reunited data created by Pauline Stephens (Mutch)
  2. 1841 Census England 6th June 1841
  3. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
  4. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871

Historical events

Christening day September 4, 1810

  • The temperature on September 4, 1810 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: veel regen onweer. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1810: Source: Wikipedia
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    • August 27 » Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
    • October 27 » United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida.

Day of marriage February 16, 1834

  • The temperature on February 16, 1834 was about -0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1834: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • March 6 » York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto.
    • March 18 » Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
    • October 9 » Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
    • October 16 » Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
    • October 28 » The Pinjarra massacre occurs in the Swan River Colony. An estimated 30 Noongar people are killed by British colonists.
    • December 1 » Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.

Day of death May 23, 1879

  • The temperature on May 23, 1879 was about 12.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
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    • March 29 » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.


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