Louis Stevenson

He played cricket at St Peter's School and captained their team. He wrote to the editor of the Yorkshire Gazette in 1883 when they misreported the score of the side.[8]

Stevenson became a doctor. He was first the house surgeon of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. He became the Assistant doctor to a Dr. Watson's G.P. practice in Temple Sowerby; and on the elder doctor's death he inherited the practice.[9]

He was a distant relative of Robert Louis Stevenson.[10]

He was born to James Charles Stevenson and Sarah Hirst Binns. James Charles Stevenson was a barrister at law.[9]

Louis Stevenson married Elizabeth Margaret Falder (1859-1902) in 1892 at St. John's Wood in England. They had 2 daughters Gladys Roddam Stevenson and Mary Roddam Stevenson; and 1 son Arthur James Roddam Stevenson.

On Elizabeth's death, Stevenson married Eleanor Walker Jeffares (1868-1964).

Stevenson was found dead sitting in his chair in 1931.[5]

A popular local doctor, when he died his funeral service was delivered by the Bishop of Carlisle, Dr. Williams, at the local Temple Sowerby church, which was reported to be filled to the rafters. The bishop went to the same school as Stevenson. During his dedication he remarked that Stevenson was very popular at school because he was such an athlete.[11]

His estate was valued at £5793, 4 shillings and 8 pence.[10]