Samuel Stevens of Ballarat 1888 - 1900 roughly

[Tarella]

An Irish girl Sarah James arrived in Melbourne 19 Oct 1865. She married a widower Phillip Mitchell 22 Nov 1866 at United Presbyterian Manse, Ballarat. Three children Alfred 1867, Susan 1876 and Alice 1885.
Phillip committed suicide by throwing himself down a mine shaft 20 Sept 1886.
Sarah remarried Samuel Stevens, a captain, at the same Manse on 28 August 1888.
Nothing further heard about Samuel Stevens.
1902 Sarah is registered at the Ballarat Benevolent Home - dies there 31 May 1906.

There are many Samuel Stevens hanging around Ballaratt at the time - I suspect he made off with widow Sarah's money. Is there any way of finding him?

[wivenhoe]

Can you please list all the information on this marriage document.

BDM VIC marriage
5281/1888   MITCHELL Sarah   marr.  STEVENS, Samuel

[Tarella]

Here tis

[wivenhoe]

Samuel is a miner. His father, Samuel, is a captain.

Married 18 Aug 1888
STEVENS Samuel......46y....widowed 1875.....miner ...born Scotland (Arbroath?)
Parents Samuel STEVENS.....profession Captain
            Mary PETERS.

If Samuel was widowed at age 33 years, and wondering if he has children, waiting 13 years to marry would suggest that he did not need to find a wife to be mother to his children.

So possibly no earlier family.

[sparrett]

So, I am assuming you have discounted the Electoral Roll listing for Samuel and Sarah STEVENS in 1903 living at Beverine Street Sebastopol. He is a miner.

Sue