Christian Stewart, Little Dunkeld, Perth

[JAP]

OK, this may well be so.  But the names (John STEWART and Christian/Christina STEWART) seem to be very common so I think it might well need further confirmation - though a father named Charles is good.  A pity that the dc gives John's occupation as Laborer - Gardener would better!

Unfortunately we don't have any children between the marriage in 1838 and Charles b 1842 (which would be helpful as one might expect a first son to be named after John's father).

Anyway, I've disposed of the twins, Donald & John b 1873 for Suz - simply another family with parents of the same names (reply #9).

And I've found the birth in the IGI of John in 1855 (which Suz didn't have though he appears in the censuses).  That really would be a good certificate to get - I've never personally had the joy of an 1855 certificate, unfortunately.

And I do still wonder what the line is back to the family (just being picky I guess).

Well, I'll see what's happened tomorrow my time.

JAP

[Gadget]

John was a road surface man when John was born in 1855.  It fits with the family - 2 boys and 3 girls living living  Inchmore, Little Dunkeld.

Gadget

[DDJJake]

Ay Gadget,
Christina was married by 1841 and I originally found them childless in  Freecen 1841 and she as 'Chrissy' ... a guid Scots shortnin' as ye ken.
Aye
DDJ

[Gadget]

Trying to read all the cert - John was 50 and Christian was 38. Married 2 Dec 1840 at Boat of Cluny, Logierait.

Added - where did the 1838 marriage come from, suz? Just found them, I think they might well have forgotten the year after that length of time - day and month are correct on the cert  but out by 2 years.

Trying to decipher where Christian was born -  Drumshannachan, Strath Tay, Parish of Logierait

Her 6th child.

[DDJJake]

Interesting names these scrawlers disguise eh ... Gadget,

How about ....
DRUM = STRANNACHER STRATHTAY  .. I don't know that area ... do you?

Kinda reminded me o Stronachlacher or something like that ..in the heilans?

DDJ

[DDJJake]

Gadget,
NLA maps  at http://www.nls.uk/maps/atlas/thomson/531.html  ...top left
Just North of magnificent Schichallion are .. farms (?)
Drumachastle and Drumachewan
border of Dull and Part of Logierait
DDJ

[Gadget]

Thanks, DDJ - I've been peering and got mixed up with the Rob Roy Way 

I know the area vaguely - spent a few days in Dunkeld and Strathtay a long while back and have a friend who lives Little Dunkeld but my main knowledge of it at present is as signposts on the A9 


Gadget

[JAP]

I guess you noticed the submitted entry for one of the children of John STEWART & Christian STEWART, Catherine 1849.  It gives her birthplace as Littleton Of Inchmagrannachan, Little Dunkeld.

...annachan fits with the end of the indecipherable word but ...

Littleton and Inchmagrannachan can be found on Streetmap UK just a little NW of Dunkeld.

John & Christy/Christian/Christina were in Littleto(w)n in 1841 (Labourer), 1851 (Ag Lab) and 1861 (Road Surfaceman); then at Bellfield Cottage in 1871 (Gardener) and 1881 (Market Gardener).

I haven't managed to find the parents of Christian (STEWART) STEWART in 1841 ...

JAP
PS: There's a submitted entry for the marriage of Charles STEWART & Christian SCRIMGOUR, 22 Jan 1811, Logierait, which gives this Christian's father's name as Alex

[JAP]

Looking for John STEWART's brother Alexander before 1861, I wondered about the following.

1851
Glenalbert, Little Dunkeld
STEWART
Grace, Head, 70
Alexander, Son, 45, no occupation listed
William, Son, 35, Labourer
All born Little Dunkeld

1841
Glenalbert, Little Dunkeld
STEWART
William, 60, Labourer
Grace, 60
Alexander, 30, no occupation listed
David, 15, Shoemaker

JAP
PS: Glenalbert is also on Streetmap UK - some 2 or 3km north of Littleton/Inchmagrannachan