Rev. John Stewart, Minister in Blair Atholl

1780 - 1843  (63 years)

• Name	John Stewart  [1]
  Title	Rev.
  Suffix	Minister in Blair Atholl
  Born	12 Mar 1780	Stank, Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	21 Mar 1780	Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
  Birth	1781	Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1841	Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Died	22 Mar 1843
  Person ID	I16812	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	James Og Stewart, in Stank,   b. 27 Dec 1753, Stank in Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1815  (Age < 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Buchanan,   b. 26 May 1753, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Brown Wight,   b. Abt 1785,   d. 25 Apr 1870  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1804	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
  Children	1. Jane McConochie Stewart,   b. 16 Jun 1805, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 8 Jan 1889  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   2. Maria McDonald Stewart,   b. 8 Nov 1806, Scotland ,   d. 29 Mar 1808  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   3. Rebecca Stewart,   b. 1 Jan 1808, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Ann Gillespie Stewart,   b. 20 Jan 1810, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Gen. John Ramsay Stuart,   b. 18 Jun 1811, Manse, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 18 Oct 1889, Maulside, Norwood  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   6. James Gillespie Stewart,   b. 29 Sep 1813, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, West Indies  [natural]   7. Rev. Atholl Stewart,   b. 19 Feb 1818, Manse, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Sep 1894  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   8. Lt. Alexander Robert Stewart,   b. 9 Apr 1824, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Ramnad  [natural]   9. Robert Stewart,   b. 10 Jul 1836, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 23 Jan 1841  (Age 4 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F4574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. John Stewart is recorded in Stewarts of the South as "Minister of Blair in Athol" and later in Stewarts of the South as "Mr Stewart of Blair had his part of Glenfinglas since his settlement in Athol." He is recorded in Mitchell's MIs as: "#4 (enclosed with 5 & 6) Rev John Stewart admitted min of Blair 20.2.1806 d. 22.3.1843. w Anne Brown Wight 25.4.1870 chn: Maria, Robt, Jas, Alister, Rebecca, Anne. by surviving chn, Mrs Campbell, Maj Gen J.R. STUART c.b., Revd Atholl STUART (ED: see Fasti ecclesiae iv 145, 170, 283, & iii 21 (Mackinlay); Atholl Stuart, Blair Atholl as it was and is (1875) Revd John S. B 1781, parents Jas STEWART, tacksman of Stank, Callander & Rebecca BUCHANAN, da Jane md Revd Campbell Min Moulin & da Rebecca Md Col Jas Campbell 50th Madras Native Infantry." The Fasti Ecclesiae Vol. IV references cited in Mitchell are presented in the thumbnails at the right. In 1841 John is found residing at the Blair Atholl manse with his wife and children and the following Stewarts: Aba R Stewart, b 1788 in Perthshire, occ "Iadar Cander" Ann Stewart, b 1821 in Perthshire, occ servant Peter Stewart, b 1826, place of birth not given, occ servant --- 1806 JOHN STEWART, born 1781, son of James S., tacksman of Stank, Callander, and Rebecca Buchanan; licen, by Presb. of Dalkeith 30th Oct. 1804; pres, to Little Dunkeld 20th July 1805 but withdrew; pres. by John, Duke of Atholl, in Nov. 1805, and ord. 20th Feb. 1806; died 22nd March 1843. He marr. 20th Nov. 1804, Ann Brown Wight, who died 25th April 1870, and had issue - Jane M'Conochie, born 16th June 1805 (marr. Duncan Campbell, min. of Moulin); Maria Macdonald, born 8th Nov. 1806, died 29th March 1808; Rebecca, born 1st Jan. 1808 (marr. 30th Oct. 1841, James Campbell, Lieut. Col. 50th Madras Native Infantry); Ann Gillespie, born 20th Jan. 1810 (marr. John Mackinlay, min. of Coylton); John Ramsay, C.B., General Commanding the Forces in Scotland, born 18th June 1811, died 18th Oct. 1889; James Gillespie, born 29th Sept. 1813, died in West Indies; Atholl, F.C. min., Blair-Atholl, born 19th Feb. 1818, died 12th Sept. 1894; Alexander Robert, Lieut. 31st Madras Native Infantry, born 9th April 1824, died at Ramnad; Robert, born 10th July 1826, died 23rd Jan. 1841. Publication-Account of the Parish (New Stat. Асс., х.). (Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae)

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for John Stewart