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Benjamin Stephens 1787 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1787

Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 26 Mar 1863

Death Location: Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales

Father: William Stephens

Mother: Sarah Wakefield

Spouse(s): Ann Cole

Children(s): Eliza Stephens, Charlotte Stevens, George Stephens, Ellen Stephens, William Stephens

In 1787, Benjamin Stephens entered the world in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Stephens and Sarah Wakefield. Benjamin Stephens married Ann Cole, and had children including Eliza Stephens, Charlotte Eliza Stevens, George Henry Stephens, Ellen Celia Stephens, William Stephens. Benjamin Stephens passed away in 1863 in Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Benjamin Stephens entered the world in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Stephens and Sarah Wakefield.
  • Benjamin Stephens married Ann Cole, and had children including Eliza Stephens, Charlotte Eliza Stevens, George Henry Stephens, Ellen Celia Stephens, William Stephens.
  • Benjamin Stephens passed away in 1863 in Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stephens
1739 – 1802
Birth Location: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
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Sarah Wakefield
1755 –
Birth Location: Elmstone Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Cole
1790 – 1853
Birth Location: Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Eliza Stephens
1821 – 1890
Birth Location: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
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Charlotte Stevens
1825 – 1900
Birth Location: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
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George Stephens
1834 – 1907
Birth Location: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
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Ellen Stephens
– 1892
Birth Location: –
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William Stephens
Birth Location: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
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Benjamin Stephens's Ancestors

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Benjamin Stephens
1787 – 1863
Birth Place: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Stephens
1739 – 1802
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Wakefield
1755 –
Elmstone Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stephens
1695 – 1745
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Andrews
1701 –
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Benjamin Wakefield
1720 –
Elmstone Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Terrett
1722 –
Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stephens
1644 – 1746
Katherine Hancox
1662 –
Benjamin Wakefield
1682 – 1763
Catherine Barnwood
1684 – 1765
Joseph Derrett
1673 –
Sarah Beard
1694 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stephens
1613 – 1664
Ann Budding
1619 – 1687
Thomas Hancox
1631 – 1712
Katherine Pearce
1641 – 1706
John Wakefield
1660 – 1684
Ann Lenard
1660 – 1704
Thomas Barnwood
1640 –
Sarah Elborow
1641 – 1704
John Derrett
1638 –
Mary Ketharo
1696 –
Richard Beard
1666 – 1730
Sarah Gardner
1666 –

Benjamin Stephens's Descendants

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Benjamin Stephens (26 Feb 1787 – 26 Mar 1863) m. Ann Cole (2 Sep 1790 – 21 May 1853)
  1. 1. Eliza Stephens (10 Feb 1821 – 6 Aug 1890) m. Thomas (William) Walker (1801 – 20 Apr 1878)
    1. 1. Maria Walker (1842 – 10 Dec 1926) m. John (Thomas) White (5 Jan 1837 – 14 May 1907)
      1. 1. Arthur (John) White (1872 – 18 June 1960)
      2. 2. Harriet (Mabel) White (1874 – 1874)
      3. 3. Ethel (Violet) White (1875 – 1952)
      4. 4. Linda (Maria) White (1876 – 24 August 1966)
      5. 5. John (T) White (1877 – 1878)
      6. 6. Evelyn (A) White (1878 – 1878)
      7. 7. Walter (Maitland) White (3 Dec 1879 – 10 Dec 1955) m. Ada (Florence) Fahey (1880 – 26 Aug 1937)
        1. 1. Walter (Francis Maitland) White (7 Mar 1903 – 16 Jun 1970) m. Bethel West (6 Sep 1910 – 29 Sep 1977)
        2. 2. Irene (Cecilia) White (1907 – )
        3. 3. Cecil (Thomas) White (1909 – 26 Aug 1986)
        4. 4. Melinda (Adeline) White (10 Oct 1913 – 27 May 2005)
      8. 8. Harold (Thomas) White (1881 – 1881)
      9. 9. Ella (Mildred) White (1882 – 7 June 1975)
      10. 10. Hilda White (1886 – 1886)
    2. 2. Hannah (Eliza) Walker (16 May 1855 – 25 Aug 1938)
      1. 1. Mabel (Amy) Spratt (12 Dec 1883 – 8 Jun 1964)
        1. 1. Nora (Elizabeth) Maybury (1917 – aft 1980) m. Joseph O'Toole
      2. 2. Reginald (Stephen) Spratt (2 Dec 1886 – 8 Oct 1961)
        1. 1. Una (Rosina) Spratt (27 Dec 1922 – 13 Jul 2018)
    3. 3. John (Gorman) Walker (13 May 1857 – 23 Feb 1907)
      1. 1. Violet (Victoria) Walker (24 May 1889 – 27 Apr 1969)
        1. 1. Eiver (Francis) Tarrant (15 Jan 1919 – 1972)
      2. 2. Edith (Mary) Walker (1893 – 17 Nov 1983)
        1. 1. Aileen (Mary) Carrigan
    4. 4. Edith (Annie Harriet) Walker (5 Jul 1861 – 16 Oct 1946)
      1. 1. Irene (Violet) Piper (17 Mar 1886 – 10 Dec 1960)
      2. 2. Hilda (May) Piper (22 Apr 1895 – 1 Dec 1969)
        1. 1. Edward ('Ted' Bruce) Angel (8 Oct 1925 – )
  2. 2. Charlotte (Eliza) Stevens (13 Aug 1825 – 1900)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hunt (7 Apr 1840 – 25 Dec 1928)
      1. 1. Ernest (Joshua) Bryant (abt 1866 – 27 Apr 1950)
        1. 1. Ernest (Henry) Bryant (2 Jan 1889 – 4 Mar 1971)
        2. 2. Bertie (Isaac) Bryant (23 Feb 1894 – 3 Nov 1921)
      2. 2. Matilda (Harriet) Bryant (24 Jan 1870 – 29 Aug 1920) m. John (Otto) Heine (21 January 1867 – 1944)
        1. 1. Ernest (John) Heine (8 Jan 1903 – 17 Apr 1990) m. Barbara (Helen) Brooks (1900 – 1983)
      3. 3. James (Albert) Bryant (28 Nov 1873 – 10 Nov 1938)
        1. 1. Reuben (Sidney) Bryant (12 Jun 1908 – 1974)
      4. 4. Ruby (May) Bryant (abt 1885 – 1903)
        1. 1. Harold (James) Shute (1898 – 26 Sep 1976)
  3. 3. George (Henry) Stephens (17 Mar 1834 – 16 Nov 1907)
    1. 1. Albert (George) Stephens (1866 – 1949)
      1. 1. Peggy Stephens
  4. 4. Ellen (Celia) Stephens ( – 22 Aug 1892) m. Nicholas Lane
    1. 1. Annie (Alice) Lane (1 Aug 1842 – 24 Jun 1899) m. Archer (Boswell Christie) Davidson (1838 – 7 Sep 1927)
      1. 1. Archer (George) Davidson (10 Apr 1864 – 17 Sep 1939)
      2. 2. William (Frank) Davidson (31 May 1866 – 6 Aug 1932) m. Rhoda Trees (11 May 1871 – 25 Sep 1951)
        1. 1. Lorna (Alice Florence) Davidson (1899 – 7 Dec 1972) m. Frederick (Aberdeen) Betts (23 Sep 1888 – 21 May 1959)
      3. 3. Bourn (Russell) Davidson (1870 – 26 Sep 1951)
      4. 4. Ellenor (Grace) Davidson (1875 – 14 Sep 1929) m. Andrew Millikin (1855 – 28 May 1940)
        1. 1. Andrew (Boswell) Millikin (2 Apr 1902 – 17 Jul 1948) m. Avis (Mary) Lewis (1901 – 26 May 1993)
      5. 5. Esther (Jane Florence) Davidson (20 Jun 1877 – 11 Feb 1955)
        1. 1. Annie (Matilda E.) Wellings (1896 – 1972)
      6. 6. Percival (Albert) Davidson (9 May 1879 – 9 Aug 1959) m. Maud Bartlett (26 Jun 1876 – 2 Aug 1958)
        1. 1. Eunice (Eden Alice) Davidson (3 Feb 1902 – )
        2. 2. Archer (John Frank) Davidson (1903 – 27 Jun 1963) m. Lena Yates (2 Jun 1904 – 29 Jun 1978) m. Mary (Teresa) Franke (1924 – ) m. Vera (May) Russell (24 Oct 1906 – 9 Mar 1997)
        3. 3. Empress (Maud) Davidson (1905 – 1 Oct 1991)
        4. 4. Ruby (May) Davidson (17 Jan 1907 – )
        5. 5. Heather (Jean Cooper) Davidson (13 Feb 1910 – 29 Aug 2008) m. Ronald (Linsley Orve) Reynolds (1911 – 27 Oct 1955)
        6. 6. Daffodil (Grace) Davidson (1913 – )
      7. 7. Ernest (Raymond) Davidson (4 Apr 1882 – 7 Nov 1941) m. Bridget (Marie) Naughton (30 Sep 1876 – 18 Sep 1943)
        1. 1. Ernest (Raymond) Davidson (2 Dec 1919 – 2 Apr 1996) m. Margaret (Mary) Freeman (25 Feb 1927 – 22 Jul 2004)
        2. 2. Clarence (Cecil Ernest) McGuire (1908 – 6 May 1966)
      8. 8. Hercules (Iberia Eden) Davidson (20 Mar 1885 – 23 Mar 1954)
        1. 1. Raymond (John) Coleman (5 Jun 1927 – 16 Oct 2004) m. Agnes (Josephine) Dwyer (3 Jan 1927 – 27 Dec 2012)
  5. 5. William Stephens
    1. 1. Jemima Stephens (1840 – 10 Jan 1916)
      1. 1. Sidney (Thornton) Digby (1881 – 1957)
        1. 1. Doreen (Frances) Digby

Benjamin Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1787
26 Feb 1787
Birth of Benjamin Stephens in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
1863
26 Mar 1863
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Stephens in Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales
Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Phoenix Park, Near Morpeth, New South Wales
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