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Durham / Help needed with my Stephenson's of Sunderland, 1790s.
« on: Tuesday 11 May 21 14:35 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I have recently discovered the name of an ancestor's father, but cannot get any further. I cannot find a single solitary record for him & am in need of a second pair of eyes and/or some assistance please!
My 4x great grandfather John Stephenson, states on censuses (1851 & 61) that he was born in Hendon, Sunderland. Age at death and from censuses gives a birth range of 1793-1796.
John married twice, firstly to Ann Wilson in 1816 at Earsdon, Northumberland. Ann died in 1857. John remarried in 1858 in Tynemouth to Jane Lamb, a widow. John died in Blyth, Northumberland in 1867, aged 72.
The second marriage gives John's father (my 5x gr grandfather) as Peter Stephenson, a Tailor by trade.
I have been unable to find a baptism for a John to a Peter Stephenson, nor have I been able to find any children baptised to a Peter Stephenson at all! No burial has been found for a Peter Stephenson either. The only marriage that shows up for a Peter Stephenson is on 25th Aug 1767 to a Mary Mills at St Michael & All Angels, Bishopwearmouth. This marriage however is 26 to 29 years before John's birth & cannot therefore be right.
I have also tried looking in early trade directories to see if I could pin Peter down anywhere, but found absolutely nothing! In trying to think outside the box slightly (or maybe it was clutching at straws! ), I also checked apprenticeship records and marriage licence records, again turning up nothing. Newspapers have yielded nothing also. I have also checked non conformist records, but as yet haven't found any for the Sunderland area.
I am beginning to wonder if this Peter Stephenson, ever existed. It seems very strange to say the least, that not a single record can be found for him at all!
Any and all assistance, will as always be very much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards
David
I have recently discovered the name of an ancestor's father, but cannot get any further. I cannot find a single solitary record for him & am in need of a second pair of eyes and/or some assistance please!
My 4x great grandfather John Stephenson, states on censuses (1851 & 61) that he was born in Hendon, Sunderland. Age at death and from censuses gives a birth range of 1793-1796.
John married twice, firstly to Ann Wilson in 1816 at Earsdon, Northumberland. Ann died in 1857. John remarried in 1858 in Tynemouth to Jane Lamb, a widow. John died in Blyth, Northumberland in 1867, aged 72.
The second marriage gives John's father (my 5x gr grandfather) as Peter Stephenson, a Tailor by trade.
I have been unable to find a baptism for a John to a Peter Stephenson, nor have I been able to find any children baptised to a Peter Stephenson at all! No burial has been found for a Peter Stephenson either. The only marriage that shows up for a Peter Stephenson is on 25th Aug 1767 to a Mary Mills at St Michael & All Angels, Bishopwearmouth. This marriage however is 26 to 29 years before John's birth & cannot therefore be right.
I have also tried looking in early trade directories to see if I could pin Peter down anywhere, but found absolutely nothing! In trying to think outside the box slightly (or maybe it was clutching at straws! ), I also checked apprenticeship records and marriage licence records, again turning up nothing. Newspapers have yielded nothing also. I have also checked non conformist records, but as yet haven't found any for the Sunderland area.
I am beginning to wonder if this Peter Stephenson, ever existed. It seems very strange to say the least, that not a single record can be found for him at all!
Any and all assistance, will as always be very much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards
David