by jrhay » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:02 am
Archibald Stewart was born 29 Sept. 1798 at the farm of Auchoish and married, on 29 Jan. 1824, Janet McTavish who was his cousin.
Archibald died at Dunamuck on 15 April 1875 and Janet on 27 August 1871 also at Dunamuck.
Until 1834 Archibald had been a tenant farmer at Ballimore, Aird, but took up one of the three leases at Dunamuck in 1834. His cousins John and James Stewart held the other two leases. Archibald continued as a tenant of Dunamuck until his death.
The children were:
Mary, b. 1824 at Ballimore, Aird, married John Paterson in 1846 and died 1907 in Souris, Manitoba.
Rev. John, B. 1826 at Ballimore, Aird, married Mary Stewart in 1857 and after Mary's death married Helen Mary McGregor about 1887 and died 1898 in Kincardine, Ontario.
Donald*, b. 1829 at Ballimore, Aird, married Mary McAlpine in 1861 and died 1876 at Dunamuck Farm.
Duncan, b. 1831 at Ballimore, Aird, married 1864 Christina McNeill and died 1872 at Keillbeg Farm.
Alexander, b. 1833 at Ballimore, Aird, married Catherine Barr Collins in 1859 and secondly Euphemia Knox Brock in 1885 and in 1894 in Glasgow.
Margaret, b. 1835 at Dunamuck and died in infancy.
Margaret, b. 1837 at Dunamuck and married Malcolm McAlpine in 1864 and died in 1864 (in childburth) at Strathmore Farm.
Archibald, b. 1839 at Dunamuck and married Christina Frances McKellar in 1875 and died in 1921 in Glasgow.
Peter, b. 1842 at Dunamuck and died in infancy.
Janet, b. 1844 at Dunamuck, married John McEwan in 1863 and died in 1923 at Pier House, Inellen.
*Donald emigrated to Australia when he was young but returned to Scotland after an accident saw his chest crushed by a cartwheel.
I am descended from Archibald Stewart's brother Alexander Stewart who emigrated to Lobo Township, Ontario in 1828.
I have considerable information on the Stewarts of Glassary Parish which I would be willing to share with you.
Jim.