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My great uncle James Stevens was born in St Ives, Cornwall in 1881. He married Elizabeth Quick and I believe they had four children, Elizabeth,Dorothy, Wilmot and Honor. I am trying to find out what happened to the four children .

David

For our info -

here are James and Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth in 1911.


1911 England Census about James Stevens
Name: James Stevens
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: St Ives, Cornwall
Civil parish: St Ives
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Norway Lane, St Ives, Cornwall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Mariner Merchant service
Registration district: Penzance
Registration District Number: 300
Sub-registration district: St Ives
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 174
Piece: 14040
Household Members:
Name Age
James Stevens 30
Elizabeth Q Stevens 24
Elizabeth Q Stevens 1/12

How you looked on FreeBMD for any possible marriages or even deaths

If they stayed in the Penzance area then those names do not match up to any possible births

How have you arrived at the names of the children

1911 says married 4 years ( all born St Ives )

Name: James Stevens

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: St Ives, Cornwall
Civil parish: St Ives
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Norway Lane, St Ives, Cornwall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Mariner Merchant service
Registration district: Penzance


James Stevens 30
Elizabeth Q Stevens 24
Elizabeth Q Stevens 1/12

Is there also a Richard?

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Richard Q Stevens
Name: Richard Q Stevens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Quick
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Devon/Cornwall/Seilly. Dorset/Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 291

BUT there are a couple of other marriages with Stevens and Quick in the same area

Honor's birth:

Births Dec 1921 (>99%)
Stevens Honor K Quick Penzance 5c 333

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Elizabeth S Stevens
Name: Elizabeth S Stevens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Quick
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1919
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 337

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Honor K Stevens
Name: Honor K Stevens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Quick
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1921
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 333

and a John?

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about John Q Stevens
Name: John Q Stevens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Quick
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1924
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Devon/Cornwall/Seilly. Dorset/Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 313

Looks like there are two Stevens/Quick families in same area?

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 about Selina M Stevens
Name: Selina M Stevens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Quick
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1924
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 296

And Honor's marriage:

Marriages Dec 1944 (>99%)

RANDALL Raymond Stevens Penzance 5c 375
STEVENS Honor K Randall Penzance 5c 375

Wilmott may have died?

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about Wilmot Stevens
Name: Wilmot Stevens
Birth Date: abt 1916
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1917
Age at Death: 1
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 5c
Page: 359

Lots of Stevens/Quick births in Penzance:

Births Sep 1915 (>99%)
Stevens Martha M Quick Penzance 5c 327
Births Sep 1918 (>99%)
Stevens Richard Q Quick Penzance 5c 291
Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
Stevens Elizabeth S Quick Penzance 5c 337
Births Dec 1921 (>99%)
Stevens Honor K Quick Penzance 5c 333
Births Sep 1924 (>99%)
Stevens John Q Quick Penzance 5c 313
Births Dec 1924 (>99%)
Stevens Selina M Quick Penzance 5c 296


But no Dorothy or Wilmot.

...and yet no marriage for James Stevens to Elizabeth Quick !

NO, this looks to be the one that died:-

Births Jun 1915 (>99%)
Stevens Wilmot Ninnie Penzance 5c 351

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and this is probably the birth of Wilmot:-

Births Jun 1910 (>99%)
STEVENS Wilmot Gyles Penzance 5c 197

Then again NO as this one is female and the daughter of Mathew and Wilmott Stevens:-

1911 England Census about Wilmot Stevens
Name: Wilmot Stevens
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: St Ives, Cornwall
Civil parish: St Ives
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Porthmear Road, St Ives, Cornwall
Registration district: Penzance
Registration District Number: 300
Sub-registration district: St Ives
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 43
Piece: 14039
Household Members:
Name Age
Matthew Stevens 40
Willmot Stevens 30
Matthew Stevens 10
William Stevens 8
Thomas Kevin Stevens 6
Richards Stevens 4
Wilmot Stevens 1

I believe they married in 1907. James was a ship's master. I am aware that there are quite a few Stevens/Quick records for the St Ives area.
The children's names have been passed to me by one of my relations.

David

As far as FreeBMD is concerned, there are no marriages at all, anywhere, between a James Stevens and an Elizabeth Quick, between 1900 and 1920.

She is Elizabeth Quick Ninnis and married in 1907 to James

Looks like she is missing from here

Marriages Mar 1907 (>99%)
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Butterworth Sydney Hayne Penzance 5c 386
Stevens James Penzance 5c 386
TREVORROW Bessie Wicklan Penzance 5c 386

1901 just for info

Name: Elizabeth Q Ninnis
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William Ninnis
Mother's name: Wilmot G Ninnis
Gender: Female
Where born: St Ives, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: St Ives
Ecclesiastical parish: St Ives
Town: St Ives
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Penzance
Sub-registration district: St Ives
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 98
Piece: 2249
Folio: 72
Page Number: 15
Household Members: Name Age
William Ninnis 44
Wilmot G Ninnis 42
William Ninnis 16
Elizabeth Q Ninnis 14
Lizzie A Ninnis 11
Richard Ninnis 9
John Ninnis 5

Ah, well then!

Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
Stevens James W Ninnis Penzance 5c 354 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1919 (>99%)
Stevens Mary S Ninnis Penzance 5c 261 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1921 (>99%)
Stevens Dorothy A Ninnis Penzance 5c 335 Scan available - click to view
Births Jun 1927 (>99%)
Stevens Margaret Ninnis Penzance 5c 290