Maj. William Stewart, 13th of Ardvorlich
1859 - 1918 (58 years)
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Name William Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Title Maj. Suffix 13th of Ardvorlich Born 8 Oct 1859 Kanpur, Jammu and Kashmir, India 
[3, 5, 6, 7] Christened 7 Dec 1859 Cawnpore, Bengal, India [5] - 0 Age: 0
Gender Male civil 21 Age: 21 [7] civil 11 Jul 1891 Surrey, England [7] 21 Age: 21 Name W Stewart [6] Residence Middlesex [7] Residence 1901 Dundee, Angus, Scotland [4, 6] 41 Age: 41; Head RelationToHead: Head Died 8 Jun 1918 Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Buried Stewart of Ardvorlich Family Cemetery, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Person ID I18793 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father 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) Relationship natural Mother Amelia Magdelane Elizabeth Webster, b. 1837, Balgarvie, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland , d. 10 Mar 1909, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 72 years) Relationship natural Married 14 Jul 1857 Family ID F4492 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Lily Mary MacLaren, b. 16 Feb 1864, London, Middlesex, England , d. 31 Jul 1935, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 71 years) Married 22 Jul 1891 Westminster, Langham, England [3] Children 1. Capt. William Debnam MacLaren Stewart, b. 15 Apr 1893, Marleybone, London, England , d. 25 Sep 1916, Fleur, France (Age 23 years) [natural]2. Mary Stewart, b. 30 Apr 1898, England , d. 26 Nov 1918 (Age 20 years) [natural]3. Amelia Marjory Lily MacLaren Stewart, b. 19 Apr 1902, Marleybone, London, England , d. 2002 (Age 99 years) [natural]4. Major John Alexander MacLaren Stewart, 14th of Ardvorlich, b. 25 Mar 1904, Dundee, Angus, Scotland , d. 11 May 1985, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 81 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F4831 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William served as Major in the 10th Bengal Lancers, then Governor of the H.M. Prisons at Dundee and Edinburgh. (MacGregor)
In 1901, William and his family were living in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, where William was serving as the governor of the local prison.
Below is Major William's obituary which is significant for its description of a Highland landed family's funeral from that time period. Noteworthy, is that the coffin was draped in the Union Jack, with William's claymore and bonnet resting on top. The farm cart carrying the coffin from the church to the graveside was draped in the Hunting Stewart tartan. And, after the graveside service, William's son, John, was presented with his father's claymore and bonnet.
Strathearn Herald, Saturday15 June 1918
Funeral to Dundurn Chapel
The funeral of Major Stewart took place on Wednesday afternoon, the place of interment being within the roofless walls of the pre-Reformation chapel of Dundurn, prettilly situated under the shadow of the everlasting hills, a short distance to the east of St. Fillans. While the late Major's body was here interred it is understood, at his request, the remains of his father, (Colonel Stewart, who died in January, 1914) and his mother are buried in the churchyard surrounding the chapel. On the inner side of one of the walls of the ancient structure is a memorial tablet bearing the inscription: - "This chapel, deidcated in early times to St. Fillan, the leper, has been, since the year 1586 the burial-place of the sept or clan of Stewart of Ardvorlich. At the east and lie the bodies of the following chiefs of the race." (Then follow the names of the various chiefs, the first burial recorded being in 1618).
The obsequies of Wednesday were of a simple and impressive nature. The remains enclosed in a beautiful oak coffin, covered with the Union Jack, and on which were laid the dead Chieftain's claymore and Highland bonnet, and several beautiful floral wreaths arrived from Edinburgh at mid-day, and were conveyed to Dundurn Parish Church, St. Fillans, where a short service took place, conducted by the Rev. A. W. H. Scott, minister of the parish, and which was attended by the reliatives and friends of the deceased and others, Following the benediction, the "Dead March" was played by the organist. After the service the coffin was conveyed on a farm cart, covered with Hunting Stewart tartan, to the place of internment, the cortege being predeced by a piper playing plaintive airs en route. On arrival at the grave, the Rev. Mr. Scott conducted a brief service. The pall-bearers were:-- Master John Stewart (son); Colonel Gordon, V.C.; Colonel McLaren (brother-in-law); Colonel Stewart, Achnacone; Colonel Macgergor-Whitton, St. Fillans; Mr. Ferguson, gardener, and Mr. Drummond, grieve at Ardvorlich. The relatives present were Mrs Stewart (widow of deceased) and the Misses Stewart (daughters); Mrs Stewart, Ardvorlich Cottage; Mrs. McLaren; and Mrs. Hally, Ruthven Towner, Auchterarder. Amongst the general mourners were:-- Sir George W. M. Dundas, Bart of Dunira; the Rev. C. D. R. Williamson of Lawers; Major Davidson; Major McNaughtan of Cowden; Mrs Watters, Edinample; Mr and Mrs Edmund Berry; Mr and Mrs Stirling Boyd, Miss Ker Dunlop, R.R.C.; and many other residents in the district. The Stewarrt Society, of which Major Stewart was an Honorary Vice-President and Member of the Council for several years, was represented by Colonel A. K. Stewart of Achnacone and Mr Duncan Stewart of Millhills, ex-Presidents, and Mr. J. K. Stewart, Comptroller of Inland Revenus for Scotland, and Hon. Vice-President, and Secretary of the Society.
A touch of added pathos was lent after the ceremony by the boyish kilted figure of the heir holding his father's claymore and bonnet -- symbolical of the passing into his youthful hands of the heritage and traditions of his family.
- William served as Major in the 10th Bengal Lancers, then Governor of the H.M. Prisons at Dundee and Edinburgh. (MacGregor)
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Record for William Stewart
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Record for William Stewart
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Record for William Stewart
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Record for Major William Cik Ardvorlich Stewart
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Record for Williams Stewart
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Record for Major W Stewart
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Record for William Esquire Stewart
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Record for Amelia Marjory Lily Maclaren Stewart
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