Walter was born in Ruardean in1877, his birth being registered in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire. He was the son of George Stephens and Sarah Ann (Miles) Stephens. Walter married Mabel Annie Luker in 1904 and they had seven children.
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Walter was the son of George and Sarah Ann (Miles) Stephens. He was born in Ruardian in the Forest of Dean in 1877 and his birth was registered in Westbury On Severn. (1) The 1881 census shows him living at 13 Alma Place, Gloucester, with his parents and siblings.(2)
By1891 the family had moved to 7 Ladywellgate Street, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester although on census night his father, George, was not at that address but in the nearby Infirmary. (3) This census shows Walter, aged 14, employed as a brass turner. The 1901 census describes him as a'fitter engineer worker'. 4)
In 1904 Walter married Mabel Annie Berryman Luker at St Paul's, Gloucester (5) and in 1911 they were living in Brislington, Bristol where Walter was employed as an iron turner (6). Walter and Mabel subsequently moved back to Gloucester where their address was 24, Hartington Road. They had seven children; sadly, only five survived to adulthood.
Walter passed away in 1945.(7)
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCM-RTKJ : 4 September 2014), Walter H Stephens, 1945; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Gloucester City, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-DCMX : 18 August 2016), Walter Stephens in household of George Stephens, South Hamlet, Gloucestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 44, Piece/Folio 2536/23, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,892. 1. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X61-647 : 1 October 2014), Walter Stephens, 1877; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-DCMX : 18 August 2016), Walter Stephens in household of George Stephens, South Hamlet, Gloucestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 44, Piece/Folio 2536/23, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,892.
3. "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W13S-FMM : 15 October 2015), Walter H Stephens in household of Sarah A Stephens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Gloucestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSD1-XVY : 29 August 2015), Arthur Stephens in household of Sarah A Stephens, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Hamlet subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2677-7FK : 13 December 2014), Mabel Berryman Luker, 1904; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1904, quarter 3, vol. 6A, p. 378, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71F-QYJ : 20 January 2015), Walter Stephens, Bristol, Brislington Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCM-RTKJ : 4 September 2014), Walter H Stephens, 1945; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Gloucester City, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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