Charles Arbuthnott Stephen

1852 - 1883  (31 years)

• Name	Charles Arbuthnott Stephen  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1852	Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Nov 1883	Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Drowning
  Person ID	I1973	FHC029 - Stephen Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William STEPHEN,   b. 3 Aug 1811, Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 15 Aug 1893, Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret WALKER,   b. 9 Jun 1813, Gourdon, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1857, Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Nov 1832	Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1852 - Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland Death - Cause: Drowning - 16 Nov 1883 - Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charles was drowned in 1883 at Napier NZ while serving as Chief officer on the ship "Pleiades". PLEIADES 1869 1,210 gross tons, length 63,89m x beam 10,10m, three masted, iron hulled, ship-rigged vessel. Built by A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton in 1869. Acquired off charter in 1873 by Shaw, Savill & Co, she was wrecked on the east coast of New Zealand on 31st Oct.1899. Caught by a gale on a lee shore, her captain had to beach her, and although undamaged, she could not be refloated. Brief details of the PLEIADES from Merchant Fleets, by Duncan Haws, vol.10, Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.

  
  

• Sources

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