Stenhouse
My husband's name is John Stenhouse, an Australian born in Parramatta NSW in 1930. His late father who was born in 1903 and also named John was an Australian as well. From there back however,all of the generations at least from around the 1820's onwards were born in Scotland. They are descended from the line of Robert the Bruce and proudly,are one of few families to be issued with their own Coat of Arms.
The first ones we know of were my husband's ggggrandfather,James Stenhouse who married Margaret Gilmour. The next generation in line was gt gt grandfather,John Stenhouse born at Inverkeithing in 1826 and he married Isabella Rolland who was born the previous year.They had three sons all born at Dunfermline John 1852: James 1857 and William 1865 the latterliving only 10 months.
My husband's gt grandfather (John 1852 as above)who became a stonemason by trade married Christina Moodie Wilson b.1855 and and they had ten children,namely John(my husband's grandfather)b.1879, Christina b.1881 m E Allen,Malcolm b.1883, James b.1885 m.Myrtle G.Eaves or Elizabeth Stewart, William b.1885(could be twin with James) stillborn,Norman b.1887 m.Claudine E. Abbott had one child Claudine Muriel b1911 died aged two,Eliza Jane b.1888 m.Robert Rigelsford,George W.R b.1895 m.Irene M.Stevens,and another girl unknown.
In the late 1800's this family left Scotland and moved to Australia where they settled at Parramatta NSW and where,in 1924 the mother,Christina died tragically.
In later years their son John married Violet Mabel Wilson and they had three sons John m.Louisa Maria Ellen Stenhouse,Oliver Thomas m.Millicent Sanders,and James Rolland m. Olga Daisy Caroline Bowden.
We have much of the history of these Australian families so if anyone needs some help with their research please let us know.
Also there may be some Stenhouses in other countries who could spread a little light on our background in Scotland and elsewhere.Thanks for reading my letter. Regards,Lila Stenhouse
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