Edward Stewart

1858 - 1941  (78 years)

• Name	Edward Stewart  [1, 2]
  Baptism	1858	Duff's Presbyterian Church, Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ont.
  Born	20 Jan 1858	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Abt 1871	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1881
  	Grocer in Hamilton
  Residence	1881	Ward 1, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1891	Ward 1, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1901
  	CPR Express Messenger (telegraph operator)
  Residence	1911	Teeswater, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1916	Teeswater, Waterloo, Ontario
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Culross, Teeswater, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Died	Between 1937 and 1941	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I15986	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Stewart,   b. Abt 22 Nov 1824, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Feb 1892, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes McLean,   b. 1829, Scotland ,   d. 15 Mar 1889, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1850	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Maria Rowes,   b. Apr 1862, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1906, Teeswater, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1886	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Charles Edward Stewart,   b. 15 Mar 1886, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1941, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)  [natural]   2. Almeda Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 31 Dec 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Samuel Gordon Stewart,   b. 4 Nov 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1937, Barton, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)  [natural]   4. Louisa May Stewart,   b. 13 May 1895, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Jennie Isla Stewart,   b. 2 Mar 1899, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1936, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)  [natural]   6. Frank Alfred Stewart,   b. 11 Jun 1901, Teeswater, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1930, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1861, Edward was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, as a young boy with his parents and siblings. Sadly, his life would be beset by tragedy after tragedy. He would be predeceased by his wife and at least half of his six children. It is believed that none of his children had children of their own. There are no known descendants of Edward. In 1871, Edward was residing on the Stewart family farm in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada as a teenager with his uncle Peter. In 1881, Edward was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a grocer. His cousins, Robert and Hugh, owned a grocery store in Hamilton at the time. It's possible that Edward may have worked in his cousins' store. In 1886, Edward married Maria Louisa Rolls. The 1871 census records her family as "Abrahamic" religion and in other census records as "Brethren." In 1871 her family were living three houses away from the family of Jemima Work, future wife of Edward's older brother Norman. In 1891, Edward was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his wife and children. He was employed as an express driver. In 1901, Edward is missing from the census. His wife and children are found residing in Ward 1, Hamilton City, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada at the top of page 20 of the census. His wife, Louisa, is listed as "wife" not "head" in relationship to the head of the household. This would suggest the family's entry begins in the previous page. However, page 1 is missing from the online digital copy. I presume at the bottom of page 19 we will find Edward listed there as the last entry. Edward and Louisa's son Frank was born in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada later that year, suggesting the family moved to Teeswater sometime in 1901. In 1906, Edward's wife, Louisa, died in Teeswater, leaving him with a family of young children to raise on his own. He never remarried. Their eldest daughter Almeda was 18 at the time and presumably stepped in to help raise the children. She never married and was never employed outside the house. She remained living with her father for the rest of her life. In 1911, Edward was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with his children. He was employed as an expressman on the railroad. in 1921, Edward was residing in Teeswater, Culross Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with some of their children. He was employed as an express messenger. In 1930, his youngest son, Frank, married just a few years, died of accidental asphyxiation from car exhaust fumes. In 1936, his daughter Jennie, also married just a few years, died prematurely. Her cause of death is unknown. In 1937, Edward was residing at 220 Hunter Street with daughter Alma and son Samuel at the time of Samuel's tragic death, which may have been by suicide. Edward was the informant on Samuel's death. Four years later, when Edward's son Charles died by suicide under similar circumstances, Edward's daughter Almeda was the informant, suggesting that Edward had died in the intervening years. No record has been found of Edward's death or burial.

  
  

• Sources

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