William Stewart in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Norman Stewart,   b. 7 Feb 1854, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1928, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 74 years). Norman married firstly on 25 Jul 1883 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  Jemima Work,   b. 1858, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1894, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 36 years). They had one child (shown below) then she died. Norman married secondly on 13 Jul 1907 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  to Margaret Ross,   b. 2 Aug 1859, Caledonia, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1920, Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada   (Age 60 years).

Norman was born in 1854 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

In 1861 Norman was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada as a young boy with his parents and siblings.

Norman has not been found in 1871. He was not residing with his parents and younger siblings in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

Norman has not been found in 1881. He was not residing with his parents and younger siblings in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

In 1883, Norman was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada when he married to Jemima Work. Her family was living right next door to Norman’s parents and family in 1881, however, Norman was not with his parents. In 1871, Jemima’s parents were living next to the family of Maria Louisa Rolls, future wife of Norman’s brother Edward Stewart.

In 1985, Norman was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada when his son, Donald was born.

In 1891, Norman was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his first wife and young son. He was employed as a porter.

Jemima died in 1894 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada from pelvic abscess, perhaps suggesting it occured mid-childbirth.

In 1901, Norman was residing alone as a lodger on Barton Street in East Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, and working as a jail guard.

In 1907, Norman was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada at the time of his second married to Margaret Ross. Their wedding took place in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Norman has not been found in 1911 or 1921.

In 1928, Norman died in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada from myocarditis.

Norman had the following child by his first wife, Jemima Work:

1. 1. Donald Edgar Stewart,   b. 12 Oct 1885, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN. Donald married on 18 Sep 1911 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada  to Ella Jane Post,   b. 1886,   d. UNKNOWN.In 1891, Donald was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and grandfather, Donald Work.

      In 1901, Donald was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as a lodger in the home of 40 year old Margaret Ross. She is presumably Donald’s father’s future second wife.

      In 1911, Donald Edgar Stewart was residing in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada, as a roomer in the home of Charles M. Post, his future father-in-law. Donald was employed as a clerk in a fruit store. Residing next door was Kate Stewart, born 1878 (or 1898) in Scotland, living with the family of William McFarlane, born Aug 1864 in Ontario and his wife Sarah and daughter.

      Later that year, Donald married Charles’ daughter, Ella Post. Donald was employed as a fruit merchant.

      In 1921, Donald was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and daughter. They were residing in the home of his father-in-law Charles Post. Donald and Charles were both employed as grocers.

      Donald and Ellan had the following child:

      1. Phyllis Alice Stewart,   b. 27 Aug 1912, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN. Phyllis married on 17 Jun 1936 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   to Bruce Carlton Laing,   b. 31 May 1910, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Sep 1993  (Age 83 years).

John Stewart,   b. 11 May 1855, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1879, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 23 years).

John died at the age of 24 of tuberculosis and his buried with his parents.

Edward Stewart,   b. 20 Jan 1858, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Between 1937 and 1941, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 78 years). Edward married on 3 Jun 1886 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  to Louisa Maria Rowes,   b. Apr 1862, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1906, Teeswater, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   (Age ~ 44 years).

In 1861, Edward was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, as a young boy with his parents and siblings. Sadly, his life would be beset by tragedy after tragedy. He would be predeceased by his wife and at least half of his six children. It is believed that none of his children had children of their own. There are no known descendants of Edward.

In 1871, Edward was residing on the Stewart family farm in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada as a teenager with his uncle Peter.

In 1881, Edward was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a grocer. His cousins, Robert and Hugh, owned a grocery store in Hamilton at the time. It’s possible that Edward may have worked in his cousins’ store.

In 1886, Edward married Maria Louisa Rolls. The 1871 census records her family as “Abrahamic” religion and in other census records as “Brethren.” In 1871 her family were living three houses away from the family of Jemima Work, future wife of Edward’s older brother Norman.

In 1891, Edward was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his wife and children. He was employed as an express driver.

In 1901, Edward is missing from the census. His wife and children are found residing in Ward 1, Hamilton City, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada at the top of page 20 of the census. His wife, Louisa, is listed as “wife” not “head” in relationship to the head of the household. This would suggest the family’s entry begins in the previous page. However, page 1 is missing from the online digital copy. I presume at the bottom of page 19 we will find Edward listed there as the last entry.

Edward and Louisa’s son Frank was born in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada later that year, suggesting the family moved to Teeswater sometime in 1901.

In 1906, Edward’s wife, Louisa, died in Teeswater, leaving him with a family of young children to raise on his own. He never remarried. Their eldest daughter Almeda was 18 at the time and presumably stepped in to help raise the children. She never married and was never employed outside the house. She remained living with her father for the rest of her life.

In 1911, Edward was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with his children. He was employed as an expressman on the railroad.

in 1921, Edward was residing in Teeswater, Culross Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with some of their children. He was employed as an express messenger.

In 1930, his youngest son, Frank, married just a few years, died of accidental asphyxiation from car exhaust fumes.

In 1936, his daughter Jennie, also married just a few years, died prematurely. Her cause of death is unknown.

In 1937, Edward was residing at 220 Hunter Street with daughter Alma and son Samuel at the time of Samuel’s tragic death, which may have been by suicide. Edward was the informant on Samuel’s death. Four years later, when Edward’s son Charles died by suicide under similar circumstances, Edward’s daughter Almeda was the informant, suggesting that Edward had died in the intervening years. No record has been found of Edward’s death or burial.

Edward and Louisa had the following children:

1. 1. Charles Edward Stewart,   b. 15 Mar 1886, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1941, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   (Age 54 years). Charled married on 16 Sep 1908 in Rainy River District, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada   to Edna Alberta Winkler,   b. 1885, Bentinck, Grey County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   (Age 51 years).Charles Edward Stewart was born in 1886 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.In 1901, Charles was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a Canadian Pacific telegraph operator. Later that year, Charles’ parents moved to Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. It is presumed that Charles moved with them as he would only have been 15 years old at the time.In 1906 Charles mother died prematurely leaving his widowed father with a family of young children to raise. Charles would have been 20 years old at the time.

      Two years later, in 1908, Charles was in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada (in far western Ontario, about 40 km from the Manitoba border), where he married Edna Winkler. She was born in Bentinck, Bruce, Ontario, Canada (about 30 km east of Teeswater and south of Owen Sound), where her father was a hotel keeper and later a postmaster, but her family was residing Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by 1906. This would suggest that Charles and Edna met in Bruce County and that he likely followed her family to Winnipeg. The fact that he married so soon after, and so far away from, his mother’s death is noteworthy.

      In 1911, Charles and Edna were residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where he was employed as a telegraph operator for a telephone exchange. He was working 60 hours per week and earning $0.35 per hour. His earnings the previous year were $1260 for the year(approximately $32,000 in 2022 value), putting them just barely above the poverty line. They were living with her mother at the time.

      In 1916, Charles was residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with his wife, Edna. He was employed as a telegraph operator in a telegraph office. On 31 Aug 1916, Charles arrived in Plymouth, England, for his military service in WWI. His younger brother Edward served at the same time. It’s not known if they served together.

      After Charles returned from the war there is no record of him until the time of his wife’s untimely death. There is no record that they ever had children.

      Charles and Edna have not been found in 1921.

      In 1930, he would have received word that his baby brother Frank died from accidental asphyxiation.

      Sometime around 1933 Charles ceased working. The reason for ceasing employment is unknown. He may have lost his job or resigned.

      In 1936, Charles’ wife, Edna, died in Winnipeg at the age of 51. The cause of her death is not recorded. His youngest sister Jennie died the same year. Her cause of death is unknown.

      In 1937, Charles’ younger brother Edward died under tragic circumstances which may have been suicide. Sometime between 1937-1941, Charles father, Edward, died in Hamilton. It’s not known if Charles was back in Hamilton and living with his father at the time or whether he was still in Winnipeg.

      He lost his mother when he was just 20. Shortly thereafter he was off to war with his younger brother. Who knows what trauma they experience? His employment paid poorly. Then in his mid-40s, within a space of about five years, starting in 1933, he lost his job, his wife died, his baby sister died, his younger brother died (possibly from suicide), and his father died.

      By 1941, Charles had returned to Hamilton and was residing at 220 Hunter Street East in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his sister, Alma Stewart. On 10 Feb 1941, Charles died by suicide after leaping from the roof of Christie Street Hospital in Toronto. The report describes him as “mentally deranged” at the time. He was 54 years of age and widowed. His former occupation was recorded as telegraph operator, which he had been employed at for 30 years, but had not worked at in the past 8 years. Whether this account is exact or approximate, it would make his date of last employment around or just prior to untimely death of his wife.

   2. Almeda Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 31 Dec 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN.Almeda was born in 1887 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.In 1901 she moved with her family to Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada where she was a student.In 1906, when Almeda was just 18 years old, her mother died, leaving a family of young children to raise. Her father never remarried. Almeda presumably stepped in to help raise the children. She never married and was never employed outside the house. She remained living with her father for the rest of his life.

      In 1911 and 1921, Almeda was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with her father. She was not employed.

      By 1935, Almeda was back in Hamilton, residing at 220 Hunter Street East with her widowed father and brother Samuel. Brother Charles joined them sometime shorly after.

      In 1937, her brother Samuel died tragically, possibly by suicide.

      In 1941 her brother Charles, who was living with her, died by suicide.

      No record has been found for her death or burial.

   3. Samuel Gordon Stewart,   b. 4 Nov 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1937, Barton, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 43 years)Samuel Gordon Stewart was born in 1893 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.In 1901, Samuel’s family moved north to Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada when he was 7 years old. He was only 13 years old when his mother died there.

      In 1911, Samuel was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with his widowed father and siblings. He was employed as a clerk in a bank.

      His military attestation papers in 1916 for WWI show him as single. Samuel and his brother Charles served at the same time in the military together.

      Samuel has not been found in 1921.

      In 1935, Samuel was residing at 220 Hunter Street with his father and sister Alma. Their brother Charles later lived at the same address.

      Samuel Gordon Stewart died at age 43 from a “cerebral hemorrhage due to skull fracture.” He was single at the time. As his brother Charles’ official cause of death was given also as “cerebral hemorrhage due to skull fracture” following his suicide in 1941, it’s possible that Samuel’s death may also have been by suicide.

   4. Louisa May Stewart,   b. 13 May 1895, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN. She married on 24 Mar 1920 in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  to John William Hendry,   b. Abt 1893, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada  .Louise May Stewart was born in 1895 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. She was 6 years old when her family moved in 1901 to Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. She was 11 years old when her mother died prematurely of causes possibly related to childbirth.In 1911, she was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with her widowed father and younger siblings.

      In 1920, she married in Teeswater to John William Hendry.

      In 1921, she was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, with her husband in the home of her father and younger siblings.

      As most public records are not available later than 1921 at the time of writing this, it is not known if Louise and John had any children. Nothing further is known about them.

   5. Jennie Isla Stewart,   b. 2 Mar 1899, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1936, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 36 years) . She married on 17 Oct 1931 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   to Herbert Charles Templeman,   b. 30 Oct 1900, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, United States of America ,   d. 22 Jun 1987, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America   (Age 86 years).Jennie was born in 1899 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. She was barely two years old when her family moved north to Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. Five years later, her mother died prematurely, leaving her father widowed to raise a family of 6.

      In 1911 and 1921 Jennie was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with her widowed father and her siblings.

      She married in 1931 to Herbert Charles Templeman and died just a few years later in 1936. Her cause of death is not recorded. There is no record of any children from their marriage.

   6. Frank Alfred Stewart,   b. 11 Jun 1901, Teeswater, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1930, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 29 years). Frank married on 25 Apr 1925 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  to Doris Kathleen Pearson,   b. Oct 1901, Rugby, Warwickshire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN.Family records indicate that Frank was born in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, but it is registered in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. It is believed that Frank was born the same year that his family moved from Hamilton to Teeswater, so it’s possible the family had already moved and his pregnant mother stayed behind in order to give birth.

      Frank was only five years old when his mother died prematurely.

      In 1911, Frank was residing in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada with his widowed father and some siblings.

      In 1921, Frank was back in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada residing at 222 Hunter Street East. His widowed father and siblings would later follow him to this location and are later found next door at 220 Hunter Street East. In 1921, 220 Hunter Street East was occupied by John and Louise Coverdale (ages 47 and 44 born in Ontario).

      Frank married in 1925 to Doris Kathleen Pearson and then died 5 years later from accidental “cerplexycation” from automobile gas. (There is no such known word. Presumably it was asphyxiation.) They had no known children.

Catharine Stewart,   b. 15 Sep 1859, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   (Age 81 years). She married on 31 Jan 1900 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  to John McKillop,   b. 15 May 1860, Ireland ,   d. 12 Jul 1922, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   (Age 62 years). 

Catharine was born in 1859 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

In 1861 and 1871, Catharine was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with her parents.

In 1881, Catharine was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with her parents and siblings. She was employed as a dressmaker.

In 1891, Catharine was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with her widowed father and some of her younger siblings. She was employed as a dressmaker.

In 1900, Catharine moved to Detroit, Michigan USA and married widower John McKillop where she became step mother to his children. It is not known how they met. She remained in Detroit until her death in 1941.

Peter Stewart,   b. 3 Sep 1861, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1945, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 83 years).

Peter’s birthdate is uncertain. The Baptismal Register at Duff’s Church shows his baptism as 18 Aug 1865, the same as his sister, Agnes (though different dates), which is not possible. The 1871 census gives his birth year as 1861. 1881 census shows his birth year as 1863. His death registration gives his birth as 3 Sep 1861. No civil birth registration has been found for him

It seems the Duff’s Baptismal record may be incorrect. However the 1881 census shows Agnes birthdate as 1867, so it’s possible that Peter’s is correct and Agnes’ is incorrect.

In 1871, Peter was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was a student.

In 1881, Peter was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a painter.

Peter has not been found in any later census records. It is possible that he may have moved to the USA until after 1921 and then returned to Hamilton.

Peter never married nor had children.

Peter’s death record indicates that he was previously employed as a piano finisher.

Agnes Stewart,   b. Abt 20 Feb 1865, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1956, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age ~ 91 years). Agnes married to Alfred Mountain,   b. 5 Jul 1864, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1940, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 76 years) . They had the following children:

1. 1. Stewart Lacey Mountain,   b. 29 Oct 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1915, Battle of Yypes, France, WWI   (Age 21 years) 
   2. Kate Shirley Mountain,   b. 22 Jul 1895, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 90 years) 
   3. Alfred E. Mountain,   b. 3 Jul 1899, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1901  (Age > 3 years) 

William Stewart,   b. 18 Aug 1865, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1948, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA   (Age 82 years). William married on 14 Dec 1909 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA  to Alice Rhoades,   b. 29 Mar 1883, Ohio ,   d. 30 Sep 1965, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA   (Age 82 years).

In 1871, William was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was a student.

In 1881, William was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a brushmaker.

In 1900, William immigrated to the USA and missed both the 1900 USA census and the 1901 Canadian census.

In 1909, William married Alice Rhoades in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA.

In 1910, William was residing in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA, with his wife.

In 1930, William was residing in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA with his wife. He was employed as a comber in a brush factory.

In 1940, William Stewart was residing in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA, with his wife. At age 74, he was still employed as a brush maker. He indicates that he had completed one year of high school education.

Sarah Stewart,   b. 8 Dec 1866, Morriston, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1914, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 47 years). Sarah married Bef 1894 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  to Edward Rockwell Bolton,   b. 23 Dec 1866, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 90 years). 

Sarah Stewart was born in 1866 in the village of Morriston, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

In 1891, Sarah was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with her parents and siblings.

In 1901, Sarah was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with her husband, Edward Bolton, and her younger children. Edward was a bookkeeper.

In 1911, Sarah was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with her husband and children.

Sarah died in 1914. Her husband, Edward, later remarried.

Sarah and Edward had the following children:

1. 1. Edward Stewart Bolton,   b. 7 Dec 1894, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1973, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 78 years). Edward married on 21 Apr 1926 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   to Josie Christina Dyment,   b. 11 Mar 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1980, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 86 years).Edward enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces for WW1 and was living in Iroqois, Ontario at the time. It is not known if they had any children.
   2. Charles Rothwell Bolton,   b. 28 Apr 1897, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN. Charles married on 29 Apr 1922 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   Mary Constand Struth,   b. Abt 1901, Scotland  . They had the following children:
      1. Mary M Bolton,   b. Abt 1924, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN
      2. Patricia Ann Bolton,   b. Abt 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN 
      3. Jack E Bolton,   b. Abt 1926, Michigan, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN
   3. Winnifred Iris Bolton,   b. 3 Aug 1902, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1999, Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, USA . She married on 23 Jun 1928 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  to Harold Patterson,   b. 18 Jan 1902, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1983, Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, USA   (Age 81 years) .
   4. Edna Katharine Bolton,   b. 15 Nov 1907, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1990, Wickliffe, Lake, USA   (Age 82 years) . She married on 2 Sep 1933  in Lucas, Ohio, USA  to Donald Hathaway Howe,   b. 9 Nov 1902, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA ,   d. 1982, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA   (Age 79 years) . They had the following children:
      1. Sara Hathaway Howe,   b. 9 Sep 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 2006  (Age 72 years)  
      2. Living Howe

Mary Charlotte Stewart,   b. 1870, Morriston, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1891, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 21 years). 

Mary died at age 21 and his buried with her parents. Presumably she never married.

Alexander MacLean Stewart,   b. 18 Jul 1870, Aberfoyle, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1945, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 75 years).

His information is presented below.

Archibald Ramsay Stewart,   b. 4 Jul 1872, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1935, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 63 years)

His information is presented below.

Edna Jean Stewart,   b. 30 Oct 1886, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 0 years).

Edna Jean died in infancy. She is buried with her grandparents, William and Agnes Stewart.

Robert Roy Stewart,   b. 8 Dec 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1921, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 33 years). Robert married on 30 Mar 1914 to Consuelo Viola Blackman,   b. 16 Oct 1896, Canboro, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1969, Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA   (Age 72 years). 

Robert eloped with Consuelo when she was 18 because her parents refused to allow them to marry.

His daughter Margaret says that he “always wore a tall silk hat, tails, trousers with a slik stripe down the side, and a cane, to church.”

Robert died at the age 34 of “convulsions of cerebral origin”. After which, his wife and young children moved to Dunnville, Ontario, Canada to live with his widow’s father.

They had the following children:

1. 1. Margaret Ann Stewart,   b. 8 Feb 1915, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 2006, Henrico, Virginia, USA   (Age 91 years). She married on 25 Nov 1937 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA  to Irvin John Kendig Ritter,   b. 21 Sep 1915, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1978, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA   (Age 62 years).Margaret immigrated to West Virginia, USA in 1929 with her widowed mother and brother. Her husband’s obituary says:

       

      “Irvin K. Ritter, 62, DuPont Superintendent. Parkersburg, W.Va – Irvin K. Ritter, 62, of 30 Willowbrook died at St. Joseph’s hospital, yesterday.
      He was born in Reading, PA.
      A 1936 graduate of Rutgers University, Ritter worked as an assistant superintendent for E.I. DuPont in the Parlin section of Sayreville; Leominster, Mass.; Arlington, Va.; Dodrecht, Holland and Parkensburg.
      He was a former warden of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Parkersburg, a member of the Parkersburt Elks and the American Chemical Society.
      He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Ann Stewart of Parkersburg, a son, David of Richmond, Va.; three daughters, Carol Treadwell of Baltimore, Md., Linda Ritter of Lindcoln, Neb., and Connie Ritter of Parkersburg; a brother, David Edison, his mother, Mildred S. Kindig Ritter of Edison, and two grandsons.” (obituary)

   2. Robert Theodore Stewart,   b. 12 Jul 1916, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 2011, Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA   (Age 94 years). Robert married on 18 Apr 1947 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA  to Mary Louise Ritter,   b. 11 Feb 1921, Fayettsville, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN. It is not known if she was related to Robert’s brother-in-law Irvin Ritter, above.Robert was 5 years old when his father died in 1921. His widowed mother moved the family to Dunnville, Ontario, Canada to live with her father. In 1929, at age 13, Robert immigrated from Dunnville, Ontario, Canada to Buffalo, New York, USA, with his widowed mother and sister. They later ended up in West Virginia, USA.
   3. Dora Stewart,   b. 13 Aug 1919, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1919, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   She never married and had no children.

Norman Murray Stewart,   b. 6 Mar 1890, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1946, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age 55 years). Murray married on 14 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  to Anita Runge,   b. Abt 1890, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1975, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, USA   (Age ~ 85 years). 

Murray was born in 1890 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

In 1891, Norman Murray Stewart was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as a young child with his parents and siblings.

In 1901, Norman Murray Stewart was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as a child with his parents and siblings.

In 1911, Murray was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with his parents and siblings.

His niece, Margaret Stewart Ritter, says that Murray “married the daughter of a wealthy editor in Detroit, and went there to live and worked for his father-in-law. Rumor had it that his life was difficult, with a nagging wife, bossy father-in-law, and no children, although he became wealthy.” This story seems based on some truth but the details are not accurate as his marriage record indicates he married Anita Runge in Cleveland, Ohio, USA where he worked for her father in what appears to be a printing company.

In 1915, Murray immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

In 1917, Murray was drafted to serve with the American military in WWI. He served until 1918.

In 1920, Murray was residing in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA with his wife and her parents, Gustave and Alvena Runge. He was employed as an assistant manager in the Runge family business, Bingham and Runge Printer Rollers.

In 1930, Murray was residing in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA with his wife and her parents, Gustave and Alvena Runge. He was employed as a treasurer in a printer rollers complany. Murray and Anita had no children.

In 1940, Murray’s wife was residing in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, with her parents but without Murray. She was still going by Anita Stewart.

In 1944, Murray is listed as living back in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada at the time of his mother’s death.

Murray died 29 Jan 1946 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada from coronory thrombosis. He was employed as a salesman at the time and lists Anita as his wife, though there is no indication that she was living with him as American census records show her still resising in Cleveland in 1940 and 1950. He was buried from Bates and Dodds Funeral Home, owned by his distant cousin, William James Stewart.

Anita Stewart died in 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Evidence would suggest that Murray abandoned his wife sometime between 1930-1940 and returned to Canada without her.

David Arkell Stewart,   b. 12 Nov 1891, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1944, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   (Age > 54 years). David married Marjorie Rae,   b. Abt 1890,   d. 1957  (Age ~ 67 years). 

In 1901, Arkell (going by his middle name) was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as a young boy with his parents and siblings.

In 1911, David was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings.

In 1921, David was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and was employed as a clerk in a store.

Arkell is listed as living in Hamilton at the time of his mother’s death in 1944.

Niece Margaret Stewart Ritter records that Arkell “was an airplane pilot in WWI, was shot out of his plane in France, and fell into a tree. He escaped with just a broken leg, but was shell-shocked and very nervour and unstable for many years thereafter…. [He] was engaged to ‘the girl next door’ for fifteen years, then suddenly married another — they were happy together.” Family records indicate that his wife’s name was Marjorie Rae, but no record of their marriage has been found, nor has she been found in any census records.

6. Wilbur Tait Stewart,   b. 6 Feb 1894, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN.

Wilbur was born in 1894 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. He went by the nickname, “Wib.”

In 1901 he was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as a young boy with his parents and siblings.

In 1911 Wilbur was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a clerk.

In 1917, his WWI attestation papers show him as single. He was employed as a clerk at the time.

In 1921, Wilbur was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his parents and brother, David. His name was incorrectly recorded as William.

His later whereabouts and status is unknown. There are no further records about him. Family records incorrectly suggest that he may have died in WWI, but he was clearly alive in 1921.

2. Pilot Officer Maxwell MacLean Stewart,   b. Jan 1906, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1942, at sea   (Age ~ 35 years). 

Maxwell served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was lost at sea while being transported to England when his boat was sunk by a German U-Boat. Prior to serving in the RCAF he was a high school teacher in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.

Obituary:
Pilot Officer Maxwell MacLean Stewart
January 12, 1 942
Loss of S.S. Yngaren, Royal Canadian Air Force
Service Number C/8536
Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario. Age 35
Son of Mr. A.M. Stewart, Grimsby, Ontario
Max Stewart was one of the most popular teachers at Chilliwack Junior Senior High School. Stewart was held in high regard at the University of British Columbia, where he starred in rugby and track and was the president of the men’s athletic association in his senior year. While at the University of British Columbia, Max Stewart joined the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He came to Chilliwack as a teacher in 1934 and enlisted in the R.C.A.F. with two other teachers, Neill MacGregor and Allan Kirkby. At the time of his departure, Max received tremendous applause from several hundred pupils and friends. Max lost his life, January 12, 1942 when crossing the Atlantic, aboard S.S. Yngaren, in transit from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the United Kingdom. The Yngaren was part of a convoy HX. 168 that left Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 2, 1942 and fell victim to the German U-43 commanded by Wolfgang Lüth. Identified as a straggler, the Swedish steamship Yngaren weighed 5,246 tons and was sunk by torpedo 600 miles west of Ireland. Six passengers were killed. Wolfgang Lüth sunk 46 merchant vessels, 1 warship and damaged two others during the war and was decorated with the Knight?s Cross with oakleaves. He was accidentally shot and killed by a sentry May 13, 1945. Max Stewart is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Ontario. He was the son of Mr. A.M. Stewart of Grimsby, Ontario

Edith Mary Stewart,   b. Dec 1908, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 1998  (Age ~ 89 years). Edith married Abt 1930 to George Stevenson McDonald,   b. Abt 1905,   d. UNKNOWN.

She is recorded in her father’s obit as “Mrs. Edith McDonald of Dewdney, BC.”

They had the following children:

1. 1. Archibald McDonald,   b. Abt 1930,   d. 1955  (Age ~ 25 years)
   2. Roderick McDonald,   b. Abt 1935,   d. 2003  (Age ~ 68 years) 
   3. Living McDonald
   4. Living McDonald 

Corporal Kathleen Stewart,   b. 1914, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 2005, Ontario, Canada   (Age < 87 years).

Kathleen was a corporal in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was residing in London, England at the time of her father’s death.