Emily (Ewing) Stewart (1869 - 1945)

Born 13 May 1869 in Coolsythe, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of William Urey Stewart — married 31 Jul 1918 in Townsend St Presbyterian Church, Shankhill, Belfast, Ireland

Died 23 Sep 1945 at age 76 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

• Emily Ewing was born in 1869 at Coolsythe, Drummaul, County Antrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of William Ewing and Sarah Hill^[1].
• In the 1901 Ireland census Emily Ewing was age 26, a dress maker, living at Southport, Clifton, Belfast with her brother John Ewing (28), a carpenter and sister Mary Ewing (40), a dress maker^[2].
• In the 1911 Ireland census Emily Ewing was age 37, a dress maker, living at Manor Drive, Clifton, Belfast with her widowed father William John Ewing (76), a retired farmer, and her sisters Annie Ewing (41), a dress maker, Mary Ewing (54), a dress maker and Aggie Ewing (35), housekeeper. ^[3].
• Emily Ewing married William Stewart, a widowed bread server, of Belfast, County Antrim on 31 July 1918, at Townsend Street Presbyterian Church, Shankhill, Belfast^[4]. The witnesses were Norman James Ewing, her nephew, and Sarah Ewing, her neice.
• Emily Stewart died in 1945 age 76 at Ballygomartin Road, Belfast. Her estate was administered by her step son Alex Stewart^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Birth:

   Name EMILY EWING

   Date of Birth 1869

   Group Registration ID 8345453

   SR District/Reg Area Ballymena

   Sex N/R

   Mother's Birth Surname N/R

   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03399/2246457.pdf
2. ↑ Ireland census 1901: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Clifton/Southport/963163/
3. ↑ Ireland census 1911: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Clifton/Manor_Drive/146060/
4. ↑ "Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Marriage:

   Party 1 Name WILLIAM STEWART

   Party 2 Name EMILY EWING

   Date of Event 31 July 1918

   Group Registration ID 1805080

   SR District/Reg Area Belfast

   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1918/09716/5525346.pdf
5. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Will Calendars. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-will-calendars.

   Title : Mrs

   Surname : Stewart

   Forename : Emily

   Registry : Belfast

   Date of Death : 23 September 1945

   Date of Grant : 8 November 1945

   Reseal Date :

   Effects : Effects £520 9s 0d

   Full Abstract : Stewart Emily of "Ben-Vista" 24 Westway Drive Ballygomartin Road Belfast widow died 23 September 1945 Probate Belfast 8 November to Olivet Alexander Stewart clerk. Effects £520 9s.