Find Ancestors

Thank you all for your help now to start reading and going through all of your great work thanks again.
Jill & Steve

Transcript of some marriages at same location.

http://www.albany1820.com/transcriptions/Data/BarklyEast/marriages/methodist1.htm

This one tallies with info in death notice for Josias posted earlier:


Entry #46
Husband: Theunis Christoffel BOTHA
Wife: Susannah Maria STEPHENSON<<<<<<<<<<<
Date: 6/18/1902

Transcript of some baptisms, including at least two Stephenson children , Lucy Margaret and Evelyn May, Have only quickly glanced at it, so there may be more:

Methodist Parish Records
Barkly East Christenings: 1883-1921
Microfilm #1560891
Item 7
Transcribed by: N o l e n e L o s s a u
Reformatted by: M i k e W r i g h t
Date format: m/d/y


http://www.albany1820.com/transcriptions/Data/BarklyEast/baptisms/methodist1.htm

edit: includes these:

Entry #54
Child: Gertrude STEPHENSON
Parents: Josias and Miriam Florence of Douglas
Born: 2/1/1886
Baptized: 3/30/1886

Entry #72
Child: Josias STEPHENSON
Parents: Josias and Miriam Florence of Butterwell? Barkly East
Born: 10/28/1887
Baptized: 2/15/1888

Entry #118
Child: Evelyn May STEPHENSON
Parents: Josias and Miriam Florence of Coldwater Barkly East
Born: 7/10/1893
Baptized: 8/13/1893

Entry #151
Child: Lucy Margaret STEPHENSON
Parents: Josias and Miriam Florence of Coldwater Barkly East
Born: 9/30/1895
Baptized: 1/2/1896

Entry #218
Child: Cecil John Rhodes STEPHENSON
Parents: Josias and Miriam Florence of Colwinter Barkly East
Born: 11/7/1898
Baptized: 8/27/1899

also some Penny baptisms.

The father of Josias, George Frederick?
Again, no substantiation:

http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=10435


Stephenson, George Frederick

Last Name: Stephenson
First Name: George Frederick
Date of Birth: 1823
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents – Father: Mathew Stephenson
Parents – Mother: Sarah Margaret
Name of Spouse: M. M.
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 17 Nov 1869 age 46y 4m 3d
Place of Death: Paardievlies, Cape

Notes: DN 5811/1869. Children:

Mathew

George Frederick

Catherine

Charlotte Julia

Josias

James Robert

Haidee Jane

Selina Elizabeth

Alfred Edward

Henrietta

But you may have this information already, as it is going back rather than forward.

Excerpt from a thread on another forum. Note 9 children are named, and Lucy Margaret is not amongst them. Parents of Josias are also named.

Edit: 'extra' offspring indicated with <<<<<<<< as are Josias and wife - who apparently signed the death notice.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2010-03/1268114367


DEATH NOTICE (MHG - S3177)
(In terms of Section 7 of the Administration of Estates Act, 1965)
Name of the deceased Josias Stephenson<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Place of Birth Lady Grey, Aliwal North
Occupation Farmer
Ordinary place of residence Strydfontein, district Smithfield
Age of the deceased 50 years
Date of death 29 Sep 1906
Place of death Smithfield
Has the deceased left any movable and/or immovable property? Yes, both
movable and immovable property
Has the deceased left a will? Yes
Was the estate in excess of £300/R2000 in value? Yes
Marital status at time of death Married
If married, where? Barkly East, New England, Cape Colony
Full name(-s) of surviving spouse Miriam Florence Penny<<<<<<<<<<
State whether marriage was in or out
of community of property : In community of property
Name(-s) of predeceased and/or
Divorced spouse (-s)
Full name(-s) of children of each marriage
1. John Frederik, born on 30 March 1878<<<<<<<<<<<<<
2. Susanna Maria, born on 22 September 1879, married to T.C. Botha<<<<<<<<
3. Catherine, born on 27 April 1881<<<<<<<<<
4. Alexander, born on 21 January 1884
5. Gertrude, born on 1 February 1886
6. Josias, born on 28 October 1887
7. Miriam Florence, born on 24 October 1889<<<<<<<<<<<
8. Evelyn Mary, born on 10 July 1893
9. Cecil John Rhodes, born on 7 November 1898
Name(-s) of parents of the deceased
Father George Frederick Stephenson (Deceased)
Mother Magdalena Maria van Schalkwyk
Dated at Strydfontein on this the 31st day of October 1906
Signed by: M.F. Stephenson
Capacity: Surviving Spouse, present at death

Found on web - cannot substantiate:

EDIT Some of the dates look wonky, 19 instead of 18 maybe????


Miriam Florence Stephenson (Penny)
Also Known As: "Winnie"
Birthdate: September 14, 1855
Death: Died October 8, 1925
Place of Burial: Omaruru, Erongo, Namibia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of John Penny and Susannah Penny
Wife of Josia Stephenson
Mother of Evelyn May Stephenson; Gertrude Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Josias Stephenson; Lucy Margaret Stephenson and 1 other
Sister of Charles Henry Penny; Reuben Clifford Penny; Clement William Penny; William Henry Mathews Penny; Annie Susannah Fuller Penny and 2 others


Evelyn May Stephenson
Birthdate: July 10, 1993
Birthplace: Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: (Date and location unknown)
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Sister of Gertrude Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Josias Stephenson; Lucy Margaret Stephenson and Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson

Gertrude Stephenson
Birthdate: February 1, 1886
Birthplace: Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: (Date and location unknown)
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Sister of Evelyn May Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Josias Stephenson; Lucy Margaret Stephenson and Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson

Alexander Stephenson
Birthdate: January 21, 1884
Birthplace: Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: (Date and location unknown)
Immediate Family:
Son of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Brother of Evelyn May Stephenson; Gertrude Stephenson; Josias Stephenson; Lucy Margaret Stephenson and Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson


Josias Stephenson
Birth: October 28, 1887
Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Managed by: Private User

Son of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Brother of Evelyn May Stephenson; Gertrude Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Lucy Margaret Stephenson and Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson


Lucy Margaret Stephenson
Birthdate: September 30, 1995
Birthplace: Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: (Date and location unknown)
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Sister of Evelyn May Stephenson; Gertrude Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Josias Stephenson and Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson


Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson
Birthdate: November 7, 1998
Birthplace: Barkly East, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: (Date and location unknown)
Immediate Family:
Son of Josia Stephenson and Miriam Florence Stephenson
Husband of Millicent Hepzibah Anne Stephenson
Father of John Godfrey Stephenson; Desmond Rhodes Stephenson; Millicent Lorna Ruth Simpson; Audrey May Heathson and Jos Seymour Stephenson
Brother of Evelyn May Stephenson; Gertrude Stephenson; Alexander Stephenson; Josias Stephenson and Lucy Margaret Stephenson

http://www.geni.com/people/Josia-Stephenson/6000000020932009540

Thanks Gins I did get that one but thank you for looking
Jill

Thanks Ann ??

?????????

Name: Sydney Elwyn Walsh
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Jan 1915
Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Gertrude Stephenson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: 2 , GS Film number: 1795574 , Digital Folder Number: 004236644 , Image Number: 02004

I found them on the net but no dates of birth

Miriam Florence Penny Stephenson

Birth: Sep. 14, 1856, South Africa
Death: Oct. 8, 1925

Estate files in National Archives EST 494


Burial:
Omaruru Municipality Cemetery
Omaruru
Erongo, Namibia
Plot: 3


Here's the link

http://www.findagrave.com/

Hello Stephen, try some searches on National Archives South Africa

http://goo.gl/gIKXer

How do you know they are all the children of the couple you name?

Have you looked for info at familysearch?

Sorry I don't have any of the siblings birth dates but im on my computer still searching if I find them i will add them to this thread, I have only added this family today so still pretty new thanks Jacqueline.
Jill

Please help us to help you by giving birth years

In which province is Aubuny?

Hi Genes Members, I have just added to my tree a Josia or Josias Stephenson born 1856 and died 1906 in South Africa. I have the picture of his grave. He married a Miriam Florence Penny born 1855 in Aubany South Africa and died 1925 I think South Africa. I have 6 children for this couple
1 Alexander Stephenson
2 Gertrude
3 Josias
4 Evelyn
5 Lucy
6 Cecil
Cecil is the only one I have a family to. Can someone please look up in ancestry to see if there are any spouses to the other children. I found a head stone for another Josias Stephenson but this Josias was born in 1928 and died in 1993 I don't know where he fits in the family thanks thats all the info I have on this family
Jill