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From: Morgaine <>
Subject: Re: [STEWART-L] Irish Stewarts
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 20:20:31 -0400
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Thanks for your reply. A late family member did the research, but unfortunately all
this information is in bits and pieces and very hard to put together. Family lore had
the Stewarts in Wicklow - but again, no hard evidence. Paul Stewart was born c 1805,
died Feb 10, 1877 and is buried in Toronto Ontario. His wife Annie Hamilton was born c
1809 died February 26, 1876 - again in Toronto. David Hamilton Stewart, born c 1834,
died October 6, 1899 same cemetery plot in Toronto, his wife Rebecca Brown born c 1834,
died April 7, 1905. As I said, their death certificates only state place of birth -
Ireland. Since David was born in Ireland, I would speculate that they did not emigrate
here until after 1834. And with names such as Stewart, Hamilton and Brown - it
presents quite a challenge. I try to sort it out periodically, get quite overwhelmed
with it all and leave it for a while, then pick it up again. There are quite a few
family members in the same plot in Toronto, so it sounds like a whole family emigrated
over. Paul Henry Stewart, born c 1838 and died June 21, 1901 was married to a Cecelia
Addie Flewelling who was born c 1847 in England, died October 15, 1875. Interestingly,
two daughters of David & Rebecca died quite young - Rebecca who was born in 1862 in
Peterborough, Ontario died April 25, 1866 of "bowel complaint", and her sister Sara Ann
Stewart born c. 1860 died on May 5, 1866 of "bowel complaint".
I will look through the piles of "stuff" again and see if I can come up with any more
hard evidence. So close, yet so far. Quite a challenge.
Thanks again for your reply. Bye for now.

"Charles.Clark" wrote:

> They don't sound familiar, but having a considerable background in Ireland, I'd
> suggest you give us some more detail.
> In particular, how do you know that a great deal of research has been done on them?
> Whereabouts in Ireland is the other question?
> Research in Ireland is a funny business sometimes, sort of depends on who you know
> rather than directly on what you can look up, and there is much more available than
> sometimes appears at first glance to be the case.
> Charlie
>
> Morgaine wrote:
>
> > My Stewart family branch is remarkably elusive. Though I know a great
> > deal of research has been done on them, I have no idea by whom and
> > unsure where to start. Thought I'd pop these names out there and see if
> > they sound familiar to anyone.
> > My great great grandparents were
> > David STEWART - birthplace...Ireland...(yes, even his birth certificate
> > says that). His parents were Annie HAMILTON and Paul STEWART - also
> > born in Ireland. David married Rebecca BROWN - birthplace - you guessed
> > it - Ireland. I do not have her parents names. They moved to Canada in
> > the late 19th century as the children were listed as being born here.
> > If any of these Irish Stewarts/Hamiltons/Browns sound familiar to
> > anyone, I'd love to hear from you. I do have further dates, names etc.,
> > but thought I'd start with a query just on these names. Thanks
> > Deborah Crawford, Midland, Ontario
> >
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