Jane Ann (Alexander) Stevens

Wife of Charles Stevens — married 1873 in Blakiston, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 May 1906 in Meadows, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Jane Ann was born about ( 1854 ? ) Parents being Thomas Alexander and Jane Wallace.

Jane Ann's parents and eldest sister Ellen Alexander, immigrated from Ireland to South Australia in 1848 on the Barque Sea Queen.

The families first place of residence in the colony was at Bowden, they did not live there long and moved to Mount Barker where they resided and farmed the land at " Fairview".

1877 Jane Ann Alexander married Charles Stevens a widower at Blakiston, Mount Barker, South Australia.

Children :

b. 1879 : Eliza Jane Stevens
b. 1880 : Thomas Alexander Stevens
b. 1882 : Ellen Louisa Stevens
b. 1883 : William James Richard Stevens
b. 1884 : Florence Emily Stevens
b. 1886 : Stephen Wellington Stevens
b. 1887 : Eunice Adelaide Stevens
b. 1888 : Alfred Amos Stevens
b. 1889 : Rose Margaret Stevens
b. 1891 : Stanley Wallace Stevens
b. 1893 : Robert Oliver Stevens

1906 Jane Ann Stevens in about her 52nd year died, her death was registered in the district of Meadows, Mount Baker.

Notes:

Possible birth for Jane Ann aka Janet ? ? ?

ALEXANDER Janet Sex F Father Thomas ALEXANDER District Adelaide Book/Page 4/267 Year 1854 -- GENEALOGY SA Online Database Search on the 1st of October, 2022 at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

Sources

• South Australian Marriage Indexes: Name Charles Spouse Name Jane Ann Alexander District Mount Barker Book/Page No 113/985 Year 877. GENEALOGY SA Online Database Search. https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Australian Newspapers - The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA : 1880 - 1954) Fri 8 May 1908, Page 2, Family Notices - In Memoriam. STEVENS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14786901 Trove NLA

• Australian Newspapers - The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA : 1880 - 1954) View title info Fri 7 Dec 1934, Page 2, CHARLES STEVENS. On the death of his wife he remarried in 1873 at Blakiston, to Jane, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Alexander, of Mount Barker. They went to live at Macclesfield where he had resided until quite recently. His wife predeceased him by 28 years. The surviving members of the family are three daughters—Mrs. W. Morley, Mrs. J. England, and Miss F. Stevens, all of Mount Barker, and five sons—Messrs.J. Stevens, of Mount Barker, Mr. T. Stevens, of Nairne, Mr. R. Stevens, of Strathalbyn, Mr. Alf Stevens, of New South Wales, and Mr. Robert Stevens, of New Zealand...... continues.. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146058601 Trove NLA