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Dr G.M.W.Mann. Baytrees Burnhams Rd, Lt.Bookham Surrey, U.K. KT23 3AU |
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1 Roderick William STEVENSON
1901-1957
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m Nellie Deborah SHORT 1933
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Roderick was born in 1901 in West Ham, both his mother and father were teachers, and he attended Raines Foundation School where his uncle, William MARTIN, was head teacher. After leaving school, he was apprenticed as an engineer, but did
not complete studies before emigrating to Canada. He crossed the border into Chicago but there lost his right
hand in a factory accident. Meanwhile
his only brother, Ronald, in the merchant navy was attacked and injured at
Marseille. Roderick returned home to
help look after him. Roderick married Nellie SHORT in 1933 and their only daughter
was born a year later. Life was
difficult in the depression especially for a man with ine hand and they moved
to Shoeburyness where he worked at fairgrounds on the sea-front. He became a full-time air raid warden
during the war and worked at the army artillery ranges in Shoeburyness
afterward. During this time, the family lived at 33 Ulster Avenue but had
just sold it, when he contracted lung cancer and bronchitis and died in
1957. His widow moved to the next
road, 58 Waterford Rd where she married Edward HAYNS about 1960 and remained
there until her death in 1993; her second husband died five years previously. Roderick was a short man with a complexion like his mother’s
that turned very dark brown in the sun.
He was a good teller of tales and recited monologues in local
concerts. He had a great time in
Canada until he lost his hand (judging from his photographs which sadly were
all destroyed by his wife’s second husband)
War-time was also a good time (despite the constant enmity between his
wife and mother, both of whom he loved) as he was able to hold down a
responsible post. After the war, an
inheritance from his parents allowed him to run a car and television when few
could afford such luxuries He was
very independent, keeping his garden well and resisting offers of help from
those with two hands, though his last years were clouded with poor health |
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9Oct1901 Nov1906
4 1906
5 18Sep1911
10 1912 11 22Dec1915
14 c1920 19 c1924 23 c1925 24 1926 25 25Dec1933
32 25 2Nov1934 33 25 c1936 35 27 c1938 37 29 1939 38 30 1945 44 36 26Mar1955
54 46 1Oct1957 55 48 c960
51 28Nov1988 79 23Jan1993 84 |
born at 6 Park Rd, West Ham with parents at 112 Browning Rd, West Ham (from father's will) awarded bronze medal by West Ham Ed.Authority for perfect attendance at
school (Kensington Ave, Manor Park) started at Raines Foundation School (uncle MARTIN was head teacher) won first form school prize left school, apprenticed as engineer at Hunt's Ltd, Millwall emigrated to Canada lost right hand in accident in Chicago returned to England; looked after brother with head injury caused by
thieves at Marseille brother Ronald died married Nellie SHORT at Manor Park Methodist Church from 112 Browning
Rd dau Jean born at 275 Halley Rd, Manor Park moved to Pentland Avenue Shoeburyness, Essex rented new house at 33 Ulster Avenue, Shoeburyness full time air raid warden during war began work at the army artillery ranges, Shoeburyness dau Jean married at Shoeburyness died at Rochford Hospital from bronchitis and heart failure Nellie marrried Edward HAYNS Edward HAYNS died Nellie died |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
Roderick
William STEVENSON boy b 9Oct1901 at 6 Park Rd, West Ham
father:
Frederick William STEVENSON, schoolmaster; mother: Leah Dingwall STEVENSON,
formerly JUSTICE
r
18Nov1901 by father F W STEVENSON of 6 Park Rd, West Ham at Plaistow, West Ham
m
25Dec1933 at Manor Park Methodist Church, Romford Rd, West Ham, ESS
Roderick
William STEVENSON bch 32, commercial traveller of 112 Browning Rd
Nellie
Deborah SHORT spr 25, machinist of 49 Durham Rd, Manor Park
fathers:
Frederick William STEVENSON, schoolmaster (retired); Thomas Short, oil shop
manager
witness:
Thomas William SHORT; Ivy E SHORT
Jean
Helen Leah STEVENSON girl b 2Nov1934 at 275 Halley Road
father:
Roderick William STEVENSON, commercial traveller; mother: Nellie Deborah
STEVENSON, formerly SHORT
r
14Nov1934 by father R W STEVENSON of 275 Halley Rd, Manor Park at West Ham
Roderick William STEVENSON male age 55 of
21 Ulster Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, storekeeper (Ministry of
Supply)
d 1Oct1957 at Rochford General Hospital of
heart failure & chronic bronchitis
r 3Oct1957 at Rochford, ESS, by N D
STEVENSON widow of deceased, of 21 Ulster Avenue, Shoeburyness ESS,
[NOTE: 33 Ulster Ave was sold while he was in
hospital, but he never lived at 21]
Edward Leonard HAYNS male B 12May1907 at
Bromley by Bow, college lecturer (retired) of 58 Waterford Rd, Shoeburyness,
ESS
d 28Nov1988 at 58 Waterford Rd,
Shoeburyness of heart disease
r 29Nov1988 at Southend-on-Sea ESS, by Nellie
Deborah HAYNS widow of deceased, of 21 Ulster Avenue, Shoeburyness ESS,
Nellie Deborah HAYNS female B 21Dec1908 at
Stepney, dressmaker (retired) of 58 Waterford Rd, Shoeburyness, ESS
d 23Jan1993 at Runwell Hospital of
broncho-pneumonia
r 26Jan1993 at Chelmsford ESS, by Jean
MANN daughter, of Bay Trees, Burnhams Rd, Bookham SRY,
inscribed: East Ham Education
Authority. Presented to R.Stevenson for
perfect attendance 1906
2556 Roderick W STEVENSON admitted
18Sep1911 B 9Oct1901 feepaying
previous school Kensington Ave Manor Park;
form I on entry
parent Frederick W schoolmaster, 112 Browning Rd, E.Ham
promoted form III 1913
last attendance 22Dec1915 engr apprentice
at Hunt's Ltd, Millwall
1911/12 school prize, form I, Stevenson
ii (ii=second STEVENSON, ie RW)