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Stevenson/Collins marriage :

STEVENSON, ELIZABETH
COLLINS, ALLAN
1917
821 / 74
Dumfries

5th June 1917, at Marchmount, Dumfries.
Allan Collins, widower, linotype operator, 53.
Parents: Bernard Collins, deceased, contractor, and Janet Wyper Collins, nee Melrose, deceased.

Elizabeth Stevenson, spinster, confectioner, 50.
Parents: John Stevenson, 1st Officer, United States Navy, deceased.
Elizabeth Stevenson, nee Le-Che, deceased.

Death of Allan Collins:

COLLINS, ALLAN
69
mmn WYPER
M
1933
564 / 2 / 219
Greenock West


Don't know where/when Elizabeth died - not in Scotland, at least.

An Elizabeth Collins, widow b.29 Oct. 1862 is living with John Le Che Stevenson and family in 1939 in Halesowen, Worcestershire
It says she is 'incapacitated'.

Marriage already posted by ArgyllGran of John Stevenson and Elizabeth Leche. Leche appears to have mutated to Le Che in later years


First name(s) John
Spouse's age 23
Last name Stevenson
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Birth year 1836
Spouse's residence Prince Edwin St
Age 23
Father's first name(s) Daniel
Marital status Bachelor
Father's last name Stevenson
Occupation Engineer
Father's occupation Contractor
Residence 26 Richmond Row
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Leche
Spouse's father's occupation Gentleman
Marriage date 28 Feb 1859
Witness 1 Henry bullock
Denomination Church Of England
Witness 2 Mary Bullock
Description St Anne, Cazneau Street
Place Liverpool, St Anne, Cazneau Street
Archive reference 283-ANN-3-14
Diocese Liverpool
County Lancashire
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Leche
Spouse's birth year 1836

There is an article about Stevensons and Leches in the papers. IN CHANCERY pertaining to a will of James Pearson. This is free to read if you are subscribed to fmp, if not you can access this by googling William Leche Stevenson and it is in THE LONDON GAZETTE, JUNE 15, 1860.

I can understand Leche being written the way it is said - Le Che, but seems odd to keep it that way.

Judging by the 1841 and 1851 censuses for the Leche family, posted on 22 Oct, at 16:41,
the name seems to have originally been pronounced like "leech".

Maybe John Stevenson (or somebody) thought Le Che sounded posher than Leech.

:-D

I was thinking more like a French way sounding like Le Chay, or Spanish, isn’t Leche a Spanish word for milk?

I sometimes try saying a name in different regional accents, if the family have moved, to see if I can make sense of different spellings.

Yes, that's what I meant - French pronunciation sounding posher.

Hyacinth Bucket/Bouquet syndrome.

Also, so much of is down to the person writing things down eg clerks and enummerators.

Great , thanks for last posts

Possible death of Elizabeth :

Deaths Sep 1946
Collins Elizabeth 82 Stourbridge 9d 165

Stourbridge RD includes Halesowen.

Her age/YOB varies from one record to another:

in 1939: 1862.
In 1921: 1862
In 1917 (marriage): age 50, therefore 1867 (unless a lie, or registrar's mistake)
In 1901: 1864
In 1891: 1864
In 1871: c1863

This is the John who died in 1904. He was 68 and 8 months and died of cancer.

John Stevenson
Gender Female
Birth Date Jun 1834
Birth Place Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Death Date 4 Feb 1904
Death Place Livermore, Alameda County, California, United States of America
Cemetery San Francisco Columbarium
Burial or Cremation Place San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States of America
Has Bio? N
Spouse
Sarah Stevenson
Children
Floyd D Williams
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61954799/john-stevenson




Name John Stevenson
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 68
Event Type Death
Birth Date abt 1836
Birth Place England
Death Date 4 Feb 1904
Death Place Near Lwermore, California, USA


and in 1870?

John Stevenson

in the 1870 United States Federal Census


Name John Stevenson
Age in 1870 37
Birth Date abt 1833
Birthplace England
Dwelling Number 388
Home in 1870 San Francisco Ward 9, San Francisco, California
Race White
Gender Male
Post Office San Francisco
Occupation Engineer River & Ship
Father of Foreign Birth Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth Yes
Male Citizen Over 21 Yes

Maybe this is him in 1881? He is a widower so perhaps that is why the children were sent home to the grandparents and he met Sarah Williams nee Rowe and married her? She was born in New York.


John Stevenson

in the 1880 United States Federal Census


Name John Stevenson
Age 48
Birth Date Abt 1832
Birthplace England
Home in 1880 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Street Fourth Park
House Number 357
Dwelling Number 54
Race White
Gender Male
Marital Status Widower
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
Occupation Engineer



Name John Stevenson engineer
Age 49
Birth Year abt 1835
Birth Place England
Residence Year 1884
Residence Place San Mateo, California, USA



Sarah Williams

in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name Sarah Williams
Age 34
Birth Date Abt 1846
Birthplace New York
Home in 1880 Belmont, San Mateo, California, USA
Dwelling Number 233
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Sister
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Occupation Housekeeper
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Rowe 48 Self (Head)
Sarah Williams 34 Sister
Floyd Williams 12 Nephew