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- On 17 May 1795, the Comrie church Session minutes indicate that Catherine Dochart, servant maid to Mr McNab at Dundurn was pregnant by Robert Stewart, servant to the said Mr. McNab. The Comrie parish register shows on 9 July 1795 an incomplete entry for Robert Stewart, Dundurn. which says nothing else other than his name. It is followed immediately by and entry dated, 19 Aug 1795, which says that Robert Stewart and Catherine Dochart had a daughter Cathrine. Neither Stewarts of the South nor The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vols 1-3 & Supplement identify any Robert Stewart was was a servant at Dundurn. It is possible that he is the same Robert who fathered the child with Mary Dochart just months prior and that perhaps he was dismissed from his service at Ardvorlich for getting the maid pregnant and went to work for McNab of Dundurn where he did the same thing and was fired again and thus ended up way down in Logie working for Mr Rob at Menstrie.
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