Robert Stewart, in Duart
1733 - 1818 (85 years)
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Name Robert Stewart Suffix in Duart Born 1733 Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died 16 Aug 1818 Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland Buried Kilmahog Cemetery, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland Person ID I18131 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father James? Stewart, b. Abt 1690, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F6746 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Isabella Dow, b. Abt 1735, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Married 1 Feb 1759 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. Jean Stewart, b. 29 Nov 1759, Dowart, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1761, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 1 years) [natural]2. Margaret Stewart, b. 20 Jul 1760, Tynamore, Duart, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Jean Stewart, b. 15 Dec 1761, Tynamore, Duart, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Elizabeth Stewart, b. 9 Jun 1763, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1770, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 6 years) [natural]5. Janet Stewart, b. 17 Jan 1765, "near Cardross", Dunbarton, Scotland , d. Bef 1784, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 18 years) [natural]6. Isabella Stewart, b. 10 Jan 1767, Tynamore, Duart, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1780, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 12 years) [natural]7. James Stewart, b. 5 Sep 1768, Dowart, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1841 (Age < 72 years) [natural]8. Elizabeth Stewart, b. 31 Mar 1770, Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]9. Agnes Stewart, b. 7 May 1772, The Offrans, Loch Venacher, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]10. Kathrine Stewart, b. 23 Nov 1773, Tynamore, Duart, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]11. Mary Stewart, b. 1 Aug 1775, Tynamore, Duart, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]12. Christian Stewart, b. 1 May 1777, Tynamore, Duart, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]13. Charles Stewart, b. 13 May 1779, Dowart, Glenfinglas, Callander Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1850, New York, USA (Age < 70 years) [natural]14. Siblah Stewart, b. 10 Nov 1780, Dowart, Glenfinglas, Callander Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1796, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age < 15 years) [natural]15. Helen Stewart, b. 5 Jul 1782, Brig of Turk, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]16. Janet Stewart, b. 12 Jul 1784, Dowart, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4665 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Janet Fisher, b. 1756, Scotland , d. 27 Dec 1829 (Age 73 years) Married 29 Dec 1789 Callander, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. John Stewart, b. 20 Mar 1791, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 31 Jan 1871, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 79 years) [natural]2. Robert Stewart, b. Abt 7 Jul 1794, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 2 May 1883, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 88 years) [natural]3. Sybla Stewart, b. Abt 2 Jan 1796, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 22 Nov 1836, Duart in Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 40 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4666 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Robert was one of the eight Stewart tenants in Glenfinglas at the beginning of the 19th century. Stewarts of the South and the Callander OPR give his residence as Duart (often spelled "Dowart" in old records), however private family records give the residence as "Tynamore". "Tynamore" is an Anglicized spelling of the Gaelic "Tighnamor", which simply means "big house". It therefore seems most likely that this family of Stewarts lived in "the big house" at Duart, as opposed to one of the other Stewart families in Duart who presumably lived in a smaller house. This would further suggest that this Robert was the senior tenant of Duart. Robert had an almost incomprehensibly large family.
Mrs. Stewart of Milton's account says: "In Lower Duart, the old man, I don’t know his name, was three times married, and had about twenty of a family. The only ones I recollect of were John and Robert both of whom were batchelors. Some probably went to America for Charles a nephew of theirs came from American and stayed with them. The rest of the family except John and Robert had left before I knew them." This is the only indication of any distinction between Lower Duart and Upper Duart.
Robert is described in Stewarts of the South as follows:
Robert, [a] tenant in Duart [in] Glenfinglas, [who is] one of the eight tenants of the name of Stewart in that place, and [who] pays rent of one hundred guineas. [He] left four sons:
1. Thomas (sic) emigrated some time ago to North America and had a large family
2. Alan in the West Indies [who is] doing well
3. John, [who] possesses the farm which his father had. [He is an] active [and] well-doing young man. Unmarried.
4. Robert, a cattle-dealer in Glenfinglas. Unmarried
Mitchell's MIs records Robert and his family in Kilmahog Cemetery:
44 Robert STEWART farmer (in) Duart (in) Glenfinglas, died 16 AUG 1818, age 85, by son John in Duart, pelican plucking its breast, rake, scythe, share and coulter, emblems of mortality. (Mitchell notes: MacGregor notes ?per Mrs Stewart in Milton, the three families (in inscriptions 44-46) Alexander STEWART who had Auchnahard and left Glenfinglas was brother of John (grandfather of STEWART of Milton,)?) [This would be Alexander who moved to Glasgow]
45 1878. Robert STEWART 18 AUG 1818, age 85, wife Janet FISHER 27 DEC 1829, age 73, son John in Duart 31 JAN 1871, age 80, daughter Sybla 22 NOV 1836, age 40, son Robert 2 MAY 1883, age 89. (Mitchell notes: MacGregor notes that this family was not related to the other STEWARTS in Duart.)
46 1793. pelican plucking its breast, in her nest (crest of the STEWART family). John STEWART and Mary MCINTYRE.
The chronology in Stewarts of the South would seem to indicate that this Robert was the eldest grandson of "Sean Rob" from whom this branch derives its patronymic.
Robert's son Thomas is an error for Charles. It seems likely that "Chas" has been misread as "Thos" in the transcription.
- Robert was one of the eight Stewart tenants in Glenfinglas at the beginning of the 19th century. Stewarts of the South and the Callander OPR give his residence as Duart (often spelled "Dowart" in old records), however private family records give the residence as "Tynamore". "Tynamore" is an Anglicized spelling of the Gaelic "Tighnamor", which simply means "big house". It therefore seems most likely that this family of Stewarts lived in "the big house" at Duart, as opposed to one of the other Stewart families in Duart who presumably lived in a smaller house. This would further suggest that this Robert was the senior tenant of Duart. Robert had an almost incomprehensibly large family.