Robert Stewart

1830 - 1907  (76 years)

• Name	Robert Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	22 May 1830	Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 May 1830	Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Name	Robert Stuart
  Occupation	1861
  	Farm labourer
  Residence	1861	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1871
  	Farm labourer
  Residence	1871	Hugh Stewart's farm, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario   [4]
  Occupation	1881
  	Labourer
  Residence	Wellington South   [11]
  Residence	1881	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Hugh Stewart's farm
  Residence	1901	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Occupation: General Servant; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Servante; Religion: Presbyterian
  Died	3 Jan 1907	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3, 12]
  Buried	Morriston, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I17508	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Duncan Stewart, in Doune & Puslinch,   b. 1788, Summerline, Blair Drummond Moss, Kincardine by Doune, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Gillespie,   b. Abt 1802, Perthshire or Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	9 Mar 1827	Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 13, 14]
  Married	9 Mar 1827	Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland   [15]
  Family ID	F4304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Bella Sammons,   b. 1842, Cobourg, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario ,   d. Between 1871 and 1881, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1861	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
  	Duff's Presbyterian Church
  Children	1. Hannah Stewart,   b. Oct 1862, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1942, Nichol, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   2. Hugh Stewart,   b. Mar 1864, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1934, Flynn, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   3. Mary Ann Stewart,   b. 18 May 1867, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1921, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)  [natural]   4. Sarah Stewart,   b. Dec 1870, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F4709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Stewart was born in 1830 in the village of Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, as the son of Duncan Stewart and Margaret Gillespie. About 1834, when Robert was about 4 years old, his family immigrated to Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, where they settled on a pioneer farm adjacent to Robert's maternal grandparents, Hugh and Mary Gillespie. In the 1842 Canadian census, Robert is shown as a son under 16 to Duncan Stewart, residing next-door to Hugh Gillespie. In 1848, when Robert was just 18 years old, both his parents died along with his grandfather, Hugh Gillespie. Robert's immediate whereabouts after the death of his parents is unknown. Robert Stewart has not been found in 1851. On 21 Feb 1861, Robert Stewart married in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, to Lydia Sammons. In 1861, at age 33, Robert Stewart was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, and was working as a farm labourer on the farm of Robert Dunn (father-in-law of Robert's sister, Mary). Robert's wife, Lydia Simmons, was working as a labouer on the same farm. In 1871, at age 41, Robert Stewart was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his wife and four children. He was employed as a labourer and residing next-door to his brother, Hugh Stewart. In 1881, at age 55, Robert Stewart was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, as a widower with his three daughters. He was working as a labourer and living next-door to his brother Hugh's farm. Robert Stewart has not been found in the 1891 census. In 1901, at age 70, Robert Stewart was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, and working as a servant in the household of Donald McLean. Robert Stewart, died January 3, 1907, aged 76 years and 7 months in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada and is buried in Crown Cemetery. He died of chronic nephritis (kidneys). His death was attested by his son, Hugh Stewart.

  
  

• Sources

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