Thomas John STEVENSON

1808 -

• Name	Thomas John STEVENSON
  Birth	12 Sep 1808	Albion Street, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex   [1]
  Baptism	12 Apr 1809	St. George in the East, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	"Martins Buildings", Shadwell, Middlesex   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, he is "30", occ "Basket Maker"
  1851 Census	2, Victoria St., Shadwell, Middlesex   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 43, occ "Coal Whipper"
  1861 Census	2, Twine Court, Shadwell, Middlesex   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 52, occ "Basket Maker"
  1871 Census	47, Kerbey St., Poplar, Middlesex   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 62, occ "Basket Maker"
  1881 Census	17, Charlotte St., West Ham, Essex   [6]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 72, widowed, occ "Basket Maker"
  Individual Note	best match on death is Jan qtr 1883, Whitechapel, vol 1c, p269, aged 74
  Person ID	I169	Webb
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah CHAMBERLAIN,   b. 23 Oct 1812, Shadwell, Middlesex
  Marriage	1828	Christ Church, Spittalfields, London   [7]
  Notes	Slightly awkwardly, John Thomas STEVENSON(?) marries Sarah POTTER on 20/9/1830 at the same church, and one of the witnesses is Mary CHAMBERLAIN. There is a high chance this is the same Sarah, though I do not know why the surname changes. However I am taking it that the birth name is Chamberlain, if only because there are baptisms of STEVENSON children at St Dunstan, Stepney recorded in IGI as follows: Frederick Alfred Henry, bapt 6/9/1829 Emma Sarah, bapt 22/5/1831 Robert, bapt 27/5/1832 Mary Ann, bapt 22/12/1833. Mary Ann matches a name and age from the 1851 Census.
  Children	1. Catherine STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1829  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1832  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Ann STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1834, Shadwell, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1838, Ratcliff, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Elizabeth STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1841, Shadwell, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rosina STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1843, Shadwell, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Leonard STEVENSON,   b. Abt 1847, Shadwell, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Alfred STEVENSON,   b. 1852, Shadwell, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Sep 1808 - Albion Street, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex Baptism - 12 Apr 1809 - St. George in the East, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "30", occ "Basket Maker" - - "Martins Buildings", Shadwell, Middlesex 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 43, occ "Coal Whipper" - - 2, Victoria St., Shadwell, Middlesex 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 52, occ "Basket Maker" - - 2, Twine Court, Shadwell, Middlesex 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 62, occ "Basket Maker" - - 47, Kerbey St., Poplar, Middlesex 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 72, widowed, occ "Basket Maker" - - 17, Charlotte St., West Ham, Essex Marriage - 1828 - Christ Church, Spittalfields, London  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  At the 1851 Census, he is a "Coal Whipper". The heavy manual nature of such a job does not really fit with basket maker that we have elsewhere, but the remaining details are too similar for this not to be the same person. So either things were difficult in baskets, and he had to find something else (and at that time, coal whippers were very common) or he lied, or even the census enumerator made a mistake.

  
  

• Sources

  [S262] Baptism register :- St George in the East, Tower Hamlets (1809). [S358] 1841 Census :- "Martins Buildings", Shadwell, Middlesex. [S251] 1851 Census :- 2, Victoria St., Shadwell, Middlesex. [S359] 1861 Census :- 2, Twine Court, Shadwell, Middlesex. [S269] 1871 Census :- 47 Kerbey St., Poplar, Middlesex. [S360] 1881 Census :- 17, Charlotte St., West Ham, Essex. [S263] Marriage Banns :- Christ Church, Spittalfields (1828).