The Stewarts lived
in a picturesque area of the Scottish Highlands between the Rivers Tay and Tummell near the Strathtay village.
On the high banks of the Tay, Little Clochfoldich is named as the birthplace of our Stewart family and later records show that William Steuart, their father was also born on Clochfoldich estate in 1780 at Clochfoldich, to parents James Steuart and Margaret Walker or Margaret Fergusson in 1777. Further research needed.
Christina Duncan (Stewart) b 1841, William Stewart's grandson's wife
William Stewart Family Research page
William Stewart's (shoemaker)
father James Stewart and Margaret Fergusson
mother Margaret Walker
first wife Elizabeth Erskine
daughter Jean Stewart
Jean's husband James Crichton
daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Stewart
son in law Robert Stewart
daughter Mary Stewart, no information
second wife Margaret Livingston
son John Stewart, immigrated to Australia
daughter, Margaret Stewart m John Connolly
daughter, Janet Stewart, m Thomas Gray
grandson Reverend James Steward of Brisbane
Pedigrees
gdaughter Margaret Stewart (Gardiner)
Research note: Robert’s Family were of Bonkyl line which is a Royal Stewart line as well as your maternal Stewart line eg Elizabeth who is an old Atholl Family Stewart which means related to king Robert Ii of Scotland of the Atholl line. I think Bonkyll goes back to Robert I of Scotland. So you have blue blood. Check Stewart’s on Wikipedia. There are several boxed family lines.
William Stewart had the following children:
1808 Jean Stewart was born, daughter of William Stewart [and Elizabeth Erskine] at [Clochfoldich], Logierait Parish (1851 census; and death record. Margaret S. Gardiner said Jean was born about 1809; Salt Lake Temple record, FHL183462, p458, #15133).
In 1817 an extensive census of Stewarts of the Athol area revealed that William Stewart and his three daughters, his father, James Stewart with two sons and four daughters, and William’s sister Isobell lived at Little Clochfoldich. One of the grandchildren of William Stewart, John Stewart was also born there in 1836. The heiress of the estate of Clochfoldich since 1833, Janet (Jessie) Wilhemina Maxwell Stewart married William Bowie Campbell in Logierait on 5/4/1838 and later the estate was sold to the Robertson family.
At some point in the late 1830’s William Stewart, a widower, moved to Scone, Perthshire and was still working as a shoemaker in the 1841 census. He had a son named Robert Stewart who married Elizabeth Stewart. Their names were the same though not related directly.
Janet (Jessie), Margaret and her husband John Connolly and John Stewart departed Dundee in Scotland to emigrate to Australia on the ‘Anne Milne’, in September 1841 and landed in Sydney cove on 17th January 1842. Margaret Stewart must have married shortly before the voyage as she was living with her father William and infant niece Elisabeth in the 1841 census.
John Connolly was a wheelwright, from Kings County (Offaly) in Ireland. William Stewart was listed as a parent as a parent and Margaret Livingstone, mother of the ‘Anne Milne’ trio, was listed as a deceased parent on the ship records. Unknown to the Australian family at the time, their step-sister Elisabeth and husband Robert Stewart and family members may have watched their boat depart Scotland’s shoreline.
Who are William's parents:
Sandra, We could use some more information on the problems of who are William’s parents. I don’t see a great deal of difference
in the two choices. They both are on the estate. They both have a William Stewart or Steuart. The names are often used interchangably. And if the 1841 census rounds down, they are still both candidates. I can’t find a Wister Clochfolich on the map. But I did find a Wister Toberandonich adjoining the estate.
William was born to either Margaret Walker or Margaret Fergusson.
William lived at Little Clockfoldich from 1808 to 1822.
Wisler, Colchfoldich and Balendune, Clockfoldich are both on the estate and somewhat near the main house.
The 1841 census was taken on the 6th of June 1841.
If William was born on July 22, 1777 he would be 63 years 10 months and 15 days in the 1841 census. If William was born July 25, 1780 he would be 60 years 10 months and 12 days in the 1841 census.
1777 Feb 23 James Steuart in Clochfoldich in this parish and Margaret Walker inhabit in Dull Parish enter their names year.
1777 Feb 22 James Stewart in the Parish of Logieraite and Margaret Walker in this Parish (Dull) gave up their names to be proclaimed in order to marriage
1777 July 22 William LS (legitimate son) to James Steuart and Marg. Fergufson in Wister Clochfolich baptised
1780 July 25 William LS to James and Margaret Walker in Balendune Clochfoldich.
13 Feb 1808 Will'm Stewart, Logierait, and Isabel Erskine in this parish gave up their names to be proclaimed
William Stewart Shoemaker in Little Clochfolich and elizabeth Erskine in Derculich Dull Parish gave up
their names for proclamation of banns in order to marriage _ granted marriage lines the 28 current
1808 or 9 Jean Stewart was born, daughter of William Stewart [and Elizabeth Erskine] at [Clochfoldich]
3 Jan 1811 Elizabeth [Betty] Stewart was born at [Clochfoldich]
1813 Mary Stewart was born "abt 1814.”
Dec 1813 William Stewart, shoemaker, Clochfoldich, and Margaret Livingstone married
23 Dec 1814 Janet, Lawful Daughter to William Stewart, shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich
8 Feb 1819 Margaret, Lawful Daughter to William Stewart, shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich
1 Feb 1822 John, Lawful Son to William Stewart, Shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich,
1841 Census, New Mill, Scone, William Stewart 60 Shoe Maker, Margaret Stewart 20, Elizabeth Stewart 1
Abt 1851 William Stewart, shoemaker, died at Kinclaven
On the high banks of the Tay, Little Clochfoldich is named as the birthplace of our Stewart family and later records show that William Steuart, their father was also born on Clochfoldich estate in 1780 at Clochfoldich, to parents James Steuart and Margaret Walker or Margaret Fergusson in 1777. Further research needed.
Christina Duncan (Stewart) b 1841, William Stewart's grandson's wife
William Stewart Family Research page
William Stewart's (shoemaker)
father James Stewart and Margaret Fergusson
mother Margaret Walker
first wife Elizabeth Erskine
daughter Jean Stewart
Jean's husband James Crichton
daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Stewart
son in law Robert Stewart
daughter Mary Stewart, no information
second wife Margaret Livingston
son John Stewart, immigrated to Australia
daughter, Margaret Stewart m John Connolly
daughter, Janet Stewart, m Thomas Gray
grandson Reverend James Steward of Brisbane
Pedigrees
gdaughter Margaret Stewart (Gardiner)
Research note: Robert’s Family were of Bonkyl line which is a Royal Stewart line as well as your maternal Stewart line eg Elizabeth who is an old Atholl Family Stewart which means related to king Robert Ii of Scotland of the Atholl line. I think Bonkyll goes back to Robert I of Scotland. So you have blue blood. Check Stewart’s on Wikipedia. There are several boxed family lines.
1808 Jean Stewart was born, daughter of William Stewart [and Elizabeth Erskine] at [Clochfoldich], Logierait Parish (1851 census; and death record. Margaret S. Gardiner said Jean was born about 1809; Salt Lake Temple record, FHL183462, p458, #15133).
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Jan 1811 Elizabeth [Betty] Stewart was born at [Clochfoldich], Logierait
Parish, daughter of William Stewart, shoemaker, [and Elizabeth Erskine] (1851
census of Kirkton, Kinclaven, Perth, and family record. Margaret S. Gardiner said Elizabeth was born
"abt 1812," Salt Lake Temple
record, p177, #6247, FHL184090).
1813 Mary Stewart was born "abt
1814." (Margaret S. Gardiner, Salt
Lake Temple record, p458, #15134, FHL183462).
1813 "Mrs. William Stewart", grandmother
of Margaret S. Gardiner, died "abt 1814" (Margaret S. Gardiner, Salt
Lake Temple Record, FHL183416, p265, #9515).
(The
following marriage entry convinced me that the "Abt" dates given by
Margaret needed to be rolled back one year.
William's first wife, Elizabeth Erskine, obviously died before 1814. Mary was born the same year her mother died
and Jean and Betty gave their own census ages that indicate 1808 and 1811 birth
years.)
Dec 1813 William Stewart, shoemaker,
Clochfoldich, and Margaret Livingstone, Stanley, Redgorton Parish, gave up
their names for proclamation of marriage.
2 Jan 1814 Granted
marriage lines 2 January 1814 (Logierait Parish Register, FHL102757).
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Dec 1814 Janet, Lawful Daughter to William Stewart, shoemaker, &
Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich, was born Dec'r 23rd & bap 26th
1814 (Logierait Parish Register, p105, FHL102756).
8 Feb 1819 Margaret, Lawful Daughter to William
Stewart, shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich, was born
February 8th & baptized 9th 1819 (Logierait Parish Register, p153,
FHL102756).
1 Feb 1822 John, Lawful Son to William Stewart,
Shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich, was born February
1st and baptized 6th 1822 (Logierait Parish Register, p181, FHL102757).
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Jan 1834 Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of William Stewart, shoemaker, and
Elizabeth Erskine, married Robert
Stewart, son of Robert and Amelia R. Stewart. (see page 8).
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Nov 1836 Jean Stewart, daughter of William Stewart, shoemaker, married James Crichton in Scone Parish (see
page 5).
In 1817 an extensive census of Stewarts of the Athol area revealed that William Stewart and his three daughters, his father, James Stewart with two sons and four daughters, and William’s sister Isobell lived at Little Clochfoldich. One of the grandchildren of William Stewart, John Stewart was also born there in 1836. The heiress of the estate of Clochfoldich since 1833, Janet (Jessie) Wilhemina Maxwell Stewart married William Bowie Campbell in Logierait on 5/4/1838 and later the estate was sold to the Robertson family.
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| David Stewart of Garth, 1817 census |
At some point in the late 1830’s William Stewart, a widower, moved to Scone, Perthshire and was still working as a shoemaker in the 1841 census. He had a son named Robert Stewart who married Elizabeth Stewart. Their names were the same though not related directly.
Janet (Jessie), Margaret and her husband John Connolly and John Stewart departed Dundee in Scotland to emigrate to Australia on the ‘Anne Milne’, in September 1841 and landed in Sydney cove on 17th January 1842. Margaret Stewart must have married shortly before the voyage as she was living with her father William and infant niece Elisabeth in the 1841 census.
John Connolly was a wheelwright, from Kings County (Offaly) in Ireland. William Stewart was listed as a parent as a parent and Margaret Livingstone, mother of the ‘Anne Milne’ trio, was listed as a deceased parent on the ship records. Unknown to the Australian family at the time, their step-sister Elisabeth and husband Robert Stewart and family members may have watched their boat depart Scotland’s shoreline.
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Who are William's parents:
Sandra, We could use some more information on the problems of who are William’s parents. I don’t see a great deal of difference
in the two choices. They both are on the estate. They both have a William Stewart or Steuart. The names are often used interchangably. And if the 1841 census rounds down, they are still both candidates. I can’t find a Wister Clochfolich on the map. But I did find a Wister Toberandonich adjoining the estate.
William was born to either Margaret Walker or Margaret Fergusson.
William lived at Little Clockfoldich from 1808 to 1822.
Wisler, Colchfoldich and Balendune, Clockfoldich are both on the estate and somewhat near the main house.
The 1841 census was taken on the 6th of June 1841.
If William was born on July 22, 1777 he would be 63 years 10 months and 15 days in the 1841 census. If William was born July 25, 1780 he would be 60 years 10 months and 12 days in the 1841 census.
1777 Feb 23 James Steuart in Clochfoldich in this parish and Margaret Walker inhabit in Dull Parish enter their names year.
1777 Feb 22 James Stewart in the Parish of Logieraite and Margaret Walker in this Parish (Dull) gave up their names to be proclaimed in order to marriage
1777 July 22 William LS (legitimate son) to James Steuart and Marg. Fergufson in Wister Clochfolich baptised
1780 July 25 William LS to James and Margaret Walker in Balendune Clochfoldich.
13 Feb 1808 Will'm Stewart, Logierait, and Isabel Erskine in this parish gave up their names to be proclaimed
William Stewart Shoemaker in Little Clochfolich and elizabeth Erskine in Derculich Dull Parish gave up
their names for proclamation of banns in order to marriage _ granted marriage lines the 28 current
1808 or 9 Jean Stewart was born, daughter of William Stewart [and Elizabeth Erskine] at [Clochfoldich]
3 Jan 1811 Elizabeth [Betty] Stewart was born at [Clochfoldich]
1813 Mary Stewart was born "abt 1814.”
Dec 1813 William Stewart, shoemaker, Clochfoldich, and Margaret Livingstone married
23 Dec 1814 Janet, Lawful Daughter to William Stewart, shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich
8 Feb 1819 Margaret, Lawful Daughter to William Stewart, shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich
1 Feb 1822 John, Lawful Son to William Stewart, Shoemaker, & Margaret Livingstone in Little Clochfoldich,
1841 Census, New Mill, Scone, William Stewart 60 Shoe Maker, Margaret Stewart 20, Elizabeth Stewart 1
Abt 1851 William Stewart, shoemaker, died at Kinclaven
Historical Backdrop of Athol Stewarts
The history of the
Clochfoldich Estate is that it was the original Seat of Alexander Stewart, Esquire of Clochfoldich, grandfather of Janet
Stewart, and Seats of estates of Killiechassie,
Blackhill, and Derculich, are all descendants of Mr Robert Stewart, Minister of
Killin, commonly called Curan an tsaghail, of the House of Cluny and
Atholl. Whilst our Stewarts listed their religion as Roman Catholics in the Ann Milne ship
records, it is unknown if they had any
association with these Stewarts of Clochfoldich
listed in the Scottish Catholic church archives. Since the 1745 Battle of Culloden massacre,
the Catholic religion was not openly practised
in Perthshire until the 19th century when there was a influx
of Irish immigrants. It may have been an
act of defiance that the Stewarts listed their religion as Catholics on the
ship’s records as they never practised Catholism in Australia. The Catholic Stewarts were in danger of
being murdered after Culloden for supporting Bonnie Prince Charlie’s bid for
the return of a Stewart king to the throne.
The main estate house of Clochfoldich
was firstly the hereditary estate of
Alexander Stewart 1st of Clochfoldich and Margaret Stewart of
the Urrard Stewart family and secondly of their son, Robert 2nd of Clochfoldich and Susan Fleming from Dull, and thirdly Alexander Stewart 3rd
of Clochfoldich and Wilhemina Maxwell.
Their daughter Janet Stewart became the heiress of the estate. Robert and Susan Stewart had a son James but
he was born on 1/12/1762 which made him too young to be the father of our
William Stewart b. 1777.
There was
certainly no immediate connection to the Minister of Killin, Robert Stewart b.
1650 but there is a remote possibility that our ‘Steuarts’ living on one of his
estates and also having a trade as a shoemaker and son, a carpenter were
supported in some way as trades were very expensive in that era as mostly
children grew up to be agricultural labourers or factory workers. The Minister of Killin was the fifth son and 8th of 9
children born to James Stewart, 1st of Wester Cluny put him well
out of contention of an inherited estate which was the birthright of his eldest
brother Alexander 2nd of Wester Cluny. His other elder brothers John b. 1643,
James, b. 1647 and William, b. 1648 do
not appear to have estates either.
However, the Minister of Killin, did procure estates for each of his four
sons, James, b.1683 (Killichasie),
Duncan , b. 1688 (Blackhill), Alexander,
b. 1689 (Clochfoldich) and Robert,
b. 1704 (Derculich). All estates
were upstream of Clochfoldich estate.
The funding of these estates was an area of great contention with the
Catholic church, the history of which is on public record.
The Royal connection
with the Minister of Killin’s family is through the King Robert II’s brother
Alexander, the Wolf of Badendoch or Earl of Buchan. The Minister of Killin was the son of James 1st of Wester Cluny was the son of Alexander 5th
of Bonskeid who was the son of John Stewart 4th of Bonskeid who was
the son of James Stewart 3rd of Bonskeid who was the son of
Alexander Stewart 1st of Bonskeid, who was the son of John Gorm
Stewart of Fortingall, who was the son of James Stewart of Fortingall and
Garth, who was the second son of Alexander Stewart b. 1343, the Wolf of
Badenoch and 1st Earl of Buchan.
The ruins of the Castle of Garth are near Killichasie upstream on the
Tay River from Clochfoldich. Also at
Killichasie there is a tree under which it is reported that Bonnie Prince
Charlie spent the night. Also at the
entrance to Killichasie there is a famous tree, a sycamore which is known to be
the first to bud in the United Kingdom, even before the Cornwall sycamores which
is highly unusual.
This clan of Atholl
Stewarts was distinct from the Appin Stewarts who also had highland Royal
connections to the English Stuarts and were related to John of Bonkyll, the
grand uncle of King Robert 2, and brother of his grandfather,
James Stewart. There is more
than a rumour in our family history that our
Stewarts are Appin Stewarts but there does not appear to be any
proof for this in the history given by
family members in the 1817 census as they associated as being
‘old Athol family’ of
Stewarts. The only substantiation
for this would be related to the Earl of Athol, son of Black Lord of Lorn,
James Stewart who married King Robert’s widow Jean Beaufort, and was the son of
John of Bonkyll. A great historian,
writer and journalist James Irvine
Robertson was asked by a member of our Stewart family the
question of the ‘old Atholl’ roots and he replied that it is possible these
Stewarts relate from the Earl of Athol.
He also replied that regardless of that connection, any Stewarts living
in Perthshire are related as younger sons of younger sons of the Wolf of Badendoch. The whole River Tay area has evidence of
ancient Kings as not far away, downsteam of the Tay, is the
mythical setting of Macbeth. There is
one remaining old oak at Dunkeld which is supposed to be the last of the forest
of Birnam Woods. Banquo was supposedly
a Stewart whose descendants ascended the throne.
Tracing the
Scottish history of the Stewarts was simplified by the discovery of a Stewart
census of 1817 published on the internet:
List of Stewarts of Atholl and
their descendants collected by David Stewart of Garth in 1817[1]. This list aimed to identify the ancestral
branch of each Stewart household and covered the area of our Stewarts. http://www.jamesirvinerobertson.co.uk/AthollStewartCensus.pdf
In Clochfoldich, William, James and Isabell Stewart were identified as being from an Old Athol family. Isabell Stewart is possibly the sister of William Stewart and another possibility to be explored is that James Stewart is William’s father. Two further Stewart households in 1817 in Clochfoldich were John Stewart of the Bonkseid family and Elizabeth; Jean Stewart of the Foss House Family of Stewarts. It was quite usual in those times to have a daughter or son working in a relative’s home as a servant so there is often a variety of different family groups under the one roof. In the census, the children were not recorded except for the number of sons and daughter of each household. William’s household record for Clochfoldich listed 3 daughters. James household record listed 2 sons and 4 daughters with a notation about one son and daughter which could mean that they are married or have left the area.
In Clochfoldich, William, James and Isabell Stewart were identified as being from an Old Athol family. Isabell Stewart is possibly the sister of William Stewart and another possibility to be explored is that James Stewart is William’s father. Two further Stewart households in 1817 in Clochfoldich were John Stewart of the Bonkseid family and Elizabeth; Jean Stewart of the Foss House Family of Stewarts. It was quite usual in those times to have a daughter or son working in a relative’s home as a servant so there is often a variety of different family groups under the one roof. In the census, the children were not recorded except for the number of sons and daughter of each household. William’s household record for Clochfoldich listed 3 daughters. James household record listed 2 sons and 4 daughters with a notation about one son and daughter which could mean that they are married or have left the area.
Original parish
records reveal that William Stewart, father of John Stewart of Bald Hills
married at least twice. But firstly to
identify William Stewart, shoemaker of Clochfoldich, Scotland’s people – parish
records were consulted. From the census
of 1840 in Scone where William had moved, his age was rounded to 60 which means
his birth year was approximately 1780.
There were two choices:
1. William born 23 July, 1780 to James Stewart and Margaret Walker in Balendune, Clochfoldich, (just north of the main house) This date is closer to the 1841 census where William is noted as being 60 years old.) or
2. William b. 20 July 1777 and
baptised 22/7/1777 to James Steuart and
Margaret Fergusson in Wester Clochfoldich. (Just west of the main house.)
1877 Marriage of James Stewart and Margaret Walker
1880 Logierait Parish, Scotland
After, a visit to
Cloichfoldich and visiting Little
Cloichfoldich which is also known as Upper Cloichfoldich, it is apparent that
Balinduin or Balendune is not the same place but another house on the
Cloichfoldich estate. This rules out
William No. 1 as other parish marriage records
definitely describe William as living at Little Clochfoldich. Also William and Margaret Fergusson
married at Blair Atholl which also associates them as an old Athol family
rather than at Derculich and Logierait where William and Margaret Walker
married. It may of course have been
because Margaret Fergusson lived at Kincraigie near Blair Atholl.
The marriage in
Blair Athol is:
James Steuart of Wester Clochfoldich, Logierait Parish and Margaret Ferguson of Kincraigie married on 26/8/1776. (Kincraigie is outide Blair Athol)
Other recorded
siblings, consistent with living at Wester Clochfoldich are:
William Steuart
b. 20/7/1777 (our ancestor)
Isobel Steuart bap. 26/4/1779
Isobel Steuart bap. 26/4/1779
Grizel
Steuart bap. 31/5/1781
John Steuart bap. 8/2/1784
John Steuart bap. 8/2/1784
No research has been undertaken to know if the
following are siblings or parents of James Stewart:
Robert Stewart of Killychassie
Donald of Drumcharie
Ann of Killichragie
Robert Stewart of Killychassie
Donald of Drumcharie
Ann of Killichragie
Stewart, b. 1778 to
Donald and Janet Scott. I can
find no evidence in the parish records to support these alternative parents of
William. If Alexander or Donald were his
parents then this name would have been used in the descendants and I cannot see
evidence of this as a major name sequence. One of the younger sons of John and Jean Stewart was named
Alexander after Alexander Caldwell (the minister at the Bald Hills Presbyterian
church). Also John Stewart’s sister
Janet and Thomas Gray had an Alexander as a 6th of 7 children. In Rev. James Stewart’s eulogy for his
father, John Stewart, his birthplace is
Strathtay (close to Clochfoldich). The
parish of Logierait is the nearest registration for Births, Marriages and
Deaths in this district. There are quite
a few buildings in Upper Clochfoldich, Clochfoldich and the Laigh of
Clochfoldich, Cloch Cottage and Red Gate Cottage. When Jessie or Jane Stewart, daughter of
John Stewart married Samuel Latham, their farm at Murgon was named Red Gate.
Whether there was a family connection with Red Gate cottage/farm at Clochfoldich is unknown.
Robert Stewart,
husband of William’s daughter Elizabeth
b. 1809 identifies as being born at
EdraDynate so could be one of these estate families. Still in the search for William’s ancesters
a search from Scotland’s people from 1770 until 1820 for
Ste?art births of James Ste?art
and Margaret revealed:
Possible births of
Margaret Fergusson who lived at Kincraigie near Blair Atholl at the time of her marriage
are:
Or if she was from
Logierait
Out of these three
choices, the Blair Atholl is more likely as she stated she was from Kincraigie
at her marriage and the 1751 Margaret would be 25 at marriage which is more
likely.
James has the
possibility of being the son of John Steuart and Ann McLagen of Easter
Auchnagie bap. 13/1/1755. He would be
21 at the marriage and his wife would be older in both of the cases above Another child born to this couple spelt their
name Steuart. Really we are into
speculation here so it is not worth pursuing this back any further.
Of these entries
it seems that William’s sister, Isobell or
Bell remained at Clochfoldich and possibly William’s daughters Mary Stewart was a servant at Killichassie
house as she would be 28 at this time and ages were rounded down to 25. The fact that she has an independent income
may indicate that the family was quite well off at one point.
Another possibility is that John Stewart of
Cloch Cottage may have apprenticed our Australian John Stewart as he is a Wright and there are two
possibilities for our John Stewart, the first is a Wright living in Perth and
the second is a Joiner living in Glasgow.
The Robertson family are obviously the new owners of the estate. The other interesting entry is for Donald
Livingston who could be the brother of Margaret Livingstone (the second wife of
William Stewart). There was no definite
census entry for Janet or Jessy Stewart.
Also John Conolly, Margaret’s husband was not found nearby or in the
whole of Scotland. He may not have been
in the country at that point in time.
Probably the more likely scenario with our ancestor John Stewart is that
he was the journeyman Wright in Perth which is not far from Scone.
The other entries are for daughters Elizabeth Stewart in Burnside, Cargill and
Jean Crichton in Kinclaven. Margaret
Stewart was living with her father William Stewart, shoemaker in Scone. His grand-daughter Elisabeth (Elizabeth’s
daughter) was also with them at the time.
I know nothing about Mary Stewart b. 1813 but it is possible that if she
did not marry then she could be a servant at Killichasie house as this estate
is connected with Clochfoldich. These
family members of William Stewart were not from the same marriage so his two
marriages are now researched. Matching
with ship records in 1841, Janet Stewart, a nurse maid and John Stewart, a
carpenter, arrived as singles and both stated they could read and write. The middle sister, Margaret Stewart, a
seamstress, was already married to John Connolly, a wheelwright. Occupations listed may not be accurate
because the new colony required certain skills and census records in 1841 and
ship record occupations often do not
match
William’s Marriages in Clochfoldich
His first marriage
on 28 February 1808 at Logierait to Elizabeth Erskine of Derculich in the Dull
Parish (just slightly to the south of Clochfoldich) . Elizabeth was the mother
of his three daughters: Elizabeth b.
1808, Jean b. 1809 and Mary b. 1813, the same year Elizabeth Erskine died. William is listed as a shoemaker of Little
Clochfoldich on the marriage record.
Verification of Elizabeth Erskine’s
possible birth in Bailntium to Alexander Eskine and Ispol McGregor was
found. This would make her 16 at her
marriage if the baptism was a couple of days after the birth but her birth date
is not given. This is possible and she
was the only Elizabeth Erskine found in the Perthshire area. The birth area was not at Derculich though
but at Bailtuim, not far downstream of
the Tay. This would make William about
31 at the marriage.
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Unfortunately,
even though there was an extensive search done, none of the daughters were
found in the Parish records. I know they
exist from ancestral records on ancestry.com and this has now been verified
since contact with the GatheringGardiners blogspot compiled by
Kent. William’s grand-daughter Margaret
Stewart married Robert Gardiner in Liverpool harbour on the emigration path to
Salt Lake City, Utah. Margaret is
Elizabeth and Robert Stewart’s daughter.
There is an extended history on this site relating to Margaret
Gardiner’s family.
The only parish
record regarding this first family is the marriage of Jean Stewart b. 1809 and
James Crighton or Crichton. Certainly there was family history mentioning a
sister left behind in Scotland named Jean who married James Crichton. At
John Stewart’s funeral in 1905 there was a Mr Crichton Stewart in
attendance which verifies the connection with Jean Stewart.
The marriage
of Elizabeth and Robert Stewart could
not be found in Perth parish records,
Catholic records, or Blair Atholl records. It is unknown if Mary Stewart b. 1813 married
or not.
Elizabeth Stewart
died sometime in 1813 or 1814. William
had re-married by December 1814 to Margaret Livingstone at Redgorton, near
Scone. He obviously did not live at
Scone then as the family of Margaret and William were born at Little Clochfoldich.
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It is possible
that Margaret Livingstone is the daughter of John Livingstone and Margaret
McDonald born at the Brea of Tullipourie on 8th August, 1779. This would make her two years younger than
William at this second marriage.
The only John Livingstone of Logierait marriage
I could find in the area was to Margaret McDougall of Fortingall parish in
1768. This could have been a first
marriage for John as well as many childbirth related deaths occurred
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There is a Donald
Livingston living at Clochfoldich in 1841 who could possibly be Margaret’s
brother but Margaret Livingstone died prior to the 1841 census so no information can be verified unless that
record is found. In the United Kingdom,
births, marriages and deaths were compulsory since 1837 but the Scottish
records were not necessarily the same. A
brief look in the official records of Scotland did not reveal any deaths. It is possible that Margaret and John
Connoly’s marriage is in the official records of Scotland not the parish
records.
The Stewart Family’s Arrival in Australia
Probably the very
best account that could be given of the conditions in a penal colony at the
time they arrived is that written by Charles Duncan, the brother of John Stewart’s
wife – Jane Duncan. This article is pasted at the end of the document. Charles
made no mention of the fact that two of his siblings youngest sister Ann, and
eldest brother James, died on the
voyage, his baby sister Ann and eldest brother James Duncan. The Duncan family headed to the Hunter Valley
soon after arriving in Sydney. John
Stewart joined them later after earning some money working as a carpenter. Charles Duncan’s father, James, was employed as a convict overseer and
saw some terrible scenes with convicts being ill-treated. The push factor for Charles and his brother
David to leave the Hunter Valley was the
constant floods. The pull factor was
brother in law Thomas Gray who was
settled in Brisbane and informed them of new allotments at Bald Hills on the
outskirts of Brisbane. Charles
Duncan did not stay long farming at Bald
Hills and moved on to other ventures but David Blackether Duncan also married to an
unrelated Stewart from the Fort William area of Scotland and John Stewart and Jane Duncan remained in
the area. The area they settled was
pin-marked for a settlement to support a proposed large port at the nearby
coastal area of Bramble Bay where Sandgate now is located.
John Stewart and Jane Duncan Stewart – first settlers
at Bald Hills, Brisbane
After their
experiences on the Hunter River, the settlers selected the higher ground for
their farms, erecting their first houses [apparently slab and bark] on the low
ridge above the South Pine River where St Peter's Anglican School is now
situated. Fearing attack from
Aborigines, their houses were loop-holed for rifles and located within sight of
each other. These precautions proved
unnecessary, for at the request of Thomas Gray and other settlers in the area
between Cabbage Tree Creek and Caboolture, a detachment of Native Police was
stationed at Sandgate from 1858 to 1862.
Under the command of Lieutenant Frederick Wheeler, the Native Police
eliminated Aboriginal resistance to white settlement in the Pine Rivers,
Cabbage Tree Creek and Caboolture districts by the early 1860s.
The Stewart and
Duncan families cleared the gentle slopes along the South Pine River for their
crops. By the end of the 1860s most of
the valuable stands of red cedar and hoop pine in the Bald Hills district had
been removed, although much scrub remained.
Through the 1860s, 1870s and 1880s maize, potatoes and some oaten and
wheaten hay were the principal cash crops, and John Stewart had early
experimented with arrowroot and cotton, for which he won bronze and silver
medals at the London International Exhibition of 1862. Following the opening of a railway to Bald
Hills in 1888, dairying became the principal economic activity in the district. By 1929, dairy farmers at Bald Hills were
supplying up to 1000 gallons of milk daily to Brisbane and Sandgate.
John Stewart and
his family were well respected in the Bald Hills community and active members
of the local Presbyterian church, John serving as an Elder for nearly 40
years. The earliest Presbyterian
services in the Bald Hills district were conducted at the Stewart home until a
small slab and shingled church was erected in 1863 at the corner of the
Strathpine and Bald Hills roads. In 1889
the slab church was replaced by a
Little Cloichfoldich
The gamekeepers house at Little Clochfoldich. A gamekeeper (often abbreviated to keeper) is a person who manages an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for shooting, or fish for angling, and who actively manages areas of woodland, moorland, waterway or farmland for the benefit of game birds, deer, fish and wildlife in general.
Barn at Little Clochfoldich
Ballechin Stewarts
This is the Catholic Church that I believe was once in ownership of Ballechin Steuarts. It is under private ownership and is being restored. It has Stewart graves dating back to 1700 but we only saw the more recent ones. Our Stewart's said they were Catholics so highly likely that they attended this church when able to as catholism was outlawed after Jacobite revolution for a while. It is the Ballechin Steuarts that have a different lineage to the rest of the Stewarts in that area who are descendants of Robert or Alexander? Stewart a younger son of James the 3rd. Ballechin Stewart's are an illegitimate son of James 2nd. James the 2nd brother is John of Bonkyll and he I think is from the Appin Stewarts. So that is maybe why it has been stated that William Stewart was more an Appin Stewart. In their lines John and William and James appear as names rather than Robert and Alexander in the other branch. Anyway my best guess is that these are the old Atholl roots rather than the later generation roots of probably your other ancestor Robert Stewart. There was also an Isabella Steuart at little Clochfoldich census of old Athol roots and the information in the genealogy I posted on Ballechin mention an Isabella Steuart. Also William or his father James ? married at Blair Atholl as it may have been where his ancestors married. Our family have this spelling of Steuart in the old records. This is when others have Stewart written down so it is not just a spelling mistake. Anyway it is an explanation. I think I read Appin Stewart's are related to the current royal family through their descendants but I did not keep the article. You of course have both lines. Also we had that odd connection with Mark being able to relate to them as well through marriage. I think this is because later one of the Ballechin Steuarts was in East India company and so were his ancestors we think and maybe in India there was some marriage connecting the two lines. Our family more say they were from Strathtay but we didn't go there. We went to Logierait. Ballechin estate may have once included Clochfoldich. You would have to look at an old map.
Little Cloichfoldich
The gamekeepers house at Little Clochfoldich. A gamekeeper (often abbreviated to keeper) is a person who manages an area of countryside to make sure there is enough game for shooting, or fish for angling, and who actively manages areas of woodland, moorland, waterway or farmland for the benefit of game birds, deer, fish and wildlife in general.
Barn at Little Clochfoldich
Ballechin Stewarts
This is the Catholic Church that I believe was once in ownership of Ballechin Steuarts. It is under private ownership and is being restored. It has Stewart graves dating back to 1700 but we only saw the more recent ones. Our Stewart's said they were Catholics so highly likely that they attended this church when able to as catholism was outlawed after Jacobite revolution for a while. It is the Ballechin Steuarts that have a different lineage to the rest of the Stewarts in that area who are descendants of Robert or Alexander? Stewart a younger son of James the 3rd. Ballechin Stewart's are an illegitimate son of James 2nd. James the 2nd brother is John of Bonkyll and he I think is from the Appin Stewarts. So that is maybe why it has been stated that William Stewart was more an Appin Stewart. In their lines John and William and James appear as names rather than Robert and Alexander in the other branch. Anyway my best guess is that these are the old Atholl roots rather than the later generation roots of probably your other ancestor Robert Stewart. There was also an Isabella Steuart at little Clochfoldich census of old Athol roots and the information in the genealogy I posted on Ballechin mention an Isabella Steuart. Also William or his father James ? married at Blair Atholl as it may have been where his ancestors married. Our family have this spelling of Steuart in the old records. This is when others have Stewart written down so it is not just a spelling mistake. Anyway it is an explanation. I think I read Appin Stewart's are related to the current royal family through their descendants but I did not keep the article. You of course have both lines. Also we had that odd connection with Mark being able to relate to them as well through marriage. I think this is because later one of the Ballechin Steuarts was in East India company and so were his ancestors we think and maybe in India there was some marriage connecting the two lines. Our family more say they were from Strathtay but we didn't go there. We went to Logierait. Ballechin estate may have once included Clochfoldich. You would have to look at an old map.
2015 Visit to Cloichfolich, Perthshire, Scotland
2015
Plot At Cloichfoldich
Strathtay, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LP
OIRO
£90,000
Detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house.
Outstanding views across the surrounding countryside.
0.6 acre site.
LOCATION
The subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
- See more at:
http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk/property/per150028-plot-cloichfoldich-strathtay-pitlochry-perth-and-kinross-ph9-0lp#sthash.bXTJvTGm.dpufThe subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
Plot At Cloichfoldich
Strathtay, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LP
OIRO
£90,000
Detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house.
Outstanding views across the surrounding countryside.
0.6 acre site.
LOCATION
The subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
- See more at:
http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk/property/per150028-plot-cloichfoldich-strathtay-pitlochry-perth-and-kinross-ph9-0lp#sthash.bXTJvTGm.dpufThe subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
Plot At Cloichfoldich
Strathtay, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LP
OIRO
£90,000
Detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house.
Outstanding views across the surrounding countryside.
0.6 acre site.
LOCATION
The subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
- See more at:
http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk/property/per150028-plot-cloichfoldich-strathtay-pitlochry-perth-and-kinross-ph9-0lp#sthash.bXTJvTGm.dpufThe subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
Plot At Cloichfoldich
Strathtay, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LP
OIRO
£90,000
Detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house.
Outstanding views across the surrounding countryside.
0.6 acre site.
The subjects are located in a beautiful rural location just a short distance to the west of the conservation village of Strathtay in the heart of Highland Perthshire. This area of Scotland is renowned for its magnificent scenery and accessibility to outdoor pursuits. Strathtay together with its sister village Grandtully boasts a well-stocked village shop and Post Office, an 9 hole golf course, a primary school, a village pub and restaurant, a coffee house/gift shop/chocolatier, a bowling club and two churches.
The plot is readily accessible in this Highland Perthshire location. The nearby towns of Aberfeldy and Pitlochry approximately 6.5 miles and 14.6 miles respectively offer an excellent range of schools, shops and services with Aberfeldy home to the re-opened state of the art Birks Cinema. Pitlochry railway station is on the main Inverness/London line with sleeper services whilst the town boast its famous Theatre in the Hills. The A9 is within a 15 minute drive making Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow easily accessible.
DESCRIPTION
The subjects comprise of a single house plot extending to approximately 0.6 acres (0.24 hectares) which occupies an elevated position benefiting from excellent views across the surrounding countryside to the south and west. The subjects slope from north to south and are bounded to the north partly by a post and rylock fence and partly unfenced, to the south and east by a post and rylock fence and unfenced to the west. The subjects benefit from detailed planning consent for a single dwelling house. The proposed dwelling comprises the following accommodation:
Kitchen. Dining Room. Utility. Master bedroom with en-suite. 3 Double Bedroom. Billiard Room. Double Garage.
2015
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| Pictured: Some nice looking water, running off the main croy in Cloichfoldich Pool. Fishing on the Tay at cloichfoldich info. |
So a beat is a stretch of the river where the fishing rights are owned
by the landowner of the land that the river runs adjacent to. This means
that generally the longer the river the more differently owned land it
will pass through and the more beats it will probably have. The shorter
the river the less beats.
Most beat owners provide a number of services and facilities for their stretch of the river including a fishing bothy with a kettle, microwave oven, dining area and toilets (these do not have bedrooms and are not used for providing accommodation). On a number of beats boats and a boatman are available and the beat owners also maintain the river banks ensuring safe and easy access to the river.