His date of birth is given on his death certificate. However, Stevens is such a common name that it was not possible to determine from birth registration records where he was born.

Harriet Ethel Dowell (1893-1972)

Address: Lambeth, London

L. M. Fippen (Lou) was Harriet's (Ett's) adopted sister. The relationship of the other witness to the couple is unknown - probably a friend of the groom. Who else was at the ceremony is not known but probably Ett's sister Alice and brother Bill were there. Before her marriage Ett lived in her sister Alice's house at 55, Binfield Road, Stockwell. Jack, her nephew, can remember her husband to be calling before they were married and in 1945 Jack attending a VE day street party in the street where they lived after their marriage. It was in one of the roads which to lay to the west of the Clapham Road at the southern end and there were terraced houses on both sides. Frederick (or Fred as he was known) had been married before and had two daughters and a son. The daughters worked in a bakery which produced doughnuts for the American forces and they were allowed to bring home any misshapen doughnuts. The son was a transvestite and Jack can remember the hushed tones of the adults when they were discussing his behaviour. Apparently Ett had found a white dress in his wardrobe and in the evenings he would go to clubs in Soho. How Ett who had never had any children of her own got on with her stepchildren, especially the boy, is not known.