Fred Stevenson (1900 - 1982)

Born 2 Dec 1900 in 1 Palmerston Road, Plumstead, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Nellie Louisa (Wilks) Stevenson — married 1 Jul 1928 in Register Office, Willesden, Middlesex (London), England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1982 at age 82 in Memorial Public Hospital, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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Biography

Fred Stevenson was born in Plumstead, Kent, England.

Fred Stevenson migrated from St Pancras, London, England to Auckland, New Zealand.

Fred Stevenson lived in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Fred Stevenson lived in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Fred was born in 1900 in Plumstead, southeast London, England, the son of Frederick Thomas Stevenson, a "Stoker in Arsenal" and Sarah Dewhurst Stevenson ("late Pain formerly Henly").^[1]

Fred married Nellie (Wilks) Stevenson in 1928 at the registry office in Willesden, Middlesex (now part of London).^[2] Fred was a "motor omnibus driver" at least between 1928 and 1933.^[2][3][4] Nellie and Fred had three children in London: Joan, Sheila, and Sydney "Peter".

The family lived at the following addresses in greater London:

• At marriage (1 July 1928): Fred: 76 Church Road, Willesden, northwest London (historic Middlesex); Nellie: 13 Craven Road (perhaps Craven Park Road), perhaps Willesden.^[2]
• At Joan's birth (30 Aug 1929): 3 Bonny Street, St Pancras (now part of Camden), north-central London (historic Middlesex).^[3]
• On Fred's bus driver's licence (6 Feb 1933): 10 Marthorne Crescent, Wealdstone, Harrow, on the edge of northwest London (historic Middlesex).^[4]
• An update on Fred's bus driver's licence (27 Feb 1933): Woodcroft Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow.^[4]
• At registration of Sheila's birth (Jul-Sep 1933): perhaps in/near Hampstead, north-central London (historic Middlesex), as that is where her birth was registered.^[5]
• At registration of Peter's birth (Oct-Dec 1936): perhaps in/near Camberwell, south London (historic Surrey), as that is where his birth was registered.^[6]
• Last address before Nellie and the children moved to New Zealand (8 Dec 1939): 7 [indecipherable, looks like Millow, maybe Milton?] Rd, Herne Hill, South London (historic Surrey).^[7]

Fred moved to Auckland, New Zealand in c. 1938 and the rest of the family followed in 1939.^[8] The cost of passage for Nellie and the children (approx £120) was loaned and part-funded by the London County Council, arranged by the Council's Public Assistance Department.^[9] Nellie and her three children are recorded as leaving London for Auckland on the Rangitane on 8 Dec 1939.^[7]

In New Zealand, Fred worked as a car park attendant.^[10][11] He also fought in World War II.^[8]

In 1966, Fred and Nellie's daughter Sheila died in tragic circumstances in Papua New Guinea.^[12]

Fred died in February 1982. Causes of death on the death certificate were Bronchopneumonia (1 week) and Cerebrovascular accident (1 1/2 years). He was cremated at Hastings. At the time, he was living at Braemore Rest Home, Middle Road, Havelock North.^[10] Nellie had died there five months prior.^[8] Their son Peter died tragically in Auckland six months later.^[13][8]

As at 2022, Fred and Nellie are survived by the children of their daughter Joan (one of whom was the son of Sheila, adopted as a baby by Joan and her husband), and their own children, step-children, and grandchildren. Their descendants live mostly in New Zealand but some in Australia and England. Fred and Nellie's three children, one grandson (Sheila's other son Colin Andrew Simpson (abt.1963-)), and one great-grandson have passed away.^[8]

Birth, Marriage, Migration, and Death records

Birth record (FreeBMD):
Fred Stevenson (mother's maiden name not listed). Birth registered in Jan-Mar 1901 at Woolwich. Volume:    1d. Page: 1320.^[14]

Marriage records (FreeBMD):
Nellie L. Wilks married spouse of surname Stevenson. Record: Marriages Registered in July, August and September, 1928; District: Willesden; Volume: 3a; Page: 850.^[15]
Fred STEVENSON married spouse of surname Wilks. Record: Marriages Registered in July, August and September, 1928; District: Willesden; Volume: 3a; Page: 850.^[16]

NZ BDM Online: Death Registration
Reg Number: 1982/27993
Fred Stevenson
DOB: 2-Dec-00^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ See attached birth certificate.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} See marriage certificate, uploaded as an image.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} See daughter Joan's birth certificate, uploaded as an image.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} See Fred's bus driver's licence, PDF uploaded under images.
5. ↑ See birth record on Sheila's page.
6. ↑ See birth record on Peter's page.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} See migration record on Nellie's or one of the children's pages.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Info known by/handed down to great-grandson Caleb (Anderson)Day, as remembered 27 Jul 2020. Some other sources to be added in due course
9. ↑ See letter from London County Council; PDF uploaded under images.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} See death certificate, attached as an image.
11. ↑ Daughter Sheila's death certificate. Profile manager has a scan.
12. ↑ Daughter Sheila's death certificate. Profile manager has a scan.
13. ↑ Son Peter's death certificate on his page.
14. ↑ Image and transcription of birth record available from FreeBMD at https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=vZmnBMPWHP5b8F3KSVyl4g&scan=1
15. ↑ Image and transcription of marriage record available from FreeBMD at https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=159333308:2527&d=bmd_1615278480
16. ↑ Image and transcription of marriage record available from FreeBMD at https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=159310356:8881&d=bmd_1615278480
17. ↑ Searchable online at https://bdm.psopho.co.nz/ and documents can be ordered from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search