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To Choccy, This is a big, big thank you going out to Choccy,
I have managed to trace the Conner family in Canada and email a relative who is 89 yrs old, thank you for finding the passenger list for me on Helen Conner which set me up to trace a bit more info & put together a positive ID for this relation. I can not thank you enough.
I am still working on the others but not much further at present.
King Regards
Kay

Brampton Grove is abt 1 km N of Kenton tube station. It's on the Bakerloo line, past Wembley, but not quite as far as Tyne & Wear.

There is a Hodges connected in Northflleet Kent, Napier Rd my auntie thinks, that it was one of Henrys sisters married into the Hodges, She was known as Aunt Lil apparently, which could possibly be either Louisa or Emily .
This does not tie in with Middlesex though, ive looked at the map and can not find a Kenton in Middx, only in Devon, Suffolk &Tyne & Wear.
I will go on the internet maps & see if there is a Brampton Rd in the Northfleet / Gravesend area.
Thanks again
Kay

When Annie returned in 1954, the address she gave as UK address was -
c/o Hodges, 112 Brampton Grove, Kenton, Middlesex. Does it ring any bells?

Well, well, I am speachless really, I think this has been more than luck on your part, you certainly know your way around, All this has been nagging away at me, and ive hit a brick wall every which way, but yes you have certainly given me back hope of putting my family together. Thank you.
Kay

Think Annie possibly came back for a while after Frederick died

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Annie Stevens
Birth Date: abt 1893
Age: 61
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Arrival Date: 19 Mar 1954
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Adelaide, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port Said and Marseilles
Ship Name: Strathaird
Search Ship Database: View the 'Strathaird' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 162670

It's been fascinating, and once you have a bit of luck it's just a matter of searching. I'm still looking for the family going to Oz by the way!

Wow, you are amazing, You have worked for nearly two days on this and I can not thank you enough, thank you for giving up so much time and effort.
Kay

Probably death of Frederick's wife -


33935/1956 STEVENS ANNIE MAUDE 63 YEARS

Death of Frederick (snr.)

30577/1953 STEVENS FREDERICK LEWIS 6O YRS

This could be Iris (daughter). She was named Iris E at birth, but could have changed it around - it's therefore only a maybe

6842/1941 DAVIS ALBERY COCIL and STEVENS EDNA IRIS
SYDNEY

Marriage of Frederick Lewis jnr.

17779/1946 STEVENS FREDERICK LEWIS and SMITH LENNA ADELLA
BALMAIN (which is Sydney area)

British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Name: Frederick L Stevens
Regiment or Corps: Royal West Kent Regiment, Border Regiment
Regimental Number: 8207, 22596

Frederick was christened Frederick Lewis -

Births Dec 1893 (>99%)
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Stevens Frederick Lewis Orsett 4a 437

Birth of son!

Births Mar 1918 (99%)
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Mills Frederick L S Mills Orsett 4a 879

His marriage -


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Marriages Dec 1918 (>99%)
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Mills Annie M Stevens Orsett 4a 1148
Stevens Frederick L Mills Orsett 4a 1148

Another child -

Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
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Stevens Iris E Mills Orsett 4a 1263

On 1911 census he was in the Army -

following on -

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Frederick Louis Stevens
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Age at enlistment: 17
Birth Parish: Grays
Birth County: Essex
Document Year: 1911
Regimental Number: 8207
Number of Images: 1

which amongst other things gives next of kin as father Henry Stevens of 12 Albany Road, Grays, and mother Emma, brothers Ernest, John, Walter and William (!)

Wedding took place on 28th December 1918 at Grays Parish Church.

I cant beleive how much work you have put in to this, I am so grateful, Yes I think you HAVE found William or should I say Henry now, it certainly all fits.
I actually think you have FOUND FREDERICK aswell, he was a mystery, but it was never known that he went to Oz, no-one knew where he went, word was they thought he must have died, so i think you have uncovered him in Oz aswell!! inadvertantly solved a mystery there, Wow.
This family have been so hard, They were all called different names ie Harriet was Cissy, Helen or Ellen was Nellie, John was Jack etc etc, so in all it has baffled me for months, I cant thank you enough for putting these peices together for me,

Found him (I think) going to Oz

New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
Name: W H Stevens
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Age: 17
Port of Departure: Melbourne
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 13 Feb 1922
Vessel Name: Largs Bay
Origin Location: Grayes

(original location referring to Grays in Essex I would think)

This is the 1911 census. No sign of a William, but there is a Henry. I found a William Frederick, born Tilbury Docks, living with his widowed mother and brother.

Name: Relationship to head: Marital Status: Years married: Sex: Age in 1911: Occupation: Where born:
STEVENS, HENRY HEAD MARRIED M 43 COOPER KENT NORTHFLEET
STEVENS, EMMA WIFE MARRIED 20 F 44 NORTHFLEET KENT
STEVENS, HARRIETT DAUGHTER SINGLE F 18 GRAYS ESSEX
STEVENS, ERNEST SON SINGLE M 14 APRENTICE GRAYS ESSEX
STEVENS, ELLEN DAUGHTER SINGLE F 12 SCHOOL GRAYS ESSEX
STEVENS, JOHN SON SINGLE M 10 SCHOOL GRAYS ESSEX
STEVENS, WALTER SON SINGLE M 9 GRAYS ESSEX
STEVENS, HENRY SON M 6 GRAYS ESSEX
STIFF, GEORGE BOARDER SINGLE M 36 SHIP'S FIREMAN GRAVESEND KENT
STIFF, GEORGE BOARDER WIDOWER M 31 LABOURER DOCK NORTHFLEET KENT
STIFF, GEORGE BOARDER M 10 GRAYS ESSEX
STIFF, ERNEST BOARDER M 9 GRAYS ESSEX
SMITH, CHARLIE BOARDER SINGLE M 33 SHIP'S FIREMAN GREENWICH EKNT
STEVENS WALTER (RG14PN9972 RG78PN524 RD192 SD1 ED21 SN257)
Address 12 ALBANY ROAD GRAYS County Essex
District Orsett Subdistrict Grays
Enumeration District 21 Parish Grays Thurrock

Found Henry's birth -

Births Dec 1904 (>99%)
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Stevens Henry William Orsett 4a 643

Think the posting re Frederick dying in Oz is not him, even with the coincidence of parents' names (!)

Kay,

Have been looking for William in Oz and came up with his 'possible' death.


Registration No. 17264/1955
STEVENS FREDERICK WILLIAM
Father's given name HENRY
Mother's given name EMMA
District AUBURN B
Year of death 1955

This is the site I found him on. I know it says Frederick William, but with a father called Henry and a mother called Emma, it is in all probability him. I am now going to look elsewhere -


http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm

Starting from:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
one can drill down to search passenger lists at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-100.01-e.php
The index is by ship's names and voyages, rather than passengers, and in any case only goes up to 1922.

However, one could page thru the 30 images for the Tunisian in 1919/10/05, and find Helen Connor. (Well, I presume so, but I didn't actually go thru the images.)


On a seperate matter, Canadian provinces have long closed periods on BMDs before they become public documents. (95/80/70 y in Ontario, e.g.). Just as laws governing BMDs and their registrations vary from country to country in the UK, so they vary province to province in Canada.

I just can't thank you enough for all your help, you have found more in a couple of hours than I have found in months Im told William had 13 children in Australia but I can not get a lead on him at all, Im sure I tried the birth you found before but it leads to a different family, I will try again incase.
I think this has sparked the memory banks with my auntie aswell so I may get some more info on him & Helen that way.
Thanks again Choccy
Kay
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