Eliza Stedman

Other Events:

• Death Registration: Between 1 Oct 1853 and 31 Dec 1853, St. Giles RD, Middlesex, England, UK; Vol. 1b, p. 220
• Obituary: Jan 1854, London, Middlesex, England, UK; Gentleman's Magazine

Notes:

Christened:
Eliza Stedman was baptized at Saint John Church, Eltham, as a daughter of Silas Stedman and Charlotte.

Death Registration:
Eliza Stedman died.

Obituary:
Nov. 30
Aged 24, Eliza, dau. of Silas Stedman, esq. of Guildford st., Russell sq.

Buried:
London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, Hillingdon St John the Baptist, #1419 (1853), p. 178.
Eliza Stedman, age 24, of St. Georges Bloomsbury, was buried December 6th by William Barhall, Officiating Minister.

Other Events:

• 1841 England Census: 1841, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, UK
• 1851 England Census: 1851, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, UK
• 1861 England Census: 1861, Broadwater, Sussex, England, UK
• Death Registration: Between 1 Apr 1863 and 30 Jun 1863, Worthing RD, Sussex, England, UK; Vol. 2b, p. 189
• Probate: 6 Jun 1863, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Notes:

From Nick Stedman (Nov 2006):

"Silas got his name from his uncle on the Martin side of the family (Elizabeth's eldest brother). He married Charlotte Stilwell of Eltham, Kent. They had 7 daughters and 2 sons all born in Eltham. Silas was reportedly a Chemist and Surgeon. His eldest son Silas Stilwell, married Harriet Stedman (his cousin) and became a Surgeon in Arundel, Sussex. Their eldest son, Silas James, matriculated from Queens College, Oxford in 1865 and became a doctor. He then disappears from the records. There is an odd record in The New Zealander of a daughter born to a Silas Stedman MD in 1860 in Auckland but the dates mismatch. There is no trace of James William, the second son of Silas and Charlotte."

1841 England Census:
Finsbury, St. George Bloomsbury, pp. 10-11
Guilford Street
Silas Stedman    45  Surgeon  N
Charlotte   "        38                 N
----- p. 11 -----
Silas S Stedman  21 Indt          N
Eliza      "             12                 N
Maria     "             10                N
Mary      "              6                  N
Harriet    "             4                  N
Laura     "              2                 N
Charles Francis   21   Indt       N
Daniel Mercer      14     "          Y
James Stilwell      14    "           Y
Martha Campbell   30 F St        N
Sarah Martin         25   "           N
Thomas Jones      16   M St      N

1851 England Census:
St. George Bloomsbury - Finsbury Borough, District 7, p. 62?
60 Guildford Street
Silas Stedman        Head Mar  54  General Practitioner M R C, CA, AS    Kent, West Malling
Charlotte   "            Wife    "     47                                                              Surrey Stoke
Ann           "           Dau    U      25                                                              Kent Eltham
Eliza          "            Dau   U      22                                                                 "        "
Maria         "              "      U     19                                                                  "        "
Mary          "              "              16                                                                 "        "
Harriet      "               "               13                                                                "         "
Laura       "                "              11                                                               Middx Bloomsbury
Edward    "             Son             8                                                                     "         "
Alfred       "               "                5                                                                     "        "
Sophia Cray       Servant  U     24    Home Servant                                     Berks Reading
Jane      "              "           U     20           "                                                   Oxford Maple Duke?
Charles Smith        "                  16   Errand Boy                                          Kent West Malling

1861 England Census:
District 5, p. 22
No. 3 Bejora Row
Silas Steadman       Head  Widr  64  Surgeon MRCSE & LAS not in practice  Malling Kent
Laura   "                  Dau    Un     21                                                                 Bloomsbury London

Death Registration:
Silas Stedman died.

Probate:
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941, Wiils. 1863, p. 27
Stedman, Silas - Effects under £800.
6 June. The Will of Silas Stedman formerly of Worthing but late of Durrington both in the COunty of Sussex, Surgeon, deceased who died on or about 11 April 1863 at Durrington aforesaid was proved at Chichester by the oath of Richard Holmes of Arundel in the said County, Solicitor, the sole Executor.

Silas married Charlotte Stilwell 29 Jun 1820, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK. Charlotte (daughter of James Stilwell and Ann [--?--]) was born Bef 1 Nov 1803, Stoke, Surrey, England, UK; was christened 1 Nov 1803, Stoke next Guildford, Surrey, England, UK; died Bef 8 Dec 1855, St. Giles RD, Middlesex, England, UK; was buried 8 Dec 1855, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Death Registration: Between 1 Oct 1855 and 31 Dec 1855, St. Giles RD, Middlesex, England, UK; Vol. 1b, p. 218

Notes:

Death Registration:
Charlotte Stedman died.

Buried:
London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, Hillingdon St John the Baptist, #30 (1855), p. 4
Burials in the Parish of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1855:
Charlotte Stedman, age 52, of London, was buried Decr. 8 1855 by L E Long.

Notes:

Married:
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Hillingdon St John the Baptist, #290 (1820), p. 97
Marriages solemnized in the Parish of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1820:

Silas Stedman, Br. of the Parish of Eltham in the County of Kent and Charlotte Stilwell of this Parish were married in this church by licence with Consent of Parents this twenty ninth Day of June in the Yar One Thousand eight hundred and twenty by me Thos. Dawson Allen, Curate, in the presence of William Stilwell and Elizabeth Weyale.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Chemist

Notes:

From Nicholas Stedman (Nov 2006):

"James's origin has not yet been proved, but I have some information that he came from Speldhurst near Tunbridge Wells. In his Will he referred to two of his sisters, Mary Mulcock and Susannah Blake, both widows in 1828 when James wrote his Will and the year in which he died.

James was a 'Chymist and Druggist' of High St, W Malling, Kent. He married Elizabeth Martin of nearby Plaxtol, the daughter of Francis Martin, on 21st Jan 1788 in W Malling. It has been suggested that Elizabeth Martin came from W Malling, the daughter of one Edward Martin. Although there was such an Elizabeth Martin of a similar age, ours was the one from Plaxtol. Her marriage in W Malling was witnessed by her father, Francis Martin who later, in his Will, forgives James Stedman, Chemist of W Malling, 'sums owed'. In the 1851 census Elizabeth Stedman gave her place of birth as Plaxtol so there is no doubt that she is the daughter of Francis Martin of Plaxtol.

The Chemists was taken over by the youngest son, William. Although William had 4 sons, he died before they were old enough to take the business on, so it passed to one of James's grandsons, Richard Broomfield Stedman. He ran the business until some time after 1891 when he described it as 'pharmaceutical chemist, bookseller and stationer and circulating library'. (An odd mixture but for those readers old enough, remember Boots the Chemists!). He passed the business to his youngest son Arthur who was running it in 1901. It does not seem to exist today, but I have recently met someone who was born in W Malling c 1950 and who remembers the Stedman Chemist shop."

Christened:
FHL Film #1469267 Speldhurst Parish records.

Baptised at Speldhurst in the year 1763
June 7th (might be 17th) James, S. of Nathaniel & Mary Stedman
______________

James Stedman, son of Nathaniel Stedman and Mary, was baptized at Speldhurst, according to an IGI submission.

James married Elizabeth Martin 21 Jan 1788, West Malling, Kent, England, UK. Elizabeth (daughter of Francis Martin and Elizabeth Jeffrey) was born Bef 23 Jun 1764, Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK; was christened 23 Jun 1764, Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK; died Between 1 Oct 1854 and 31 Dec 1854, Malling RD, Kent, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1841 England Census: 1841, West Malling, Kent, England, UK
• 1851 England Census: 1851, West Malling, Kent, England, UK
• Death Registration: Between 1 Oct 1854 and 31 Dec 1854, Malling RD, Kent, England, UK; Vol. 2a, p. 327

Notes:

Fron Nick Stedman:

Elizabeth Martin (1765 - 1854)

There were two Elizabeth Martins:

1. Elizabeth Martin born in Plaxtol (about 7 miles from W Malling). Baptised 23 June 1765 (Ancestral File AFN:TP3Q-20). Father: Francis Martin (app 1733 -1801). Mother: Elizabeth Jeffrey (app 1734 - 1818)

2. Elizabeth Martin born in W Malling. Baptised 26 April 1767 (IGI Batch C 131591; Source Call 0992509). Father: Edward Martin. Mother: Elizabeth Marshall.

I have researched a little into the two families and they do not appear to be related.

James Stedman married the Elizabeth Martin from Plaxtol.

Evidence:

a. The marriage record in the Kent County Archives, Maidstone:

James Stedman of this parish and Elizabeth Martin of this parish a spinster married in this church by Licence 21st January 1788 by me R Husband (vicar) signed James Stedman, Elizabeth Martin (apparently in their own handwriting), in presence of FRANSs MARTIN and (the mark of) MARGARET SPARKS.

b. The Will of Francis Martin of Plaxtol, Shopkeeper, written on the 30^th Jan 1800 and proved at London on the 28^th Jan 1801:

…. Also I do forgive James Stedman of West Malling in the County of Kent, Chemist, and Abraham Phelps of the same place, ? , all and every sum and sums of money as they may be indebted to me at the time of my death. ……

c. The 1851 Census for West Malling: at 7 High St., W Malling

Elizabeth Stedman Head of Household, 88, Annuitant, born Plaxtol.
Sarah Elizabeth Stedman Granddaughter, 28, born Billericay, Essex.

d. The name Silas was given to the one of James' and Elizabeth's children. This name does not appear to be used by the other (no 2) Martin family. However, Elizabeth Martin of Plaxtol had an elder brother called Silas. He may have died as he is not named in the Will of Francis. The children and approx. birth dates of Francis and Elizabeth were:

Silas (1759)
Anne (1761)
Sarah (1763)
Elizabeth (1765)
Mary (1769)
John (1772)
William (1775)
Thomas (1776)
Francis (1785)
James 1787)

All the children are mentioned in the Will except Silas and William. Anne (or Anna) is cited as the wife of Abraham Phelps and Elizabeth is cited as the wife of James Stedman.

1841 England Census:
District 3, p. 15
High Street
Elizabeth Stedman    76   Ind    Y
Sarah Stedman         39           Y
Sarah Coomber         22  FS     Y
Susan Blake              33  FS     Y

1851 England Census:
District 1a, p. 2
High Street
Elizabeth Stedman            Head        W     88 Annuitant       Kent Plaxtol
Sarah Elizabeth Stedman GranDau  U      28                        Essex Billericay

Death Registration:
Elizabeth Stedman died.

James — Ann [--?--]. Ann was born Abt 1771; died Bef 16 Oct 1844; was buried 16 Oct 1844, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From: "Doreen Dossik"
Subject: Stedman ancestors
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:03:49 -0700

Dear Mr. Lisle,
Thank you for your e-mail of May 16th.

I am interesting in those descending from Nathaniel Stedman, buried 28 April 1791 in Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K.

By his first marriage to Elizabeth he had one son John baptised July 1755 at Sevenoaks.

By his second wife Mary Parsons he had 13 children, one of his sons, James Stedman was baptised 17June 1763 Speldhurst, Kent, and buried at West Malling 4 September 1828. He had 11 children all born at West Malling.

I have several other records from this family, but am unable to track the list to see if they are already on.
Sincerely,
Doreen Dossik

Christened:
Nathaniel Stedman, son of William Stedman and Sarah, was baptized at St. Peter, Ardingly, according to an IGI Parish record.

Buried:
FHL Film 1473692
Burials 1791, April
Nathaniel Stedman                  28.

Nathaniel married Mary Parsons 7 Nov 1757, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK. Mary (daughter of Thomas Parsons and Mary Sansom) died Bef 23 Aug 1811; was buried 23 Aug 1811, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Will: 23 Jul 1804, Birling, Kent, England, UK
• Probate: 9 Jan 1812, London, Middlesex, England, UK

Notes:

Will:
In the Name of God Amen. I Mary Stedman formerly of Sevenoaks but now of Burling in the County of Kent widow ...

In it she names her six children: James, Philip, Charles, Thomas, Sukey the wife of Joseph Blake and Mary the wife of James Mulcock. Witnesses to her Will are Harriet Mills, Robert Parsons, and Geo. Mills, all of Sevenoaks.  She has a fair amount of property.

Probate:
Proved at London 9th January 1812 before the brought by the oath of James Stedman the Son of the Exow to whom 0 sus u was granted Giving first Son by Exow duly to a duly pown son to Philip Stedman the also other Exor????

Notes:

Married:
FHL Film 1473693

Marriages at Sevenoaks, 1757, p. 14
No. 54
Nathaniel Stedman of this parish and Mary Parsons of this Parish were married in this church by Banns, Seventh day of November in year One Thousand seven hundred and fifty seven by me John Hughes [Curate].
They both signed it.
In Presence of Isaac Pather??? and Richard Ekins

Other Events:

• Occupation: Shopkeeper

Francis married Elizabeth Jeffrey 20 Jun 1768, Wrotham, Kent, England, UK. Elizabeth died Unknown. [Group Sheet]