Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameKezia Rebecca ROWE 
, 604
, 604BirthJuly 1839, Kelstern, Lincolnshire, England
Census3 April 1881, Withcall, Lincolnshire, England649 Age: 41
Death5 September 1922 Age: 83
Spouses
1William STEPHENSON 
, 603
, 603Birth27 May 1827, Stainton Le Vale, Lincolnshire, England
Census3 April 1881, Withcall, Lincolnshire, England648 Age: 53
Death1903 Age: 75
OccupationFarm foreman (bailiff)154
Family ID468
Notes for Kezia Rebecca ROWE
(Info from Shirley Hutzkal, 24.1.96)
See copy of original letter on file from Kezia Stephenson to Rose Duckering.
“Letter to Mr & Mrs H C Duckering, The Uplands, Kistcoty, Alberta, Canada.
Busling Thorpe, Market Rasen, Feby 14 1904.
My ever Dear Rose, I must thank you sincerely for your very kind and simpatising letter wich I have rescaved from you the time seemed so long since your Dear farther past a way and I have been so full of troble and had a lot of expences to meet that I realy can’t aford to send money to Canada if I heaver live to see you again in this world I wiles do wat I can then, but if not you are to shair the same as the rest at my Death, I expect George is coming to live with me, but he says not until the 11 of April. It seems a very long time to wate. No one nows the lonlyness only those that as to pass throw it well now my Dear Rose I fear I have never rembered to wish you many very happy returns of your birthday and also those Dear little ones but you are allways in my mind every day I don’t now how I forgot it to never say anything before so please forgive me your Dear farther never said anything pertickler that I was to tell you only you was to meet him in Heaven and those Dear little ones he said wich I hope we all shall do that if we prove faith full unto Death, if it is a very nist him your Preacher gave wout and is Text allso it is very affecting, it is hard to say thy will be don, but the Lord nows wat is best for hus all. Your Cousin Ema left one little girl 16 months. Should well now my Dear Rose I hope those few lines will find you all enjoying good health as you all seem to do that is a Great blessing I ham fairly well in health but so lame and Fumatis Very much I hoftimes wonder how I shall get my work don, but the Lord as eather has been my helper in every time of need it as been a very wet winter with hus a deal of rain, very little snow two or three rime frosts and then rains again, it as been very bad fir the sheep on the Tornap lands it will be lambing time next month. Eggs is one penny each with hus and butter is a pound we have got som Plimoth Rocks Stags to run with hour Fallow Birds thay are considered harder fouls I have one hen to com hof this week that is all at present. James was at Rasen last night and I got him to get a pair of Gloves for you as a very small present from your ever loving Mother
Dear Sister & Brother, Just a line or two to enlarge on mothers letter a little. Many thanks for letter the other day, which I received, so glad to hear that you & all keep so well and as your health so good, which I think is the hand of providence upon you. But you must take care of your nose well we are all fairly well at present excepting Frank, but I think he is improving which I am thankful to say. It is nice for you to have a chapel near to you, we must not neglect the means of Grace. We have had Mr J Heath preaching hear today. We had a nice gathering. The Lord is every where present where there is a praying heart there is a prayer hearing God. Have not heard nothing of their wedding coming off yet. Mrs Stamp is not very grand cannot do with close confinement is best out of doors. Charles Garret has got wed & lives in the same house. There is a great alterations a Panton letting the Farms most of them Pickering is going to live in Tom Blanchards House near the railway. I saw Mrs W Taylor late of Barkwith on Saturday night at Rasen. She look very well and has three kids Sheffield …. I thought I had nothing to say, so no room for more except our united love to you and all our affectionate x x x x for W & H and baby.
I had your Ant Polley come and spent one night with me on Thiresday. She was not very well I think Mr Crawford as been Docktring a long time and Mrs Crawford is very lame tells me sha as not been from home of tow monts they seem to have a share of troble as well as the rest it is a good thing that Baby is so good, as you have plenty to do I have no dout Winnie will soon be a little maden fir you I should like to see them but thear is no chance, well now my Dear Rose I must close wishing you both health and happiness and those Dear little ones from your loving Mother. Xx xx xx xx”
See copy of original letter on file from Kezia Stephenson to Rose Duckering.
“Letter to Mr & Mrs H C Duckering, The Uplands, Kistcoty, Alberta, Canada.
Busling Thorpe, Market Rasen, Feby 14 1904.
My ever Dear Rose, I must thank you sincerely for your very kind and simpatising letter wich I have rescaved from you the time seemed so long since your Dear farther past a way and I have been so full of troble and had a lot of expences to meet that I realy can’t aford to send money to Canada if I heaver live to see you again in this world I wiles do wat I can then, but if not you are to shair the same as the rest at my Death, I expect George is coming to live with me, but he says not until the 11 of April. It seems a very long time to wate. No one nows the lonlyness only those that as to pass throw it well now my Dear Rose I fear I have never rembered to wish you many very happy returns of your birthday and also those Dear little ones but you are allways in my mind every day I don’t now how I forgot it to never say anything before so please forgive me your Dear farther never said anything pertickler that I was to tell you only you was to meet him in Heaven and those Dear little ones he said wich I hope we all shall do that if we prove faith full unto Death, if it is a very nist him your Preacher gave wout and is Text allso it is very affecting, it is hard to say thy will be don, but the Lord nows wat is best for hus all. Your Cousin Ema left one little girl 16 months. Should well now my Dear Rose I hope those few lines will find you all enjoying good health as you all seem to do that is a Great blessing I ham fairly well in health but so lame and Fumatis Very much I hoftimes wonder how I shall get my work don, but the Lord as eather has been my helper in every time of need it as been a very wet winter with hus a deal of rain, very little snow two or three rime frosts and then rains again, it as been very bad fir the sheep on the Tornap lands it will be lambing time next month. Eggs is one penny each with hus and butter is a pound we have got som Plimoth Rocks Stags to run with hour Fallow Birds thay are considered harder fouls I have one hen to com hof this week that is all at present. James was at Rasen last night and I got him to get a pair of Gloves for you as a very small present from your ever loving Mother
Dear Sister & Brother, Just a line or two to enlarge on mothers letter a little. Many thanks for letter the other day, which I received, so glad to hear that you & all keep so well and as your health so good, which I think is the hand of providence upon you. But you must take care of your nose well we are all fairly well at present excepting Frank, but I think he is improving which I am thankful to say. It is nice for you to have a chapel near to you, we must not neglect the means of Grace. We have had Mr J Heath preaching hear today. We had a nice gathering. The Lord is every where present where there is a praying heart there is a prayer hearing God. Have not heard nothing of their wedding coming off yet. Mrs Stamp is not very grand cannot do with close confinement is best out of doors. Charles Garret has got wed & lives in the same house. There is a great alterations a Panton letting the Farms most of them Pickering is going to live in Tom Blanchards House near the railway. I saw Mrs W Taylor late of Barkwith on Saturday night at Rasen. She look very well and has three kids Sheffield …. I thought I had nothing to say, so no room for more except our united love to you and all our affectionate x x x x for W & H and baby.
I had your Ant Polley come and spent one night with me on Thiresday. She was not very well I think Mr Crawford as been Docktring a long time and Mrs Crawford is very lame tells me sha as not been from home of tow monts they seem to have a share of troble as well as the rest it is a good thing that Baby is so good, as you have plenty to do I have no dout Winnie will soon be a little maden fir you I should like to see them but thear is no chance, well now my Dear Rose I must close wishing you both health and happiness and those Dear little ones from your loving Mother. Xx xx xx xx”
Notes for William (Spouse 1)
(Info from Shirley Hutzkal, 24.1.96)
Notes for William (Spouse 1)
The 1881 Census records that William STEPHENSON had threeagricultural servants - John W BLOW aged 19, Charles HBRUMFIELD, aged 18 and Dickinson WESTERMAN aged 16.