Robert Stewart, in Morell

Abt 1762 - Abt 1830  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Robert Stewart  [1]
  Suffix	in Morell
  Born	Abt 8 May 1762	Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 May 1762	Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Died	Abt 1830	Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I18088	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John Stewart, in Easter Glentarken,   b. Abt 8 Feb 1734, Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1820, Lochearnside, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret McLaren,   b. Abt 1740, Balquhidder or Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine McNaughtan,   b. 16 Jul 1774, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Sep 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1795	Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Margaret Stewart,   b. Abt 10 Jun 1798, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 May 1891, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 92 years)  [natural]   2. Elisabeth Stewart,   b. Abt 27 Oct 1799, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Probably Canada  [natural]   3. Mary Stewart,   b. Abt 2 May 1802, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Probably Canada  [natural]   4. Jean Stewart,   b. Abt 7 Jun 1804, Morell, Comrie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Ann Stewart,   b. Abt 1 Jun 1806, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Probably Canada  [natural]   6. John Stewart,   b. Abt 1 Sep 1808, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   7. Duncan Stewart,   b. Abt 2 Jan 1811, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 1895, Bayham Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)  [natural]   8. Robert Stewart, Jr.,   b. Abt 13 Jun 1813, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Jan 1849, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 35 years)  [natural]   9. Catharine Stewart,   b. Abt 24 Mar 1816, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Mar 1904, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)  [natural]   10. Peter Stewart,   b. Abt 24 Jul 1820, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Dec 1901, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)  [natural]   11. William Stewart,   b. Abt 22 Nov 1824, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Feb 1892, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F4639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Stewart was born in 1762 in the clachan of Easter Glentarken on the north shore of Loch Earn in Perthshire, Scotland. Following Scottish custom, he was named after his paternal grandfather, Robert Stewart in Ardveich, who, according to family tradition, was a Jacobite who was killed at the Battle of Culloden fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie. (Comrie parish records support this tradition.) Stewarts of the South indicates that Robert Stewart was a descendant of John Dubh Mhor Stewart of Dalveich, natural son of James Beag Stewart, 2nd of Ardvorlich. The document also describes Robert as "an industrious and well-doing man". On 4 Dec 1795, Robert Stewart married his second-cousin, Catharine McNaughtan. His paternal great-grandfather, Alexander Stewart in Ardveich was her maternal great-grandather. In the early 1800s, Glen Tarken belonged to the Earl of Perth, and sometime during the early 1800s the Earl emptied Glen Tarken and moved all of the crofters to the nearby village of St. Fillans. The houses they once lived in were left to fall into ruin. As Robert's son, Peter, recalls growing up in St. Fillans, then it is presumed that Robert Stewart's birth family would have been among those who were moved. Stewarts of the South (ca. 1818) indicates that Robert Stewart was a feuer (a feudal land holder, like a tenant) in St. Fillans on the estate of Sir John Drummond, Earl of Perth. Stewarts of the South also indicates that Robert had a close relative named Alexander Stewart, living in Dalveich. They were second-cousins. Sometime between 1825-1830 (more likely closer to 1830), Robert died, presumably of natural causes (he would have been in his mid-60s) and the croft passed to his sons. A few short years after Robert's death, his widow, Catharine, and all their children, as well as a couple of young grandchildren, left Scotland for good, and headed to Canada. Robert and Catharine seem to have followed the traditional Scottish naming custom more strictly for their sons, but less strictly for their daughters. Their eldest son was named John after his paternal grandfather, their second son was named Duncan after his maternal grandfather, and their third son was named Robert after his father. However, their first daughter was named Margaret after her paternal grandmother, and their second daughter was named Elisabeth after her maternal grandmother, thus reversing the traditional order. Their next three daughters seem to have been named after Robert's sisters. It's not until their sixth daughter that they name a daughter after her mother.

  
  

• Sources

  [S276] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Peter Stewart https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60143&h=12910572&indiv=try