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Margaret Stephenson 1815–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1815

Birth Location: Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: July 1903

Death Location: Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding

Father: John Stephenson

Mother: Mary Ward

Spouse(s): Peter Ashdon

Children(s): Matilda Ashdon, George Ashton, Frances Ashton, John Ashton, William Ashton, Peter Ashton, James Ashton, Thomas Ashton

The story of Margaret Stephenson began in 1815 in Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England. Margaret Stephenson married Peter William Ashdon, and had children including Frances Ashton, George Ashton, James Benjamin F Ashton, John Ashton, Matilda Ashdon, Peter Ashton, Thomas Ashton, William Ashton. Margaret Stephenson passed away in 1903 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Stephenson began in 1815 in Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England.
  • Margaret Stephenson married Peter William Ashdon, and had children including Frances Ashton, George Ashton, James Benjamin F Ashton, John Ashton, Matilda Ashdon, Peter Ashton, Thomas Ashton, William Ashton.
  • Margaret Stephenson passed away in 1903 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stephenson
1789–1873
Birth Location: Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Mary Ward
1790–1866
Birth Location: Skeckling with Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Peter Ashdon
1817–1886
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
PA

Children(s)

Matilda Ashdon
1838–1922
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
MA
George Ashton
1849–1921
Birth Location: Sutton, Yorkshire, England
GA
Frances Ashton
1847–1876
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
FA
John Ashton
1844–
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
JA
William Ashton
1842–
Birth Location: Sutton, Yorkshire, England
WA
Peter Ashton
1851–1898
Birth Location: Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding
PA
James Ashton
1860–
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
JA
Thomas Ashton
1861–1927
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England
TA

Margaret Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Stephenson
1815–1903
Birth Place: Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Stephenson
1789–1873
Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Mary Ward
1790–1866
Skeckling with Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Stephenson's Descendants

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Margaret Stephenson (9 April 1815–July 1903) m. Peter (William) Ashdon (1817–September 1886)
  1. 1. Matilda Ashdon 1838–1922 m. James Morfitt 1837–1892
    1. 1. John (William (Jackie)) Morfitt 1864–1940 m. Emily Smales 1867–1944
      1. 1. William (Ernest) Morfitt 1890–1942 m. Mary (Ann) Cooney 1892–1976
        1. 1. Ethel Morfitt 1920–1942 m. Hugh (Eugene) O'Sullivan 1914–1972
        2. 2. Mary (Edna) Morfitt 1918–1948
        3. 3. Veronica Morfitt 1921–2009 m. Mansel (Mervyn) Codd 1920–1971 m. Ronald Ferguson 1930–1990
        4. 4. George Morfitt 1916–1965
        5. 5. Ernest Morfitt 1914–1967 m. Catherine Roach 1917–1994
        6. 6. John (William) Morfitt 1912–1919
      2. 2. Ethel (May) Morfitt 1889–1948 m. James Dorward 1883–1950
        1. 1. James Dorward 1908–1949 m. Violet (G) Chafe 1915–2003
        2. 2. Ernest (W) Dorward 1912–1980 m. Anneliese (Regina) Schuetz 1910–2007
        3. 3. Frederick (Joseph) Dorward 1924–1992 m. Adelaide (E) DiCanto 1923–
        4. 4. Edna (May) Dorward 1917–1952 m. Charles (Thomas) Ripke 1913–1966
        5. 5. Edith Dorward 1908–1908
        6. 6. Emily Dorward 1910–1910
        7. 7. Dorward (Infant) 1913–1913
        8. 8. Ethel Dorward 1914–1914
        9. 9. Eveline Dorward 1916–1916
        10. 10. Grace (Mary) Dorward 1919–1919
        11. 11. Stanley (Dorward) (Infant) 1918–1918
        12. 12. Samuel (James Dorward) (Infant) 1906–1906
        13. 13. John Dorward 1921–1921
        14. 14. Arthur Dorward 1922–1922
        15. 15. Thomas (Lionel) Dorward 1922–1922
        16. 16. Phyllis (Ena) Dorward 1912–1913
      3. 3. Phyllis (Elizabeth) Morfitt 1906– m. George (William) Summers 1897–1965
        1. 1. Norma Summers 1932–2012
        2. 2. Olive (E) Summers 1927–1927
        3. 3. George (William) Summers 1929–1995 m. Evelyn (May) Schofield 1929–2016
        4. 4. Brian Summers 1930–2006
        5. 5. Arthur Summers 1935–1937
        6. 6. Ernest Summers 1941–2007
      4. 4. John Morfitt 1893–1984 m. Frances (Emily) Barrow 1897–1979
        1. 1. Reginald (A Morfitt) (Infant) 1919–1921
      5. 5. Samuel (James) Morfitt 1888–1961 m. Mary (Ann) Abbey 1889–1976
        1. 1. Samuel (James) Morfitt 1909–1980 m. Edith Harker 1912–1989
        2. 2. Ethel Morfitt 1915–
        3. 3. Emily (Morfitt) (Infant) 1914–1914
        4. 4. Ivy (May) Morfitt 1911– m. Frank (J) Endean 1908–1986
        5. 5. Phyllis Morfitt 1918–1988 m. Walter Mitchell 1918–1983
        6. 6. Frances Morfitt 1915–2004 m. Alexander (George) Monro 1913–1973
        7. 7. Doris Morfitt 1926– m. James Bagley 1927–2016
        8. 8. Elsie (M) Morfitt 1924–2007
      6. 6. Harry Morfitt 1895– m. Lydia Nicholson 1893–1924
        1. 1. Phyllis Morfitt 1914–1990 m. Frederick (J) Rafferty 1915–1976
        2. 2. Edward Morfitt 1917–1917
        3. 3. Kathleen Morfitt 1921–
        4. 4. Arthur Morfitt 1924–
      7. 7. Arthur Morfitt 1903–1977 m. Winifred (Elizabeth) Dyer 1922–2008
        1. 1. Derek (S) Morfitt 1946–2016
      8. 8. Edith (Ellen) Morfitt 1892–1952 m. John (Joseph) O'Hara 1888–1929
        1. 1. Emily O'Hara 1912–1912
        2. 2. Mary (A) O'Hara 1912–1912
        3. 3. Phyllis (E) O'Hara 1913–1994 m. Frank Stocke 1909–1976
        4. 4. John (Joseph) O'Hara 1915–1915
        5. 5. Millicent (I) O'Hara 1920–1925
        6. 6. Frederick (George) O'Hara 1921–1992 m. Alice Noakes 1921–
        7. 7. William (E) O'Hara 1924–1924
        8. 8. Kathleen O'Hara 1918–1964 m. George (F) Taylor 1916– m. Arthur (William) Hallows 1917–
        9. 9. John O'Hara 1916–1998 m. Dorothy (May) Morris 1924–2017
        10. 10. Henry (Harold) O'Hara 1925–1982 m. Rita (Gladys) Williams 1937–2001
        11. 11. Patricia (Edith) O'Hara 1927–2020 m. Hans (Rudolf) Wehner 1921–2012
      9. 9. George (Frederick Morfitt) (Infant) 1899–1900
      10. 10. Albert (Edward Morfitt) (infant) 1902–1902
    2. 2. Samuel (James (Sammy)) Morfitt 1868–1954 m. Mary (Jane) Creighton 1870–1941
      1. 1. Samuel Morfitt 1891–1896
    3. 3. Amelia Morfitt 1870–1932 m. Walter (Frederick) Dinsdale 1869–1908 m. James Treece 1868–1938
      1. 1. Ida (Lydia) Dinsdale 1896–1938 m. James (Herbert) Rollerson 1893–1976
        1. 1. Raymond (K) Rollerson 1919–2006 m. Constance (J) Woods 1920–
        2. 2. Herbert Rollerson 1915–1964 m. Winifred (Rose) Nelson 1915–
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dinsdale 1901–1951 m. Albert (Edward) McKenzie 1899–1959
        1. 1. Albert (Edward) McKenzie 1922– m. Dorothy Ainsworth 1925–
      3. 3. Rose (Ethel) Dinsdale 1905–1998 m. John (William) Walmsley 1907–1978 m. George Wood 1906–
        1. 1. John (Wiliam) Walmsley 1925–1978
      4. 4. John (William Dinsdale) (Infant) 1894–1894
      5. 5. Walter (Frederick Dinsdale) (Infant) 1903–1904
    4. 4. Daniel Morfitt 1872–1906 m. Mary (Jane) Crosskill 1874–1905
      1. 1. Hilda (May) Morfitt 1899–1909
      2. 2. Daniel Morfitt 1901–1970 m. Kate Wright 1900–1987
    5. 5. Catherine ((Kate)) Morfitt 1877–1927 m. Inslea (Henry) Grantham 1876–1956
      1. 1. Walter (Frederick) Grantham 1908–1968 m. Ellen Nichols 1911–1994
      2. 2. Elsie (May) Grantham 1904– m. William Larvin 1904–1942
        1. 1. James (William) Larvin 1940–2014 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Atkinson 1945–2021
      3. 3. Robert (Henry) Grantham 1906–1985 m. Florence (Helen) Good 1913–1989
        1. 1. Robert (James) Grantham 1939–2006
      4. 4. Hilda (May) Grantham 1898–1972
      5. 5. Edith (May) Grantham 1901–1981 m. John (Henry) Hurry 1906–1977
        1. 1. John Hurry 1932–1965
        2. 2. Doreen Hurry 1930–2023 m. James Tate 1932–2018
      6. 6. James Grantham 1911–
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Morfitt 1879–1927 m. William (John Henry) Smith 1880–1911 m. Richard Waterhouse 1878–1903 m. Arthur (J) Beer 1880–
      1. 1. Elsie Smith 1907–
      2. 2. William (John Henry) Smith 1910–
      3. 3. Harriet (Hannah) Waterhouse 1901– m. Harold (Naylor) Osborne 1900–1941
      4. 4. Beatrice Waterhouse 1904–
      5. 5. Arthur (James) Beer 1916–1988 m. Hilda Winn 1917–
    7. 7. Emma (Louisa) Morfitt 1881–1958 m. Charles Hodson 1880–1948
      1. 1. Daniel Hodson 1907–
      2. 2. Ameila Hodson 1909–
      3. 3. Samuel (E) Hodson 1917–
    8. 8. Richard (Morfitt) (Infant) 1857–1858
    9. 9. John (William Morfitt) (Infant) 1860–1862
  2. 2. George Ashton 1849–1921 m. Katherine Featherston 1851–1907
    1. 1. Louisa Ashton 1882–
    2. 2. George (T) Ashton 1889–
    3. 3. Walter Ashton 1893–1941 m. Jessie Black 1897–1969
      1. 1. George (Thomas) Ashton 1924–2014
    4. 4. Fanny Ashton 1877–
    5. 5. Peter (William) Ashton 1879–1929 m. Sarah (Ann) Price 1887–
      1. 1. George (Eric) Ashton 1909–1981
      2. 2. Peter (William) Ashton 1914–1964 m. Margaret Garton 1916–
        1. 1. James (Robert) Ashton 1939–2005
    6. 6. Mathilda Ashton 1884–
    7. 7. Ellen Ashton 1887–
    8. 8. Mary Ashton 1871–
    9. 9. Margaret Ashton 1875–
    10. 10. Rebecca Ashton 1872–1888
  3. 3. Frances Ashton 1847–1876 m. Ralph (S) Latus 1845–1919
    1. 1. Ada (Louisa) Latus 1867–1934 m. John (Henery) Donnison 1871–1949
      1. 1. Eva Donnison 1894–
      2. 2. Ada (Alice) Donnison 1897–
      3. 3. John (Henry) Donnison 1899–
      4. 4. Margaret (Evelyn) Donnison 1903–
      5. 5. Doris (Isabel) Donnison 1910–
      6. 6. Edith Donnison 1906–
      7. 7. William (Henry) Donnison 1891–1957
  4. 4. John Ashton 1844–
  5. 5. William Ashton 1842– m. Elizabeth Bird 1854–
    1. 1. Dorothy Ashton 1896–
    2. 2. Ethel Ashton 1894–
    3. 3. Leonard Ashton 1889–
    4. 4. Walter Ashton 1891–1895
    5. 5. William Ashton 1887–
    6. 6. Ernest Ashton 1880–
    7. 7. Edwin Ashton 1890– m. Eveline Ashton 1897–
      1. 1. Eric Ashton 1920–
      2. 2. Ronald (Alan) Ashton 1919–
  6. 6. Peter Ashton 1851–1898 m. Mary Elizabeth 1854–
  7. 7. James (Benjamin F) Ashton 1860– m. Betsey Carline 1881–
    1. 1. Denis Ashton 1902– m. Alice (M) Turner 1902–1943
      1. 1. Rose (Joyce) Longden 1926–
    2. 2. Sidney Ashton 1899–
  8. 8. Thomas Ashton 1861–1927 m. Emma Brown 1866–
    1. 1. Isabella (E) Ashton 1884–
    2. 2. Thomas Ashton 1895–

Margaret Stephenson's Timeline

11 Records

1799
17 Jan 1799
Margaret Stephenson was baptized in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hull, Yorkshire, England
1815
9 April 1815
Birth of Margaret Stephenson in Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England
Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England
1815
09 Apr 1815
Margaret Stephenson was baptized in Preston By Hedon,York,England
Preston By Hedon,York,England
1841
1841
Age 26
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Sutton, Yorkshire, England
Sutton, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 36
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Drypool, Yorkshire, England
Drypool, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 46
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Drypool, Yorkshire, England
Drypool, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 56
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Drypool, Yorkshire, England
Drypool, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 66
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Southcoates, Yorkshire, England
Southcoates, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 76
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 86
Margaret Stephenson resided here in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
1903
July 1903
Age 88
Death of Margaret Stephenson in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding
Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1815
    Event Place: Preston by Hedon, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3913; Folio: 16; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6099023
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4754; Folio: 64; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1342148
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4779; Folio: 57; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847339
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4482; Folio: 16; Page: 24
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3580; Folio: 40; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543155
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2360; Folio: 649; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87631-87632
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1225; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Sutton; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 26; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU roll: 464222

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1815
    Event Place: Preston By Hedon,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Sutton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1225; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Sutton; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 26; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU roll: 464222

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Drypool, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2360; Folio: 649; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87631-87632

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Drypool, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3580; Folio: 40; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543155

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Drypool, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4779; Folio: 57; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847339

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Southcoates, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4754; Folio: 64; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1342148

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3913; Folio: 16; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6099023

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4482; Folio: 16; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1903
    Event Place: Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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