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STEWART
William Stewart ( ?? - ?? )
Agnes Morton ( ?? - ?? )
Married and living at Mill of Inverarity, Forfarshire in 1797. Agnes died at Monikie in 1821?
Thier children were:
James Stewart Bap. 27th April 1797. See next.
The following may also be the same family:-
William Stewart and Anne Morton:-
David Stewart Bap. 8th September 1799 at Brighty, Murroes.
Margaret Stewart Bap. 22nd July 1802 at Dodd, Murroes.
Anne Stewart Bap. 24th November 1804 at Monikie.
James Stewart (1797 - 18??)
Born at Mill of Inverarity, Forfarshire. Baptised 27th April 1797. Living in Monikie in 1820. Ploughman.
Isabella Duncan (1798 - 185?)
Born at Bracktullo, Inverarity, Forfarshire. Baptised 21st October 1798.
They were married in Monikie 26th August 1820 and lived first at Newlandhead. Monifieth? (1824/5). Then at Balhungie, Monikie (1827-30), South Downie, Monikie (1832-41) and Newdownie, Monikie, thereafter. James died between 1841 and 1851. Isabella died between 1851 and 1854. Their children were:
Isabel Stewart Bap. 10th December 1820.
Jane Stewart 1824/25. Dressmaker.
Elizabeth Stewart 1825/26.
Charles Stewart Bap. 23rd December 1827. Agricultural labourer.
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James Stewart Bap. 9th August 1830. See next.
David Stewart Bap. 1st October 1832.
Mary Stewart Bap. 1st April 1835. Handloom weaver (linen) at 15. Unmarried at 29.
Alexander Stewart Bap. 19th April 1837. Died in infancy?
Andrew Stewart Bap. 2nd April 1839.
William Stewart Bap. 1st January 1841.
James Stewart (1830 - 1864)
Born 9th August 1830 at Balhungie, Monikie, Forfarshire. Also,lived at South Downie, Monikie (1832, 1841) and Newdownie, Monikie (after 1841). In 1851 he was a tailor and living in Dundee.
Ann Rea Christie (1835 - 1875)
Born (a twin) in Dundee 11th March 1835.
Ann was 16 and James was 21 when they were married 31st December 1851 in Dundee. In 1855 they were in lodgings at 94 Carolina Port. They also lived at 95 Ferry Road (1861) and at Springhill, where James died on 3rd August 1864, aged almost 34. Ann was still only 29. She died of dropsy ten years later at 11 William Street, King Street (17th February 1875). Their children were:
Isabella Stewart Born 1852/3.
James Stewart Born 15th July 1855. See next.
Mary Stewart Born 1857/8.
Elizabeth Stewart Born 1860.
n.b. There was another child before James who died in infancy.
James Stewart (1855 - 1927)
Born 15th July 1855 at 94 Carolina Port, Dundee. Also lived at 95 Ferry Road (1861), Springhill (1864) and 11 William Street, King St. (1875). His father died when he was nine and his mother when he was nineteen. He went to Glasgow, presumably after his mother's death - seems to have been known to his wife's family about 1879/80 - where he worked as a shipbuilder's labourer.
Ellen Rodgers (18?? - 1939)
Born in Glasgow (or perhaps Ireland) about 1859/60. "Helen" on 1901 census. Roman Catholic. Living at 109 Saltmarket, Glasgow in 1862 and at 25 Trongate (1881).
They were married 17th April 1882 at St. Andrews RC chapel, Great Clyde Street, Glasgow and lived at first at 25 Trongate, Glasgow. Ellen worked in a jute factory. They moved to Dundee between 1882 and 1884 and lived at 62 Princes Street (1884), 17 Watson Street (1891), 51 Kemback Street (1895), 48 Kemback St.(1901) and 5 Glebe Street (from about 1908). James worked as a foundry labourer (1884, 1890), a ship labourer (1891) and a gasworks labourer (from about 1894). Ellen worked as a mill preparer.
James died 15th August 1927 at 5 Glebe Street, aged 72. Ellen went to Canada with her son, Edward (about 1930), and lived there with her daughter, Isobel. She did not like Canada, however, and returned to Dundee about two years later. She died 18th March 1939 at 3 Glebe Street, Dundee, aged 79.
Mary Stewart Born 1st May 1882 in Glasgow. Married William Thomson, Muckersie 1878. Six children:- Isobel, John, William, Margaret, Lily and Alexander.
James Stewart Born 15th March 1884. See next.
William Stewart Born 1885/6. Did not marry.
Margaret Stewart Born 1887/8. Known as Maggy and Dolly. Professional singer and dancer. Married Eugene Strong, a musician. No issue.
Bridget Rodgers Stewart Born 29th December 1890. Married Sandy Stewart, a professional football player, and emigrated to USA.
Isobel Stewart Born 1892/3. Married John Fyall and emigrated to Canada. Six children:- Masie, Doris, May, Helen, John and James.
Edward Stewart Born 3rd March 1895. Upholsterer. Spent some time in Canada from about 1930 but later returned to Dundee and married Ann Duffy. No issue.
John Stewart Born c1898. Married Margaret Gerrard. Three children:- Marjory, Gerrard and Raymond.
Daniel Stewart Married Margaret Hird. No issue.
James Stewart (1884 - 1954)
Born 15th March 1884 at 62 Princes Street, Dundee. Also lived at 17 Watson Street, 52 Kemback Street and 5 Glebe Street. Attended St. Patrick's RC School. Foundry labourer.
Annie McFarlane (1886 - 1954)
Born 19th April 1886 at 13 Lawrence Street, Dundee. Also lived at 12 Balgay Street, 12 City Road and 17 Craigie Street. Attended Mitchell Street School. As a young girl she assisted in her father's shop. Later she trained as a spool-winder in a jute mill. Her mother died when she was only 13; her father was an alcoholic. She blamed this lack of parental guidance for marrying an unsuitable husband.
They were married 27th July 1908 at St. Patrick's RC church, Dundee. They lived at 18 Craigie Street (1915, 1927) and later at 10 Craigie Street (1940). The children were all christened in the Catholic church but were brought up as Protestants since their father was not a regular church-goer.
James served in the First World War in France. He worked as a golf-club maker and lost the sight of one eye when hit in the face with a golf club. Became a chimney-sweep's assistant, and later a sawyer with Melville Dunn & Co. Also worked as a doorman in the Royal cinema in Arthurstone Terrace. He spent all his money on drink and was frequently drunk, but was a hard worker and always turned up for work on time despite having a hangover.
Annie was very prim and proper in contrast to her husband's way of life. She died at Maryfield Hospital 30th March 1954, aged 67. James then went to live with his daughter, Millie, at 14 Grange Road, Monifieth, where he died of lung cancer four months later on 5th August, aged 70. Their children were:
James Stewart Born 1908. Mill mechanic. Married Rose Murray. Lived in Dundee.
John Stewart Born 1910. Sawyer. Married Jennifer Tully. Lived in Dundee.
Margaret McFarlane Stewart Born 11th July 1915. Married Marian Edmund Startosta.
Millicent Stewart Born 1920. Married Alexander Lawrence. Lived in Australia for two years but returned and settled in Monifieth.
Douglas Stewart Born 1925. Mill mechanic. He spent two periods working in the jute mills of India and Pakistan. Married Kadhu Marbaniang (known as Lily). Settled in Dundee. Ran a paper shop and later a confectioner's shop.
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