James Stewart (1886 - 1961)

Born 26 Jan 1886 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret Ann (Sayle) Stewart — married 25 Apr 1914 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1961 at age 75 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James was born in 1886, the son of Walker Stewart (1856-1907) and Annie Shaw (1858 -1936) .

He worked in woollen mills and in 1912 he emigrated to canada, where he married margaret Ann Sayle (who had also emigrated from England). In 1921 in Canada he was employed as a bicyle repairer.

They had 4 children:

James Alexander Stewart

Margaret Ann Stewart

Mary Lillian Stewart

Irene Christine Stewart

He died in 1961.

Residence

1891 32 Main street, Walkerburn

1901 32 Ballantynes Buildings, Walkerburn

1911 21 Ballantyne’s Buildings, Walkerburn

1921 119 West Mill Street, Brandford, Ontario

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire

The village was built on land bought in 1846 by Henry Ballantyne to build a tweed mill. The village was designed by 'Eccentric' Pilkington with houses for the workers and for the Ballantyne family set on the north side of the Tweed valley. The new village came into being in 1854, taking its name from the Walker Burn.

The design of the village shows its back to the main road. Viewed from the south side of the Tweed the design can be appreciated with tiers of housing on the hillside set to take the greatest advantage from the sun (and with geographical elevation reflecting the social elevation of the then occupants.)

Closure of the mills in the village has led to a fall in population but no diminution in the community spirit of the village. It remains an active and friendly community with a wide range of activities taking place.^[1]

Research Notes

There were 2 people called James Stewart born in 1886 in Walkerburn. The "other" James Stewart also emigrated to Canada and was married to Jennie Jones.

A newspaper obituary for James's son James Alexander Stewart shows Elizabeth Faber as a sibling, but no details of Elizabeth (Stewart0 Faber have been found yet..

Sources

• www.scotlandspeople.co.uk Statutory Births 1886 762 / 9 INNERLEITHEN
• Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 302
• Ancestry.com. Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011
• Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 50; Census Place: 50, Brantford, Ontario; Page Number: 11 Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada
• Parish: Innerleithen; ED: 2; Page: 21; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1891_379 Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census
• Parish: Innerleithen; ED: 2; Page: 21; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1901_416 Ancestry.com. * 1901 Scotland Census
• www.scotlandspeople.co.uk 1911 Scotland Census 762/2 2/ 3

1. ↑ http://www.walkerburn.com/