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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Stephenson/Stevenson Connection

I am tryng to find a connection to the Stevensons/Stephensons and the Isle of Man. My father's family insists we are Irish and I cannot find an Irish connection, although my grandfather played the fiddle and danced jigs. His father's middle name is Man and I discovered a large tourism pamphlet from the 1870s from the Isle of Man. His mother is a Stephenson who's father, Thomas Stephenson was born in Yorkshire, Eng. in 1784. (m. Nancy Fidler). I am convinced we are Manx, not Irish. I can find several Stephensons on the Isle of Man, but no details. Can anyone help? How far would Yorkshire be from Maughold? That is where I find the Stevensons. Thank you!