STEPHENSON, Samuel Butcher

1861 - 1946  (84 years)   Has 29 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	STEPHENSON, Samuel Butcher
  Nickname	Sam
  Birth	2 Oct 1861	Berwick, Colony of Victoria   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	11 Oct 1861	Berwick, Colony of Victoria   [1]
  Misc	Abt 1891	Pakenham, Colony of Victoria
  	Member first Pakenham State School Committee
  	Address: Pakenham State School
  Occupation	1901	Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
  	Farmer
  	Address: "Levenbank" cnr. Bald Hill Road & Ryan Road
  	On property leased from Jean Fortune.
  Misc	1912	Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
  	Initial Steward at the first Pakenham Horticultural Show
  Occupation	1912	Koo-Wee-Rup North, Victoria, Australia
  	Farmer
  	Address: "Standish Park", Ballarto Road
  	Agency:Self employed
  Occupation	5 Oct 1936  [2]
  	Farmer
  Reference Number	S0136
  Will	4 Oct 1945
  _COLOR	11
  _UID	0466F5ABBD58438EA10FE88718B11DADA26D
  Death	10 Feb 1946	Koo-Wee-Rup North, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Cause: Epidemic Influenza
  	OBITUARY MR. S. B. STEPHENSON SON OF BERWICK'S first doctor (the late Dr. Richard Stephenson), Mr. Samuel B. Stephenson, 84, of Bullarto Rd., Kooweerup Nth., passed away at his home on February 10th. Deceased was born at Berwick and farmed successfully in the Pakenham and Kooweerup districts for most of his life. Friendly, and of high principles, he made a host of friends, who join with his family of five sons and five daughters in their sorrow. Deceased's wife predeceased him about three years ago. The funeral cortege which left deceased's late home for the Pakenham Cemetery on Monday, was a very lengthy one. The remains were laid to rest in the family grave, Mr. A. H. Freeman, of Kooweerup, conducting the service. The pall-bearers were S. R., R. R., P. G., H. G. and R. F. Stephenson (sons) and H. S. Ritchie. W. J. Garnar and Son direct ed the funeral. Dandenong Journal (Vic. : 1927 - 1954), Wednesday 13 February 1946, page 3
  Burial	11 Feb 1946	Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
  	Address: Pakenham Cemetery, Cnr Cemetery Rd and Thewlis Rd
  Person ID	I405	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	STEPHENSON, Richard,   b. 17 Feb 1832, Pickering, Yorkshire, England d. 8 Oct 1867, Donnybrook, Colony of Victoria (Age 35 years)
  Mother	BUTCHER, Anne,   b. 19 Jul 1836, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England d. 15 Dec 1885, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1858	Castlemaine, Colony of Victoria   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Address: Scotch Church
  	The service was conducted by Reverend J. Low, witnesses were William Skinner and Mary Ritchie.
  Residence	Aft 7 Aug 1858	Sandhurst, Colony of Victoria
  Residence	Abt 1860	Berwick, Colony of Victoria
  Residence	Aft 2 Feb 1866	Donnybrook, Colony of Victoria
  	Bought a medical practice in Donnybrook. On the 2nd of February 1866 Richard placed an advertisement in The Argus newspaper (see news clipping). The families move to Donnybrook was the result.
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FORTUNE, Mary,   b. 13 Jun 1864, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria d. 10 Jan 1943, Koo-Wee-Rup North, Victoria, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1884	Pakenham, Colony of Victoria   [3]
  Children	1. STEPHENSON, Arthur Lawrence,   b. 26 May 1885, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria d. 5 Oct 1936, Prahran, Victoria, Australia (Age 51 years)   2. STEPHENSON, Violet Annie Jane,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria d. 18 May 1977, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia (Age 90 years)   3. STEPHENSON, Mary Blanche,   b. 20 Jan 1888, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria d. 7 May 1956, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia (Age 68 years)   4. STEPHENSON, Grace Gertrude,   b. 22 Sep 1890, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria d. 15 Apr 1985, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (Age 94 years)   5. STEPHENSON, Edith Alice,   b. 10 Nov 1893, Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria d. 10 Feb 1990, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia (Age 96 years)   6. STEPHENSON, Samuel Butcher,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Richmond, Colony of Victoria d. 30 Aug 1996, Noble Park, Victoria, Australia (Age 101 years)   7. STEPHENSON, Richard Robert,   b. 30 Apr 1897, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria d. 16 May 1982, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)   8. STEPHENSON, Frederick Ernest,   b. 31 Jul 1901, Prahran, Victoria, Australia d. 17 Oct 1998, Churchill, Victoria, Australia (Age 97 years)   9. STEPHENSON, Irene Maude,   b. 1 Mar 1903, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia d. 5 May 1991, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia (Age 88 years)   10. STEPHENSON, Henry Edgar,   b. 24 Jul 1905, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Aug 1992, Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia (Age 87 years)   11. STEPHENSON, Reginald Fortune,   b. 12 Nov 1909, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia d. 29 Mar 1950, Koo-Wee-Rup North, Victoria, Australia (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Oct 1861 - Berwick, Colony of Victoria Residence - 11 Oct 1861 - Berwick, Colony of Victoria  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S46] Birth Berwick, Colony of Victoria 2 Oct 4861 Samuel Butcher STEPHENSON. [S35] Death Prahran, Victoria, Australia (Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road) 5 Oct 1936 Arthur Lawrence STE. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, Sau 0006. [S12] Marriage in the Colny of Victoria, 3134/1858, Sau 0009. MARR Source is for role as:SPOU [S42] Birth Donnybrook, Colony of Victoria 26 Jul 1867 Annie Gertrude STEPHENSON. [S43] Birth Bighill, Colony of Victoria 9 Jun 1859 William Richard STEPHENSON. [S44] Birth Berwick, Colony of Victoria 15 Jul 1863 Frederick STEPHENSON. [S47] Birth Donnybrook, Colony of Victoria 26 Jul 1867 Annie Gertrude STEPHENSON.