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(Selside, Westmorland to Victoria Australia)

ROBERT STEPHENSON was born 1782 in Westmorland, England and died 1842 in Strickland Kettle, Westmorland, England. His parents are Anthony Stephenson and Jane Tower.  He married DOROTHY DENNISON 05 Jan 1808 in Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England, daughter of JOHN DENNISON and DOROTHY UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1788 in Crook, Kendal, Westmorland, England, and died 1860 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.       

Children of ROBERT STEPHENSON and DOROTHY DENNISON are:

 

                  1.    JANE STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1809, Westmorland, England  d. 11 Apr 1871, Rippon, Yorkshire, England. She married JOHN PHILLIPSON 13 Dec 1829 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  2.    DOROTHY STEPHENSON, b. 13 Dec 1811, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. Jul 1827, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  3.    FRANCES STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1813, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. 03 Jun 1855, Derwent, Cumberland, England. She married THOMAS WRIGHT 28 May 1833 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  4.    MARGARET STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1815, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. She married HENRY ANDERSON 12 Nov 1839 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  5.    ROBERT STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1817, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. Mar 1825, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  6.    MARY STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1819, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. Jul 1851, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. She married THOMAS JACKSON 21 Nov 1850 in Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                  7.    AGNES STEPHENSON, b. 06 Jun 1821, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. 12 May 1859, Ironbark, Victoria, Australia. She married ROBERT LEE 08 Oct 1854 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

                  8.    ELIZABETH STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1824, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; She married HENRY ATKINSON, 25 May 1846, Kendal, Westmorland, England.  

                  9.    HANNAH STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1826, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. 1882, Skelsmergh, Kendal, Westmorland, England. She married ROBERT LONG 31 May 1855 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                10.    ISABEL STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1829, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England. 

                11.    WILLIAM STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1832, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. 16 Feb 1923, Yarram, Victoria, Australia. .  He married SUSAN MARGARET LAWSON 16 Mar 1858 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. 

                12.    ROBERT STEPHENSON, b. Abt. 1834, Selside, Kendal, Westmorland, England; d. 07 Dec 1875, California Gully, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.

 I would like to acknowledge the following people for their contribution to the following lines and thank them for their help

Max Stephenson  Email Max Stephenson

John Turnbull for Frances Stephenson line Email John Turnbull

Barbara Phillipson for Jane Stephenson line

 

William Stephenson 1832-1923. Wife Susan Stephenson nee Lawson. Standing Robert Lee