David Alan Stevenson (1854 - 1938)

Born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (UNKNOWN) Stevenson — married 1892 in Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 11 Apr 1938 at about age 84 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

David Stevenson is Notable.

David Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built 26 lighthouses in and around Scotland

David Alan Stevenson was born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, son of David Lillie Stevenson (1815–1886) and Elizabeth Mackay (1816–<1881).^[1] He was baptized on July 21, 1854.^[1]

In the 1861 census David A Stevenson (age 6) was the son of David Stevenson in Royal Terrace, Leith, St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland.^[2]

David Stevenson Head Married M 46 Civil engineer Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Stevenson Wife Married F 44 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth J Stevenson Daughter Unmarried F 19 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Stevenson Daughter F 17 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina Stevenson Daughter F 15 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary S Stevenson Daughter F 12 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David A Stevenson Son M 6 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles A Stevenson Son M 5 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Thos Stevenson Son M 1 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina Burke Niece F 13 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Nesbit Servant Unmarried F 40 Domestic servant Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Doherty Servant Unmarried F 30 Domestic servant Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Mitchell Servant Unmarried F 24 Domestic servant Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine Finlayson Servant Unmarried F 26 Domestic servant Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie McPherson Servant Unmarried F 21 Domestic servant Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

In the 1871 census David A Stevenson (age 16) was the son of David Stevenson at 45, Melville Street, St George Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland.^[3]

David Stevenson Head Married M 56 Civil engineer Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Stevenson Wife Married F 54 Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina Stevenson Daughter Unmarried F 25 Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Stevenson Daughter Unmarried F 22 Midlothian, Scotland

David A Stevenson Son M 16 Student of arts Midlothian, Scotland

Charles A Stevenson Son M 15 Scholar Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina Burke Niece Unmarried F 23 Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Turner Servant Unmarried F 25 Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary White Servant Unmarried F 31 Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Glass Servant Unmarried F 20 Midlothian, Scotland

Jessy Lind Servant Unmarried F 45 Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

David (37) married Annie Roberts (28) (born in 1863 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) in 1892 in Bromley, Kent, England. Their children were:

• Dorothy Emily Stevenson (1892–1973)
• Kathleen Elizabeth Stevenson (1898–1978)

In the 1901 census David A Stevenson (age 46) was the married head of household at 45, Melville Street, Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland.^[4]

David A Stevenson Head Married M 46 Civil engineer Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Stevenson Wife Married F 38 England

Dorothy E Stevenson Daughter F 8 Scholar Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kathleen E Stevenson Daughter F 2 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Clara E D Baker Servant Single F 25 Nurse domestic England

Janet Ferguson Servant Single F 40 Cook domestic Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes Duncan Servant Single F 50 Tablemaid domestic Creich, Fife, Scotland

Annie Monteith Servant Single F 25 Laundrymaid domestic Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie McLagan Servant Single F 25 Housemaid domestic Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Mary Ferguson Servant Single F 29 Kitchenmaid domestic Banffshire, Scotland

David Allan Stevenson's death (age 83) was registered in 1938 in the Haymarket Midlothian.^[5]

Monumental Inscription Deans Cemetery
David STEVENSON, F . R . S . E . , M . Inst . C . E . , born 11.1.1815 died 17.7.1886 Engineer to Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, wife Elizabeth MACKAY born 18.12.1816 died 7.7.871, children Eleanora 11.8.1852 6 mths, Robert James 12.4.1854 4 yrs, James Thomas 18.6.1861 15 mths, Georgina born 12.5.1845 died 4.12.1893, Mary Smith born 12.9.1848 died 23.3.1910, David Alan B . Sc . , M.Inst. C . E . , Engineer to Commissioners Northern Lighthouses born 21.7.1854 died 11.4.1938 (wife Annie ROBERTS 9.2.1945 82)^[6]

Research Notes

See also:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alan_Stevenson

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 610/235; Parish Number: 685/1; Frame: 4519
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 1 November 2023)
   David Alan Stevenson born or baptised on 21 Jul 1854, son of David Stevenson & Elizabeth MacKay, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 November 2023)
   David A Stevenson (6) son in household of David Stevenson (46) in Royal Terrace, Leith, St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 November 2023)
   David A Stevenson (16) son in household of David Stevenson (56) at 45, Melville Street, St George Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 November 2023)
   David A Stevenson (46), married head of household at 45, Melville Street, Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 685/1/212
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 1 November 2023)
   David Allan Stevenson death registered 1938 in Haymarket (age 83).
6. ↑ Burial: "Scotland Monumental Inscriptions"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 November 2023)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Stevenson-1005 created through the import of Brian Timothy Finn B1952.ged on May 1, 2012 by Wombat Allen.