Emily Stephenson

Emily Stephenson 

Born:   1854, Nottingham 

Father: William Stephenson (b. 1826)

Mother: Sarah Stephenson (b. 1832)

Sisters: Mary Ann Stephenson (b. 1858), Sarah Elizabeth Stevenson (b. 1860), Fanny Ellen Stephenson (b. 1862)

Marriage:        24 December 1879, Stow in Lindsey 

Husband:         George Henry Mason 

                        b. 1856 

                        Plumber 

In 1871 – 

She is at York Street, Radford. Her father is listed as ‘Paper Stainer’. Her mother is listed as ‘Mangles Clothes’. Emily is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her sisters (Mary, Elizabeth and Fanny) are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at Normandy and Stowe, Gainsborough. Her husband is listed as ‘Plumber’. Emily is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. There is a boarder, Elizabeth Clayton (b. 1858), is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’.

In 1891 – 

She is at Lord Street, Gainsborough. Her husband is listed as ‘Plumber and Gas Fitter’. Emily is unlisted. Her brother-in-law, James Mason (b. 1861), is listed as ‘Architect’. There is a servant, Harriet Charles (b. 1872). There is a boarder, Walter Charles (b. 1875), listed as ‘Plumber and Gas Fitters Apprentice’. There is a servant, Mary Ann Smith (b. 1819), is listed as ‘Living On Own Means’.  

In 10/98 – 

Address is Free School, Gainsborough. 

In 1901 –

She is at 7 Armstrong Street, Preston, Lancashire. Her husband is listed as ‘Plumber’. Emily is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. There is boarder, Clarence Tams (b. 1881), listed as ‘Assistant Schoolmaster’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 31 Green Lane, Stoneycroft, Liverpool. Her husband is listed as ‘Plumber and Contractor’. Emily is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’.

Nothing more definitive found.