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

tom-bc

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

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