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Looking for the parents of John Le Che Stevenson b New York 1864, (taken from tree on ancestry) he m in Madeley Shropshire 1897, was living in Wolverhampton in 1901
have looked on US census no joy

The marriage certificate to Harriet should tell you his father's name and occupation, which might help.

Marriages Sep 1897
Bailey Harriet Ellen ....Madeley 6a 1233

STEVENSON John Le Che .... Madeley 6a 1233


His Death ??
Deaths Mar 1958

STEVENSON John Le C 93 Birmingham 9c

1939

John Le Che Stevenson
Gender Male
Marital Status Widow
Birth Date 15 Oct 1864
Residence Date 1939
Address 2a Whitehall Drive
Residence Place Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Occupation Engineering Draughtsman
Line Number 38
Schedule Number 30
Sub Schedule Number 1
Enumeration District Qjfy
Borough Halesowen
Registration District 373/1/25
Household Members (Name) Gender Birth Year
John Le Che Stevenson Male 1864

John B Stevenson<<<<< added in red ink Le Che
Male
1900

Harriet E Stevenson<<<<< added in red ink Le Che
Female
1898

1911 Census For England & Wales
2A the Drive Birmingham Road Halesowen, Halesowen, Shropshire & Worcestershire, England

Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Le Che Stevenson Head
- Male 46 1865 Engineering draughtsman New York U S A
John Bailey Le Che Stevenson Son
- Male 10 1901 School Govan Glasgow
Harriet Ellen Le Che Stevenson Wife
- Female 48 1863 - Coalport Madeley Salop
Harriet Eleanor Le Che Stevenson Daughter
- Female 12 1899 School Govan Glasgow



1921 Census Of England & Wales
2, The Drive, Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
John L C Stevenson Head
Male 1864 56 New York, New York, United States Mechanical Draughtsman Messrs Stewarts & Lloyds Tube Manufacturers
John B L C Stevenson Son
Male 1900 21 Ayrshire, Scotland Motor Car Mechanic H Rudge Cycle Depto
E Collins Boarder
Female 1862 58 New York, New York, United States Home Duties -

Sorry, think you do need the MC to see if his father is named, not finding anything for him.

unusual name
could this be of relevance

Name William Le Che Stevenson
Newspaper Title The San Francisco Examiner
Father
Jobts Stevenson


William Le C Stevenson
Death Age 78
Birth Date abt 1860
Registration Date Oct 1938 [Nov 1938] [Dec 1938]
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Blackpool
Inferred County Lancashire
Volume 8e
Page 703

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Fernbank, 1, Victoria Road, Drysfesdale, Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
New
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Le-Che Stevenson - Married Male 40 1861 Music teacher England
Dorothy Stevenson - Married Female 48 1853 - Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stevenson - Single Female 37 1864 - United States

That's interesting especially as John's( 1864) daughter was born in Glasgow.

sister elizabeth

1891
Name Elizabeth Stevenson
Age 27
Estimated Birth Year abt 1864
Relationship Sister
Gender Female
Where born (Britsule), America US
Registration Number 820
Registration District Dryfesdale
Civil parish Dryfesdale
County Dumfriesshire
Address 11 Livingston Pl
ED 7
Household schedule number 35
Line 5
Roll CSSCT1891_391
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William L C Stevenson

30

Head
Elizabeth Stevenson 27 Sister

Jobts Stevenson

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Name Jobts Stevenson
Gender Male
Death Age 68
Birth Date abt 1836
Residence Place Livermore
Death Date 4 Feb 1904
Death Place 1834 San Jose
Obituary Date 6 Feb 1904
Obituary Place San Francisco, California, USA
Newspaper Title The San Francisco Examiner
Spouse
Surah Steveuson
Child
William Le Che Stevenson
K Utabetb Stevenson
John Stevenson

Le Che seems an odd name - could it actually be Leche.

You're right, Nameslessone.


STEVENSON, WILLIAM LECHE mmn LECHE
GRO Reference: 1860 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 445

Parents ??

John Stevenson
in the Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935
Name John Stevenson
Gender Male
Marriage Age 23
Event Type Marriage
Birth Year abt 1836
Marriage Date 28 Feb 1859
Marriage Place Liverpool, St Anne, Lancashire, England
Father Daniel Stevenson
Spouse Elizabeth Leche [ Father: William Leche ]


John Stevenson
in the 1861 England Census
Name John Stevenson
Gender Male
Age 25
Relation Head
Estimated Birth Year 1836
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Stevenson
Where born Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish St Thomas
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration District Liverpool
Sub-registration district St Thomas
ED, institution, or vessel 3d
Neighbors
Household schedule number 36
Piece 2674
Folio 33
Page number 7
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John Stevenson 25 Head - Liverpool - Licensed victualler
Elizabeth Stevenson 25 Wife - Preston
William L Stevenson 1 Son
Sewart Bannan 21 Servant

Wm Leche Stevenson
in the 1871 England Census
Name Wm Leche Stevenson
Age 11
Estimated Birth Year 1860
Relation Grandson
Gender Male
Where born Preston, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Preston
Ecclesiastical parish St George
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration District Preston
Sub-registration district Preston
ED, institution, or vessel 21
Household schedule number 39
Piece 4205
Folio 69
Page number 10
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Daniel Stevenson 66 Head
Elizabeth Stevenson 58 Wife
Henry Stevenson 23 Son
Wm Leche Stevenson 11 Grand[son]
Elizabeth Stevenson 8 Granddaughter - New York
John Stevenson 6 Grandson - New York <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Sarah Ann Bulcock 49 Sister-in-law


Looks like the family must have gone to NY c1862, and the children were sent back to UK 1864-1871.
Then they must have gone back to USA.
I don't see any of them in 1881.

In the "Jobts Stevenson" obituary posted earlier, " K Utabetb" will be a mistranscription of Elizabeth.

Their mother Elizabeth Leche:

Elizabeth Leche
in the Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911
Name Elizabeth Leche
Baptism Date 2 Dec 1835
Parish Garstang, Lancashire, England
Father William Leche
Mother Tibby Leche
Register Type Parish Registers
Reference Number PR 2415


Elizabeth Leeche
in the 1841 England Census
Name Elizabeth Leeche
Age 5
Estimated Birth Year abt 1836
Gender Female
Where born Lancashire, England
Civil parish Garstang
Hundred Amounderness
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration District Garstang
Sub-registration district Garstang
Neighbors
Piece 495
Book 6
Folio 18
Page number 31
Household Members (Name) Age
William Leeche 45
Sibley Leeche 40
Maria Leeche 8
William Leeche 6
Elizabeth Leeche 5
James Leeche 3
Mary Leeche 10 Mo


Elizebeth Leche
in the 1851 England Census
Name Elizebeth Leche
Age 15
Estimated Birth Year abt 1836
Relation Daughter
Mother's Name Tabby Leche
Gender Female
Where born Catterall, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Preston
Ecclesiastical parish St Thomas
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration District Preston
Sub-registration district Preston
ED, institution, or vessel 02ff
Neighbors
Household schedule number 197
Piece 2267
Folio 123
Page number 60
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Tabby Leche 32 Head
William Leche 19 Son
Elizebeth Leche 15 Daughter
James Leche 13 Son
John Harricks 19 Visitor
John Thwaits 17 Visitor


Parents' marriage:

William Leche
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
Name William Leche
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Marriage Date 6 Jul 1822
Marriage Place St. John'S, Preston, Lancashire, England
Spouse Tabitha Pearson
FHL Film Number 1502462
Reference ID p 39 it. 114

This seems to be the man in the 1904 obituary:

John Stevenson
in the California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name John Stevenson
Age 53
Birth Year abt 1835
Birth Place England
Residence Year 1888
Residence Place Alameda, California, USA
Naturalization Date 19 Jul 1869
Naturalization Place San Francisco, California

Address: Livermore.
Occupation: Engineer - a change from licensed victualler in 1861 ??
Naturalised 19 July 1869, San Francisco.


Also listed there in 1894.
Light complexion, hazel eyes, grey hair.

No wife listed with him.

Many thanks for all the great info

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First name(s) John Bailey Le Che
Residence -
Last name Stevenson
County Shropshire
Birth year 1900
Register type Baptism
Birth date 12 Apr 1900
Register date range 1838-1900
Baptism year 1900
Archive reference NM2533/124
Baptism date 19 Jul 1900
Page 83
Denomination Methodist
Record set Shropshire Baptisms
Place Lawley, Lawley Bank
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Father's first name(s) John Le Che
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Mother's first name(s) Harriett Eleanor

JOHN BAILEY LE C STEVENSON's record
Record Type Death
Registration Date Apr to Jun 1973
District Stourbridge
Volume 9D
Page Previous in Page446
Date of Birth 12AP1900

Probate for John snr (1958) was to Harriet Eleanor Le C Coley, wife of Arthur Leslie Coley

Marriages Dec 1940 (>99%)
Coley Arthur L Stevenson Stourbridge 6c 144
Stevenson Harriet E L Coley Stourbridge 6c 144

A long shot for brother William for 1880, based solely on age and birth country


Name William Stevenson
Age 20
Birth Date Abt 1860
Birthplace England
Home in 1880 Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Dwelling Number 3
Race White
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
Occupation Miner

Ditto for sister

Name Elizabeth Stevenson
Age 18
Birth Date Abt 1862
Birthplace England
Home in 1880 Normal, McLean, Illinois, USA
Street Between Ill Central Rr and Schoot Street
Dwelling Number 266
Race White
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
Occupation Domestic servant

First name(s) William Le Che
Residence town Blackpool
Last name Stevenson
Linked persons William Thomas Evans
Death year 1938
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Death date 04 Dec 1938
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Probate year 1939
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Probate date 02 Jan 1939
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Probate registry London


Probate to Elizabeth Collins widow and William Thomas Evans clerk. Could Elizabeth be the E Collins mentioned in the 1921 census I posted above? 22 Oct 2025 12:48 maybe Elizabeth the sister?