Marjory Stephenson
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Marjory Stephenson (1885 - 1948)

Marjory Stephenson
Born in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 63 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Marjory Stephenson was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

Marjory Stephenson MBE FRS ARRC was a British biochemist. In 1945, she was one of the first two women elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Marjory was the daughter of Robert Stephenson and Sarah Rogers.[1] She was christened on 20 March 1885 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire.[2]

In the 1891 census Marjory (age 6) was living with her parents and sibling in Burwell, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England.[3]

In the 1911 census Marjory (age 26), Lecturer In Domestic Science, was the single head of household at 31 Ravenscourt Park Mansions, Hammersmith W, Hammersmith, London, England.[4]

In the 1921 census Marjory (age 36), Bio Chemical Research, was the single visitor of Robert Stephenson at Manor House, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England.[5]

Margery did not marry and had no children.

She died in 1948. [6]

Sources

  1. England & Wales General Register Office Online index : accessed 24 July 2023, database entry for STEPHENSON, MARJORY (mother's maiden name ROGERS) GRO Reference: 1885 M Quarter in NEWMARKET Volume 03B Page 575
  2. Baptism: "Cambridgeshire Baptisms"
    FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 July 2023)
    Marjory Stephenson baptism on 20 Mar 1885 (born 1885), daughter of Robert & Sarah, in Burwell, Cambridgeshire.
  3. 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1293; Folio: 44; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6096403
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #24207644 (accessed 24 July 2023)
    Marjory Stephenson (6) daughter in household of Robert Stephenson (44) in Burwell, Burwell in Newmarket registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England.
  4. 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 3; ED, institution, or vessel: 17; Piece: 243
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #1115219 (accessed 24 July 2023)
    Marjory Stephenson (26), single joint head (head), Lecturer In Domestic Science, in household of Marjory Stephenson (26) at 31 Ravenscourt Park Mansions, Hammersmith W, Hammersmith, London, England. Born in BURWELL, Cambridge, England.
  5. 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 08170; District reference: RD 183 RS 3 ED 6, 7, 8, 9
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 July 2023)
    Marjory Stephenson (36), single visitor, Bio Chemical Research, in household of Robert Stephenson (74) at Manor House, Burwell in Newmarket registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England.
  6. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC7-P1ZT : 2 November 2021), Marjory Stephenson, 1948.




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