James Stewart
Abt 1798 - 1868 (~ 70 years)
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Name James Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth Feb 1796 Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland 
Born Abt 18 Feb 1798 Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland [2, 3, 4] Gender Male Baptism 18 Feb 1798 Balquhidder,Perth,Scotland [5] Residence 1814 Summer's Lane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland Immigration 1830 Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Occupation 1851 Farmer Residence 1851 Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada [3] Residence 1861 Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [2] Religion: Church of Scotland; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Died 25 Sep 1868 Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada [4] Buried Thompson Hill, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada [4] Person ID I16433 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Alexander Stewart, in Summerline, b. Abt 12 Apr 1770, Wester Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Between 1861 and 1871, Rossburn Lane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 90 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Ferguson, b. Abt 1770, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F3999 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 9 Feb 1806, Kirklane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 27 May 1871, Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 65 years) Married 10 Jun 1827 Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland [6] Children 1. Alexander Stewart, b. 22 Nov 1827, Summer's Lane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 25 Jul 1902, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) [natural]2. John Stewart, b. Abt 25 Oct 1829, Summer's Lane, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 11 Sep 1908, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 78 years) [unknown]3. Mary Stewart, b. 28 Apr 1833, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Jun 1927, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) [natural]4. Margaret Stewart, b. 25 Mar 1834, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 May 1911, Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) [natural]5. Catherine Stewart, b. Mar 1836, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 1909, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 72 years) [natural]6. Donald Stewart, b. 29 Apr 1839, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Mar 1901, Thomsonville, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) [natural]7. James Stewart, b. 31 Mar 1841, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Aug 1922, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) [natural]8. Robert Stewart, b. Jul 1842, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Jan 1910, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 67 years) [natural]9. Margery Stewart, b. 21 Dec 1846, Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Apr 1941, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4333 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - James is recorded in the Comrie OPR as: "James Stewart or Ferguson, bap. 18 FEB 1798, child begotten in fornication, son of Alexander Stewart in Ardveich and Margaret Ferguson in Tomranach of Ardveich." There were three Alexander Stewarts residing in Ardveich at the time. Alexander of 7-Line can be eliminated as his complete family is known and conflicts chronologically with this birth. Alexander of 6-Line already had a son named James. By process of elimination this leaves only this Alexander Stewart of 3-Line to be the father of James, as we presently show here.
The 1814 Moss Census shows Alexander Stewart of 3-Line residing at Summer's Lane with a James Stewart matching this James, thus confirming the relationship as shown here. Furthermore, this James Stewart is found in 1841 in Horton Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada residing nearby to Peter McIntyre (uncle of this James Stewart) and shown as born in FEB 1798 (although the years were rounded in the 1841 census to the nearest five years) further confirming the relationship as shown here.
"The next settler was James Stewart, who came from Stierlingshire (sic) direct to this section. He picked out 100 acres on the 1st Concession, where the John McRae mill was at one time, and where the John Farquharson farm now is. He was the father of Alexander and John (of Horton), Donald (of Renfrew), Robert (of Bromley), James (of Pembroke), and Mrs. Reid of Grattan; of Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Eady (of Renfrew), and of Mrs. McVean (of Pembroke). When Mr. and Mrs. Stewart arrived in Renfrew only two of the family had been born, Alex and John. The rest were Canadian born. The family slept their first night in Renfew in the Airth house. This was about the year 1830." (The Story of Renfrew - From the Coming of the First Settlers About 1820 by W. E. Smallfield and Rev. Robert Campbell, D.Sc. Renfrew, Smallfield and Son, 1919)
"James and Margaret Stewart came to Horton in 1830 with their first two sons. They spent their first night at the Airth home. They moved to Lot 6, Con 1 what was later the Farquharson farm on Smiths Creek and here other members of their family were born. Later they moved to Lot 4, Conc. 2, Horton Twp, Renfrew, ON. (Limecraig). They were living at Horton Twp, Renfrew, ON in 1851 and 1861. Margaret was living was a widow with her son, John, in 1871. Today (2008) the farm still stands and is in the hands of the Mclaren family and is operated as an apple orchard." (c/o descendant Doug Cram.)
James Stewart has not been found in 1841.
In 1851, at age 55, James Stewart was residing in Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada with his wife and children.
In 1861, at age 63, James Stewart was residing in Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada with his wife and children.
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1851 Census for Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
James Stewart; Farmer; born Perthshire, Scotland; Church of Scotland; age 55
Margaret Stewart, Mrs; born Perthshire, Scotland; Church of Scotland; age 46
John Stewart; works on farm; ditto; ditto; age 23
Mary Stewart; blank; born Horton, Canada West; ditto; age 19
Margaret Stewart; blank; born ditto; age 17
Katherine Stewart; blank; born ditto; age 15
Donald Stewart; works on farm; born ditto; age 13
James Stewart; works on farm; born ditto; age 11
Robert Stewart; blank; born ditto; age 9
Margery Stewart; blank; born ditto; age 6
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1861 Census for Horton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Relationships to head of household are not given in this census record. They have been added.)
James Stewart, farmer, age 63, born in Scotland (head)
Margaret Stewart, spinster, age 55, born in Scotland (wife incorrectly recorded as a spinster)
John Stewart, labourer, age 32, born in Scotland (son)
Margaret Stewart, spinster, age 30, born in Lower Canada (Quebec), (daughter-in-law, incorrectly recorded as a spinster)
Margaret Stewart, spinster, age 25, born in Upper Canada (Ontario), (daughter)
Donald Stewart, teacher, age 22, ditto (son)
James Stewart, tin smith, age 20, ditto (son)
Robert Stewart, labourer, age 18, ditto (son)
Margery Stewart, spinster, age 14, ditto (daughter)
- James is recorded in the Comrie OPR as: "James Stewart or Ferguson, bap. 18 FEB 1798, child begotten in fornication, son of Alexander Stewart in Ardveich and Margaret Ferguson in Tomranach of Ardveich." There were three Alexander Stewarts residing in Ardveich at the time. Alexander of 7-Line can be eliminated as his complete family is known and conflicts chronologically with this birth. Alexander of 6-Line already had a son named James. By process of elimination this leaves only this Alexander Stewart of 3-Line to be the father of James, as we presently show here.
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