James
Stewart
Born about in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Son of Charles Stewart
and Mary Jane (Bain) Stewart
Brother of
Angus Stewart, Thomas T Stewart, Mary Ann Stewart, Catherine Stewart and Sarah Jane (Stewart) Leadbeater
Husband of
Ella C. (McDonald) Stewart
— married
24 Nov 1887 in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Elsie Stewart
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2023
This page has been accessed 33 times.
Biography
James was born 1861.[1]
At the age 20, he was working as a miner. [1]
He married Ella C. McDonald in 1887 in Westville, Nova Scotia.[2]
Their son Hugh was born 1888.[3]
Their daughter Elsie was born 1890.[3]
Details listed on the 1881 Canadian Census:[1] Religion listed as Canada Presbyterian.
| Family | Names | Sex | Age | Place of Birth | Religion | Origin | Profession | Married or Widowed | Going to School |
| 161 | Stewart Charles | M | 59 | N.S. | C. Presb | Scotch | Labourer | M. | - |
| " Mary | F | 52 | " | " | " | - | " | - | |
| " William | M | 25 | " | " | " | Miner | - | - | |
| " James | M | 20 | " | " | " | Miner | - | - | |
| " Thomas | M | 18 | " | " | " | Miner | - | - | |
| " Robert | M | 16 | " | " | " | Miner | - | - | |
| " Ann Mary | F | 14 | " | " | " | - | - | - | |
| " Catherine | F | 12 | " | " | " | - | - | / | |
| " Jane Sarah | F | 9 | " | " | " | - | - | / |
Details listed on the 1891 Canadian Census:[3]
| Family | Names | Sex | Age | Married or Widowed | Relation to Head of Family | Country of Province of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother | Religion | Profession |
| 173 | Stewart James | M | 30 | M. | Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia | Presbyterian | Miner | |
| " Ella | F | 25 | M | W | " | " | " | " | ||
| " Hugh | M | 3 | - | S | " | " | " | " | ||
| " Elsie | F | 1 | - | D | " | " | " | " |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Census of Canada, 1881 "1881 Census of Canada, RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item ID number:18721803, Page number:33, Family number:161"
- ↑ James Stewart and Ella C. McDonald married in 1887 at Pictou County, Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths "Registration: Year: 1887 book: 1832 page: 24 number: 122"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Census of Canada, 1891 "1891 Census of Canada, RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item ID number: 24838284, Page number:40-41, Family number:173"
Is James your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
-
~3.12%
Mark Stewart
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BQ2181668 [compare], Ancestry member EastCoastRoots
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Female Poet connections: James is 19 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 25 degrees from Ruth Niland, 32 degrees from Karin Boye, 29 degrees from 照 松平, 19 degrees from Anne Barnard, 43 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 27 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 22 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 38 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 26 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 25 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 21 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.