William Stewart, 2nd in Hythie

Abt 1735 - UNKNOWN

• Name	William Stewart
  Suffix	2nd in Hythie
  Born	Abt 1735	Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	UNKNOWN	Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Buried	Fetterangus parish cemtery, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I18799	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Donald Stewart, 1st in Hythie,   b. Abt 1715, probably Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1770, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Warrender,   b. Abt 1730, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Alexander Stewart,   b. Abt 9 Dec 1762, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F8698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elspeth Davidson,   b. Abt 1745, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	Abt 1769	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Children	1. John Stewart, 3rd in Hythie,   b. 1770, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1841, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age < 70 years)  [natural]   2. Alexander Stewart, in New Aberdour,   b. 1772, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Feb 1839, Copland Hill, near Peterhead, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   3. Margaret Stewart,   b. 1773, Hythie, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 1847  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F6582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William's identity was recorded by his grandson, George Stewart, in the family history written in 1848. William's date of birth is given in family records as 1754, but that is chronologically impossible. His first son was allegedly born in 1770 and even that date is questionably late. The IGI reveals a birth for an Alexander Stewart, bap 9 DEC 1762 in Old Deer, son of William Stewart and Jean Warrender. The original film has not yet been consulted to verify place of birth. However IGI and census records show that there was no other Stewart family in Old Deer parish except this one until the mid-19th century. Thus it seems nearly certain that this entry pertains to this William and is likely the correct birth for his son Alexander. This would make the likely birth for his eldest son John more likely to be ca. 1760 and William's birth to be more likely ca. 1735. Such a date fits better with the family tradition that William was with his father while his father was living as a fugitive and would thus have been born prior to 1745.