Alexander Stewart, in Wester Dullater
1801 - 1857 (50 years)
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Name Alexander Stewart [1] Suffix in Wester Dullater Born 1801 Wester Dullater, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland 
[1] Gender Male Residence 1851 Rural, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Died Between 1851 and 1857 Person ID I21640 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father James Stewart, b. Abt 1770, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F7388 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Anne Stewart, b. 7 Apr 1803, Edraleachdach, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1832, Scotland (Age < 28 years) Married 28 Dec 1822 Callander, Perthshire, Scotland Married 28 Dec 1822 Callander, Perthshire, Scotland [2] Children 1. Margaret Stewart, b. 10 Jul 1826, Wester Dullater, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 5 Dec 1878, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 52 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F7328 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Isabella McEwan, b. 5 Apr 1814, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 26 Jun 1857, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 43 years) Married 28 Dec 1832 Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. James Stewart, b. 4 Nov 1833, Dullater, Loch Venacher, Port of Menteith, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1834 (Age < 0 years) [natural]2. James Stewart, b. 4 Oct 1834, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 6 Jun 1841 (Age > 7 years) [natural]3. Helen Stewart, b. 26 Sep 1837, Dullater, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 21 Apr 1907, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 69 years) [natural]4. George Stewart, b. 1840, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 16 Feb 1898, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 58 years) [natural]5. Isabella Stewart, b. 1847, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 7 Mar 1861, Callander Village, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 14 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F7334 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - I know believe that too much emphasis has been placed on this Alexander's later residency in Wester Dullater. I no longer believe he was from Wester Dullater or anywhere in Port of Menteith parish. His first marriage shows him in Callander parish. The likelihood of him being the same person as Alexander Stewart, b 1801 in Brackland to James Stewart and Catharine McQueen, is very high. Their details fit together nearly perfectly. However, there are too many other contemporary Alexander Stewarts that he could also match to be able to confidently rule out other possibilities. Thus, at this point we cannot say for certain that he was the son of James Stewart and Catherine McQueen, but that is our most promising lead at the moment.
Alexander's date and location of birth are unknown, as are his parents' names. Onomstics suggests his father's name could be James, however we cannot be certain that all children from his first marriage are known. His mother could be Margaret, Helen, or Isabella (or possibly any name).
Alexander married firstly on 28 Dec 1822 in Callander to Anne Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart in Edraleachdach and Elizabeth McDonald.
Alexander is believed to have married secondly on 28 Dec 1832 to Isabella McEwan. The Port of Menteith OPR records the marriage as: "Alexander Stewart in Wester Dulater and Isabella McEwan, daughter of the late George McEwan and Helen McGregor, Callander. Married at Port."
The only evidence we have to tie together Alexander's first and second marriages is the fact that the children were both in Dullater and there is not evidence of any other Alexander Stewart in Dullater at the time. His daughter, Margaret, from his first marriage is never found in census records with his second family as she was already away from home.
In 1841, Alexander is found residing at No. 1 Callander village, Callander, Perthshire, Scotlad, with his second wife and family:
Alexander Stewart, 35 (b 1806), ag lab (all born in Callander) Isabella Stewart, 25 James Stewart, 7 Helen Stewart, 3 George Stewart, 1. 60 year old Catharine McNab (b1781 in Perthshire, Scotland) was residing with them. Her relationship is unknown.
In 1851, Alexander (recorded as Stuart), b 1801 in Callander, was residing in Ballachallan, rural, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, employed as a woodman. He was residing with his wife, Isabella, b 1816, and children Helen, 13, George, 11, and Isabella, 4. Also residing with them was Isabella Ferguson, age 4.
Alexander is not found in 1861 and is presumed to have died by that time. He is also not found in the 1857 Valuation Roll, when his brother-in-law, James Stewart, 5th of Edraleachdach, was residing in the carse of Wester Dullater, suggesting further that Alexander was dead before 1857.
- I know believe that too much emphasis has been placed on this Alexander's later residency in Wester Dullater. I no longer believe he was from Wester Dullater or anywhere in Port of Menteith parish. His first marriage shows him in Callander parish. The likelihood of him being the same person as Alexander Stewart, b 1801 in Brackland to James Stewart and Catharine McQueen, is very high. Their details fit together nearly perfectly. However, there are too many other contemporary Alexander Stewarts that he could also match to be able to confidently rule out other possibilities. Thus, at this point we cannot say for certain that he was the son of James Stewart and Catherine McQueen, but that is our most promising lead at the moment.
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Sources - [S46] 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Kilmadock; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_76; Year: 1851.
- [S295] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Alexander Stewart
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60144&h=1423579&indiv=try
- [S46] 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Kilmadock; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_76; Year: 1851.