John Stevinson/Stevenson Belfast

[armagh20]

Can any one help trying to trace my wifes relatives,John went to America after the Great War WW1 to New York.
Details from from John,s Daughter in the USA
John Stevinson DOB Sept 26 1887 Antrim Belfast 12 Baggot St. Father- Hugh Stevinson, carpenter Mother-Mary Stewart/Stevinson Mary Stewart present at birth 4 Warkworth St.  This is all the information I have from his birth cert.
Many Thanks
Joe

[kingskerswell]

Joe,
     20 Sept 1877 Hugh Stevenson married Mary Gardiner Stewart in May Street Presbyterian Stewart, Shankill, Belfast. The fathers' names were Thomas Stevenson and Hugh Stewart.

Regards

[jimchelsea]

Hi
1901 street directory on Lennonwylie has  44.Warkworth Street . Stevenson, John, tenter
jim

[armagh20]

Joe,
     20 Sept 1877 Hugh Stevenson married Mary Gardiner Stewart in May Street Presbyterian Stewart, Shankill, Belfast. The fathers' names were Thomas Stevenson and Hugh Stewart.

Regards

Thanks for your help kingskerswell
 Joe

[armagh20]

Hi
1901 street directory on Lennonwylie has  44.Warkworth Street . Stevenson, John, tenter
jim

Hello Jim
Thanks for your help,the address Warkworth or Workworth?
What is a Tenter?? maker of tents??? in Belfast?
Joe

[aghadowey]

There are quite a few online resources for old occupations- see here- here's one which describes tenter-
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/t.html

[armagh20]

Hello  aghadowey
 Many thanks for the information and the ste
Joe

[jimchelsea]

Hi Joe

this looks more like the family on 1901 census, living at 24 Shaftesbury Avenue,parents Hugh (carpenter)and
Mary, Johns age is given as 13, which would fit in with the D.O.B you gave.
regards
jim
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Cromac/Shaftesbury_Avenue/971472/

the one i sent the PM about doesnt fit the parents names, but could be related

[armagh20]

Thanks Jim will pass this on to the family and see what they think.
Joe