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First Generation
1. Joseph STEPHENS married Deborah MCGINNESS in 1845 in Roscrea. 1
Deborah MCGINNESS was the daughter of Henry MCGINNIS ( - ). She and Joseph STEPHENS had the following children:
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Second Generation
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| Henry STEPHENS | |
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2. Henry STEPHENS , son of Joseph STEPHENS and Deborah MCGINNESS, was born in 1850 (calculated) in Rosscrea, County Tipperary. In 1873 he was a Sergt. 52nd Light Infantry. He married Amelia FORMOSA on 14 April 1873 in Valletta, Malta. 2,3 In 1875 he was a Sergeant 52nd Regiment. In 1876 he was a Colour Sergeant, 52nd Regiment. He and Amelia FORMOSA appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley, Oxford. 4 They appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Bridewell, Farringdon. In 1901 he was an University Marshall in Oxford. He and Amelia FORMOSA appeared in the census on 3 April 1911 in Headington, Oxford. In 1915 he was resident in Southsea, Portsmouth. He died Q4 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. 5
Amelia FORMOSA , daughter of George FORMOSA ( - ) and Mary [FORMOSA] ( - ), was born in 1855 in Valletta. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. She died on 30 July 1932 in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. 6 She had her estate probated on 30 August 1932 in Oxford. 7 She and Henry STEPHENS had the following children:
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Third Generation
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| Henry STEPHENS, Sketch presented upon retirement | |
3. Henry STEPHENS (known as 'Harry'), son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born on 17 February 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. 8 He was christened on 14 March 1875 in Portsmouth. He appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley, Oxford. He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Bridewell, Farringdon. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. In 1901 he was a Kitchen Clerk. He married Fanny ROLFE Q3 1905 in Braintree, Essex. 9 They appeared in the census on 2 April 1911 in Headington, Oxford. He died Q1 1942 in Oxford. 10
Fanny ROLFE , daughter of Henry George ROLFE (1848-1902) and Christiana COKER (1842-1911), was born Q3 1874 in Wickham Bishops, Essex. 11 She appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Wickham Bishops. 12 She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Rivenhall, Essex. 13 In 1891 she was a Domestic Servant in Rivenhall. In 1896 she was a Domestic Servant in Sisted, Essex. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Walton on Thames. 14 In 1901 she was a Domestic Cook in Walton on Thames. She died Q2 1946 in Oxford. 15 She and Henry STEPHENS had the following children:
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4. Harriet STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born in 1876 (calculated) in Portsmouth. She was christened on 2 July 1876 in Portsmouth. She appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley. She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. She died after 1932.
5. Francis STEPHENS , son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q4 1877 in Plymouth, Devon. 16 He appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. In 1901 he was a Milk Carrier in Cowley. He died after 1932.
6. William STEPHENS , son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q4 1879 in Aldershot, Surrey. 17 He appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley.
7. Ernest George STEPHENS , son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q3 1880 in Cowley. 18 He appeared in the census on 3 April 1881 in Cowley. 4 He died Q2 1889 in Headington. 19
8. Walter Herbert STEPHENS , 20 son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q4 1881 in Cowley. 21 He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. On 29 December 1899 he was a Private in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. 22 He married Elizabeth NORMAN on 22 July 1905 in Newcastle upon Tyne. On 4 February 1907 he was promoted to the Army Pay Corps. On 4 February 1910 he was a Sergeant, Army Pay Corps. 23 On 25 November 1912 he was a Medical discharge in York. He was Church of England. 22 He was described as The physical description on his enlistment papers is: heigh: 5 feet 4 3/4 inches, weight:114lbs, chest:32" complexion:sallow, eyes:hazel, hair:dark brown & with no distinctive marks. Sounds a very odd looking little chap.
Elizabeth NORMAN 22 and Walter Herbert STEPHENS had the following children:
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9. Florence Amelia STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born on 22 March 1885 in Cowley. 24 She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. She died Q2 1974 in Oxford. 25 At some point she married Christopher RAWLINGS .
Christopher RAWLINGS was born on 10 January 1883. He died Q1 1976 in Oxford. 26
10. Elsie Adeline STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q2 1887 in Cowley. 27 She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley.
11. Deborah Anna STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q3 1889 in Cowley. 28 She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. She married John Frederick NEWSHAM Q3 1919 in St Margarets, East Southsea. 29
John Frederick NEWSHAM , son of Frederick John NEWSHAM (1860-1923) and Sarah Ann DEACON (1865-1954), was born on 29 December 1887 in St Helier, Jersey. He was a Lance Corporal 1-8th Hants. He died of throat cancer Q4 1952 in Oxford. 30 He and Deborah Anna STEPHENS had the following children:
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12. Reginald George STEPHENS , son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born on 25 May 1890 in Cowley. 31 He appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. He was a Chauffeur. He died Q3 1972 in Stratford upon Avon. 32
13. Augustine STEPHENS , son of Henry STEPHENS and Amelia FORMOSA, was born Q3 1891 in Cowley. He appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cowley. He died on 10 August 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey. 33
Fourth Generation
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| Gladys Florence STEPHENS, 10 c1960 | |
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| Spouse: James Milner PHILLIPS | |
14. Gladys Florence STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Fanny ROLFE, was born on 12 May 1906 in Headington, Oxford. 34 She appeared in the census on 2 April 1911 in Headington. She married James Milner PHILLIPS Q4 1929 in Headington. 35 They arrived in New York on 4 October 1950. They arrived in Plymouth, Devon on 17 November 1950. 36 She died in May 1991 in Leamington, Warwickshire. 37
James Milner PHILLIPS , son of James William PHILLIPS (1879-1945) and Florence Ada MILNER (1879-1949), was born on 1 July 1905 in Chelmsford. 38 He appeared in the census on 3 April 1911 in Woolwich, London. He died in December 1974 in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. 39
15. Dorothy Annie STEPHENS , daughter of Henry STEPHENS and Fanny ROLFE, was born on 12 May 1906 in Headington. 40 She emigrated to the USA. She appeared in the census on 2 April 1911 in Headington. She was naturalised on 9 July 1962 in New York. She died on 30 March 2001 in Houston, Harris, Texas 77007. At some point she married Gary DEWAN .
16. Walter Henry Norman STEPHENS , son of Walter Herbert STEPHENS and Elizabeth NORMAN, was born on 3 August 1909. 22 He died in January 1998 in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. 41
17. Arthur Norman STEPHENS , son of Walter Herbert STEPHENS and Elizabeth NORMAN, was born on 18 November 1911. 22
18. Albert H S NEWSHAM , son of John Frederick NEWSHAM and Deborah Anna STEPHENS, was born Q2 1923 in Hampshire. 42 He died Q2 1925 in Bridgend. 43
19. Margaret D NEWSHAM , daughter of John Frederick NEWSHAM and Deborah Anna STEPHENS, was born Q1 1928 in Bridgend. 44 She died in 1934 in Oxford. 45
Sources
| 1 | "General Record Office Marriage Index". Roscrea 10 13. Cit. Date: 1845. |
| 2 | "General Record Office Chaplains Returns Marriages 1796-1880". Malta Page 319.
Cit. Date: between 1873 and 1874. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Henry STEPHENS & Amelia FORMOSA Date of Marriage 14 Apr 1873 Grooms father: Joseph Stephens Brides father; G. Formosa Witnesses: C Treen 52nd LI and D'Arcy R. Boa |
| 3 | "Web". http://w
ebsite.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/mixedmarr2.htm#SAID. Assessment:
Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Henry STEPHENS, 21+, bachelor, born Roscrea, Ireland, son of Joseph and Deborah Stephens, to Emilia FORMOSA, minor with parents consent, daughter of George and Mary Formosa, 14th April 1873, celebrated by Anglican and Roman Catholic clergy |
| 4 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1881". Class: RG11; Piece: 1500; Folio: 108; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341362. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. |
| 5 | "General Record Office Death Index". Portsmouth, Hampshire 2b 608. Cit. Date: Q4 1930. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 6 | Ibid. Ross 6a 452. Cit. Date: Q3 1932. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Amelia Stephens 75 |
| 7 | "Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England.". Cit. Date: 1932. |
| 8 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Portsea Island 2b 451. Cit. Date: Q1
1875. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Henry STEPHENS |
| 9 | "General Record Office Marriage Index". Braintree, Essex 4a 1505. Cit. Date:
Q3 1905. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Henry STEPHENS on same page as Fanny ROLFE |
| 10 | "General Record Office Death Index". Oxford 3a 2774. Cit. Date: Q1 1942.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Henry Stephens |
| 11 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Witham 4a 378. Cit. Date: Q3 1874.
Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Fanny ROLFE Witham includes Wickham Bishops |
| 12 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1881". Class: RG11; Piece: 1777; Folio: 92; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341429. |
| 13 | "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey TW9 4DU). Class: RG12; Piece: 1424; Folio 45; Page 16; GSU roll: 6096534. |
| 14 | "Census Returns of England and Wales 1901" (National Archives, Kew, Surrey, TW9 4DU). Class: RG13; Piece: 587; Folio: 22; Page: 36. |
| 15 | "General Record Office Death Index". Oxford 3a 1443. Cit. Date: Q2 1946. Assessment: Questionable. |
| 16 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Plymouth 5b 311. Cit. Date: Q4 1877. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 17 | Ibid. Farnham 2a 113. Cit. Date: Q4 1878. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 18 | Ibid. Headington 3a 708. Cit. Date: Q3 1880. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Ernest George STEPHENS |
| 19 | "General Record Office Death Index". Headington 3a 406. Cit. Date: Q2 1889.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Ernest George Stephens 8 |
| 20 | "British Army Pension Records". Cit. Date: 2 January 1900. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 21 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 739. Cit. Date: Q1 1882. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 22 | "British Army Pension Records". |
| 23 | Ibid. Cit. Date: 4 February 1910. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 24 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 767. Cit. Date: Q2 1885. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 25 | "General Record Office Death Index". Oxford 20 2420. Cit. Date: Q2 1974. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 26 | Ibid. Oxford 20 3230. Cit. Date: Q1 1976. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Christopher Rawlings |
| 27 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 810. Cit. Date: Q2 1886. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 28 | Ibid. Headington 3a 781. Cit. Date: Q3 1889. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 29 | "General Record Office Marriage Index". Portsmouth 2b 1278. Cit. Date: Q3
1919. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: John F Newsham, Deborah A Stephens |
| 30 | "General Record Office Death Index". Oxford 6b 880. Cit. Date: Q4 1952.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: John F Newsham 64 |
| 31 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 795. Cit. Date: Q2 1890. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 32 | "General Record Office Death Index". Stratford-upon-Avon 9c 2282. Cit. Date: Q3 1972. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 33 | "Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register" (http://www.cwgc.org/). Cit. Date: 10 August
1915. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Private Augustin Stephens. 9833 "C" Coy. 10th Bn. Hampshire Regiment. Died aged 23 on 10 Aug 1915. Son of Henry & Amelia Stephens of 30 Lindley Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth. remembered with honour. Helles Memorial, Turkey |
| 34 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 1073. Cit. Date: June 1906.
Assessment: Primary evidence.
On same page as twin Dorothy Annie |
| 35 | "General Record Office Marriage Index". Headington 3a 2715. Cit. Date: Q4 1929. |
| 36 | "UK Incoming Passenger Lists" (Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces.). Class: BT26; Piece: 1264; Item 250. |
| 37 | "General Record Office Death Index". Mid Warcks [sic] 31 439. Cit. Date: May 1991. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 38 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Chelmsford vol 4a page 672. Cit. Date:
September 1905. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: James Milner Phillips |
| 39 | "General Record Office Death Index". N Cotswold 22 2054. Cit. Date: December
1974. Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: James Milner Phillips |
| 40 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Headington 3a 1073. Cit. Date: June 1906.
Assessment: Primary evidence.
Text From Source: Dorothy Annie STEPHENS On same page as Gladys Florence STEPHENS |
| 41 | "General Record Office Death Certificate". Rushcliffe 19c 6901 215. Cit. Date: January 1998. Assessment: Primary evidence. |
| 42 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Lymington 2b 1086. Cit. Date: Q2 1923.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Albert H S Newsham. Mother Stephens |
| 43 | "General Record Office Death Index". Bridgend 11a 887. Cit. Date: Q2 1925.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Albert H S Newsham 2 |
| 44 | "General Record Office Birth Index". Bridgend 11a 1377. Cit. Date: Q1 1928.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Margeret D Newshaw. Mother Stephens |
| 45 | "General Record Office Death Index". Oxford 3a 1720. Cit. Date: Q1 1934.
Assessment: Secondary evidence.
Text From Source: Margaret D Newsham 6 |