David Stewart, Jr.

1810 - 1870  (49 years)

• Name	David Stewart  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	16 Aug 1810	Gorbals, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	26 Aug 1810	Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	E.d. 3, Ward 19, New York City   [3]
  Residence	1855	New York City, Ward 19, New York, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Husband
  Residence	1860	Brooklyn Ward 4 District 2, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Storekeeper
  Died	Between 1860 and 1870	Brooklyn, New York, USA
  Person ID	I26385	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	David Stewart, in Antigua and New York,   b. Abt 5 Apr 1778, Invernenty, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Boyd, in Hairst Lone,   b. 3 Nov 1782, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Jul 1806	Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane E _____,   b. 1820, Antigua, West Indies ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	Abt 1840	Antigua, West Indies
  Children	1. Catherine J Stewart,   b. 1843, Antigua, West Indies ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Janet C Stewart,   b. 1845, Antigua, West Indies ,   d. 1923, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   3. David W. N. Stewart,   b. 1848, Antigua, West Indies ,   d. 18 Jul 1916, Hempstead, New York, USA  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   4. Lillias E J Stewart,   b. 1852, Antigua, West Indies ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F6851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Stewart's notes: "David Stewart married and had three children, Catherine, another daughter and a son, names unknown. Went to Antigua, thence to Brooklyn, New York. Last heard from in 1865. David fell heir to his widowed mother’s property in Hairst Lone (now Hairst Street) Renfrew, which was sold on his behalf by his cousin Robert Stewart, born 1822, son of Duncan Stewart and Janet Dunlop." The exact date of David's mother's death is unknown, and as David Jr. died sometime between 1860-1870, and as his parents have not been found in American census records, it's likely that Janet Boyd actually died prior to 1851. Why David became heir over his elder brother, Adam, is a mystery. It is not known when David left Scotland. He was having children in Antigua between 1843-1852 and appears in the New York census in 1855 and 1860. In 1855, David Stewart (45) was residing in Ward 19 New York City, New York, USA, with his wife, Janet E Stewart (36, born in the West Indies), and their children: Catherine J Stewart (12), Jannet E Stewart (10), David W Stewart (9), Lillias E Stewart (4), all born in the West Indies. In 1860, David Stewart was residing in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA, with his wife, Janet E Stewart, and their children: Catherine Stewart (17), Janet C Stewart (15), David W M Stewart (12), Lillias Stewart (8). David was employed as a storekeeper. In 1870, 1880, and 1892, David Stewart's widow was residing in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA with her daughters Janet and Lillias and their families. As David was the younger brother to Adam Stewart, it is not known why David inherited the proceeds from his mother's Hairst Lone property instead of Adam. As Adam was in Canada at the time, it is speculated that the family may have lost contact with Adam.

  
  

• Sources

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