James Ross Stewart, in Wester Ardveich and Stronvar
Abt 1732 - Bef 1815 (< 82 years)
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Name James Ross Stewart [1] Suffix in Wester Ardveich and Stronvar Born Abt 1732 Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died Bef 1815 Person ID I15943 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Robert? Stewart, in Ardveich, b. Abt 1705, Glen Beich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F8296 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine McLaren, b. Abt 1735, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Children 1. Catherine Stewart, b. Abt 1 Feb 1758, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. Elizabeth Stewart, b. Abt 8 Sep 1760, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Mary Stewart, b. Abt 31 Jan 1761, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1763, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 1 years) [natural]4. Mary Stewart, b. Abt 12 Jan 1763, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Between 1851 and 1861 (Age 87 years) [natural]5. James Og Stewart, in Stronvar, b. Abt 1 Aug 1765, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Janet Stewart, b. 1 Feb 1767, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]7. Isabel Stewart, b. Abt 13 Jul 1770, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]8. Margaret nic Seamus Stewart, b. 1 Apr 1773, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Between 1841 and 1851, Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 67 years) [natural]9. Ann Stewart, b. Abt 1775, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1841, Scotland (Age < 65 years) [natural]10. Robert Stewart, in Ashinrannoch, b. Abt 8 Aug 1777, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Between 1851 and 1861, Menstrie, Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (Age 73 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F4351 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3, says, "There were two brothers of this family living at Ardveich at the end of the 18th century. They were Alexander (Sandy) Stewart and his brother James Stewart. The eldest, Alexander (Sandy), was a wright.... The second brother, James, long resided about Stronvar. His son was called James Og and lived on a croft just where the nursery used to be at Ardvorlich. The croft was called Ashinranoch. He had two sons and about six daughters."
Stewarts of the South presents James Ross Stewart as the patriarch of Line 5 and Alexander Stewart as the patriarch of Line 6. This would seem to suggest that Line 5 is senior to Line 6, but Stewarts of the South cannot be relied upon for accurate accounting of the seniority of secondary lines. Whereas, The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3, is quite specific that Sandy Stewart is the older brother and James Ross Stewart is the younger brother.
Their father's name is not known for certain. He was probably one of the middle sons of John Dubh Mhor Stewart of Dalveich. Present accounting would favour that this line descends from Robert Stewart.
James Ross Stewart lived at Wester Ardveich on the east side of the Beich Burn in Glen Beich, on the north shore of Loch Earn, just east of the village of Lochearnhead, in Comrie parish, Perthshire, Scotland. His ancestors had resided in that glen for three generations before him. He was a descendant (likely a great-grandson) of John Dubh Mhor Stewart of Dalveich, illegitimate son of the notorious Major James Beag Stewart, 2nd of Ardvorlich. James Ross Stewart's exact birth record has not been found. Records were far from legible or complete in the 1700s.
James is believed to have married in the late 1750s to Catherine McLaren, however no record of their marriage has been found. The McLaren family had lived at Ardveich for many generations. In an era of intense religious conflict that erupted into war in James' lifetime, it's possible that they were not married in the established Church of Scotland.
James Stewart and Catherine McLaren had ten children at Wester Ardveich between 1758-1777.
According to Stewarts of the South, James was otherwise known as Sheumas Ross (Sheumas is Gaelic for James, so his English name would be James Ross Stewart. Ross can be a nickname form of Robertson, thus James' father may have been named Robert as we are presently suggesting, or his mother may have been a Ross/Robertson, or "Ross" ("ros") is also a Gaelic word meaning "a wooded promontory" and may refer to his residence i.e. "James of the Ross"). James was described as a "late tenant at Ardveich, Loch Earnside, on Drummond's estate."
The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3 states that James Ross Stewart had two sons and about six daughters. Thus it is presumed that at least one of the daughters shown here died young.
The McIntyre Letter states that James' son, James Og Stewart, was the youngest of three brothers. Parish records show no older sons for James Ross Stewart by Catherine McLaren. This could mean that James Ross Stewart had an earlier family with another woman. Which could explain why James' first son is not named Robert. Or the McIntyre letter may have confused James Og Stewart with his father James Ross Stewart as we know that James Ross Stewart was the youngest of at least two brothers.
- The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3, says, "There were two brothers of this family living at Ardveich at the end of the 18th century. They were Alexander (Sandy) Stewart and his brother James Stewart. The eldest, Alexander (Sandy), was a wright.... The second brother, James, long resided about Stronvar. His son was called James Og and lived on a croft just where the nursery used to be at Ardvorlich. The croft was called Ashinranoch. He had two sons and about six daughters."
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Sources - [S9] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
- [S9] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).