John Stephenson
John Stephenson (1789-1831)
1789 November 4th. Born the son of Robert 'Old Bob' Stephenson and brother of George Stephenson
1820 November 19th. Married Hannah Forster at St. John's and they had six children
Mechanic at the Forth Street Works of Robert Stephenson and Co [1]
1831 John was "killed by a fall of the shear legs"[2]
1831 'FATAL ACCIDENT. An accident, attended with the most melancholy consequences, occurred on Saturday last, at the Manufactory of Messrs Stephenson and Co., South-Street, Newcastle, from the falling of a pair of sheerlegs,by which Mr John Stephenson (brother of Geo. Stephenson, Esq., the celebrated engineer) was killed upon the spot. A coroner's inquisition was shortly afterwards held upon the body, when, evidence having been adduced to that effect, a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. The deceased was 42 years of age, and has left a wife and four children to lament his sudden dissolution. His remains were interred at Westgate Hill Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, and were accompanied to the grave by about 160 individuals, who attended to attest their sympathy for his unhappy fate.'[3]