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William Stephens 1739 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1802

Death Location: Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Stephens

Mother: Ann Andrews

Spouse(s): Sarah Wakefield

Children(s): Benjamin Stephens

In 1739, William Stephens entered the world in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, born to Thomas Stephens and Ann Andrews. William Stephens married Sarah Wakefield, and had children including Benjamin Stephens. William Stephens passed away in 1802 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1739, William Stephens entered the world in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, born to Thomas Stephens and Ann Andrews.
  • William Stephens married Sarah Wakefield, and had children including Benjamin Stephens.
  • William Stephens passed away in 1802 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Stephens
1695 – 1745
Birth Location: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
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Ann Andrews
1701 –
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wakefield
1755 –
Birth Location: Elmstone Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Stephens
1787 – 1863
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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William Stephens's Ancestors

Self
William Stephens
1739 – 1802
Birth Place: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Stephens
1695 – 1745
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Andrews
1701 –
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stephens
1644 – 1746
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Katherine Hancox
1662 –
Baunton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stephens
1613 – 1664
Ann Budding
1619 – 1687
Thomas Hancox
1631 – 1712
Katherine Pearce
1641 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stephens
1585 – 1664
Ann Tibbs
1588 – 1662
John Budding
1590 –
Alice
1593 – 1664
Robert Hancox
Ann Burges
William Pearce
Elizabeth

William Stephens's Descendants

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William Stephens (1739 – 11 Dec 1802) m. Sarah Wakefield (21 Apr 1755 – )
  1. 1. Benjamin Stephens (26 Feb 1787 – 26 Mar 1863) m. Ann Cole (2 Sep 1790 – 21 May 1853)
    1. 1. Eliza Stephens (10 Feb 1821 – 6 Aug 1890) m. Thomas (William) Walker (1801 – 20 Apr 1878)
      1. 1. Maria Walker (1842 – 10 Dec 1926) m. John (Thomas) White (5 Jan 1837 – 14 May 1907)
        1. 1. Arthur (John) White (1872 – 18 June 1960)
        2. 2. Harriet (Mabel) White (1874 – 1874)
        3. 3. Ethel (Violet) White (1875 – 1952)
        4. 4. Linda (Maria) White (1876 – 24 August 1966)
        5. 5. John (T) White (1877 – 1878)
        6. 6. Evelyn (A) White (1878 – 1878)
        7. 7. Walter (Maitland) White (3 Dec 1879 – 10 Dec 1955) m. Ada (Florence) Fahey (1880 – 26 Aug 1937)
        8. 8. Harold (Thomas) White (1881 – 1881)
        9. 9. Ella (Mildred) White (1882 – 7 June 1975)
        10. 10. Hilda White (1886 – 1886)
      2. 2. Hannah (Eliza) Walker (16 May 1855 – 25 Aug 1938)
        1. 1. Mabel (Amy) Spratt (12 Dec 1883 – 8 Jun 1964)
        2. 2. Reginald (Stephen) Spratt (2 Dec 1886 – 8 Oct 1961)
      3. 3. John (Gorman) Walker (13 May 1857 – 23 Feb 1907)
        1. 1. Violet (Victoria) Walker (24 May 1889 – 27 Apr 1969)
        2. 2. Edith (Mary) Walker (1893 – 17 Nov 1983)
      4. 4. Edith (Annie Harriet) Walker (5 Jul 1861 – 16 Oct 1946)
        1. 1. Irene (Violet) Piper (17 Mar 1886 – 10 Dec 1960)
        2. 2. Hilda (May) Piper (22 Apr 1895 – 1 Dec 1969)
    2. 2. Charlotte (Eliza) Stevens (13 Aug 1825 – 1900)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hunt (7 Apr 1840 – 25 Dec 1928)
        1. 1. Ernest (Joshua) Bryant (abt 1866 – 27 Apr 1950)
        2. 2. Matilda (Harriet) Bryant (24 Jan 1870 – 29 Aug 1920) m. John (Otto) Heine (21 January 1867 – 1944)
        3. 3. James (Albert) Bryant (28 Nov 1873 – 10 Nov 1938)
        4. 4. Ruby (May) Bryant (abt 1885 – 1903)
    3. 3. George (Henry) Stephens (17 Mar 1834 – 16 Nov 1907)
      1. 1. Albert (George) Stephens (1866 – 1949)
        1. 1. Peggy Stephens
    4. 4. Ellen (Celia) Stephens ( – 22 Aug 1892) m. Nicholas Lane
      1. 1. Annie (Alice) Lane (1 Aug 1842 – 24 Jun 1899) m. Archer (Boswell Christie) Davidson (1838 – 7 Sep 1927)
        1. 1. Archer (George) Davidson (10 Apr 1864 – 17 Sep 1939)
        2. 2. William (Frank) Davidson (31 May 1866 – 6 Aug 1932) m. Rhoda Trees (11 May 1871 – 25 Sep 1951)
        3. 3. Bourn (Russell) Davidson (1870 – 26 Sep 1951)
        4. 4. Ellenor (Grace) Davidson (1875 – 14 Sep 1929) m. Andrew Millikin (1855 – 28 May 1940)
        5. 5. Esther (Jane Florence) Davidson (20 Jun 1877 – 11 Feb 1955)
        6. 6. Percival (Albert) Davidson (9 May 1879 – 9 Aug 1959) m. Maud Bartlett (26 Jun 1876 – 2 Aug 1958)
        7. 7. Ernest (Raymond) Davidson (4 Apr 1882 – 7 Nov 1941) m. Bridget (Marie) Naughton (30 Sep 1876 – 18 Sep 1943)
        8. 8. Hercules (Iberia Eden) Davidson (20 Mar 1885 – 23 Mar 1954)
    5. 5. William Stephens
      1. 1. Jemima Stephens (1840 – 10 Jan 1916)
        1. 1. Sidney (Thornton) Digby (1881 – 1957)

William Stephens's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of William Stephens in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England
1802
11 Dec 1802
Age 63
Death of William Stephens in Avening, Gloucestershire, England
Avening, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1802
    Event Place: Avening, Gloucestershire, England
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