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Matthew Dodds                                        1840-1871     (1st Husband)
Matthew was born 25 July 1840 of Matthew Dodds and Mary Lawson. He married Martha Ann Lowes Thompson on 3 May 1862 at Bishopwearmouth. He died 18 February 1871, at age 29.
Martha Ann Lowes Thompson               1843-1928
Martha Ann Lowes was born 14 June 1843 of Robert Thompson and Sarah Lowes at Coxgreen, Penshaw.
They had the following children:
Frederick Lewis Born 25 Oct 1862   Sunderland Married Jessie Maria Hamer
Sarah Louisa Born 4 Dec 1865   Sunderland Married William Jameson
Robert Lawson Born abt 1867   Sunderland Married Eliza Dixon
Nancy Born 2 Aug 1869   Sunderland Married John George Anderson

Birth of Parents
Matthew Dodds b: 25 Jul 1840                           1840 3Q Auckland 24 20
son of Matthew Dodds and Mary Lawson

Martha Ann Lowes Thompson b: 14 Jun 1843   c: 25 Dec 1844  Cox Green, Penshaw, County Durham
daughter of Robert Thompson and Sarah Lowes

Marriage
3 May 1862
Matt Dodds (21)
Martha Ann Lowes Thompson (19)
All Saints, Monkwearmouth, County Durham   1862 2 Qtr Sunderland 10a 595
Bachelor, Accountant, Monkwearmouth, Father: Matthew Dodds, Manufacturer
Spinster, Monkwearmouth, Father: Robert Thompson, Shipbuilder

Children
Frederick Lewis Dodds b: 25 Oct 1862  c: 24 Feb 1864   St. Peter's, Monkwearmouth   1862 4Q Sunderland 10a 463
son of Matthew and Martha Dodds, Bedburn, Bishop Auckland, Clerk
Sarah Louisa Dodds b: 4 Dec 1865               Sunderland   1866 1Q Sunderland 10a 538
daughter of Matthew Dodds and Martha Ann Lowes Thompson
Robert Lawson Dodds b: abt 1867               Sunderland   1867 2Q Sunderland 10a 578
son of Matthew Dodds and Martha Ann Lowes Thompson
Nancy Dodds b: 2 Aug 1869               Sunderland   1869 3Q Sunderland 10a 572
daughter of Matthew Dodds and Martha Ann Lowes Thompson

Death
Matthew Dodds Died 18 Feb 1871, Age 29,       Sunderland   1871 1Q Sunderland 10a 363

1871 Census RG10-5025 3 April 1871 Monkwearmouth Shore, St Peters, County Durham
29 Zetland Street
Martha L. (Widow)
Fredrick L.
Sarah L.
Robert L.
Nancy
Age 24
Age 8
Age 6
Age 3
Age 1
Seamstress
Scholar
Scholar
Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth
Monkwearmouth
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
14 Jun 1843
25 Oct 1862
abt 1865
abt 1868
2 Aug 1869



Charles Edward Stevens                  1849-1915             (2nd Husband)
Charles Edward Stevens was born about 1849, the son of John Stevens and Mary Manning Stevens, at Colchester, Essex. He married Martha Ann Lowes (Thompson) Dodds in 1873.
I have identified the following children:
Elizabeth Harriet Born abt 1874   Sunderland Married William Hird
Charles Edward Born 28 Sep 1882   Sunderland Died Age 2, 1884
Birth
Charles Edward Stevens b: abt 1849       Colchester, Essex      1849 3Q Colchester 12 67
son of John Stevens and Mary Manning Stevens

Marriage
4 Aug 1873
Charles Edward Stevens (24)
Martha Lowes Dodds (25)
Register Office, Bishopwearmouth, County Durham   1873 3 Qtr Sunderland 10a 834
Bachelor, Engine Fitter, Father: John Stevens (Dec.), Whitesmith
Widow, Father: Robert Thompson (Dec.), Ship Builder

Children
Elizabeth Harriet Stevens b: abt 1874               Sunderland
daughter of Charles Edward Stevens and Martha Ann Lowes Dodds
Charles Edward Stevens b: 28 Sep 1882  c: 27 Dec 1882             All Saints, Monkwearmouth
son of Charles Edward Stevens and Martha Ann Lowes Dodds
Died Age 2, 1884 3 Qtr Sunderland 10a 376

1881 Census RG11-5007 4 April 1881 Monkwearmouth Shore, St Peters, County Durham
42 Gladstone Street
Charles E. Stephenson
Martha L. (Wife)
Elizabeth H. (dau)
Fredrick Dodds (S-son)
Sarah Dodds (S-dau)
Robert Dodds (S-son)
Nancy Dodds (S-dau)
Age 34
Age 36
Age 7
Age 18
Age 16
Age 13
Age 11
Driller
 
Scholar
Ship Plater
Servant
Scholar
Scholar
Colchester
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Essex
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1849
14 Jun 1843
abt 1874
25 Oct 1862
abt 1865
abt 1868
2 Aug 1869

1891 Census RG12-4151 6 April 1891 Monkwearmouth Shore, St Peters, County Durham
13 Stansfield Place
Charles E. Stevens
Martha L. (Wife)
Fredrick L. Dodds (S-son)
Robert L. Dodds (S-son)
Nancy Dodds (S-dau)
Elizabeth H. Stevens
Age 42
Age 47
Age 26
Age 24
Age 21
Age 17
Driller (Ship Yard)

Plater (Ship Yard)
Helper (Ship Yard)
Colchester
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Essex
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1849
14 Jun 1843
25 Oct 1862
abt 1868
2 Aug 1869
abt 1874

1901 Census RG13-4722 1 Apr 1901 Sunderland, County Durham
18 Hartington Street
Charles E. Stevens
Martha L. (Wife)
Frederick L. Dodds (S-Law)
Age 51
Age 51
Age 37
Driller Shipyard Colchester
Sunderland
Sunderland
Essex
Durham
Durham
abt 1849
18 Jun 1843
25 Oct 1862

1911 Census RG14 3 April 1911 Sunderland, County Durham
1 Selborne Street
Charles E. Stevens
Martha (Wife)
Jenney Anderson (Gr-Dau)**
Age 61
Age 66
Age 16
Machine Driller Colchester
Coxgreen
Newcastle
Essex
Durham
Northumberland
abt 1849
18 Jun 1843
25 Oct 1894
    ** Jane Evelyn Mary Maud Anderson, nicknamed "Jenney"

Death
Charles Edward Stevens Died 1915, Age 66,                     1915 3Q Sunderland 10a 724
 

LONDON   17 Aug 1912                         Probate
FAIRHURST, Thomas, of Kilhey-court, Worthington, Lancashire, died 12 February 1912, at Borness, county Kirkcudbright, Probate, London, 17 August, to Elizabeth Fairhurst, widow, James Ashton Fiarhurst, esquire, and Sir Thomas Ratcliffe Ratcliffe-Ellis, knight.
  Effects £163,397 19s. 9d.

Martha Ann Lowes (Dodds) Stevens Died 15 Jan 1928, Age 84, of 28 Cooper Street, Sunderland, at Highfield Hospital
Buried 18 Jan 1928                       1928 1Q Sunderland 10a 671

SPECIAL THANKS  to Joy Walker, Crook, County Durham, for many of the details provided above.