helen stewart

[janmdouglas]

I am looking for a helen stewart who gave birth to a son named jasper on 3rd december 1861 in the village of mersington parish of eccles, kelso, scotland. she was a farm labourer and unmarried. I want to know if she married and to whom, and any descendants she may have from that marriage.

[bevj]

Jasper appears to be with his grandparents in 1871 in Eccles.  He is noted as the son of David and Agnes Stewart but since they are 66 and 62 respectively I rather doubt they are his parents.  Helen is not with them.

Registration district:    Earlston
Civil Parish:    Earlston
County:    Berwickshire
Address:    Rashelfield Honds Cottage
ED:    2
Household schedule number:    86
LINE:    4

[deebel]

FS   

Name:   Jasper Stewart
Gender:   Male
Birth Date:   03 Dec 1861
Birthplace:   ECCLES,BERWICK,SCOTLAND
Mother's Name:   Helen Stewart

If the son stayed with the gparents then not a lot to go on re the mother. Did she stay in the same area?

[bevj]

There's a Helen Stewart born in Kelso aged 35 in 1871, who is living in Edinburgh in the house of Hope Stewart, a portrait painter.

Registration Number:    684/2
Registration district:    Duddingston
Civil Parish:    Duddingston
County:    Midlothian
Address:    Prestonfield
ED:    1
Household schedule number:    67
LINE:    9
Roll:    CSSCT1871_155

The only thing is, she is a lady's maid, which is rather a jump from Ag Lab in 10 years!

[deebel]

1871 Census details
First name(s)   Helen
Last name   Stewart
Relationship   Boarder  (also a James Stewart age 2 born Berwickshire)
Marital status   Unmarried
Gender   Female
Age   27
Birth year   1844
Occupation   Ag Lab
Birth town   Sprouston
Birth county   Roxburghshire
Birth place   Scotland
House name   Dryburgh Mains
Parish   Mertoun
County   Berwickshire
Country   Scotland
Registration district   Mertoun
Archive reference   RG10

[rosie17]

Jasper Stewart born 3/12/1861 mother Helen Stewart a James Stark is mentioned as the father ?
Mother Helen born 1841 Sprouston father Daniel Stewart mother Agnes Middlemass ....Information from a tree has this Jasper Stewart married to Esther Upritchardson in Loburn Cantbury New Zealand ..death 1912 Scargill Canterbury New Zealand

[rosie17]

1861 Helen Stewart is working as a farm servant for William Stark at 5, Rumbleton Berwickshire
also in the house is a James Stark 

[rosie17]

Here she is in the 1851 census address Suckeridge Roxburgh
Daniel Stewart b1805 age 46 ploughman
Agnes Stewart b 1813 Selkirk age 38
Agnes Stewart 11, Helen Stewart b 1841 Sprousten age 10
Jane 8, Alexander 6, James  4, Mary 3, Thomas 7months ( all Stewarts )
Elizabeth Duff age 18 farm servant

[rosie17]

1881 Census Byrewalls Berwickshire
Helen Stewart head b 1849 Sprouston age 32 making herself younger occupation Ag Lab
James Stewart b 1869 Mentoun age 12  son
Archibald Stewart b 1873 Minto Roxburgh age 8 son