Family Tree

of Trudy Mae COWLEY

Abodes     Aliases     Baptism     Birth     Burial     Children     Community Life     Death     Education     Marriage     Property     Siblings

    
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Burial

Maria was buried on 11 September 1933, and the funeral was held at St Peter’s Churchyard, St Leonards.  The tombstone inscription reads:

In Loving Memory of
Maria S Stevenson
of White Hills
died 8th Sept. 1933
aged 98 years
at rest

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Community Life

On 13 July 1858, Maria was witness to the marriage of Johnathan BESWICK and Charlotte BRYANT (aged 22) at Port Sorell.  It is likely that Maria and Charlotte were friends as well as first cousins.  Charlotte's mother, Elizabeth JESSOP was Maria's sister.

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Death

Maria died on 8 September 1933 aged 98 years.  Her obituary notice in the Weekly Courier of Thursday, 14 Sep 1933, p54 read:

Well-Known Citizens Pass
Mrs Maria S Stevenson
The funeral took place at St Peter’s churchyard, St Leonards, on Monday, of Mrs Maria S Stevenson, who died at her residence, “Millwood Plains”, White Hills, on Friday, at the age of 98 years.  The deceased was a daughter of Mr John Mawer, and was born at Launceston.  Her sister, Mrs Henrietta Kaye, of Canning-street, who was in her 100^th year, died about six weeks ago.  The late Mrs Stevenson, with her sister, spent her early life at Wesley Vale, where her father was one of the first settlers, having a fine tract of country subsequently known as “Moorlands”.  Educated at Launceston, the deceased married Mr James Stevenson, a settler at White Hills, and he died over half a century ago.  She, however, carried on the farm, with the assistance in late years of her adopted son, Mr F Bishop, and attended regularly the weekly produce sales at Launceston.  She led a particularly active life.  Only a week prior to her death she was in the city, but then complained of not feeling well.  The deceased leaves a family of four sons and four daughters – Messrs Thomas (Forth), James (Scottsdale), Henry (White Hills), and John (Devonport), and the daughters are Mrs John Trethewie (White Hills), Mrs Mann (Evandale), Mrs S Nichols (matron of the Convalescent Home at St Leonards), and Miss Florence Stevenson.

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Marriage

James STEVENSON married Maria Sophia MAWER in Launceston on 5 January 1859.  They were married at the Church of St Paul at White Hills by T BROWNRIGG according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by License.  

Witnesses to the marriage were John MAWER (the bride's father) and Henrietta KAYE (the bride’s sister).  James and Maria were both of 'full age'.  James was a farmer, Maria was a spinster. 

They applied for a licence for their marriage with the surrogate as BROWNRIGG.  James was a bachelor of Millwood Plains.  Maria was a spinster of the Upper Nile.

The marriage notice in The Mercury of 18 Jan 1859 read:

January 5 – By special license, at the White Hills, by the Rev. F. Brownrigg, Mr James Stevenson, of Millwood, to Maria Sophia, the youngest daughter of John Moore, Esq., Moorlands, Torquay, River Mersey.

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Property

Maria inherited property from her father through his will.  She received half of the Thistle St property in Launceston (with her sister Henrietta) and one third of the Moorlands property at Port Sorell.  However, the Moorlands property was not conveyed to her until after the death of her mother.  Her father's will has more information.

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