George Stevenson

Brief Life History of George

When George Stevenson was born about 1875, in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Stevenson, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Newbold, was 37. He married Mabel Eliza Barker in 1903, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

George Stevenson
1875–
Mabel Eliza Barker
1878–
Marriage: 1903
May Stevenson
1904–
Margorie Stevenson
1905–
George Eric Stevenson
1907–1977
Robert Edward Stevenson
1909–1988

Sources (7)

  • George Stevenson in household of George Stevenson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Stevenson, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
  • George Stevenson in household of George Stevenson, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .

Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.

English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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