Major William Murray Stewart

Abt 1804 - 1853  (~ 49 years)

• Name	William Murray Stewart  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Major
  Born	Abt 27 Mar 1804	Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jul 1853	Bénarès, Savanne, Mauritius
  Person ID	I18780	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Stewart, 8th of Ardvorlich and Factor of Breadalbane,   b. 10 Jun 1754, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 26 Feb 1838, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Maxton, of Cultoquhey,   b. 16 Apr 1769, Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Oct 1853, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Aug 1797	Comrie, Perthshire, and Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F4828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charolette Debnam,   b. 1807,   d. 24 Nov 1860, Kensington Gate, South Kensington, London, Middlesex, England  (Age 53 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1826	Berhampore, Bengal, India
  Children	1. Capt. William Stewart, 10th of Ardvorlich,   b. 5 Jun 1827, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jun 1857, Gwalior, Bengal, India  (Age 30 years)  [natural]   2. Col. Robert Stewart, 11th of Ardvorlich,   b. 15 Sep 1829, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Jun 1882, Earl's Court, London, Middlesex, England  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   3. Charlotte Stewart,   b. 31 May 1831, Chunor, Bengal, India ,   d. 3 Aug 1887, Middlesex, England  (Age 56 years)  [natural]   4. Col. John Stewart, 12th of Ardvorlich and CIE,   b. 24 Mar 1833, Chunar, Bengal, India ,   d. 8 Jan 1914, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   5. Col. Anthony Stewart,   b. 20 Sep 1834, India ,   d. 13 Dec 1886, Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   6. James Raphael Stewart,   b. 14 Feb 1837, Northwest Province, India ,   d. 27 Aug 1894, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 57 years)  [natural]   7. Maj. Gen. George Stewart,   b. 20 Jul 1839, Chanar, Bengal, India ,   d. 2 Feb 1927, Camberwell East Dulwich, London, England  (Age 87 years)  [natural]   8. Lt. Theodore Henry Stewart,   b. 12 Jul 1842, India ,   d. 19 Feb 1892  (Age 49 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William is described in Stewarts of the South as follows: "William Stewart Esqur the presant proprietor four sons 1 Robert 2 John 3 Willm 4 Anthony." William attained the rank of Major in the 22nd Bengal Lancers and fought in the Indian Wars. He married at Berhampore, Bengal, on 8 August 1826, to Charlotte, daughter of Major Robert Joseph Debnam, 13th Light Infantry. William died at Benares, on 20 July 1853. His wife, Charlotte, survived him and died at Kensingtongate on 24 November 1860, aged 53 years, (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online. Record for James Raphael Stewart [S287] India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Charlotte Stewart https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9901&h=591271&indiv=try [S286] India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Charlotte Stewart https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9899&h=521006&indiv=try