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Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson 1812–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1812

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jun 1886

Death Location: Maryport, Cumbria, England

Father: James Stevenson

Mother: Margaret Young

Spouse(s): Jean McWilliam, Jane Gemmell

Children(s): Margaret Stevenson, Janet Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Jean Stevenson, Agnes Stevenson, Isabella Stevenson, James Stevenson, Robert Stevenson, Agnes Stevenson

Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was born in 1812 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Stevenson And Margaret Young. In 1841, Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was recorded in the census in Braehead, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1841, Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was employed. Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson married Jane Jean Gemmell, Jean Mcwilliam, and had children including Agnes Ann Stevenson, Agnes Stevenson, Isabella Stevenson, James Stevenson, Janet Stevenson, Jean Stevenson, Margaret Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Robert Stevenson. Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson passed away in 1886 in Maryport, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was born in 1812 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Stevenson And Margaret Young.
  • In 1841, Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was recorded in the census in Braehead, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was employed.
  • Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson married Jane Jean Gemmell, Jean Mcwilliam, and had children including Agnes Ann Stevenson, Agnes Stevenson, Isabella Stevenson, James Stevenson, Janet Stevenson, Jean Stevenson, Margaret Stevenson, Mary Stevenson, Robert Stevenson.
  • Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson passed away in 1886 in Maryport, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Stevenson
1759–1841
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Young
1771–1841
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
MY

Spouses(s)

Jean McWilliam
1831–1909
Birth Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
JM
Jane Gemmell
1815–1861
Birth Location: Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
JG

Children(s)

Margaret Stevenson
1835–1884
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Stevenson
1837–1917
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JS
Mary Stevenson
1839–1876
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
MS
Jean Stevenson
1840–
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JS
Agnes Stevenson
1841–
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AS
Isabella Stevenson
1845–
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
IS
James Stevenson
1854–
Birth Location: Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Robert Stevenson
1851–
Birth Location: Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Agnes Stevenson
1858–1945
Birth Location: Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
AS

Robert Stevenson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Stevenson
1812–1886
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Stevenson
1759–1841
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Young
1771–1841
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Stevenson's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Jeffrey (Jaffray?)) Stevenson (3 Sep 1812–25 Jun 1886) m. Jean McWilliam (29 Jan 1831–10 May 1909) m. Jane ("Jean") Gemmell (Abt. 1815–10 Oct 1861)
  1. 1. Margaret Stevenson 1835–1884 m. David McCracken 1833–1867
    1. 1. Jane (or Jeanna) McCracken 1860–
    2. 2. Rachel (Torrance) McCracken 1862–1892
  2. 2. Janet Stevenson 1837–1917 m. Robert Smith 1840–1915
    1. 1. Agnes (Carnegie) Smith 1877–1936
    2. 2. Jeanie (Gemmell) Smith 1874–1884
    3. 3. John (Jeffery Stevenson) Smith 1876–1956 m. Ellen (Scott "Nellie") Simpson 1882–1961
      1. 1. Jessie (Stevenson) Smith 1923–2010 m. Robert Johnson 1924–1985
    4. 4. James Smith 1870–
    5. 5. Robert Smith 1868–
  3. 3. Mary Stevenson 1839–1876 m. John (Watson) Young 1844–1880
    1. 1. John (Watson) Young 1867–1869
    2. 2. Jeanie (Gemmell) Young 1868–1873
    3. 3. Annabella (White) Young 1874–1951
    4. 4. Janet (Hendrie) Young 1876–1876
    5. 5. Annie (White) Young 1869–1869
    6. 6. Robert (Stevenson) Young 1870–1958
    7. 7. John (Hendrie) Young 1872–1884
  4. 4. Jean Stevenson 1840–
  5. 5. Agnes Stevenson 1841–
  6. 6. Isabella Stevenson 1845–
  7. 7. James Stevenson 1854–
  8. 8. Robert Stevenson 1851–
  9. 9. Agnes (Ann) Stevenson 1858–1945 m. Thomas Benson 1854–1925
    1. 1. Margaret Benson 1892–1905
    2. 2. Thomas Benson 1888–1909
    3. 3. William Benson 1894–1916
    4. 4. Jessie Benson 1896–1964
    5. 5. John Benson 1886–1961 m. Sarah (Scott) Lomas 1877–1969
    6. 6. Dorothy Benson 1898–1936 m. John Barnes 1894–
      1. 1. Dorothy (Margaret) Barnes 1934–2012 m. Colin Payne 1935–2014
    7. 7. Frances Benson 1881–1953 m. Joseph (Pattinson Clark) Jr 1877–1936
    8. 8. Robert (Jeffrey) Benson 1883– m. Edith Robinson 1886–
      1. 1. Muriel Benson 1908–1991
      2. 2. Harold Benson 1914–1990
    9. 9. Jeannie Benson 1889–1978 m. Thomas (Henry) Stokoe 1887–1955
      1. 1. Ralph Stokoe 1921–1981
      2. 2. Olive Stokoe 1925–2011 m. Clifford (Raynor) Johnson 1930–1988

Robert Stevenson's Timeline

8 Records

1812
3 Sep 1812
Birth of Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 29
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson appeared in census in Braehead, Ayrshire, Scotland
Braehead, Ayrshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 29
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson was employed
None
1841
1841
Age 29
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson resided here in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 49
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson resided here in Dumbaton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbaton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 59
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson resided here in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 69
Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson resided here in Ellenborough and Ewanrigg, Cumberland, England
Ellenborough and Ewanrigg, Cumberland, England
1886
25 Jun 1886
Age 74
Death of Robert Jeffrey (Jaffray?) Stevenson in Maryport, Cumberland, England
Maryport, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1812
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 21; Page: 6; Line: 873; Year: 1841
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_67
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 3; Page: 4; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_109
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5181; Folio: 119; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342250
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Braehead, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 21; Page: 6; Line: 873; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dumbaton, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_67

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 3; Page: 4; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_109

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ellenborough and Ewanrigg, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5181; Folio: 119; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342250

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Maryport, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maryport, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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