George Stewart
1819 - 1883 (64 years)
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Name George Stewart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Born 1819 Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Gender Male Residence Ardgowan Street, Glasgow [6] Occupation: Joiner Residence 1841 Glasgow St Mungo, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Residence 1851 Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1861 Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1871 Glasgow Maxwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1881 Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Relation to Head of House: Head Died 22 Sep 1883 Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland Person ID I29937 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father John Stewart, Master Shoemaker in Drymen, b. 14 Jan 1772, Ardess, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. Between 1835 and 1841, Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Mother Mary Battison, b. 4 Oct 1773, Wester Spittal, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. Between 1851 and 1855, Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Married 10 Dec 1796 Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland Family ID F22574 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Helen Gowrie, b. 1822, Clackmannanshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Children 1. John Stewart, b. 1847, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. 15 Dec 1928, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 81 years) [natural]2. George Stewart, b. 1851, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Sir Robert Stewart, J.P. President of the SCWS, b. 1857, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F22585 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - George Stewart was born in 1819 in Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the youngest son of John Stewart and Mary Battison. He was likely named after his maternal great-grandfather, George Battison.
In 1841, at age 20, George Stewart was residing in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in a group living situation, possibly a school. The original image has not been viewed to know the nature of the residence.
George Stewart is presumed to have married about 1845 to Helen Gowrie although no record of their marriage has been found.
In 1851, at age 30, George Stewart was residing at 8 Eglinton St in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, with his wife and young children. He was employed as a joiner. Also residing with them was 19-year-old John Stewart, born in Drymen in 1832 and employed as an engineer. He is identified as a visitor. His relationship to the family is unknown. (The only match in the Drymen parish register is John Stewart, b 26 Apr 1830, son of Duncan Stewart in Drymen and Jane McLaren from the Stewarts in Achra, Stewarts of Glenogle.)
In 1861, at age 40, George Stewart was residing at 4 Bolton St in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, with his wife and children. He was employed as a journeyman joiner (carpenter).
In 1871, at age 50, George Stewart was residing at 29 Bolton St in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, with his wife and children. He was employed as a ship joiner.
Glasgow Prison Records in 1871 show a George Stewart, age 52, born in 1819 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, residing at Ardgowan Street in Glasgow, employed as a joiner in prison at the Duke Street Jail in Glasgow for an unpecified crime. It's not know if it is this George Stewart or another George Stewart the same age and born in the same village.
In 1881, at age 61, George Stewart was residing at 56 Cornwall St in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, with is wife and adults son, John.
George Stewart, husband of Helen Gowrie, died 22 Sep 1883 at Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland, age 61 years, son of John Stewart, master shoemaker, deceased, and Mary Battison, deceased. Informant: John Stewart, son.
- George Stewart was born in 1819 in Drymen Village, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the youngest son of John Stewart and Mary Battison. He was likely named after his maternal great-grandfather, George Battison.
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Sources - [S8] 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Govan Church; ED: 21; Page: 29; Line: 14; Roll: cssct1881_254.
- [S119] 1851 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Gorbals; ED: 2C; Page: 6; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_166; Year: 1851.
- [S121] 1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 91; Page: 4; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_111.
- [S122] 1841 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Glasgow St Mungo; ED: North Prison; Page: 14; Line: 570; Year: 1841.
- [S163] 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Glasgow Maxwell; ED: 85; Page: 14; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1871_140.
- [S959] Web: Scotland, Prison Records Index, 1791-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Glasgow, Scotland; Scottish Indexes; Scottish Prison Register Index 1791-1937; Reference Number: Hh21/32/21 P. 153.
https://www.scottishindexes.com/prisontranscript.aspx?prisonid=322115330
- [S8] 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Govan Church; ED: 21; Page: 29; Line: 14; Roll: cssct1881_254.