Robert Vivian Ray Stevens (abt. 1869 - 1948)

Born about 1869 in Highweek, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1948 at about age 79 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Biography

Robert was born in 1876 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. His parents were John and Catherine Stevens.

He enlisted in the Royal Navy and served in South Africa where he met and married Alice Maud McLaughlin. They had They had 3 children before moving to England where the had 3 more children.

Later in life he returned to South Africa where he died in 1948 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Birth

1 Apr 1876, Newton Abbott, Devon ^[1]

Death

12 Apr 1948, Cape Province, South Africa ^[2]

Residence : 25 Bullen Street, Port Elizabeth

Age : 79 years

Cause of Death : Heart Failure, Toxemia, Bilateral Bronche Pneumonia, Senility

Christian Name : Robert Vivian Ray Stevens

Burial

South End Cemetery, Port Elizabeth

Occupation

1891 Errand Boy at time of enlistment to Royal Navy

He was a retired soldier who served as a Sapper in the South African Engineering Corps.

Military

• Date and Period of C.S. Engagements - 10 Nov 1891 - 13 Dec 1919 12 years ^[1]
• First ship served on - Impregnable
• Last ship served on - Wildfire

Immigration

• Aug 1906, Mr Robert Stevens, age 28, profession "Police" returning from Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay) and Cape Town on the Kidonan Castle (ship name) ^[3]

Family

Children

• Robert William John Stevens Nov 1902, Cape Town, South Africa ^[4]
• Daniel Albert Sydney Stevens 1904–1936​
• Catherine Elizabeth Stevens 1908–
• George Thomas Stevens 1910
• Olive May Stevens 1913–1963
• Amy Stevens –1995

Residence

• 1881 England Census, age 4, son, Queen Street, Wolborough With Newton Abbot, Devon, England ^[5]
• 1891 England Census, age 15, son, Asisstant To Hawker, East Street, Wolborough, Devon, England ^[6]
• 1911 England Census, age 33, married, General labourer, building trade, Highweek, Devon, England, United Kingdom ^[7]

Vivian was born about 1870. He passed away about 1950.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 242 Ancestry.com. UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 link last accessed on 3 Aug 2020. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Service Number 163813
2. ↑ Full scan of death certificate"South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (: 18 February 2020), 1948 > Port Elizabeth > image 1121 of 3887; National Archives, Pretoria.
3. ↑ The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 278 link last accessed on 3 Aug 2020
4. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (: 16 August 2019), Robert Vyoyan Stevens in entry for Robert William John, 02 Nov 1902; citing Baptism, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, p. 305, William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (: 12 December 2017), Robert Stevens in household of John Stevens, Wolborough With Newton Abbot, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 2165/51, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,768.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (: 4 May 2019), Robert Stevens in household of John Stevens, Wolborough, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (: n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Devon county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (: 3 July 2019), Robert Stevens, Highweek, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (: n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Research Notes

Birth Discrepancy

1911 census indicates birth year of 1878, Hyhurst, Newton Abbot, Devonshire

Death record in 1948 indicates birth year of 1869

WWI Pension record estimates birth year of 1878 [1]

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