STEPHENS

[sooze]

I need help finding my grandfather!!!!!
Ive found loads of other relatives but i cant find him!
My grand mother never married him so i only have a little info but here goes.
his name was CHARLES VICTOR STEPHENS
he lived in PRETORIA ROAD (romford?)
He had a wife and 2 sons (charlie & frank) also a daughter
he's buried in romford(somewhere!!!) died sometime between 1930-1937 of throat cancer.
he had a piano shop at mount row (between city rd and east road) hoxton london. my father was born there in 1915.
my gran left him approx 1923(?) on my fathers birth cert it states his occupation as pianoforte maker.
ive tried searching everything i can on line but i cant find anything for him. id just like to know he exsisted!!!

thanks sooze

[Nicky]

Is this all the info you have on the Stephens family? I have had a look but like you nothing.
Nicky

[kevan]

Hi,
   Charles Victor Stevens was buried at Crow Lane cemetary on 16th June 1932, he was an engineeer living at 24 Pretoria Road, in grave Q36.
  He shows up at this address in the 1919 Romford directory, too - this just shows the name of the main person in the house.See http://www.essexpubs.net/1919RomfordDirectory/The1919RomfordDirectory2.htm He was aged 69 at his demise, so would have been born about about 1863.
 More to follow, hopefully.
Best
Kevan

[kevan]

Hi,
  As an update, I think you need to get to the ERO in Chelmsford where they hold the Essex Parish registers. This might give some clues as to births and parents names.
 I am not planning on going for some time, it must be at least a 30 minute drive! Do you have any other info that might help in the search, I know it is hard getting this info.
  I did find a 48 year old Charles V Stevens, born in the Hackney area, in the 1901 census, but probably not correct, although it may be.
  Any info you can get from living relatives may be helpful, like the info posted so far.
Best
Kevan

[sooze]

thanks so much for answering my query.

i think the charles victor stevens that you found at 24 pretoria road has got to be him!

i will do some further searching today and let you know what i come up with.
thanks again