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Abigail Stephenson 1814 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1814

Birth Location: Roos, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jun 1899

Death Location: Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: Edward Stephenson

Mother: Frances Grimston

Spouse(s): William Bennett

Children(s): Benjamin Bennett

The story of Abigail Stephenson began in 1814 in Roos, Yorkshire, England. Abigail Stephenson married William Bennett, and had children including Benjamin Bennett. Abigail Stephenson passed away in 1899 in Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Stephenson began in 1814 in Roos, Yorkshire, England.
  • Abigail Stephenson married William Bennett, and had children including Benjamin Bennett.
  • Abigail Stephenson passed away in 1899 in Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Stephenson
1780 – 1868
Birth Location: Boynton, Yorkshire, England
ES
Frances Grimston
1782 – 1863
Birth Location: Barnston, Yorkshire, England
FG

Spouses(s)

William Bennett
1813 – 1884
Birth Location: Thoresway, Lincolnshire, England
WB

Children(s)

Benjamin Bennett
1852 – 1945
Birth Location: London, England
BB

Abigail Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Stephenson
1814 – 1899
Birth Place: Roos, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edward Stephenson
1780 – 1868
Boynton, Yorkshire, England
Frances Grimston
1782 – 1863
Barnston, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Stephenson
1741 – 1812
Carnaby, East Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Edmond
1741 – 1802
Carnaby, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Stephenson
1730 – 1756
Elizabeth Owston
1710 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Stephenson's Descendants

1.
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Abigail Stephenson (26 Aug 1814 – 10 Jun 1899) m. William Bennett (Abt Sep 1813 – 24 Sep 1884)
  1. 1. Benjamin Bennett (05 Jun 1852 – 20 Apr 1945) m. Annie (Ellen) Hall (04 Jun 1863 – 13 Jan 1912)
    1. 1. Charles (William) Bennett (02 Sep 1884 – 30 Nov 1945) m. Harriott Elliott (22 Jul 1895 – 22 Aug 1972)
      1. 1. Edna (May) Bennett (1920 – 28 Jun 1921)
      2. 2. Audrey Bennett (23 Jul 1921 – ) m. Royce (James) Cox (1924 – )
        1. 1. Brian (Edward) Cox (1947 – ) m. Kathryn Ashley-Jones
        2. 2. Janice (Margret) Cox (1949 – ) m. Neil (Richard) Walsh
        3. 3. Shirley (Ann) Cox (1949 – ) m. John (William) MacDonald
        4. 4. Barbara (Judith) Cox (1960 – ) m. Alan (Brodie) Lints
      3. 3. Noel Bennett (27 Nov 1922 – ) m. Imelda (Mary) Dodunski (1923 – )
        1. 1. Francis (Charles) Bennett (1948 – ) m. Coleen (Marie) Hagen (1948 – )
        2. 2. Leo (Noel) Bennett (1950 – ) m. Elizabeth (Petronella) Reumers (1956 – )
        3. 3. Pamela (Ann) Bennett (1951 – ) m. Kelvin (Rowland) Baker (1949 – )
        4. 4. Fay (Teresa) Bennett (1953 – ) m. Gary (Lionel) Read (1951 – )
      4. 4. Joyce (Ellen) Bennett (11 Dec 1925 – ) m. Douglas (Philip) Sadd (1925 – 08 Dec 1948)
        1. 1. Christine (Joyce) Sadd (1948 – ) m. Gary Ranger
        2. 2. John (Douglas) Sadd (1949 – ) m. Haara Mete
        3. 3. Marilyn (Ruth) Sadd (1955 – ) m. Colin Stacey
    2. 2. Mabel (Sylvia) Bennett (10 Oct 1885 – 04 Jun 1951) m. James (Haggart) Dobson (17 Dec 1887 – 19 Jan 1970)
      1. 1. Bessie (Ellen) Dobson (11 Dec 1915 – 13 Nov 1983) m. Joseph (Brennan) Hartigan (1909 – 1984)
        1. 1. Michael (Earnest) Hartigan (1936 – 1954)
        2. 2. Brennan (John) Hartigan (1938 – ) m. Adrienne Coll
        3. 3. Thomas (Charles) Hartigan (1941 – ) m. Tui Smith
      2. 2. Jean Dobson (15 Apr 1916 – ) m. Keith (Athol) Clark
        1. 1. Syliva (Lily) Clark (1935 – ) m. James (Brian) Stokes (21 Dec 1927 – 28 Apr 2002)
        2. 2. Barbara (Olive) Clark (1936 – ) m. Ashley (George) Jones
        3. 3. Raymond (James) Clark (1943 – ) m. Beryl (May) Tooke
      3. 3. Silvia (Lily) Dobson (10 Aug 1919 – ) m. Hector Laurence
        1. 1. Lex Laurence (1939 – ) m. Rozella Armstrong
        2. 2. Ailsa Laurence (1941 – ) m. William (Thomas) Souness
        3. 3. Gary Laurence (1944 – ) m. Raywin Smart
        4. 4. Kevin Laurence (1946 – ) m. Gaynor Chateris
        5. 5. Eris Laurence (1950 – ) m. Douglas (Roy) Speak
    3. 3. Lillian (Maud) Bennett (24 Apr 1887 – 02 Apr 1957) m. Herbert Hollins (29 Aug 1879 – 24 Apr 1971)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Annie) Hollins (21 Jun 1916 – ) m. Lawrence Redshaw
        1. 1. Phillip (William) Redshaw (1943 – ) m. Anna Cambell (1952 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Walker (1950 – )
        2. 2. Matthew (Douglas) Redshaw (1945 – ) m. Joy Bridgman (1949 – )
      2. 2. Lorna (Joyce) Hollins (27 Mar 1918 – ) m. Albert (Maurice) Wickham (1911 – 1982)
        1. 1. Graham (Leonard) Wickham (1940 – )
        2. 2. Brian (Ashley) Wickham (1943 – ) m. Sheryl Thompson (1948 – )
        3. 3. Neil (Maurice) Wickham (1945 – ) m. Fay Scoop (1944 – )
      3. 3. Alfred (Herbert) Hollins (28 Nov 1925 – ) m. Margret (June) Telfer (1929 – )
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Hollins (1951 – ) m. Dale (Francis) Alsop m. Rhonda Hardwidge
        2. 2. Lynette (Margret) Hollins (1952 – ) m. David (Alexander) Fernandes
        3. 3. Peter (Herbert) Hollins (1954 – ) m. Lynne (Florence) Jury
        4. 4. Keith (Alfred) Hollins (1955 – 1988) m. Gaylene (Marie) Derby
        5. 5. Bruce (Stephen) Hollins (1958 – ) m. Jayne (Merrilyn) Hay
        6. 6. Ian (David) Hollins (1959 – ) m. Catherine (Felicity) Sinclair
    4. 4. Albert (Henry) Bennett (26 Jan 1891 – 30 May 1966) m. Edith (Annie) Yeates (07 Oct 1897 – 05 Apr 1989)
      1. 1. Annie (Joan) Bennett (01 Jan 1920 – ) m. Donald (Neil) Watson (1924 – 1984) m. Alexander (Cunningham) McWilliam
        1. 1. Moira (Joan) Watson (1964 – )
      2. 2. Albert (Cecil) Bennett (30 Mar 1921 – 07 Oct 1988)
      3. 3. Sibyl (Edith) Bennett (04 Nov 1923 – ) m. John (Charles) Davis (1927 – )
        1. 1. Jennifer (Hazel) Davis (1949 – ) m. Graham (Mark) Hammond
        2. 2. Sandra (Edith) Davis (1952 – ) m. Alan (James) Manu m. Derick Cornwell
        3. 3. Mark (Richard John) Davis (1956 – 1986) m. Laurel (Anne) Barton
      4. 4. Enid (Peggy) Bennett (17 Jul 1926 – ) m. Archie (Douglas) Topping
        1. 1. Wayne (William) Topping (1947 – ) m. Bernie Day
        2. 2. Dennis (Albert) Topping (1949 – ) m. Betty (Lynne) Higgie
        3. 3. Heather (Cynthia) Topping (1951 – ) m. Allan (John) Aldridge
        4. 4. Vivienne (Ann) Topping (1953 – ) m. Errol (John) Adamson
        5. 5. Christine (Peggy) Topping (1957 – ) m. Colin Jackson
      5. 5. Lilian (Mabel) Bennett (04 Oct 1927 – ) m. Ivan (Godfrey) Goble (1921 – )
        1. 1. Clarence (Henry) Goble (1949 – ) m. Doreen (Sandra) Flay
        2. 2. Irene (Winifred) Goble (1951 – ) m. Stanley (Wayne) Skinner (1948 – )
        3. 3. Shirley (Lilian) Goble (1953 – ) m. Eric Scott m. Alan Willison
        4. 4. Maxine (Nancy) Goble (1955 – ) m. Kenneth (Bruce) Law m. John Kenealy
      6. 6. Stuart (Gordon) Bennett (11 Jun 1930 – ) m. Kathleen (Islay) Crean (16 Apr 1933 – )
        1. 1. Margret (Anne) Bennett (1954 – ) m. Paul Evans
        2. 2. Alan (Stuart) Bennett (1956 – ) m. Jennifer (Mary) Schafer
        3. 3. Karen (Judith) Bennett (16 Aug 1959 – ) m. Alasdair Nicoll
        4. 4. Janice (Lorraine) Bennett (1961 – ) m. Bruce Nelson m. Jim Attrill
      7. 7. Mildred (Cynthia) Bennett (14 Apr 1932 – ) m. Franciscus (Geradus) Beckers (1923 – )
        1. 1. Fiona (Margreta) Beckers (1962 – ) m. John (Charles) Henchman (1950 – )
        2. 2. Heidi (Julia) Beckers (1963 – ) m. Kevin (David) Luckhurst (1963 – )
        3. 3. Jeremy (Peter) Beckers (1965 – ) m. Catherine (Ann) Chapman (1965 – )
        4. 4. Nicholas (Bennett) Beckers (1968 – )
      8. 8. Graeme (Bruce) Bennett (07 Jun 1933 – ) m. Evelyn (Alice) Brocklehurst (27 Jul 1943 – )
        1. 1. Benjamin (John) Bennett (27 Jul 1969 – )
        2. 2. Ross (Graeme) Bennett (13 Jan 1971 – )
    5. 5. Ellen (Elizabeth) Bennett (30 Mar 1893 – 20 Nov 1975) m. Frederick (Augustus Jesop) Sheppard (05 Apr 1895 – 24 Apr 1970)
      1. 1. Winifred (Beth) Sheppard (11 Oct 1932 – ) m. David (Joseph) Simpson (18 Aug 1929 – 02 Aug 1996)
        1. 1. Christine (Ellen) Simpson (14 Dec 1955 – ) m. John (Brian) Guy (07 May 1950 – )
        2. 2. Denise (Maree) Simpson (27 Jul 1960 – ) m. Dennis (Ian) Argyle (24 Jan 1957 – )
      2. 2. Lillian (Joyce) Sheppard (10 Dec 1933 – ) m. Carl (Christian) Christensen
        1. 1. Gary (Frederick) Christensen (1953 – ) m. Robyn (Clair) Featonby
    6. 6. Joyce (Evelyn) Bennett (04 Jan 1897 – 12 May 1979) m. Ernest (Ronald C) Waters

Abigail Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1814
26 Aug 1814
Birth of Abigail Stephenson in Roos, Yorkshire, England
Roos, Yorkshire, England
1899
10 Jun 1899
Age 85
Death of Abigail Stephenson in Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand
Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Roos, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Sentry Hill, Taranaki, New Zealand
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