William Major Stephenson

- 1883

• Name	William Major Stephenson
  Born	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	1 Nov 1854	Anglican Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  William Major Stephenson was born and raised as a Roman Catholic (his mother's religion). However, since there was still a strong religious bias when it came to procuring government employment, there are a number of instances where individuals had themselves baptized as Anglicans to counteract selection bias.
  Died	7 Feb 1883	St. John's, Newfoundland   [2]
  Buried	Abt 9 Feb 1883	Belvedere Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland
  Notes	Births, Deaths, Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers (1825-1890). Stephenson, W. (Major) Coll. Duties, Blanc Sablon, Labrador, son of late J. Stephenson (sheriff of Northern District) died 7th, St. John's. Feb 10/83 GNS Note: From a series of letters written by (Mary) Ellen Morris (living in St. John?s Newfoundland) circa 1927 to Mary (Casement) Furlong wife to Harold Albert Furlong: Major (Stephenson) (called after his father) he was in the Customs Dept. in Newfoundland, and every summer visited Labrador in the Revenue Cruiser, he died years ago, unmarried. There is a bit of confusion here with both sources. The obit listed this son as W. (Major) Stephenson; the interpretation of the transcriber being that the name Major was a military rank. However, Major was actually one of his christian names. His first name was given only as the initial W, indicating that he may have been commonly known by his second name, Major. His father's location as sheriff of the Northern District should read Southern District. There was actually another John Stephenson/Stevenson, sheriff of the Northern District at Harbour Grace, thus the newspaper's confusion. In Ellen Morris' letter she just referred to him as Major Stephenson. There is a notation (called after his father). I believe this was meant to read after his father's father, i.e. Dr. George Major Stephenson. VITAL STATISTICS VOLUME 26A: ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, St Johns, Newfoundland - BAPTISMS from 1848 - Part - 2 (1853- 1856) William Major STEPHENSON not given not given Ferryland bap Nov 1 1854 Sheriff of the Southern District
  Person ID	I4130	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	John Joseph Stephenson,   b. Abt 1800, Poole, Dorset, England ,   d. 31 Jul 1872, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine Meehan,   b. St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Jul 1913, Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
  Married	15 Nov 1838	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  Family ID	F1182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 1 Nov 1854 - Anglican Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland Died - 7 Feb 1883 - St. John's, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 9 Feb 1883 - Belvedere Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S32] Vital Statistics - Anglican Cathederal of St. John the Baptist - St. John's, Newfoundland. [S33] Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers 1810-1890, Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, 2004. A fully searchable CD containing more than 40,000 transcribed entries for births, deaths and marriages). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Ancestry.com. Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. .