Sgt. Alexander Stewart
1860 - 1926 (66 years)
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Name Alexander Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Title Sgt. Born 7 Jan 1860 Cuilt, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8] Gender Male Baptism 7 Feb 1860 Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Residence 1861 Cuilt, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [3] 1 Age: 1; Son RelationToHead: Son Residence 1871 Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [2] 11 Age: 11; Son RelationToHead: Son Residence 1871 Auchtomore, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [2] Relation to Head of House: Son Residence 1881 Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [1] 21 Age: 21; Son RelationToHead: Son Residence 1881 Craggan in Strathyre, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Relation to Head of House: Son Residence 1891 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland [8] Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1901 Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [5] Relation to Head of House: Head Died 17 Feb 1926 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [4, 7] Buried Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland [4] Person ID I14786 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 12 Feb 2025
Father Alexander Stewart, in Cuilt, b. Abt 12 Feb 1809, Carnlia, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 8 Mar 1889, Craggan in Strathyre, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Dewar, b. 12 Mar 1817, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 24 Dec 1896, Craggan in Strathyre, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Married 1 Jul 1856 Killin, Perthshire, Scotland [10] Family ID F3982 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary _____, b. Abt 1859, Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Married Between 1881 and 1891 Stirlingshire, Scotland Last Modified 12 Feb 2025 Family ID F8923 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Robertson, b. 1871, Avonbridge, Falkirk, Scotland , d. 12 Jan 1950 (Age 79 years) Married Abt 1898 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Children 1. John Robertson Stewart, b. 26 May 1898, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 23 Jul 1918, Buzancy, Ardennes, France (Age 20 years) [natural]2. Elizabeth Stewart, b. 1901, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 14 Nov 1992 (Age 91 years) [natural]3. Margaret Dewar Stewart, b. 16 Jun 1903, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 25 Nov 1983, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years) [natural]4. Helen Stewart, b. 23 Oct 1906, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 30 May 2003, Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 96 years) [natural]5. Janet Cissy Stewart, b. Abt 1912, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada [natural]6. Christina Stewart, b. Abt 1915, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. Jan 2020, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 105 years) [natural]7. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1920, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 12 Feb 2025 Family ID F7132 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to The Walker History, Alexander Stewart was born 7 Jan 1860 with no place given. However, his obituary says that he was born at Cuilt.
Alexander later moved to Falkirk where he worked on the railroad and later became a police officer. He was an award-winning Gaelic scholar and poet. He is believed to be the Alexander Stewart, poet/police officer who published the Ben Ledi View newspaper in Callander.
In 1861, at age 1, Alexander Stewart was residing in Cuilt, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as an infant with his parents.
In 1871, at age 11, Alexander Stewart was residing in Auchtow Mor, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as an only child with his parents. He was a student at the time.
In 1881, at age 21, Alexander Stewart was residing in Craggan in Strathyre, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland with his parents. He was employed as a railway surfaceman.
Sometime between 1881-1891, Alexander Stewart married to a woman named Mary. Her surname is unknown. No record of their marriage has been found.
In 1891, at age 31, Alexander Stewart was residing in Bridgehill Square, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland with his first wife, Mary. He was employed as a police officer.
Sometime between 18901-1901, Alexander Stewart married secondly to Elizabeth Robertson although no record of their marriage has been found.
In 1901, at age 40, Alexander Stewart was residing in Goshen, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland with his wife, Elizabeth, and infant son, John. He was employed as a Sergeant of Police.
On 17 Feb 1926, at age 66, Alexander Stewart died in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. His probate index record reads: "Stewart, Alexander, Police Sergeant, retired, Macfarlane Crescent, Falkirk, died 17 Feb 1926 at Falkirk. Testate, confirmation: Stirling, 30 Apr to Elizabeth Robertson or Stewart, Macfarlane Crescent, aforesaid, Executrix. Will dated 26 May 1924, recorded Stirling, 26 Apr 1926. Value of estate, £708:7:6."
- According to The Walker History, Alexander Stewart was born 7 Jan 1860 with no place given. However, his obituary says that he was born at Cuilt.
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Sources - [S76] 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Balquhidder; ED: 2; Page: 9; Line: 8; Roll: cssct1881_99.
Record for Alexr Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1119&h=2983834&indiv=try - [S82] 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Balquhidder; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_61.
Record for Alexr Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1104&h=4688045&indiv=try - [S79] 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Balquhidder; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_47.
Record for Alexr Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1080&h=1667904&indiv=try - [S297] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Alexander Stewart
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