Anne (Veitch) Stevens (1842 - 1918)

Born 12 Apr 1842 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Stevens — married 21 May 1862 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1918 at age 76 in Golden Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Anne was born in 1842 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England to John Veitch (1809-1878) (II), and Margaret (Forrest) Veitch (abt.1810-1853). She was baptised on 15 May 1842 at the Scotch United Secession Church, Oxenden Street in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England. She had 4 other siblings: Margaret (Veitch) Witchell (1837-1910) & Christina (Veitch) Hoskings (1838-abt.1912), John Veitch (1840-abt.1907) III and William Veitch (1843-1921).

Her residence with her family is in St. Pancras, Middlesex until we find the family emigrating to Australia in 1852 aboard the ship, Hebrides. Her father John was a pianoforte maker. Anne was about 10 years old when she came to Australia. They landed 27 Oct 1852 in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne. The family settled in Bendigo, Victoria.

On 21 May 1862 aged 20, at All Saints Church in Bendigo, Victoria she married Thomas Stevens (abt.1834-1888) (III). She and Thomas had 6 children: John Thomas Stevens (abt.1863-abt.1865), Alfred William Stevens (1865-abt.1935), Cecelia Ann (Stevens) Roberts (abt.1867-1933), Margaret Elizabeth (Stevens) Marchingo (abt.1869-), Emily Silvina (Stevens) James (1871-1943), and Harriett Jessie Naomi (Stevens) Lloyd (1873-1938). They resided in Diamond Hill and Golden Gully, Bendigo until her death in 1918 aged 76. She passed away 13 June 1981 of cancer of the neck, and is buried at White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo with her husband Thomas.

Sources

• Information, updated biography and references by 2 x Great Granddaughter - Keryn Keane [Keane-915]
• Birth references in Death certificate & London, England, Non-conformist Registers, 1694-1931
• Baptism: London, England Non-Conformist Registers, 1694-1931 . 1941-1942 page 9. Scotch United Secession Church, Oxendon Street, Parish of St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England.
• Arrival in Australia: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
• Marriage: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837 - 1950. Victoria BDM Marriage Record, District of Bendigo, Victoria. 21 May 1862. No.1354. Reg No 1354/1862
• Death: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Reg No 3946. Vic BDM Reg No 3946/1918
• Burial: White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo. BURIAL White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia. PLOT Section: Mon G2 -Grave: 10855 MEMORIAL ID 157125712 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157125712/ann-stevens

DNA Confirmations

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Keryn Keane and Colin Lloyd, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Stevens and Anne Veitch, the great great grandparents of both Keryn Keane and Colin Lloyd. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 10 cM across 1 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Julie (James) Curnick and Colin Lloyd, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Stevens and Anne Veitch, the great great grandparents of both Julie (James) Curnick and Colin Lloyd. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousin 3X removed, based on sharing 90 cM across 6 segments.