John Stewart, in Finglen

Abt 1772 - Bef 1841  (< 68 years)

• Name	John Stewart  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	in Finglen
  Born	Abt 1772	Lednascridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1841	Finglen, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I17209	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Patrick Stewart, in Lednascridan (1-Line),   b. Abt 19 Dec 1728, Lednascridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1815  (Age < 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christian Stewart,   b. Abt 1735, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Between 10 and 21 Apr 1762	Balquhidder and Callander, Perthshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F4584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Stewart,   b. 1766, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1851 and 1861, Findhuglen, Glen Artney, Monzievaird & Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 85 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1795	Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. Peter Stewart,   b. 29 Jul 1795, Lidanscridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Alexander Stewart,   b. Abt 10 Apr 1797, Lichscridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Christian Stewart,   b. Abt 4 Sep 1798, Lidanscridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. John Stewart, in Findhuglen,   b. Abt 7 Aug 1801, Lidanscridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 1855, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 53 years)  [natural]   5. Rev. Donald Stewart, in Demerara,   b. Abt 15 Nov 1804, Lidanscridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Nov 1831, Demerara, West Bank, British Guyana  (Age 27 years)  [natural]   6. James Stewart,   b. Abt 1806, Lednascridan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Apr 1815, Finglen, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 9 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F4498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John is described in Stewarts of the South as: "John Stewart, tacksman Fenglam, Ardvorlich, Comrie parish, son to Peter Stewart, late tacksman of Leadsgriadan. He has four sons who are all minors. One of them is a student intended for the Church of Scotland. John is a well-doing farmer. Rent £160." No birth record has been found for John, but as he is shown as being the senior surviving line of the Lednascridan family and also has being the son of the late Peter Stewart in Lednascridan, then his birth is suggested here with confidence. Parish records show John in Lednascridan as late as 1804, but he is described in Stewarts of the South as residing in Finglen ca. 1818. In 1795, John and Kathrine are shown as being "both of this parish" at the time of their marriage. Their first child is recorded in the Balquhidder parish register as "begotten in antenuptial fornication" (in other words, she was pregnant when they got married), which fits chronologically with the birth data. According to family records for Line 5 of this family, the hereditary lease on Lednascriddan, which had been in the family for nearly 300 years, expired in 1816 and was not renewed. It appears that John moved to Finglen after the lease expired. Finglen was located on the Ardvorlich estate belonging to John's clan chief at the time, which suggests that John appealed to his chief for aid in obtaining a new residence. John is found in the 1832 Perth Voters' List as still residing in Finglen. --- He may be the following John Stewart found in Monzievaird cemetery, however it appears the following Duncan McGregor married a Margaret Stewart. They had a son, Peter McGregor, on 30 Jan 1824, in Callander Village. Monzievaird Cemetery 12 Duncan MCGREGOR farmer at the House Burn, died 12 MAY 1853, age 61, daughter Jane Anne, died in infancy, father-in-law John STEWART 15 MAR 1837, age 73, by widow. Duncan McGregor married Margaret Stewart on in 23 Jan 1819 in Kilmadock parish and registered secondly on 5 May 1819 in Comrie parish, with Duncan being from Comrie and Margaret from Kilmadock.

  
  

• Sources

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