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James Stevenson 1809 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1809

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

Death Date: 12 Feb 1857

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

Father: William Stevenson

Mother: Margaret Gemmell

Spouse(s): Margaret Young

Children(s): Robert Stevenson, James Stevenson

In 1809, James Stevenson entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, born to William Stevenson and Margaret Gemmell. James Stevenson married Margaret Howie Young, and had children including Robert Humphrey Stevenson, James Young Stevenson. James Stevenson passed away in 1857 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

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Biography

  • In 1809, James Stevenson entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, born to William Stevenson and Margaret Gemmell.
  • James Stevenson married Margaret Howie Young, and had children including Robert Humphrey Stevenson, James Young Stevenson.
  • James Stevenson passed away in 1857 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stevenson
1764 – 1836
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
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Margaret Gemmell
1776 – 1841
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Young
1807 – 1846
Birth Location: Stewarton, Ayrshire
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Children(s)

Robert Stevenson
1841 – 1885
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
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James Stevenson
Birth Location: –
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James Stevenson's Ancestors

Self
James Stevenson
1809 – 1857
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Parents
William Stevenson
1764 – 1836
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Margaret Gemmell
1776 – 1841
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stevenson's Descendants

1.
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James Stevenson (25 Sep 1809 – 12 Feb 1857) m. Margaret (Howie) Young (30 Mar 1807 – 24 Jul 1846)
  1. 1. Robert (Humphrey) Stevenson (25 Feb 1841 – 27 Oct 1885) m. Jane Motion (11 Mar 1844 – 09 Apr 1937)
    1. 1. Isabella (Amelia Agnes) Stevenson (02 Oct 1865 – 08 Jan 1943) m. Frederick Parker (11 May 1861 – 08 Mar 1928)
      1. 1. Humphrey (Francis) Parker (20 Jan 1894 – 19 Oct 1964)
      2. 2. Geoffrey (Innes) Parker (26 Jul 1895 – ) m. Barbara (Clare) Murphy
        1. 1. Miriam (Louise) Parker
        2. 2. John (Innes) Parker
      3. 3. Louis (Carey) Parker (12 Oct 1896 – 15 Apr 1958) m. Nancy (Cockburn) Maclaurin
        1. 1. Patricia (Margaret) Parker (15 May 1931 – ) m. Victor McCulley ( – 11 Apr 1968) m. Ronald Ammundsen
        2. 2. Judith (Eleanor) Parker (06 Apr 1933 – ) m. Randel (John) Clare ( – Feb 1997)
        3. 3. Wendy (Isobel) Parker (10 Nov 1935 – ) m. Samuel (George) Lowrie
  2. 2. James (Young) Stevenson
    1. 1. Unknown Stevenson
      1. 1. Unknown Stevenson
        1. 1. John Stevenson m. Faye

James Stevenson's Timeline

2 Records

1809
25 Sep 1809
Birth of James Stevenson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
1857
12 Feb 1857
Age 48
Death of James Stevenson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1809
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
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