Mike Covell’s Blogg

Stephenson/Dawber Research

Although the local studies library and City Archives are now closed, work still continues in the research of both Stephenson and Dawber families.  Prior to Christmas I obtained hundreds of records and entries, that show the Dawber family business, where it operated from, and in several instances, who was in charge of certain areas of the business. 

These have all been digitised now, and form a seperate chronology for the Dawber family, but are also being incorporated into the larger Stephenson chronology.

One of the most interesting aspects, is seeing how the Dawber business grows, as the Stephenson families fortunes also seem to grow.  Then, as the Dawber family and Stephenson family seem to pull apart, the Stephenson families luck seem’s to change!

I will be looking into this further, as it appears that both William Dawber and later Robert Dawber, where in control of the Stephenson family via Mrs Isabella Stephenson.  It was previously thought that Richard Stephenson was in control, but it appears as though he is a kept man!!

All the work on both Dawber and Stephenson will be donated to the Dawber family, to help in their own research into their family tree.

Jack the Ripper-Newspapers From Hull

The book is growing in size, and after taking some time out from this project, I am back in the saddle and working harder than ever, transcribing fresh newspaper reports, and writing new chapters. 

So far the book features chapters on the following,

Introduction - A brief History of Kingston upon Hull