Alexander Stevenson (Stephenson) and Euphemia Dawson

Alexander was born on 29 August 1823 in Penston, Scotland and Euphemia born on 2 December 1828.  She was christened on 14 December 1825 in Aberlady, East Lothain Scotland.  They were married South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland on 19 Dec 1851.  In 1861 they were living at the old Manse East Lothian and Alexander was working as a farmer and carter.  He was farming 9 acres.   They came to New Zealand as assisted immigrants with 3 children on the Silistria, A ship of 642 tons.  As they came as assisted immigrants they probably didn’t own their land.    The Silistra sailed from Glasgow on the 4th October, and arrived at Port Chalmers Dunedin on 11 January, 1862, after a reportedly pleasant passage of 99 days.

They may have tried their luck on the gold fields as the next time they appear is in Mosgiel, Otago where they farming 20 years later.  Mosgiel is close to Dunedin and considered a suburb of Dunedin these days.  It is about 10km from the centre of Dunedin.    Alexander is recorded selling a rage of items in 1882 including horses, dairy cows, pigs, farming implements, kitchen and dairy utensils[1].   They didn’t sell the house and move as there is a record of Alexander going Bankrupt in 1883[2].   He appeared in court shortly afterwards charged with stealing a horse.

‘Alleged case of horse stealing   Alexander Stephenson was charged with having, on the 4^th inst.; stolen a filly from the white horse stables the property of Alexander Mollison – Mr Macgregor appeared for the informant, and Mr McDonald for the defendant.  It was agreed to have the case withdrawn – Mr McDonald explained to the bench that the defendant had become insolvent a short time ago and that the horse had been seized by his creditors.  He maintained that the horse belonged to his son and the matter was to be settled in the civil court.

 The background to this bankruptcy was what was called the long depression which was a worldwide depression that began in 1877 an in which the New Zealand economy did no grow for 16 years.  Commodity prices fell and unemployment rose to high levels.   

Alexander is reported selling three cows in 1905[3].     They were living in Mosgiel  in 1896[4] and had moved to Mossburn by  1902 where they  celebrated their golden wedding [5]    The report in Otago witness stated that:

‘On boxing day Mr and Mrs Alexander Stevenson, who have lived 40 years in the Taieri district, celebrated their golden wedding at their residence, Mossburn.  A large number of relations and friends assembled to offer their congratulation to the happy couple.  The company sat down to dinner and during the repast opportunity was taken for presenting Mr and Mrs Stevenson with a purse of sovereigns, the gift of many well-wishers.  During the day many other valuable presents were made to the couple.               

Alexander died on 29 January 1908 of bladder cancer[6].  Euphemia died on 9 April 1911 of cancer of the uterus[7].  Their children were

1.       Alexander who was born in 1855 in Leith Midlothian Scotland.  See separate history

2.        Margret H was born in Leith in 1854

3.        William D Stephenson was born in Leith in 1856

4.       Thomas was born in Leith on 22 April 1857

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[1] Otago Daily Times 8 Nov 1882

[2] Otago Daily Times , Issue 6606, 18 April 1883

[3] Otago Witness livestock report Wednesday May 17 1905

[4] 1895 electoral roll

[5] Otago Witness , Issue 2495, 8 January 1902, Page 29

[6] Death certificate

[7] Death certificate

Alexander Stevenson and Janet Taylor

Alexander and Janet were married on 12 August 1809 in Tranent East Lothian  They lived at Penston a farm near East Lothian   Their children were

1.       Alexander born 12 August 1823  in Penston Scotland.  He was christened on 7 September 1823 and married Euphemia Dawson.  See separate history

William Dawson and Margaret Henderson

William married Margaret on 26 May 1826 in Aberlady East Lothian..  Their children were

Janet was christened on 25 March. 1827 in Aberlady.  She married John  R Whitecross on  28 Oct. 1873, m. North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.  They  had children,

1.       John born 16 Dec. 1898,

2.        Janet on 25 Dec 1902.

3.       Euphemia born 2 December 1828 who married Alexander Stevenson (see separate history)

John Mandeville and Mary Condon

 John was born in 1810 in the county of Waterford Ireland and likely brought on a farm as his father was a farmer.   Mary was born in Tipperary in 1816.   Mary’s father was a hotel keeper.   John married Mary in about 1835. They lived in Tipperary after they were married.   They came to Australia (Victoria) in 1855, probably attracted by the finding of Gold in 1851.   The brought 6 or possibly 7 children with them.  We do not know if their son Thomas died in Ireland or Australia.  All the other children were sill alive in 1880.    John worked as a Gold miner in Australia.  Mary died on 6 June 1863 at 47 years old[1].  She died in Landsborough, Victoria and was buried in Ararat cemetery.  John died of old age on 1 May 1880 when he lived on Main Road Talbot.    Their children were

Ellen was born 1840

Edward born 1842

Catherine (Kate) born 1839.   She was born in Tipperary.  See separate history

Frances (Fanny) born 1847

Patrick born 1843

Margret born 1853

Thomas who died before 1863

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[1] Mary Condon’s birth certificate

John Chamberlain and Martha Sara Cose

John was born in 1786 in Harbury Co, Warwick.  He married Martha Sara Cose was born in about 1791.  They were married before 1823. They lived in Ettingham in 1825, Upton Bishop in 1827 and Evesham in 1851 based on where their children were born.

John worked in the office of Excise in the Inland Revenue Department.  In 1841 and 1851 he was living in Evesham at Merston Green.    In 1841 John was living in the same house as Frances Chamberlain who was approximately the same age as John.  Martha may have died and John may have married Frances.  Frances died sometime between 1841 and 1851 as John referred to himself as a widower in 1851..  John and Martha had two children,

1)       John was born about 1825 in Ettingham

2)      Eliza was born 1827 in Upton Bishop and married Daniel Bartlett.  Separate history.

Richard Bartlett and Mary Ann Bambrook

Richard was born in Plymouth in 1798.  Plymouth was one of the UK’s major shipping and navel ports at that time.   He married Mary Ann Bambrook on 25 September 1825.   Mary Ann was born in Crediton, Plymouth in 1800.   In 1841 they were living in Teats Hill Cottage in the Parish of Charles the Martyr in Plymouth.  Teats hill ran down to the port area and was the site of one of Plymouth’s rope making businesses.  In the 1841 census Richard is recorded as a rope maker. 

The account of the Bartlett family written by Kathleen Goodwin suggested that the Bartlett’s owned a rope business in Liverpool however it was almost certainly in Plymouth.  This is supported by Richard referring to himself as a rope maker, and his eldest son Edwin refereeing to himself as a self employed rope maker.  As Edwin was self employed he very likely owned or part owned a rope business.  As he was the eldest son he likely inherited it from his father Richard.  Richard, the next oldest brother was also a rope maker and likely working in the family business.

Rope making business used to be called Rope Walks.  Presumably the name rope walk was coined because the rope had to be stretched out over long distances while it was twisted and then tarred.   There was a huge demand for tarred manila rope in the sailing ship era.  The need for them declined with the shift away from sailing ships and the shift to steal and synthetic ropes.

 By 1861 Richard was no longer living with the family and presumably had died.  By that stage he would have been 63 years old.   At this time Mary Ann was living at 47 Treville Street (above), Plymouth with three of her children.  Their children were

1)       Edwin  Bartlett  was born in Plymouth in 1828.  He married Elizabeth Bussell in Newton.  Elizabeth was born in 1831 in Witheridge.  Edwin’s profession was a rope maker like his father   He recorded himself as being self employed suggesting he owned or part owned the rope business.  In 1871 he employed 2 men and 6 boys. Edwin and Elizabeth’s last address to be found was 1 Holborn St Plymouth England.    Edwin died on 19 April 1918 and Elizabeth about 1895.

2)       Richard Bartlett  was born in 1832 in Plymouth.  Richard married Susan Mitchell.   Susan was born in 1830 in Chaniegh.   As with his brother Edwin, Richard was a rope maker working in the family business.  Their last recorded address was 47 Exeter St Plymouth.  Richard died in 1900 and Susan died in about 1895.

3)       Daniel Bartlett was born in 1832 in Plymouth  Daniel married Eliza Chamberlain.    Separate History

4)       Mary Ann Bartlett was born in 1835.  Mary Ann did not marry.  Her profession is recorded as a dressmaker.  Her last recorded address was 1 Holborn St Plymouth England, living with Edwin and Elizabeth.  Mary Ann died on 14 January 1923 and is buried in Ford Park Cemetery.

5)       Reuben Bartlett was born in 1838 in Plymouth.  Reuben’s profession is recorded as a ship Builder.  His last recorded address was 47 Treville Street.

James Porter and Mary ......(G7)

James was baptised on 16 Apr 1758 at St James, Brindle, Lancashire.  His father was John Porter. James lived in Pleasington in the county of Lancashire on Lancaster farm. 

James was born before 1760.   He married Mary and had 5 children including John.  He was friends with John Mitchell who was master of Pleasington School.  He had a brother named John Porter.  As his address was Lancaster Farm and his possessions included cattle he was a farmer.  His will does not specifically mention the disposal of land and buildings, but does talk about other items such as cattle.  It was therefore likely that he leased or rented Lancaster farm rather than owned it.   However, being able to dispose of 100 pounds at his death in 1791 without realising any of his assets he must have been reasonably well off.  He wrote his will on 31st July 1791.  At that stage he was unwell and died 3 years later in 1794.

It is likely that Mary and the children will have had to vacate the farm on James’ death as James didn’t own the farm .  Their children were

1.        Richard who was born on 25 January 1780 and died in Demerara in South America

2.        John  who was born in 1782 and married Mary Bond.  Separate History

3.        Betty  who was  baptised 8 July 1785 In St James Church, Brindle.  She married James Abbott, a Blackburn printer.

4.        Alice who was born on 21 October 1787  and baptised at the Hoghton Chapel, Hoghton, Lancashire

Robert who was born on 4 July 1790 and baptised in the Hoghton Chapel, Hoghton, Lancashire  Robert died 20 August 1796 aged 6 years.

William Bond and Jane Gudgeon (G6)

William was born before 1762.  He presumably came from a reasonably well off family or was an astute businessman.  In 1798 he referred to himself as an iron turner.  He probably owned a business operating lathes producing metal products, likely for the cotton industry (see below, lower mill).

In 1798 William purchased land, a house, and shop, at Ferry Butts in Chipping (see below) for £150 and sold it again in 1807  for  £205.  A  £45 (30%) profit in 7 years.  It is likely that William lived at Ferry Butts till he married Jane and then moved to Saunders Rake.

Jane Gudgeon was born 11 September 1768 and baptised at All Hallows, Mitton.  Her father was a shoe maker William married Jane on 2 July 1786 at All Hallows Church in Mitton, Lancaster.  In 1801 William was a deacon of the Walkerfold congregational church.   William and Jane were living in Saunders Rake in 1807.   By that time he was referred to himself as a cotton manufacturer and presumably already owned a cotton mill somewhere.

.In 1822 William purchased a cotton mill (higher mill) at Knowle Green which had 38 employees and already owned a lower mill producing metal rollers for cotton spinning.  These mills were powered by water wheels.   The ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ in the names refer to their relative positions on the river.

 William was concerned about the morals of the people who ‘spent their Sundays playing football with fighting being their only recreation and drinking their chief business’.  William advertised for someone to come and work at his mill and act as a missionary to his employees and the villagers.  He initially allowed the new converts to meet in an upper room at the mill.  The then purchased a property for the new church.

‘It is recorded  that at Chipping 'a benevolent individual Mr William Bond at his own expense converted a house into a convenient place of worship for the benefit of the surrounding population.

Or

‘In 1838 mainly through the exertions of the late William Bond of chipping (who had previous converted a house into a place of worship) a plain stone Chapel was built at the west end of the village and opened September 25 1839’.

By the mid 1800’s the Bond’s Knowle Green water powered mills were suffering competition from steam powered mills in towns on the coalfields.  The spinning mill continued spinning cotton till 1864 by installing a steam engine.   In 1864 the mill was only employing 19 people and closed.  William died before 1838.  Their children were

1.        John born on 12 October 1788

2.        Mary  was born in 1789 and married John Porter.   Separate history

3.       Eliza  was born at Saunders Rake near Chipping on the 1st of May 1809 and baptised on the 18th of July 1809.

4.       James  birth date unknown was married on 17 May 1838 at St Lawrence Longridge.  James was a cotton spinner and had been married previously.  His first wife died.  His second marriage was to Elizabeth Jump from Dilworth.  Elizabeth’s father was a farmer.   Interestingly one of the witnesses was another James bond, presumably an uncle or cousin.

5.       Jane  was born abt. 1814 in Saunders Rake.  She married Henry Wood on 20 September 1838 at St Bartholomew, Chipping.  Henry was born abt. 1801.  He was son of Thomas Wood, a labourer of Burnley.   Henry was appointed master of Chipping School in February 1837.  

John Osborne – Mary Anne (G5)

 John was born in 1809 in Thrandeston Suffolk.   At some stage he changed his surname from Osborn to Osborne.  Mary Anne was born in 1814 in Brome, Suffolk.   Brome and Thrandeston are about 2km apart.

In 1843 John and Mary Anne were married and living in Thrandeston where there first child Isaac was born.

In 1851 John was farming 13 acres in Wortham.   This is 2.5 km from were he was born in Thrandeston. Their farm provided a good enough living for them to keep a 13 year old servant who was living with them at the time.  In 1861 John was working as both a farmer and a grocer.    They probably owned the Grocers shop.  John’s 86 year old mother, Susannah, was living with the family in 1851.  His father had died by that time.  In 1871 John and Mary Anne were living at 79 Brook Road Wortham and still farming the 13 acres.   Brook Rd was a middle class area.   They were living next to George Choppin who was the Vicar of Fulford and curate of Wortham.   The next house in the road was the school house.

 With all their children having left home except for Albert who was 9 years old, Mary Ann was freed up to supplement the family income by working in the Grocers shop John had been working in.      By 1881 John was 74 and Mary Anne 69.  They were still farming the same 13 acres that they had been farming for more than 30 years.   Their address had changed to 57 Brook house which is close to where they were living 10 years previously.    By that stage their last child, Albert who had been born very late when Mary Anne was 47 years old had left home to live with his sister Mary Anne (Polly) and her husband Earnest Norman.   John died approximately 1893 in Wortham Suffolk.  They had five children

Isaac was born in 1843 in Thrandeston.  Isaac married Dinah Leggett who was born 1847 in Dis Norfolk. In 1871 Isaac and Dinah were living with Dinah’s parents,  Nath and Maria Leggett  at 138 Fan Green.   Isaac was working as a Carpenter,   In 1881 they had moved out of Dinah’s parents house and into 47 Flu Street, Tottington Mill, Royden by Diss.  Dinah’s father was dead by this time and her mother was living with the family as well.   By this time Isaac was referring to himself as a Builder.   He was also operating the mill.   In1891 the family were living  41 Yothington in Moyden. Isaac died between 1901 and 1911. By 1911 Dinah moved in with  her Daughter Ella Jane and her husband at 474 High street, Manor Park  Their children were . Florence who was born 1869,  Edith born 1971,  Louisa born 1876,  John  born in 1873,  Anne born in 1874, Ella Jane born  in 1878,  Stanley  born in 1882  and  Lilly in 1883.  Lilly became a school teacher.  Ella Jane married John Holden.

1.       Arthur was born in 1845.  He worked as a blacksmith from 1861.  Arthur married Susanna who was born in 1847 in Cossy, Norfolk.   They lived at 10 Magpie Green in  1871, Stoke Holybins  in 1881 and   the family was living  at 4 Norwich Rd in 1891. They had 8 children.     There children were, Ellen born in 1871, Margaret born in 1873, Alice born in 1875, Kate born in  1876, Susannah born in 1878, Agnes born in  1881, Arthur  W. born  in 1887 ,lorence born in 1889. 

2.       Fredrick was born in 1846.  Fredrick married Elizabeth who was born in 1845.  In 1881 they were living at 20 Bloomfeild St Wortham.  In 1891 the family was living at 131 Cambridge street Norwich.   Fredric worked as a carpenter like is elder brother Isaac.  By 1891 Fredrick was working as an Organ Builder.   Presumably in his brothers in Laws business, Norman and Beard. He retired before 1901.  Their children were Nellie born 1871,  Minnie born in 1873.  Minnie was house maid in 1981, a cook in 1991.  In 1911 she was living in her deceased parent house at 131 Cambridge Street, living off her inheritance William was born in 1881,. William  worked as an organ builder like his father. Annie was  born in 1886.  Annie worked as a tailor. 

3. Mary Anne (Polly) was born in 1849.    Earnest was born in 1851 in Kings Cross, London. and worked as and organ Builder .  Earnest’s father William Norman (1830 – 1877) was a cabinet maker in London who made cases for organs. His mother was Louisa Tryphena.  He became ill and moved with the family to Norfolk.  Earnest was the oldest son and started an organ business at Diss, Norfolk in about 1870.   In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he met Polly.  They were married in 1877 in Hartismere in Suffolk.

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In 1881 they were living at 12 Grapes Hill.  Mary Ane’ brother Arthur was living with them and was working as an apprentice organ builder in Norman and Beard.  They were obviously doing well financially has they kept a 15 year old live in servant.  In 1891 they were living in 18 Brunswick Rd and in 1901 they were living at 31 College Rd. Earnest died in 1927.   They had two children, William was born 1878 and  Ellen was  born 1881.  Ellen was working a  photographic retoucher.

                                         Albert Algar  was born in 1861 in Wortham Suffolk .   Albert’s mother was 47 when Albert was born.   Albert  married  Louisa Jones (see separate history)

John Jones married Louisa Slawson (G5)

 John Jones was born in 1824 in North Walsham.  Interestingly this is where Albert Edward Porter and Eliza Jane (Lillian) Burns lived nearly 100 years later.   John worked as a Taylor.  Louisa Slawson was born in 1832 and christened in 13 May 1932 in Brigestoke, Northampton.    She also worked as a Taylor.   Between 1857 and 1861 the family were living in Islington.  They then moved to 21 Eagle lane, Norwich between 1861 and 1866.   Louisa had 6 children.    She died in 1902. Their children were

Charles  born 1857 in Islington Middlesex

1.       Louisa was born in 1859 in Islington Middlesex.    Louise worked as a Tailor before she  married Albert Osborn (see separate History).

2.       Jessie  born 1861 in Islington Middlesex.  Jessie worked as a tailor like his parents.

3.       Ellen was born in 1864 in Bethnal Green.  She worked as a domestic servant.

4.       Mary born in 1866 in Norwich Norfolk.  She worked as a dressmaker.

Lennard was born in 1869 in Norwich Norfolk.  

John Patterson Porter and Charlotte Anne Bailey (G4)

Charlotte was born at Yoxford, Suffolk in 1834 and John at Saunders Rake, Chipping  in 1826.  Charlotte and John were married at Halesworth Parish Church on 22 February 1855.   They lived in Halesworth till after 1859 when Fredrick was born.   John recorded his profession in 1855 as an artist.  He was actually a photographer.  This was the very early stages of photography.

In 1861 they were living in Manor Street in Braintree.  Charlotte's mother Sophia had been teaching in the area and presumably lived there which would be the reason for the family moving to Braintree. At this time John referred to himself as a photographic Artist. In 1861 Anne Staines was living with them and working as a servant.

Between 1865 and 1881 they were living 11 Bungay Road (Dagmar house)  Halesworth, Beccles, Suffolk.  In the 1865 Post office directory he referred to himself as a photographer and Shopkeeper in Bungay Road.  This was possibly a photographic shop or more likely a photographic studio.   1n 1879 he was operating his business from Quay street  There are a number of adverts where John was selling photos of a range of subjects including a railway accident  a wedding and  the Theberton Harvest home.  The photos were sold for 1 shilling each which is about £30 in today’s money in England.  To be able to travel with the photographic equipment, which was very bulky in the early days of photography, John would have had a horse and wagon of some description.

 In 1891 they were living at 32 & 34 Clapham Road Lowestoft.  Lowestoft is only about 10 miles from Halesworth.

In 1891 they had Maud Holmes (34 years old), Mary Javis (32 years old), Emma Hagger (27 years old) and Edith, M, Artner (6 years old).  Maud, Marty and Emma were likely servants.  It is unclear how the 6 year old Edith fitted in to the household.  She may be a child or relation of one of the servants.

Charlotte was living at 339 London Rd, Kirkley Lowestoft when she died on 1 November 1905.  She left £452 in her will.

They had 13 Children in 18 years.  Charlotte must have been pregnant for nearly 12 years.    They had Annie Stanning living with them as a nurse.  Even with Annie I am sure Charlottee  had plenty to keep her busy.

Their children were

1.     Alice who was born in 1858 and married Horrace Vennon Ponder

2.        Frederick was born in 1859 in Halesworth.   Fredrick married Mary Minchen in abt. 1883.  Mary was also born in 1859.    She was born in the old Roman town Cirencester.   In 1911 Fredric and family were living at 65 Stanford hill.   They had three children.  Dora Constance and Eric Lowey, (presumably twins) were born in 1892 and Eva Kathleen born in 1891.   Eric was working as a clerk for East India merchants in 1911.    Frederic’s nephew Headly Porter was also living with them at time.  They had a large house with 13 rooms that appeared to belong to the Young Men's Christian Association.  Frederick's occupation at the time was recorded as Secretary of the YMCA.  They had 5 male lodgers and a 40 year old housekeeper,  Jannie Veisey Webster living with them as well.

3.        Harriet  was born in 1860. Harriet married James Rodwell, and died in 1927

4.        Jessie was born in 1861.  She worked as a medical missionary in South India.  She died there on 11 June 1927

5.        Victoria Florence  (Vicky) was born 1862.  Victoria married  Henry Thomas Goose on 5 October 1885 at Beccles[1].  Henry father (deceased) was John Goose of Horsey.

6.        Albert Edward  was born in 1862.  He married Eliza Jane Burns and later Hester. See separate history

7.        Charlotte Lottie  was born in 1864.  She married Frederick Fairchild.  Charlotte died in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 1905.  They had a daughter named Charlotte  Anne who was involved in the women's suffrage movement and had Mrs Pankhurst to stay in her hotel in Lowesoft.   She died in 1929.  She had a con, Douglas.

8.        Richard Cobden was born in 1865.  He married Louise Marlandorff

9.        Annie Elizabeth was born in 1867.  She married Benjamin D. Maggs.  Three of their children were Keith, Claude and Dorothy Maggs.  Claude and Keith use to visit New Zealand every three years.  Claude had been a major in the British army based in Turkey.

10.     John Bright was born in 1872 and died in 1902

11.     Oliver Cromwell was born in 1874.  He married Caroline Marsh  Oliver became a furniture manufacturer and later the proprietor of the East Anglia Hotel in Bournemouth.  Oliver and Caroline had twins born in 1898.

12.     Joseph Walter  was born in 1875.  He married Emily Carsley

13.     George Washington was born in 1876.  He married Susie Patterson Hill and later Else

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[1] Ipswich Journal 10 10 1885

Thomas Warrender and Mary Anne Coulson

Thomas Warrender was a Carpenter born before 18ll.  He married Mary Ann Coulson, who was born before 1810    They were married on 7 June 1824 in St Mary’s  Church , Islington.  .    They were living in Upper Street, Islington, London in 1831.  In 1836 Thomas and Maryanne were living in Madras Place.  Thomas was working as a coachman bust also referred to himself as  and a  horse keeper and osler. 

Their children were

1.        A son  born in 1829

2.        Alfred born on 4 February 1830  Alfred married Mary Scard on 22 October 1853

3.        Marry Ann who was born in 1831.  In 1851 Mary Anne was working in the house of Jas E Saunders as a servant.   Mary Anne who married James Burns.  See separate history.

4.        Sarah was born on 6 April 1833.  She was married twice.  On her first marriage she collected the surname Cook.  On her second married James Powell on 15 October 1866

5.        Elizabeth  was born on 1 May 1836.  When she signed as a witness at her brother Alfred’s wedding she Just made her mark presumably as she couldn’t write.   She was married on 3 March 1857 to James Grant.  She hear learnt to write her name by then or someone wrote it for her.

6.        Stephen  was born in 1839

7.        Thomas was christened on 1 February 1945

James Burns and Mary Anne Warrender (G4)

James was born in 1823 in Ireland.  His father, Thomas Burns, was a farmer.   In 1857 James  was working as a missionary for the London Missionary Society and living at 29 Peter Street.    Mary Ann Warrender was born in Highbury, Islington, London  on 22 February 1831 and christened on the 8th June 1831  in the Upper Street Independent Church in Islington, London.  Mary Ann’s father, Thomas Warrender, was a carpenter.

Mary Anne and James were married on 2 June 1857 in St Judes church in Whitechapel.   One of the witnesses was William Burns who was most likely James’s brother.     Fredrick was Lillian Burns’ brother in law.  From about 1865 to 1870 the family lived in Sheppard’s Bush London.   In 1871 they were living at 1 Barnsdale Road Paddington[1].   In 1881 Mary Ann was living at 12 Fomwell Road.  Living with them was Fredrick  Bailey, who occupation was a school master.

James died before 1891 when Mary Anne was living at 16 Newcastle Street in London.   At that time she was working as a charwoman. In the 1905 census Mary Ann was living with Albert and Eliza Porter (her son in law and Daughter) and their children Heady and Dorothy.  In 1911 Mary Ann was 80 years and living with the with her daughter and her Husband at Norwich Rd North Walsham.

Their children were

1.       Alexander  who was born about 1857.  Alex married Bessie

2.        Eliza who was born abt 1860

3.       James  who was born about 1863

4.        William who was born in 1864

5.        Lillian who was  born about 1865 in Sheppard’s Bush.  Lillian  married Albert Edward Porter.   See separate History

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[1] 1871 census

Joseph Bailey and Sophia Whiting

Both Joseph and Sophia were born sometime around in 1805.  They married on 11 December 1826.  They lived in Yoxford, Suffolk.  Yoxford is a village in the east of Suffolk, England close to the Heritage Coast, Minsmere Reserve, Aldeburgh and Southwold. Some 94 miles from London and 25 miles north of Ipswich, Yoxford is surrounded by the parkland of three country houses in an area known as the “Garden of Suffolk”. The village derives its name from a ford of the River Yox where oxen could pass. It runs near the village.

Joseph was a watchmaker and jeweller while Sophia was a school mistress at Braintree, 2 miles from Lowest. In 1851 they were living in Bakehouse Lane. They had three children.

1.        Lewis  was born in 1830

2.        Charlotte  was born in 1834.  In 1851 Charlotte was working as a waistcoat manufacturer.   Charlotte married John Porter.  Separate history

3.        Fredrick was born in 1836   In 1881 Fredrick was living at 12 Fomwell Road.  At that stage he was working as a school master.