Ruth's birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1855 in the Houghton le Spring district. The mother's maiden name was Francis. [1]
1861 Census
The Stewart family was living in Hetton le Hole in 1861. [2]
STEWART Isaac Head M M 54 Tinplate Worker Scotland Dundee
STEWART Jane Wife M F 53 Unknown Stanford
STEWART Thomas Son U M 26 Blacksmith (Journ) Unknown Newcastle
STEWART Alice Dau U F 15 Durham Easington Lane
STEWART Mary Dau U F 11 Scholar Durham Easington Lane
STEWART Ruth Dau U F 6 Scholar Durham Easington Lane
1871 Census
The Stewart family was living at Elemore Vale in the parish of Pittington in 1871. [3]
STEWART Isaac Head M M 63 Miner Scotland Dundee
STEWART Jane Wife M F 60 - Ireland -
STEWART Ruth Dau - F 16 - Durham Elemore
STEWART Charlotte Reltiv - F 5 - Durham Elemore
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26PY-KKQ : 1 October 2014), Ruth Stewart, 1855; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902f368e9379091b100e586 : viewed 28 Nov 2022), Ruth STEWART in household of Isaac STEWART, Durham, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3756, Folio 18, Page 29, Schedule 161, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902fd23e9379091b12657b5 : viewed 28 Nov 2022), Ruth STEWART in household of Isaac STEWART, Elemore Vale, Durham, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/4968, Folio 42, Page 29, Schedule 144, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Source: S500050 Alan James Smails Smails Web Site
MyHeritage family tree
Family site: Smails Web Site
Family tree: 249238191-1 Discovery Media: 249238191-1 Ruth KELLEY (born Stewart) Certainty: 3 27 SEP 2016 Added via a Smart Match Event: Discovery
Is Ruth your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
a 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 Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth: