Stewart Beagh Big

[ajw]

I'm looking for info on James Stewart from Beagh Big. I know he married a Hannah kilpatrick and later married an Emily Acheson. His mum was Mary and she was in 1901 was a RC and in 1911 COI. Also in the 1911 the family name was Stewart but in 1901 it was steward (she left her mark so couldn't spell) so don't know if before 1901 the family name was stewart its the only time i've seen Steward.

[aghadowey]

What sort of information are you looking for about James Stewart?

This looks like James & family in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Fermanagh/Rahalton/Beagh_Big/514927
If his age is correct then born c1864. Civil registration of births started in 1864 so there may or may not be a birth registration for him and you'd need to see if church records for that period survive.

1901 census- age given makes him born c1869 but without father's name might be difficult to know is any birth found in the index is for him. Marriage certificate should list father's name and occupation.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Rahalton/Beagh_Big/1363228

Possibly the correct James Stewart- "Stewart James of Beagh Big county Fermanagh farmer died 12 January 1938 Probate Belfast 20 October to William Stewart farmer. Effects £524." See http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

PRONI (www.proni.gov.uk) also have Valuation Revision Books online which follow on from the pronted version of Griffith's Valuation. You might be able to find father's name by going back through the records (and also get an approx. year for Mary's death).

[ajw]

I Can't seem to get any further back from here.

[aghadowey]

The 1903 marriage to Hannah Kilpatrick* was in Ballyshannon registration district. Also in the same district are 2 other marriages for a James Stewart-
1909 to Elizabeth/Lizzie Kirkpatrick*
1911 to Emily Acheson

*Kilpatrick & Kirkpatrick are interchangeable in Ulster.

There's also a possible marriage in 1903 (Enniskillen)

[aghadowey]

As I was typing the above you've posted and it now looks like you are trying to trace the Stewart back from James?

The correct marriage certificate(s) for James should list father's name and occupation so you can then search for a possible birth certificate and/or other siblings. Start by having a look through the Revision Books to see if a possible name for father shows up in Beagh Big.

[ajw]

He first appears in 1882-1895 book, there is no stewart before then

[aghadowey]

Exactly when in the 1882/1895 book does James Stewart's name appear? if when James would have been young I would expect his mother Mary to be listed with change to James' name at a later date.

Certainly getting father's name from marriage certificate might help.

[ajw]

1884 and the was no other Stewarts in Beagh. I have the Emily Acheson marriage certificate and his father was James Stewart. In Griffiths Valuation there is a James Stewart in Beagh Big and a Catherine Stewart entered also but at Churchill dont know how close they are or the year that it was done.

[aghadowey]

Very interesting the Valuation records (listed as Beagh Big). As you say, James Stewart listed in 1884 (hers house) then changed (1890) to James Robinson. I didn' follow through each book but since a James Stewart of Beagh Beg died in 1938 I did have a look at the last one VAL/12/B/26/36E (1910 - 1930) and found James Robinson was changed to James Stewart (1910) and then it looks like the property was bought out (1915).