John Stewart, 3rd in Hythie

1770 - Bef 1841  (< 70 years)

• Name	John Stewart
  Suffix	3rd in Hythie
  Born	1770	Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1841	Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I17168	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Stewart, 2nd in Hythie,   b. Abt 1735, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elspeth Davidson,   b. Abt 1745, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1769	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F6582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Leighton,   b. 1772, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1851 and 1861  (Age 79 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1798	Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Children	1. James Stewart, 4th in Hythie,   b. 23 Apr 1799, Pitscow, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Jan 1860, Upper Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   2. Alexander Stewart,   b. 8 Feb 1801, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. John Stewart,   b. Abt 27 Feb 1803, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. May Stewart,   b. Abt 11 May 1805, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Thomas Stewart,   b. 15 Dec 1806, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   6. Jean Stewart,   b. Abt 6 Jun 1811, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Stewart's nephew, George Stewart wrote a family history in 1848 in which John is described as "John Stewart, my uncle, lived in the family cottage [at Hythie] and died some years ago having five or six sons and I believe one daughter. I believe one of the sons still lives in the same cottage and one is dead and the others live in the neighbourhood with large families." An examination of IGI baptism and marriage records as well as census records for 1841-1861 reveals a family that is an exact match for the description above. Furthermore the same documents reveal that virtually all persons with the surname of Stewart who resided in Old Deer parish from the mid-18th through the mid-19th centuries can be accounted for in this family. That is, it appears that with the exception of a few strays, it appears that the Stewarts of Hythie comprised the only Stewart family in the parish of Old Deer. The descendants of John Stewart shown here are not confirmed but are presented with the preceding qualifiers in mind. John Stewart is not found in the 1841 census or any subsequent census records which is consistent with his nephew's description in 1848 that John died "several years ago." John's widow, Jean Leighton, can be found in 1841 and 1851 residing at Upper Hythie and shown as a crofter of 3 acres. She is residing adjacent to her eldest son James. In the 1841 and 1851 census records Hythie is sometimes accounted as being in Banffshire.