Henry Stewart 1827-1868
Iron miner, then green grocer . Born Ireland, almost certainly Co. Down
Colquhoun Lamont Ancestry tree- Joan Robertson - Many thanks to her for certificates .
She a descendant of Andrew Colquhoun 1897, an elder brother of John Colquhoun 1909
~1827. Henry Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart, farmer & Sarah Robertson in Ireland
1844. Henry Stewart marries Elizabeth Ritchie on 6/7/1844 in Co. Down, Ireland ( This marriage date & place obtained from the 1864 b.c. of son Thomas)
1844-1849 . Henry & Elizabeth leave Co. Down for Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851C. Elizabeth Stewart, 25, was living Old Monkland, Middle Ward & Airdrie
Henry | Stewart | Head | Married | Male | 24 | 1827 | Iron Miner | Ireland |
Elisabeth | Stewart | Wife | Married | Female | 25 | 1826 | - | Ireland |
Sarah | Stewart | Daughter | - | Female | 2 | 1849 | - | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Anne | Stewart | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1850 | - | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
David | Reid | Lodger | Married | Male | 25 | 1826 | Furnace Labourer | Ireland |
Sarah | Reid | Lodger | Married | Female | 24 | 1827 | - | Ireland |
Thomas | Reid | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1848 | - | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Sarah J | Reid | Daughter | - | Female | 0 | 1851 | - | Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Cannot find a baptism for Sarah or Anne on SP!! Nor for Henry ~1852
What details would a State Birth cert 1855 on for one of his later children give me??- pretty sure it will say where & when the parents married . So, look for bc of Margaret/Ann/James . Bought an 1861 bc Old Monkland ,for James 1861- none 1860- and incorrect!! Then one for Thomas 1864 - eureka!
1852. Henry Stewart was born to Henry & Elizabeth
1861C. Henry Stewart, 40, was living Adams Land, Old Monkland District . His age, and that of his wife, very wrong here
Henry | Stewart | Head | Married | Male | 40 | 1821 | Green Grocer | Ireland |
Elizabeth | Stewart | Wife | Married | Female | 42 | 1819 | - | Ireland |
Sarah | Stewart | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1850 | Scholar | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Henry | Stewart | Son | Unmarried | Male | 9 | 1852 | Scholar | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Elizabeth | Stewart | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 6 | 1855 | Scholar | Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Margaret | Stewart | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 5 | 1856 | - | Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Ann | Stewart | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 2 | 1859 | - | Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
James | Stewart | Son | Unmarried | Male | 1 | 1860 | - | Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
From another Ancestry tree, births of children(but no certificate) were: Henry 9/12/1852 Elizabeth 13/2/1855; Margaret 24/2/1856; Alice 29/2/1858- all in Old Monkland. They had not found the baptisms for Anne & Sarah, but had them born Faskin
1864. Son Thomas was born. Purchased his b.c.from SP - tells me his parents were married 6/7/1844 in Co. Down, N. Ireland
1868. Henry Stewart, 41, carter & seller of vegetables, married to Elizabeth Ritchie, dies on 13/2/1868 in Calderbank, Old Monkland. Cause of death: Typhus fever & Congestion of ??/ Informant John Stewart, brother , ?Kilresty?? . Parents: Alexander Stewart, farmer, & Sarah Robertson, both deceased