STEVENSON of St Ninians living in Bedfordshire 1930s

[Phil Herbert]

Hi
I’m looking for any information on descendants of Robert Stevenson (1755-1816) and Hamilton Andrew (1755-), where the descendants were living in Bedfordshire in the early 1930s.
DNA is showing I am over 50% Scottish although born in Bedford. I don’t have any details of my maternal line grandfather because I was adopted, and the DNA link suggests he was from the Stevenson family.
Would be great if anyone knows of any of the many great-great-grandchildren of Robert and Hamilton that might have been in the area.
Thank you.

[ColC]

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk for information.

ROBERT STEVENSON   Married    HAMILTON  ANDREW    31/08/1783   St Ninians

Children baptised St Ninians
JEAN   08/02/1784
JANET   18/03/1788
ARCHIBALD 08/06/1790
ROBERT   08/07/1792
JAMES   12/01/1797
WILLIAM   29/11/1801

Colin

[rosie99]

Welcome to rootschat 

Do you know who your birth mother was  .   Don't mention names in case she is still living

[ColC]

Census on freereg for some of the males that may be from the family.

1851 St Ninians (seems to be some kind of home, maybe workhouse or hospital)?

STEVENSON   Archibald   Inmate   W   60   Sawyer   Stirlingshire   St Ninians

1851 King Street, Stirling, no children with them.
STEVENSON   Robert   Head   M 58   Currier & Leather Dealer   Stirlingshire   St Ninians      
STEVENSON   Margaret   Wife   M 23      Stirlingshire   Stirling      

1851 New Town, Bannockburn Muir (Plus 5 children age 17 – 30)
STEVENSON   James   Head   M   55   Coal Miner   Stirlingshire   St. Ninians      
STEVENSON   Margaret   Wife   M   60      Stirlingshire   St. Ninians      

1851 St Ninians 3 possible Williams in the area with their families.


Colin

[Phil Herbert]

Thanks for the info so far.

I'm looking for someone who would probably have been born around 1900-1915 to be of "reproductive age" in the 1930s so I'm assuming they would no longer be alive. They would probably be in the record books if they were!

My birth mother was born in 1934 and passed away 6 years ago. She was illegitimate and the person I am trying to find is her father, my maternal grandfather.

The DNA suggests that Robert and Hamilton are my 3rd great grandparents but I don't know which of their children starts the line that my birth mother was descended from. I do know she was born in Bedfordshire and her mother was living and working in that area at the time and would have been unlikely to travel.

So my assumption is that someone directly descended from Robert and Hamilton was in Bedfordshire in 1933/1934. Could be a needle in a haystack!

[Phil Herbert]

Welcome to rootschat 

Do you know who your birth mother was  .   Don't mention names in case she is still living

Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking in the side-lines for a while soaking up all the information in the forum!
I do know who my birth mother was. I also know she passed away 6 years ago. I can trace the maternal line easily, but can't find her father. Family full of illegitimate children!
Thanks again.