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Renfrewshire / Re: When did Duncan Stewart die?
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All that I know about Duncan Stewart is given below. My book is, unfortuntely out of print, and the files were all lost in a computer crash shortly after printing it. You may be able to get a copy through inter-library loan. The book is in the National Library of Scotland, as well as the British Library, but I doubt if there is a copy in Australia. I would inded be glad to see your data, which I suspect is more extensive than mine. Incidentally, the birth of Duncan’s eldest child, Mary, is not in the Lochgilphead Free Church register. I checked a couple of weeks ago when I was in Lochgilphead.
Regards from Alexander Stewart
Duncan Stewart, b. 17 Aug. 1823 at Auchoish in Glassary, m. Jan. 1846, at Lochgilphead, Isabella, daughter of Malcolm Blair & Mary McTavish. Isabella was b. 30 Nov. 1825 at Acres of Castleton, near Lochgilphead, and d. 26 May 1907 in Govan. Duncan and his wife had eleven children, 1-11.
Duncan and his wife were members of the Free Church of Scotland, the marriage register for which at Lochgilphead has been lost. Duncan was a farm servant except for the period c.1866-c.1875 when he rented the 30 acre arable farm of Bellsgrove, near Beith. This was the zenith of the family’s fortunes. In 1875 Duncan was again a ploughman and by 1881 appears to have abandoned the family. That year his wife and her three youngest daughters Isabella, Christina and Margaret were living in Paisley, the mother working as a lady’s nurse and the daughters in the cotton textile industry. However, it was not until 1901 that Isabella Blair described herself as a widow.
The children of Duncan Stewart & Isabella Blair
1. Mary, b. c.1846 in Glassary, m. 23 July 1869 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), Alexander, son of James Houston & Margaret Alexander.
Mary was named after her mother’s mother, in accordance with tradition. She was a mill worker in Johnston in 1861. Her husband was a farm servant. The couple was resident at 299 Caledonia Road, Govan, in 1881, with their five children, all born in Kirkintilloch.
2. Alexander, b. 15 Sept. 1848 at Ballamore (i.e. Ballimore, Aird of Lochgilphead), d. before 1851.
Alexander was named after his father’s father.His birth is recorded in the Lochgilphead Free Church register.
3. Janet (Jessie), b. c.1850 at Kilfinan, m. 29 June 1876 at Paisley High Church manse, Wiiliam, son of Robert Rodger & Marion Stewart.
4. Malcolm, b. 15 May 1853 at Kilfinan, fl.1861 but not 1881
5. Daniel, b. 1854 at Kilmalcolm, m. 12 Nov. 1875 at Stevenston (Ayr), Isabella, daughter of Alexander McArthur & Catherine McArthur.
Daniel was then a railway porter in Kilmarnock in 1875 and a carter in Govan in 1881.
6. Donald, b. 21 Jan. 1856 at Craiginch (Kilmalcolm), fl.1861 but not 1881
7. Isabella, b. 1 April 1858 at Benston, near Johnston (Renfrew), m. 3 Feb. 1886 at Clark Town Hall, Paisley, James, son of Hugh Ritchie & Janet Hair.
Isabella was a sewing machinist in 1886 and her husband a joiner
8. Duncan McFarlane, b. 8 Mar. 1860 at Blacklandmill (Paisley), fl.1871 but not 1881
9. Christina, b. 28 Mar. 1864 at Johnston (Renfrew), m. 8 Sept. 1891 at Clark Town Hall, Paisley, William Frame, son of Alexander Prentice & Janet Frame.
William Prentice was a draper at 99 High Street, in Paisley
10. Margaret, b. 4 Oct. 1866 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), fl.1881 in Paisley
11. Alexander, b. 7 Feb. 1870 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), fl.1871 but not 1881
Regards from Alexander Stewart
Duncan Stewart, b. 17 Aug. 1823 at Auchoish in Glassary, m. Jan. 1846, at Lochgilphead, Isabella, daughter of Malcolm Blair & Mary McTavish. Isabella was b. 30 Nov. 1825 at Acres of Castleton, near Lochgilphead, and d. 26 May 1907 in Govan. Duncan and his wife had eleven children, 1-11.
Duncan and his wife were members of the Free Church of Scotland, the marriage register for which at Lochgilphead has been lost. Duncan was a farm servant except for the period c.1866-c.1875 when he rented the 30 acre arable farm of Bellsgrove, near Beith. This was the zenith of the family’s fortunes. In 1875 Duncan was again a ploughman and by 1881 appears to have abandoned the family. That year his wife and her three youngest daughters Isabella, Christina and Margaret were living in Paisley, the mother working as a lady’s nurse and the daughters in the cotton textile industry. However, it was not until 1901 that Isabella Blair described herself as a widow.
The children of Duncan Stewart & Isabella Blair
1. Mary, b. c.1846 in Glassary, m. 23 July 1869 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), Alexander, son of James Houston & Margaret Alexander.
Mary was named after her mother’s mother, in accordance with tradition. She was a mill worker in Johnston in 1861. Her husband was a farm servant. The couple was resident at 299 Caledonia Road, Govan, in 1881, with their five children, all born in Kirkintilloch.
2. Alexander, b. 15 Sept. 1848 at Ballamore (i.e. Ballimore, Aird of Lochgilphead), d. before 1851.
Alexander was named after his father’s father.His birth is recorded in the Lochgilphead Free Church register.
3. Janet (Jessie), b. c.1850 at Kilfinan, m. 29 June 1876 at Paisley High Church manse, Wiiliam, son of Robert Rodger & Marion Stewart.
4. Malcolm, b. 15 May 1853 at Kilfinan, fl.1861 but not 1881
5. Daniel, b. 1854 at Kilmalcolm, m. 12 Nov. 1875 at Stevenston (Ayr), Isabella, daughter of Alexander McArthur & Catherine McArthur.
Daniel was then a railway porter in Kilmarnock in 1875 and a carter in Govan in 1881.
6. Donald, b. 21 Jan. 1856 at Craiginch (Kilmalcolm), fl.1861 but not 1881
7. Isabella, b. 1 April 1858 at Benston, near Johnston (Renfrew), m. 3 Feb. 1886 at Clark Town Hall, Paisley, James, son of Hugh Ritchie & Janet Hair.
Isabella was a sewing machinist in 1886 and her husband a joiner
8. Duncan McFarlane, b. 8 Mar. 1860 at Blacklandmill (Paisley), fl.1871 but not 1881
9. Christina, b. 28 Mar. 1864 at Johnston (Renfrew), m. 8 Sept. 1891 at Clark Town Hall, Paisley, William Frame, son of Alexander Prentice & Janet Frame.
William Prentice was a draper at 99 High Street, in Paisley
10. Margaret, b. 4 Oct. 1866 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), fl.1881 in Paisley
11. Alexander, b. 7 Feb. 1870 at Bellsgrove Farm (Beith), fl.1871 but not 1881