William Stewart
Abt 1824 - 1892 (~ 67 years)
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Name William Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Born Abt 22 Nov 1824 Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 
[3, 4, 5] Gender Male Baptism 22 Nov 1824 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Residence 1851 Galt, Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada [3] Religion: Presbyterian Residence 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [6] Residence Abt 1871 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [7] Residence 1881 Ward 1, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada [8] Residence 1891 Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada [4] Died 15 Feb 1892 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [5] Buried Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [5] Person ID I18435 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father Robert Stewart, in Morell, b. Abt 8 May 1762, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Abt 1830, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years) Relationship natural Mother Catharine McNaughtan, b. 16 Jul 1774, Morell, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Sep 1848, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Married 4 Dec 1795 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Family ID F4639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Agnes McLean, b. 1829, Scotland , d. 15 Mar 1889, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years) Married Abt 1850 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Robert Stewart, b. 2 Dec 1851, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Sep 1943, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) [natural]2. Norman Stewart, b. 7 Feb 1854, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Mar 1928, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) [natural]3. John Stewart, b. 11 May 1855, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Mar 1879, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 23 years) [natural]4. Edward Stewart, b. 20 Jan 1858, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. Between 1937 and 1941, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) [natural]5. Catharine Stewart, b. 15 Sep 1859, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Feb 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years) [natural]6. Peter Stewart, b. 3 Sep 1861, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Jan 1945, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) [natural]7. Agnes Stewart, b. Abt 20 Feb 1865, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Mar 1956, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 91 years) [natural]8. William Stewart, b. 18 Aug 1865, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Jun 1948, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years) [natural]9. Sarah Stewart, b. 8 Dec 1866, Morriston, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Oct 1914, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 47 years) [natural]10. Mary Charlotte Stewart, b. 1870, Morriston, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada , d. 15 May 1891, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 21 years) [natural]11. Alexander MacLean Stewart, b. 18 Jul 1870, Aberfoyle, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Nov 1945, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) [natural]12. Archibald Ramsay Stewart, b. 4 Jul 1872, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Oct 1935, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4734 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William Stewart was born in 1824 in the clachan of Morell, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Comrie OPR records his place of birth as "Moril." He was the youngest of Robert Stewart and Catharine McNaughtan's eleven children. His father's exact date of death is not known, but is estimated to be around 1830, meaning William was probably around 5 years old when his father died. Economic conditions after his father's death made the prospect of moving to the New World more appealing than remaining in Scotland. William was nine or ten years old when his mother and siblings emigrated in 1833 or 1834.
William was ten years old when his family arrived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Their full story is already detailed in the notes for William's mother, Catharine McNaughtan, and William's brothers, Robert, Duncan, and Peter Stewart. The reader should refer to those notes for information on the early life of this family.
William grew up on the Stewart family farm in Puslinch township, Wellington County, Ontario. William's father, Robert, died when William was a very young boy back in Scotland, so William was initially raised by his widowed mother and his older siblings on the Stewart farm. When William was a teenager his mother, along with his older brother Robert and Robert's wife Mary, all died probably of smallpox. William's next oldest brother, Peter, then became the oldest responsible adult on the Stewart farm. William continued to live with his brother Peter and sister Catharine even long after he married Agnes McLean and they began having children.
In 1851, William, age 27, was residing in the village of Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with his 21 year old wife, Agnes, and their 1 year old son, Robert. William was employed as a brewer.
Given that William and Agnes were in Galt in 1851 with their 1 year old child, their elusive marriage may have taken place in Galt.
In 1861, William was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his wife and young children (excluding Robert). They were living in a frame house which appears to have been located on the farm of Kenneth McKenzie. William was recorded as a labourer. It appears he was working on Mr. McKenzie's farm. William and Agnes' 9 year old son, Robert Stewart, was living with William's siblings, Peter and Catherine, on the Stewart farm in Puslinch.
In 1871, William was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and young family. He was employed as a labourer. William's son, Edward, was residing on William's brother Peter's farm in Puslinch.
By 1872, William and his young family had moved to the city of Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada where their son, Archibald, was born that year.
In 1881, William Stewart was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his wife and children. William's occupation is listed simply as "labourer".
The family of William Stewart is buried nearby to the family of his nephew Hugh Stewart in Hamilton Cemetery.
- William Stewart was born in 1824 in the clachan of Morell, Easter Glentarken, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Comrie OPR records his place of birth as "Moril." He was the youngest of Robert Stewart and Catharine McNaughtan's eleven children. His father's exact date of death is not known, but is estimated to be around 1830, meaning William was probably around 5 years old when his father died. Economic conditions after his father's death made the prospect of moving to the New World more appealing than remaining in Scotland. William was nine or ten years old when his mother and siblings emigrated in 1833 or 1834.
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