Robert Stephenson (1847 - unknown)

FATHER:
MOTHER:
SPOUSE:
OFFSPRING:
Edward Stephenson (b.1808)
Hannah Pitt (b.1808)
Mary Ellis (b.1847)
Edward Stephenson (b.1869)
Jane Stephenson (b.1871)
Thomas Stephenson (b.1874)
Richard Stephenson (b.1876)
Mary Stephenson (b.1878)
George Stephenson (b.1880)
Robert Stephenson (b.1882)
William Stephenson (b.1884)
Joseph Stephenson (b.1886)
Frederick Stephenson (b.1888)
BIRTH: 12 October 1847 - Dog Bank, Newcastle
MARRIAGE: 1 October 1866 - Parish Church in the Parish of Christ Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
DEATH: No Details
KNOWN ADDRESSES: 6 Dog Bank, Newcastle - 1847 to 1861
Gosforth Street, Newcastle - 1866
38 Kent Street, Newcastle - 1888
42 Kent Street, Newcastle - 1891 to 1901
BIOGRAPHY:
Robert Stephenson was born on 12 October 1847 in Newcastle. He was the sixth and last child of Edward and Hannah Stephenson. His siblings were Edward, Thomas, John, Elizabeth and William.

On the 1 October 1866 he married Mary Ellis in Newcastle. They went on to have a big family of ten; Edward (b.1869), Jane (b.1871), Thomas (b.1874), Richard (b.1876), Mary (b.1878), George (b.1880), Robert (b.1882), William (b.1884) and Joseph (b.1886) and Frederick (b.1888).

Robert is listed in the 1881 census as a thirty-three-year-old Plumber and Gasfitter. He lives with his wife and six children.

Robert is listed in the 1901 census as a fifty-three year old widow. In all censuses he is recorded as a Plumber and Gasfitter.

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Robert Stephenson's birth certificate

Robert Stephenson listed as a three-year-old, living with his parents, in the 1851 census

Robert Stephenson listed as a thirteen-year-old, living with his parents, in the 1861 census

Robert Stephenson's marriage certificate

Robert Stephenson listed as a twenty-three-year-old, living with his wife, in the 1871 census

Robert Stephenson listed as a forty-three-year-old in the 1891 census

Robert Stephenson in the 1901 census

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