The Old Parish Record [2] states his father as Alexander Stewart (not Stuart) and his mother as Elizabeth Crookston. It appears that during David's lifetime his surname spelling changed & he adopted his mother's surname as a middle name. The spelling of her name had no trailing 'e' in his baptism record.
Birth
David was born on May 3, 1843 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland[3][4] to Alexander Stewart and Elizabeth Crookston (as it is recorded in David's baptism record).
03 MAY 1843 is David's date of baptism in the parish of Old Monklands or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]
Christening
03 MAY 1843
Old Monklands or Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland[6]
The indexed description of the parish baptism record.
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTG3-P62 : 10 February 2018), David Stewart, 03 May 1843; citing , Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, reference 2:15MXZS5, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,602.
Source: S3222 "Scotland and Beyond" (2004) Authors: Diane Middleton Jen Jelley plus subsequent research by Alan RUNCIMAN, Ros RUNCIMAN, Lawrence FLETCHER, Lorna HENDERSON & many, many others
Source: S3236 Our Family Web Site (MyHeritage) Author: The Bartletts
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David 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 David:
I agree these are the same person. I've been prompted to search Scotlands People for David's baptism to find he was baptised as a 'Stewart' (his father was recorded with this spelling). His mother's surname was spelt without a trailing 'e' - ie Crookston. David was not baptised with a middle name which presumably he added later. For merging purposes you may find it easier to merge into the Stewart profile as the older family history is attached there? I can provide a screenshot of the SP baptism record to the new merged record.
Stewart-6779 and Stuart-1477 appear to represent the same person because: These two are the same. The surname should be spelt Stuart (There is no death for the surname of Stewart in the early days of May 1924) Barbara Merrilees Doig married David Stuart.
Stewart-6779 and Stuart-1477 appear to represent the same person because: These two are the same. The surname should be spelt Stuart (There is no death for the surname of Stewart in the early days of May 1924) Barbara Merrilees Doig married David Stuart.
The old Scottish records for his ancestors are all as Stewart, so that should be kept as an alternative name