researching Stewarts to PEI...

[sreale384]

Hi

I am just starting out trying to find ancestors. I've gotten as far as my great grandfather, James Stewart 1841-1921 m. Margaret Trowsdale 1861-1945 children Fred, Eliza, Elmira, Isaac, Maude.

The only info I have of my great-great grandfather Alexander Stewart 1808-1886 m. Isabella and had 6 children James, Daniel Don, John, Jane, Margaret, Jessie.


I would love to find more information and go even further back to when these Stewarts came over from Scotland.

[chempat]

Welcome to rootschat, sreale.

Do you know where Alexander was born , married or died, and have you used scotlandspeople for more records?

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Added:  a little background:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n20/

Also, PEI is Prince Edward Island, Canada, for further background

This Alexander?
Alexander S Stewart, retired farmer,
Born about 1806 at Perthshire, Scotland
Died 25th Sep 1886 at Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Religion:   Presbyterian
Cause of Death:   Old Age & General Debility

Cemetery:   Carlisle Community / Carlyle / Falkirk Cemetery

or wrong, this above has wrong wife:
Spouse:   Jeannette Stewart
Children:   Mary Rosser   Elizabeth Gray   Margaret Barbour

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James Stewart married twice:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186826822/james-stewart

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From the Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943:

James Stewart Born 16th SeptemBer 1841 at Bell Creek
Baptised  9th June 1842 at   Prince Edward Island, Canada
Father:  Alexander Stewart    Mother:  Christy Finlayson

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Living at PEI in 1901 - 3 oldest children from first marriage?
James Stewart   57
Margret Stewart   40
John Stewart   20
Maggy A Stewart   19
James Stewart   17
Fredrick Stewart   2
Elvia Stewart   1

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Is this the family in 1891, with quite a few more siblings/children?

Living at Queens, Prince Edward Island
xxx  James Stewart   48  (57 in 1901)
Eliza Stewart   47
Alexander Stewart   23
Mary Jane Stewart   21
Robert Stewart   20
Bella Stewart   18
Daniel Stewart   17
Jessie Stewart   15
Neill Stewart   13
xxxx  John Stewart   11  (20 in 1901)
xxxx  Margaret Stewart   9   (19 in 1901)
xxxx  James E Stewart   7    (17 in 1901)

and in 1881
James Stuart   38
Lisbeth A Stuart   38  irish
Allich Stuart   13
Maray T Stuart   11
Robert Stuart   9
Balla Stuart   6
Daneal Stuart   6
Jessie Stuart   5
Neal Stuart   2
John F Stuart   3/12

[sreale384]

Thank you all for researching for me. I have information on James Stewart 1941-1921 and Margaret (Trowsdale) 1861-1945. I am trying to go back one more generation (more if possible). The info I have on their parents are:

Alexander Stewart 1808-10/12/1886 where he was born, died, buried. I would like more info on his wife Isabella. They together would have had James (mentioned above).


Also, I would like info on Margaret Trowsdales 1861-1945 mother Phoebe Wilson 3/17/1841-1906.

[chempat]

Where did you get the information on Alexander's dates, and do you have him in any censuses or other documents?

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Is this Alexander in 1881, so born in PEI?

Living at Prince Edward Island  District Number: 2
District: Queens   Sub-District Number: I  Subdistrict:   Lot 31

Alexander Steward   73  Prince Edward Island  Wesleyan Methodist  Scotch (Scotish) farmer
Isabelle Steward   74
Margaret McLoud   16