Benjamin Stevenson was born in County Durham, England.
Benjamin was born in Gateshead, County Durham, England, in 1894. His birth was registered in the second quarter. He was the son of Benjamin Stevenson and Mary Ann Strassheim. He was enumerated in the 1901 census as an eight year old residing with his family in Gateshead. The family in Gateshead in 1911. Benjamin stated he was sixteen and a "Laborer" at Glass Works.
No definitive record for Benjamin found post 1911.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FSP-67B : 1 October 2014), Benjamin Stevenson, 1894; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Gateshead, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHK-M9W : 21 May 2019), Benjamin Stevenson in household of Benjamin Stevenson, Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Gateshead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWCK-91N : 6 July 2019), Benjamin in household of Benjamin, Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom; 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.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin: