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Joseph Fletcher Stephenson 1865 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUN 1865

Birth Location: Piercebridge, Co. Durham

Death Date: 6 APR 1958

Death Location: Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding)

Father: George Stephenson

Mother: Jane Kirsop

Spouse(s): Dora Bainbridge

Children(s): Eric Stephenson

Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was born in 1865 in Piercebridge, Co. Durham, the child of George Thomas Stephenson and Jane Sophia Kirsop. In 1871, Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was recorded in the census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham. In 1881, Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was recorded in the census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham. Joseph Fletcher Stephenson married Dora Bainbridge, and had children including Eric Willey Stephenson. Joseph Fletcher Stephenson passed away in 1958 in Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding).

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Biography

  • Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was born in 1865 in Piercebridge, Co. Durham, the child of George Thomas Stephenson and Jane Sophia Kirsop.
  • In 1871, Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was recorded in the census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham.
  • In 1881, Joseph Fletcher Stephenson was recorded in the census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham.
  • Joseph Fletcher Stephenson married Dora Bainbridge, and had children including Eric Willey Stephenson.
  • Joseph Fletcher Stephenson passed away in 1958 in Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding).

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Stephenson's Ancestors

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Joseph Stephenson
1865 – 1958
Birth Place: Piercebridge, Co. Durham
Parents
George Thomas Stephenson
1835 – 1882
Durham
Jane (Sophia) Kirsop
1830 – 1886
Deighton, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Grandparents
Wilkinson Kirsop
1792 – 1870
Medomsley, Co. Durham
Ann Robson
1798 – 1869
Hamsterley ?, Co. Durham
Great-Grandparents
Edward Kirsop
1729 – 1809
Isabella Tate
– 1814
John Robson
1750 – 1840
Ann Newby
1770 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Robson
– 1795
Francis Newby
1725 – 1781
Mary Harrison

Joseph Stephenson's Descendants

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Joseph (Fletcher) Stephenson (16 JUN 1865 – 6 APR 1958) m. Dora Bainbridge (15 AUG 1865 – ABT AUG 1928)
  1. 1. Eric (Willey) Stephenson (20 NOV 1906 – 13 NOV 1963) m. Eva (Mary) Robinson (8 NOV 1901 – 15 MAY 1975)
    1. 1. R.S.

Joseph Stephenson's Timeline

5 Records

1865
16 JUN 1865
Birth of Joseph Fletcher Stephenson in Piercebridge, Co. Durham
Piercebridge, Co. Durham
1871
2 APR 1871
Age 6
Joseph Fletcher Stephenson appeared in census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
1881
3 APR 1881
Age 16
Joseph Fletcher Stephenson appeared in census in Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
1958
6 APR 1958
Age 93
Death of Joseph Fletcher Stephenson in Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding)
1958
APR 1958
Age 93
Burial of Joseph Fletcher Stephenson in Piercebridge, Co. Durham
Piercebridge, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1865
    Event Place: Piercebridge, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 APR 1871
    Event Place: Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with four siblings and their parents
    Age:
    6y

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 APR 1881
    Event Place: Whitecross, Piercebridge, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with four siblings and their parents
    Age:
    15y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 APR 1958
    Event Place: Richmond Registration District, Yorkshire (North Riding)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1958
    Event Place: Piercebridge, Co. Durham

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