Note
BIRTH-BAPTISM: Kilmarnock [597], Ayr, Scotland, Parish Registers, 1693-1820; FHL film #0102864. John was the 3rd child and first son of John Stevenson. BIRTH: Letter of David Murdoch's in possession of Hugh Robertson, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland. The author viewed this letter in March 1982.
Homely Musings p. 71/Carmelbank, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hij is getrouwd met Mary Johnston.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 29 januari 1808 te Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland .Bron 4
Kind(eren):
1. "Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden" (Jane Stevenson) written in 1870, downloaded from https://archive.org/details/homelymusingsby00stevgoog
2. In the 1851 Census, Mary Johnston is living in household in Eglington Mains, Kilwinning with her daughter, Jean Stevenson and her husband, Andrew Mclelland, and family. This probably means that the 1851 Census, with the Stevenson family, missing the Head of the family, John Stevenson, means he had died prior to 1851
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The book describes part of the authors life, visiting various family residences, on her travels around Ayrshire. Jean/Jane Stevenson's Grandmother, Mary Galt, is Jean Galts sister, her Great Grandmother is Helen Young, Great Grandfather is John Galt.
Record for John Stevenson
Name: John Stevenson
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1781
Gender: Male
Where born: Ayrshire, Scotland
Civil Parish: Kilwinning
County: Ayrshire
Address: Wood
Occupation: Farmer
Parish Number: 599
Household Members:
Name Age
John Stevenson 60 Head. Farmer. Ayrshire
Mary Stevenson 45 Wife, Ayrshire
William Stevenson 25 Son, Tile Maker. Ayrshire
John Stevenson 25 Son, Tile Maker. Ayrshire
James Stevenson 20 Son, Ayrshire
Robert Stevenson 15 Son, Ayrshire
Helen Stevenson 15 Daughter, Ayrshire
Jean Stevenson 13 Daughter, Ayrshire
Anne Stevenson 11 Daughter, Ayrshire
David Stevenson 10 Son, Ayrshire
Record for James Stevenson
Name: James Stevenson
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Relationship: Son
Gender: Male
Where born: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Parish Number: 599
Civil Parish: Kilwinning
County: Ayrshire
Address: Wood
Occupation: Farmer's Son
ED: 2
Page: 11
Household Schedule Number:38
Line: 15
Roll: CSSCT1851_134
Household Members:
Name Age
(not transcribed) John Stevenson appears to have died
James Stevenson30
Robert Stevenson28
Helen Brown20
Anne Stevenson22
David Stevenson20
Mary Brown 1
Margret Currie21
James Brown17
JOHNSON, MARY JOHN STEVENSON (O.P.R. Marriages 597/ 0060 0181 Kilmarnock (Ayr))
January 29 1808 Kilmarnock,
John Stevenson and Mary Johnson both in this parish after proclamation were married