The Family History
of
William Stevenson
This is the story of
William
Stevenson and his family.
A most interesting family line
to research and yet more to uncover!
On occasion the name Stevenson
has been spelled with a 'PH' instead of a 'V'. It has been more commonly spelled Stevenson
but both spellings will have to be taken into account when researching. In one instance
both spellings were used for the same family listed on a census return, i.e. some members
of the family were one way and some the other. Seems a strange occurrence when the same
person must have written the names!
As yet, the place of
birth and parentage of William have not been found. He was married twice with
issue from both marriages. He was a Vintner, Inn Keeper and Farmer. He loaned
large amounts of money to various Lords of Scotland as well as lesser mortals.
He inherited and owned many properties in and around the area.
His children scattered far and
wide, throughout Scotland, England and Canada. Grandchildren emigrated to Australia and
further generations are in Germany, France and America. One line has remained close to home...........and
I'm not budging!
Here begins the tale of a very
clever and wealthy man who was shrewd in business.
From here there are links to the family and their
descendants. Siblings have a navigation bar as well as children where
appropriate. To return to their parents, just click on the 'up' link. back and
Next will take you to the siblings.
Other Navigation bars will take you to other
families who are linked in to the Stevensons, where one or more have married
into the family. There
are also links to documents and legal papers where lots of information has been
found. I hope the site is
a bit better organised and a good bit more navigable now. Some links may be
broken but there is usually another link somewhere on a page to take you where
you need to go. These links should be repaired eventually.
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