Neil Stewart

1872 - 1954  (81 years)

• Name	Neil Stewart  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	27 May 1872	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1891	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
  	18 Age: 18; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; DivisionNumber: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 127; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son; Free Church Religion: Free Church
  Residence	1901	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1911	, Wellington South, Ontario   [7]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Residence Religion: Presbyterian; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1935	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1940	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1945	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1949	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Died	7 Mar 1954	Morriston, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I17810	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Stewart,   b. Abt 24 Jul 1820, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Dec 1901, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine McLean,   b. 1843, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Scotland ,   d. 16 Jan 1883, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Jan 1865	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Married	27 Dec 1866	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Isabel MacPherson,   b. 6 Dec 1870, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1953, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1903	Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [1, 10]
  Children	1. Peter Douglas Stewart,   b. 18 Jul 1904, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Between 1958 and 1972, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)  [natural]   2. Donald McLean Stewart,   b. 27 Nov 1907, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1987, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Neil Stewart was born in 1872 on the Stewart family farm in Puslinch. He represented the third generation of Stewarts to occupy that land. My grandfather, J. Stewart Brown (Neil's cousin, Hugh Stewart's grandson), used to vacation at the farm as a child. In 1881, Neil was a young boy, residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his parents and siblings. Neil was 11 years old when his mother died in 1883. His aunt Catharine Stewart, assumed responsibility for his care. In 1891, Neil was a teenager residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his widowed father and siblings. In 1901, Neil was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his widowed father and younger siblings. The 1906 Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, says: "Neil owns and lives on the old homestead (200 acres) where he carries on mixed farming, making a specialty of breeding carriage horses, which he raises the very best. Mr. Stewart takes an interest in military matters, and is a member of the Wellington Field Battery. He m. Kate McPherson. Issue: Peter D." (Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906) In 1911, Neil was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and teenage boys. He was employed as a farmer. In 1921, Neil was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and teenage boys. He was employed as a farmer. In 1935, Neil, age 63, was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farmer. On the Canada Voter List with him are his wife, his son Douglas Stewart, listed as a farmer, his son Donald Stewart, listed as a farmer, his widowed sister Margaret Stewart and her sons, Kenneth Stewart and John Stewart, both farmers, and her spinster daughter Helen Stewart. In 1940, Neil, age 68, was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farmer. On the Canada Voter List with him are his wife, his son Douglas Stewart, listed as a farmer, his son Donald Stewart, listed as a trucker, and Donald's wife, Neil's widowed sister Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife, and her son, George Stewart, an aviator. In 1945, Neil, age 73, was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farmer. On the Canada Voter List with him are his wife, his son Douglas Stewart, listed as a farmer. Douglas is listed first, ahead of Neil, suggesting that Douglas had taken over the farm by this point. Also listed are Neil's son Donald Stewart, listed as a trucker, and Donald's wife, Neil's widowed sister Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife, and her son, George Stewart, a soldier. In 1949, Neil, age 77, was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farmer. On the Canada Voter List with him are his wife and his son Douglas Stewart, listed as a farmer. Listed separately are Neil's son Donald Stewart, listed as a trucker, and Donald's wife. And in another separate listing are Neil's widowed sister Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife. Neil died in 1954, and the Stewart family farm passed to his son Douglas, as the fourth generation of Stewarts to own the farm since 1834.

  
  

• Sources

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