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Peter Stevenson 1788–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1788

Birth Location: Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: July 1875

Death Location: Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Stevenson

Mother: Sarah Chalmers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McGill

Children(s): Elizabeth Maxwell), Thomas Stevenson, Catherine Stevenson, John Stevenson, James Stevenson, Sarah Leggat, William Stevenson

The story of Peter Stevenson began in 1788 in Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1841, Peter Stevenson resided in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1851, Peter Stevenson resided in Straiton, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. Peter Stevenson married Elizabeth Mcgill, and had children including Catherine G Stevenson, Elizabeth Mary Stevenson Quigley Maxwell, James Stevenson, John Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Sarah Leggat, Thomas Stevenson, William Stevenson. Peter Stevenson passed away in 1875 in Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Stevenson began in 1788 in Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Peter Stevenson resided in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Peter Stevenson resided in Straiton, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Peter Stevenson married Elizabeth Mcgill, and had children including Catherine G Stevenson, Elizabeth Mary Stevenson Quigley Maxwell, James Stevenson, John Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Sarah Leggat, Thomas Stevenson, William Stevenson.
  • Peter Stevenson passed away in 1875 in Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stevenson
1735–
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sarah Chalmers
1743–1789
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McGill
1788–1861
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell)
1821–1911
Birth Location: Tynron, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
EM
Thomas Stevenson
1825–1899
Birth Location: Tarley Toll, Straiton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Stevenson
1815–1891
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Stevenson
1823–1879
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Stevenson
1828–1895
Birth Location: Tarley Toll, Straiton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sarah Leggat
1834–1912
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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William Stevenson
1818–1879
Birth Location: Straiton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Peter Stevenson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Stevenson
1788–1875
Birth Place: Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Stevenson
1735–
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah Chalmers
1743–1789
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Stevenson's Descendants

1.
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Peter Stevenson (25 Jul 1788–July 1875) m. Elizabeth McGill (29 Nov 1788–Between 1861 and 1871 census)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ('Mary' Stevenson (Quigley,) Maxwell) 1821–1911 m. James Maxwell 1820–1857 m. John (Quigley) 1821 1821–1907
    1. 1. John Maxwell 1855–1933 m. Elizabeth (Maxwell) Reid 1870–1951
      1. 1. Winifred Maxwell 1896–1977 m. Albert (Henry (Bert)) Read 1894–1970 m. Harold (Edward Norman) Kenning 1899–1977
        1. 1. Eugenie ('Genie' Augusta) Read 1925–2016 m. Colin (Herbert) Linnell 1929–1997 m. David Stanaway 1918–1997
      2. 2. Norman (Reid) Maxwell 1898–1975
      3. 3. Augusta Maxwell 1901–1915
      4. 4. David (John) Maxwell 1905–1982
      5. 5. Peter (Stevenson) Maxwell 1900–1975
    2. 2. William Maxwell 1842–1934
    3. 3. Agnes Maxwell 1853–1875
    4. 4. John Maxwell 1850–1933
    5. 5. Jane (C) Maxwell 1849–1874
    6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Maxwell 1851–1910
    7. 7. William Maxwell 1849–1937
    8. 8. Elizabeth Maxwell 1843–1888
    9. 9. Mary (B) Maxwell 1841–1868
    10. 10. William (M) Maxwell 1841–1844
    11. 11. James Maxwell 1845–1932
    12. 12. Annie ('Tweedie') Maxwell 1855–1913 m. William (Henry) Beazley 1857–1917
      1. 1. Julias (Menzies) Beazley 1888–1973
      2. 2. Agnes (Elizabeth (Beth)) Beazley 1890–1904
      3. 3. Alice (Mary Beazley) (Yarborough) 1876–1928
      4. 4. Beryl (Beazley) (Ogle) 1881–1960
      5. 5. Charlie (Evalyn (Edna) Beryl) Beazley 1895–1955
      6. 6. Jervis (Faulkner) Beazley 1886–1888
      7. 7. Annie (Marjorie Beazley) (Hyde) 1900–1962
      8. 8. Maxwell Beazley 1879–1966
      9. 9. Olive (Bertha Beazley) (Fitzgerald) 1893–1961
      10. 10. Valentine (Roy) Beazley 1884–1969
      11. 11. William ((Bill)) Beazley 1892–1965
    13. 13. Margaret Stevenson 1853–
    14. 14. Jemamia Stevenson 1858–
    15. 15. Alexander Stevenson 1853–
    16. 16. Thomas Quigley 1860–1952
    17. 17. Catherine (Quigley) 1863 1863–1865
    18. 18. Julia (Catherine Katie) Quigley 1866–1946
    19. 19. Elizabeth (M) Maxwell 1858–
    20. 20. Mary (B) Maxwell 1851–1868
    21. 21. Elizabeth Maxwell 1843–1888
    22. 22. John Maxwell 1855–1933
    23. 23. Jane ((Jeanie)) Maxwell 1847–1874
    24. 24. William Maxwell 1849–1937
    25. 25. William Maxwell 1842–1843
    26. 26. Sarah (Ellen (m Pullman)) Maxwell 1851–1910
    27. 27. Mary Maxwell 1841–1868
    28. 28. James Maxwell 1845–1932
    29. 29. Agnes (McKay Maxwell) (Blair) 1854–1913
  2. 2. Thomas Stevenson 1825–1899
  3. 3. Catherine (G) Stevenson 1815–1891
  4. 4. John Stevenson 1823–1879
  5. 5. James Stevenson 1828–1895
  6. 6. Sarah Leggat 1834–1912 m. Matthew Leggat 1831–1887
    1. 1. Elisabeth (“Bessie” McGill) Leggat 1861–1912
    2. 2. Peter Leggat 1863–1922
    3. 3. Charles (Leggat Able) seaman 1865–
    4. 4. Catherine Leggat 1870–
    5. 5. Robert Leggat 1872–
    6. 6. John Leggat 1875–
    7. 7. Alexander (William) Leggat 1876–1949
    8. 8. Jann ((Janet)) Leggat 1859–
    9. 9. Mary Leggat 1868–
  7. 7. William Stevenson 1818–1879

Peter Stevenson's Timeline

6 Records

1788
25 Jul 1788
Birth of Peter Stevenson in Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 53
Peter Stevenson resided here in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 63
Peter Stevenson resided here in Straiton, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Straiton, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 73
Peter Stevenson resided here in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 83
Peter Stevenson resided here in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1875
July 1875
Age 87
Death of Peter Stevenson in Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1788
    Event Place: Highgate, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Straiton; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 1040; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Straiton, Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Straiton; ED: 3; Page: 2; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1871_115

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1875
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Maryport, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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