George Stephenson
1781 to 1848
7 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for George Stephenson across 7 places, from 1781 to 1848. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where George Stephenson was documented, and when
9 June 1781exact date
Wylamattested
“George Stephenson was born on 9 June 1781 in Wylam, Northumberland, which is 9 miles (15 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne.”
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1803 to 1804period
West Moorattested
“Their first child Robert was born in 1803, and in 1804 they moved to Dial Cottage at West Moor, near Killingworth where George worked as a brakesman at Killingworth Pit.”
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1803 to 1804period
Killingworthattested
“Their first child Robert was born in 1803, and in 1804 they moved to Dial Cottage at West Moor, near Killingworth where George worked as a brakesman at Killingworth Pit.”
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1830year
Leicesterattested
“George Stephenson moved to the parish of Alton Grange (now part of Ravenstone) in Leicestershire in 1830, originally to consult on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, a line primarily proposed to take coal from the western coal fields…”
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1830year
Leicestershireattested
“George Stephenson moved to the parish of Alton Grange (now part of Ravenstone) in Leicestershire in 1830, originally to consult on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, a line primarily proposed to take coal from the western coal fields…”
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12 August 1848exact date
Chesterfield, Derbyshireattested
“Seven months after his wedding, George contracted pleurisy and died, aged 67, at noon on Saturday 12 August 1848 at Tapton House in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.”
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12 August 1848exact date
Tapton Houseattested
“Seven months after his wedding, George contracted pleurisy and died, aged 67, at noon on Saturday 12 August 1848 at Tapton House in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.”
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Places George Stephenson is documented in
Leicester1 presence · 1830
Chesterfield, Derbyshire1 presence · 1848
Killingworth1 presence · 1803
Leicestershire1 presence · 1830
Tapton House1 presence · 1848
West Moor1 presence · 1803
Wylam1 presence · 1781
Other places tied to George Stephenson in the record
In each of these, a source puts George Stephenson and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that George Stephenson was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1801year
Black Callertonmentioned
“In 1801 he began work at Black Callerton Colliery south of Ponteland as a 'brakesman', controlling the winding gear at the pit.”
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1802year
Willington Quaymentioned
“In 1802 he married Frances Henderson and moved to Willington Quay, east of Newcastle.”
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28 November 1802exact date
Newburnmentioned
“George and Fanny married at Newburn Church on 28 November 1802.”
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1819year
Llansamletmentioned
“Another locomotive was supplied to Scott's Pit railroad at Llansamlet, near Swansea, in 1819 but it too was withdrawn, apparently because it was under-boilered and again caused damage to the track.”
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1819year
Swanseamentioned
“Another locomotive was supplied to Scott's Pit railroad at Llansamlet, near Swansea, in 1819 but it too was withdrawn, apparently because it was under-boilered and again caused damage to the track.”
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1819year
Scott's Pitmentioned
“Another locomotive was supplied to Scott's Pit railroad at Llansamlet, near Swansea, in 1819 but it too was withdrawn, apparently because it was under-boilered and again caused damage to the track.”
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29 March 1820exact date
Newburnmentioned
“On 29 March 1820, George (now considerably wealthier) married Betty Hindmarsh at Newburn.”
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1824 to 1827period
Liverpoolmentioned
“George's son Robert had been working in South America from 1824 to 1827 and returned to run the Forth Street Works while George was in Liverpool overseeing the construction of the line.”
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1830year
Rainhillmentioned
“1830 also saw the grand opening of the skew bridge in Rainhill over the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.”
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1838year
Alton, Leicestershirementioned
“Stephenson remained at Alton Grange until 1838 before moving to Tapton House in Derbyshire.”
source: Wikipedia: George Stephenson
1838year
Tapton Housementioned
“Stephenson remained at Alton Grange until 1838 before moving to Tapton House in Derbyshire.”
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1838year
Derbyshirementioned
“Stephenson remained at Alton Grange until 1838 before moving to Tapton House in Derbyshire.”
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11 January 1848exact date
Shrewsburymentioned
“On 11 January 1848, at St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, George married for the third time, to Ellen Gregory, another farmer's daughter originally from Bakewell in Derbyshire, who had been his housekeeper.”
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11 January 1848exact date
Bakewellmentioned
“On 11 January 1848, at St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, George married for the third time, to Ellen Gregory, another farmer's daughter originally from Bakewell in Derbyshire, who had been his housekeeper.”
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11 January 1848exact date
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