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Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 29 Dec 2016 07:13

What was Occupation of James on that 1844 Birth?...

(another also)

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846

STEPHENSON John (BRAITHWAITE) Preston Preston PRES/39/11


Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1844

STEPHENSON Adam (BRAITHWAITE) Preston Preston PRES/29/12

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/index.php

Chris :)

(saw below also)

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1840

STEPHENSON James BRAITHWAITE Ann Preston Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston


1851 (Find My Past)
James Stephenson Head Married Male 32 1819 Pawnbroker Master Preston, Lancashire, England
Ann Stephenson Wife Married Female 40 1811 Domestic Employment Preston, Lancashire, England
Adam Stephenson Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Preston, Lancashire, England
John Stephenson Son - Male 4 1847 Scholar Preston, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Stephenson Daughter - Female 2 1849 Scholar Preston, Lancashire, England
Street Church Street
Parish Preston
City Preston
County Lancashire
Parliamentary borough Preston
Municipal ward St Johns Ward
Registration district Preston
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 2265
Folio 353
Page 5


1841 (Find My Past)
Adam Braithwaite Male 59 1782 (Pawn broker)
James Stephenson Male 22 1819 Lancashire, England (Hair dresser)
Ann Stephenson Female 30 1811 Lancashire, England
Street Church Street
Parish or township Preston
City or borough Preston
Town Preston
County Lancashire
Registration district Preston
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 498
Book number 8
Folio number 40
Page number 24


1861 (Find My Past)
James Stephenson Head Married Male 42 1819 House Proprietor Preston, Lancashire, England
Ann Stephenson Wife - Female 49 1812 - Preston, Lancashire, England
Adam Stephenson Son Unmarried Male 16 1845 Professor Preston, Lancashire, England (on image says No Profession)
John Stephenson Son - Male 14 1847 Scholar Preston, Lancashire, England
Street Peel Terrace
Parish Preston
City or borough Preston
County Lancashire
Municipal ward Trinity
Parliamentary borough Preston
Ecclesiastical district St Lukes
Registration district Preston
Enumeration district 60
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 3139
Folio number 107
Page number 6


Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1861

STEPHENSON Ann 51 Preston Preston PRES/92/86


Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1849

BRAITHWAITE Adam 69 Preston Preston PRES/38/4


13 January 1849 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England

Death
Yesterday week, suddenly, Mr. Adam Braithwaite, pawnbroker, Church-street, aged 69


Going back to James Stephenson 1871, Lancaster Road (posted earlier)...

(below looks to be stepson)

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853

LUER Henry WOODS Alston Preston ALST/5/39


Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1848

LUER John WOODS Ellen Preston Register Office or Registrar Attended

Hannah

Hannah Report 29 Dec 2016 08:32

So Adam was calling himself Braithwaite?

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 29 Dec 2016 08:40

That was Maiden Name of his Mother...

Looks like his Grandfather Adam was Pawnbroker, James Stephenson took over after Death of Adam Braithwaite 1849, perhaps)

Chris :)

What was occupation/address on that 1844 Birth...

Mary

Mary Report 29 Dec 2016 10:57

From a copy of birth cert on ancestry tree
Adam 1844 son of James a hairdresser of 137,Church Street Preston.

Maryb.

Hannah

Hannah Report 29 Dec 2016 11:01

Yes hair dresser

Hannah

Hannah Report 29 Dec 2016 19:25

We still cant seem to see a birth for Mary Theresa?