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Name:
Robert Steven

The name evolves to Stevenson in later generations.

Date and place of birth:
c1838, Galston, Ayrshire

Parents:
Montgomery Steven, muslin weaver, and Elizabeth nee Connell

Marriage:
1 Sarah Murdoch. Died in Galston in 1862 from TB
2 Margaret McCallum, 24, widow. Banns: 31 December 1863. Marriage: 22 January 1864, Sandbed, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

Occupation:
Coal miner from the age of 13. Machine agent in 1877. Unemployed miner in 1881.

Lived in:
1841 Brewland, Galston, Ayrshire
- with parents
1851 Woodside, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
- with brother, George
1861 Howies Street, Galston, Ayrshire
- with first wife, Sarah, and children
1871 23 Sandbed Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
- with second wife, Margaret, and children
1881 22 Boyd Street, Loudon, Ayrshire
- widowed, with his older brother, Montgomery, and extended family

Date, place and cause of death:
Not found