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Personal data William Henry Stephens 

  • He was born on 2 ND Q 1841 in Shaugh Prior, Devon. England.Source 1
    Name: William Henry Stephens Year of Registration: 1841 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Plympton St Mary County: Cornwall, Devon Volume: 9 Page: 421
  • He was baptized on June 27, 1841 in Shaugh Prior, Devon. England.
    First name(s) William Henry Last name Stephens Birth year 1841 Birth date ? ? 1841 Baptism year 1841 Baptism date
    27 Jun 1841 Denomination Anglican Place Shaugh Prior Father's first name(s) Robert Mother's first name(s) Susanna
    Mother's last name -
    County Devon
    Country England
    Archive reference 722/4
    Page 61
  • Occupations:
    • from 1861 till 1871 Farmers son.Sources 1, 2
    • from 1881 till 1901 Inn Keeper.Sources 3, 4
    • in the year 1911 Licensed Victualler and Forage Merchant.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Portworthy, Shaugh Prior, Devon.
      Census Transcript Family Devon 1841
      Address Portworthy
      Parish Shaugh
      Registration District Plympton St. Mary
      Image Reference HO107/0239/F?
      Found 3 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Robert Stephens 25 1816 Yes Agricultural Labourer

      Susanna Stephens 25 1816 Yes

      N K Stephens 5d 1841 Yes (Name NOT KNOWN 5 days old)
    • in the year 1851: Henwood, Shaugh Prior, Devon.
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1877; Folio: 539; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221025.
      With Grandparents William & Margaret Andrews.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Henwood, Shaugh Prior, Plympton Saint Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Andrews Head Married Male 74 1777 Farmer (Of 67 Acres Employing 5 Labourers) Shaugh Prior, Devon, England
      Margaret Andrews Wife Married Female 71 1780 - Walkhampton, Devon, England
      William Andrews Son Unmarried Male 35 1816 Farmer's Son Shaugh Prior, Devon, England
      Elizabeth Andrews Daughter Unmarried Female 29 1822 Farmer's Daughter Shaugh Prior, Devon, England
      William H Stephens Grand Son - Male 9 1842 Scholar Shaugh Prior, Devon, England
      Alice Blake Servant Unmarried Female 12 1839 General Servant Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Robert B Perkins Servant Unmarried Male 22 1829 Farm Labourer Cornwood, Devon, England
      Thomas Truscott Servant Unmarried Male 10 1841 Farm Labourer Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
    • in the year 1861: Portworthy, Shaugh Prior, Devon.
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1433; Folio: 33; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542812.

      Census Transcript Household Devon 1861
      Address Portworthy Parish Shaugh Prior Registration District Plympton St. Mary Image Reference RG9/1433/F? Found 7 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Robert Stephens 45 1816 Head Shaugh Prior, Devon Farmer of 90 Acres Employing No Labourer
      Susanna Stephens 47 1814 Wife Shaugh Prior, Devon
      William H Stephens 19 1842 Son Shaugh Prior, Devon Farmers Son
      Elizabeth A Stephens 16 1845 Daughter Shaugh Prior, Devon Farmers Daughter
      Margaret S Stephens 7 1854 Daughter Shaugh Prior, Devon Scholar
      William J Pope 21 1840 Servant Wales Farm Servant
      Alfred Cort 14 1847 Servant Yealmpton, Devon Farm Servant
    • in the year 1871: 3 Victoria Cottages, Ridgeway, Plympton St. Maurice, Devon.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2109; Folio: 15; Page: 22; GSU roll: 831791.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Ridgeway Victoria Cottage, Plympton St Maurice, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William H Stephens Head - Male 29 1842 - Devon, England
      Eliza Stephens Wife - Female 26 1845 - Devon, England
      Sarah Bennett Nurse - Female 57 1814 - Devon, England
    • in the year 1881: Colebrook Inn, Plympton, Devon.Sources 3, 4, 5
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2187; Folio: 69; Page: 24; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341526.
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1722; Folio 64; Page 22; GSU roll: 6096832
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2087; Folio: 51; Page: 16.

      1881 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
      William Henry Stephens Head Widower Male 39 1842 Inn Keeper Devon, England
      Ada Stephens Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Devon, England
      Alfred H Stephens Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Devon, England
      Alma Jane Rudd Servant Single Female 23 1858 House Keeper Yealmpton, Devon, England
      Emily Grace Perkins Servant Single Female 16 1865 Domestic Serv Devon, England
    • in the year 1891: Colebrook Inn, Plympton, Devon.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Colebrook Inn, Colebrook, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William H Stephens Head Married Male 49 1842 Inn Keeper & Forage Dealer Devon, England
      Ada Stephens Daughter Single Female 20 1871 House Keeper Devon, England
      Alfred H Stephens Son Single Male 16 1875 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Rosa Heywood Servant Single Female 14 1877 Domestic Servant Devon, England
    • from 1901 till 1911: Colebrook Inn, Plympton, Devon.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Colebrook Inn, Colebrook, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William H Stephens Head Married Male 58 1843 Licensed Victualler Devon, England
      Thomas R Stephens Son Single Male 17 1884 - Devon, England
      William A Stephens Son Single Male 15 1886 - Devon, England
      Mary Friendship Servant Single Female 22 1879 Housekeeper Domestic Dolton, Devon, England
  • He died on January 1, 1911 in Plympton St Mary, Devon. England, he was 70 years old.
    First name(s) WILLIAM H Last name STEPHENS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1842
    Age 69 Death quarter 1 Death year 1911 District Plympton St Mary County Devon Volume 5B
    Page 175 Country England
  • He is buried on January 4, 1911 in Plympton St Mary, Devon. England.
    First name(s) William Henry Last name Stephens Age 69 Birth year 1842 Burial year 1911
    Burial date 04 Jan 1911
    Denomination Anglican
    Place Plympton St Mary
    County Devon
    Country England
    Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
    Page 270
    Archive reference 765/19
    Record set Devon Burials
  • Probate on February 6, 1911 naar Exeter, Devon. England.
    Name: William Henry Stephens
    Death Date: 1 Jan 1911
    Death Place: Devonshire, England
    Probate Date: 6 Feb 1911
    Probate Registry: Exeter
    Effects ¹5,891-10s-2d To William Henry Andrews farmer and William Henry Farley Retired Baker.
  • A child of Robert Stephens and Susanna Andrews
  • This information was last updated on May 18, 2021.

Household of William Henry Stephens

(1) He is married to Eliza Stephens.

They got married on February 12, 1870 at Plympton St Mary, Devon. England, he was 29 years old.

Name: William Henry Stephens Year of Registration: 1870 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Plympton St Mary County: Cornwall, Devon Volume: 5b Page: 337

First name(s) Eliza Last name Stephens Age - Birth year - Marriage year 1870 Marriage date 12 Feb 1870
Denomination Anglican Place Plympton St Mary Father's first name(s) John Father's last name Stephens Spouse's first name(s) William Henry Spouse's last name Stephens Spouse's father's first name(s) Robert Spouse's father's last name Stephens
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Child(ren):

  1. Ada Stephens  1871-1947


(2) He is married to Rosena Lillicrap.

They got married on July 2, 1883 at Plympton St Mary, Devon. England, he was 42 years old.

First name(s) William Henry Last name Stephens Age 42 Birth year 1841 Marriage year 1883 Marriage date 02 Jul 1883
Denomination Anglican Place Plympton St Mary Father's first name(s) Robert Father's last name Stephens Spouse's first name(s) Rosena Spouse's last name Lillicrap Spouse's age 26 Spouse's father's first name(s) Thomas Spouse's father's last name Lillicrap County Devon Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office Record set Devon Marriages

First name(s) ROSENA Last name LILLICRAP Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1883 Registration month -
District Plympton District number - County Devon Country England Volume 5B Page 377

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Henry Stephens

William Stephens
± 1785-????
Sarah Sellick
± 1785-1860
William Andrews
± 1790-????
Margaret Stanbury
± 1790-????

William Henry Stephens
1841-1911

(1) 1870

Eliza Stephens
1845-1878

Ada Stephens
1871-1947
Alfred Henry Stephens
1874-????
(2) 1883

Rosena Lillicrap
1857-1917

Thomas Robert Stephens
1883-1918
William Andrews Stephens
1886-1952
Dora Rosina Stephens
1891-1991

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    1. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
    2. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
    3. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    4. 1901 Census England, 31st March 1901
    5. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

    Historical events

    Christening day June 27, 1841

    • Source: KNMI
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      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).
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      • March 9 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
      • March 30 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
      • April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
      • April 6 » U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become President upon William Henry Harrison's death.
      • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.

    Day of marriage July 2, 1883

    • The temperature on July 2, 1883 was about 24.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
      • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
      • May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
      • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
      • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
      • November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.

    Day of death January 1, 1911

    • The temperature on January 1, 1911 was between 0.8 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • January 5 » Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
      • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
      • June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
      • June 28 » The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt.
      • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
      • December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

    Day of burial January 4, 1911

    • The temperature on January 4, 1911 was between 0.8 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
      • April 8 » Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
      • May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
      • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
      • August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
      • October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
    

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