Helen Stewart

1841 - 1876  (35 years)

• Name	Helen Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	1841	Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1841	Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	1851	Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1861	Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Relation to Head of House: Servant
  Residence	1871	Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Died	10 Jun 1876	Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I29887	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	James Stewart,   b. Jan 1805, Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 6 Apr 1880, Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Gow,   b. 6 Jul 1807, Tullochan, Kilmaronock, Dumbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Feb 1847, Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	9 Dec 1831	Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [11, 12, 13, 14]
  Married	10 Dec 1831	New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F22576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Murdoch,   b. 1837, Dumbarry, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Buchan Murdoch,   b. 29 Jan 1862, Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Elizabeth Gow Murdoch,   b. 15 Oct 1863, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Robert Cragie Murdoch,   b. 15 Sep 1865, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. James Murdoch,   b. 12 Dec 1867, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Margaret Murdoch,   b. 12 May 1870, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   6. Helen Stewart Murdoch,   b. 3 Aug 1872, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jun 1876, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland  (Age 3 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F22580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Helen Stewart was born in 1841 in Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a daughter of James Stewart and Elizabeth Gow. In 1841, at age 4 months, Helen Stewart was residing Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with her parents and sisters. Sometime between 1844-1851, Helen's mother and sister Elizabeth both died. Her sister Jane may also have died. This left her father as a widower to raise his remaining daughters on his own. In 1851, at age 10, Helen Stewart was residing in Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with her widowed father and some of her sisters. Helen was a student in school. In 1861, at age 19, Helen Stewart was residing in Kilmalcolm, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the home of James McFarlane, age 77. She was employed as a domestic servant. Sometime around 1861, Helen Stewart is presumed to have married James Murdoch, although no record of their marriage has been found. In 1871, at age 32, Helen Murdoch was residing Campie Park, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, with her husband and their five children. Helen Stewart died on 10 Jun 1876 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Her daughter, Helen, died the same day from menegitis. --- This family is being researched by Michelle Kranz.

  
  

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