Stephenson, John Arnold

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• Census: 1891, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London
• Census: 1901, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London

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Adm. pens. at CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. 1, 1900. S. of the Rev. John Joseph (1873), V. of St Saviour's, Denmark Hill.
B. June 12, 1881, at Denmark Park. School, Harrow.
Matric. Michs. 1900. Ord. deacon (Southwark) 1906; priest, 1907; C. of St Saviour's, Champion Hill, 1906-9. C. of Crookham, Hants., 1910-12. C. of Frimley, Surrey, 1912-13. Resided subsequently at Frimley, where he died June 9, 1916. (Scott, MSS.; The Times, June 12, 1916.)

John married Smith, Charlotte Mason in Q4 1903 in Dartford, Kent. Charlotte (daughter of Smith, John and Edmonds, Rosellen Elwin) was born in 1883; died on 20 Jun 1960 in Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stephenson, Doreen Lydia was born in 1904; died in Apr 1999 in Brighton.
2. Stephenson, Kathleen Anne was born in 1907; died in 1949.
3. Stephenson, Aileen Rosellen was born in 1907; died in 1954 in Parramatta.
4. Stephenson, Betty was born in 1913 in Frimley Green, Surrey; died in Q3 1967.

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• Occupation: Minister of Religion

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Adm. pens. at CORPUS CHRISTI, Apr. 5, 1873. Of Dorset. [S. of the Rev. John Joseph (above).]
B. Sept. 3, 1853, at Weymouth.
School, Haileybury. Matric. Easter, 1873; Scholar, 1874; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1881. Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1877; priest, 1878; C. of St John's, Penge, 1877-9. C. of Kensington, 1879-81. V. of St Saviour's, Denmark Hill, 1881-3.
Married, July 29, 1880, Anne Meigh, dau. of Francis Peek, of Sydenham Hill. Died Jan. 1, 1883, at Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.
Brother of Bryant C. (1876); father of John A. (1900). (Haileybury Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Jan. 4, 1883.)

Education:
STEPHENSON, JOHN JOSEPH. Adm. pens, at Corpus Christi, Apr. 5, 1873. Of Dorset. [S. of the Rev. John Joseph (above).] B. Sept. 3, 1853, at Weymouth. School, Haileybury. Matric. Easter, 1873; Scholar, 1874; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1881. Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1877; priest, 1878; C. of St John's, Penge, 1877-9. C. of Kensington, 1879-81. V. of St Saviour's, Denmark Hill, 1881-3. Married, July 29, 1880, Anne Meigh, dau. of Francis Peek, of Sydenham Hill. Died Jan. 1, 1883, at Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. Brother of Bryant C. (1876) ; father of John A. (1900). {Haileybury Reg.; Crockford; The Guardian, Jan. 4, 1883.)

John married Peek, Anne Meigh on 29 Jul 1880 in Bromley, Kent. Anne (daughter of Peek, Francis and Meigh, Lydia Hicks) was born in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancs; died on 8 Jun 1884 in 10 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1861, Roby Village, Huyton, Prescot, Liverpool, Lancs
• Census: 1871, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London

John married Arnold, Georgiana Phipps. Georgiana was born on 9 Aug 1824; died on 9 Apr 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Trustee of the Hazelwood Trust: NK
• Residence: "Roby", Sydenham Hill, co. Surrey
• Baptism: 5 Feb 1834, St Mary, Islington
• Occupation: 1871; Tea Merchant
• Trustee of the James Peek Trust: 1875; Named in original Trust Indenture of 8 April 1874; Chairman of the James Peek Trust 1878,1890,1892,1897-1898
• Census: 1891, 8 Queens Gardens, Margate, Kent
• Census: 1901, Shepherds Farm, Nutfield

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In 1855, at the age of nineteen, he joined his father and others in the firm of Peek Bros and Winch of Liverpool as a junior partner. This firm then opened up in London at 23 Rood Lane, City, in direct competition with the original firm of Peek Bros & Co, tea brokers, of 20 Eastcheap, London, E.C. In 1874 Peek Bros and Winch moved to 3/4 Fenchurch Street, City. On the death of William Peek senior in 1870 Francis Peek became senior partner, and the London firm changed its name to Francis Peek, Winch & Co. In May 1895 a limited company was formed under the style of Peek Bros and Winch Ltd to incorporate the businesses of all the firms mentioned above. The head office of the new company was to be no. 20 Eastcheap, where Peek Bros and Co. had been established since c.1842; the building had been reconstructed in 1874 to form the present Peek House. This remained the head office of the company and its successor, Peek, Winch & Tod, Ltd, until recent years.

Francis Peek was appointed first Chairman of Peek Brothers & Winch Ltd in 1895 and held the appointment until his death in 1899. His portrait was hung in the Board Room at Peek House. He was also Chairman of the Howard Association and the James Peek Trust for a number of years. He is reputed to have given over half a million pounds during his lifetime to charitable and religious causes. These included the building of four churches for his sons-in-law in Holy Orders. One of these churches was Holy Trinity, Beckenham, Kent, built in 1877/78 in memory of his parents, William and Mary Peek. Another portrait of Francis Peek hangs in the vestry there.

Francis married Meigh, Lydia Hicks in Q3 1855 in West Derby, Lancashire. Lydia (daughter of Meigh, Charles and Grocott, Elizabeth) was born in C 1835; died in Q1 1917 in Croydon, Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 30 Sep 1835, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
• Census: 1841, Grove Cottage, Shelton, Stoke on Trent
• Census: 1851, East Side of Park Hill, Clapham, Surrey
• Census: 1891, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London
• Census: 1901, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London
• Census: 1911, Argyle House, 116 Church Road, Norwood

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• Baptism: 21 Sep 1800, Ebenezer Chapel-Independent, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
• Probate: 6 Oct 1870, PPR 1677

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Llived at 27 Coleman Street, London, (from c.1819), Stoke Newington Green, co. Middlesex (from c.1821 to c.1842), 30 Finsbury Square (1843) and Bemerton Lodge, Upper Norwood, co. Surrey (from c. 1845 onwards). Married by licence to Mary Francis. Founder of William Peek E. Co. (in or about 1810) and co-founder in 1821 of Peek Bros. & Co. and (in 1834) Peek Brothers and Winch of Liverpool and London. Holy Trinity Church, Beckenham, Kent was built in 1877 in his memory and that of his wife Mary by their youngest son, Francis Peek. His portrait, with those of his wife Mary and daughter Mary Drew nâee Peek, hangs in the dining room at Castle Drogo, Devon, the seat of the Drewe family. William Peek's will proved 6/10/1870 (P.P.R./677) His portrait is at Castle Drogo, Devon, copy in possession of Veronica D Hughes

William married Francis, Mary on 30 May 1820 in London, St Stephen's, Coleman Street. Mary (daughter of Francis, John and Francis, Mary) was born in 1804; died on 8 Aug 1874 in 2 Highlands Road, Upper Norwood, Surrey; was buried in Norwood Cemetery, Peek Family Vault. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1871, Osborne, Exeter Road, Christchurch, Dorset
• Probate: 27 Oct 1874, P P R

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Only child of John and Mary Francis of London, whose family is said to have left Wales for France at the time of the first peace with Napoleon (27 March 1802) and has never been heard of since, except through reports that some of the members had left Paris and settled in the south of France. An aunt of Mary Francis was married to a French doctor (name unknown).

Her portrait, with those of her husband, William Peek, and daughter, Mary Drew nâee Peek, hangs in the dining room of Castle Drogo, Devon. A copy is in the possession of Veronica D Hughes.

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• Residence: Grove House, Shelton, Staffs
• Residence: Waterloo, Lancs
• Census: 1851, Broke House, Brighton, Great Crosby, Lancashire
• Occupation: 1851; Manufacturer of Earthenware
• Occupation: 1861; Earthenware Manufacturer

Charles married Grocott, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in C 1801 in Manchester; died in Q4 1874? in Camberwell, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1851, East Side of Park Hill, Clapham, Surrey
• Census: 1871, Roby, 7 Crescent Wood Road, Dulwich, London