William Thomson Stuart (1851 - 1923)

Born 1851 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Antoinette Cecelia (Henry) Stuart — married 1877 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1923 at about age 72 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Biography

William Stuart is a member of Clan Stewart.

Son of Scottish parents David Arthur Stuart and Jessie Thomson, William Thomson Stuart was born in Dumbartonshire, in Scotland in around 1852.

He is noted on the 1851 (at one month old) and 1861 Scottish Census, when at that time his family were living at Red Craig Cottage, and his father was the proprietor of Arthurston Dyewood Mills. They had a household that included some domestic help.

Some time after this, the family relocated to Tahiti, where his father continued his other occupation as merchant seaman, eventually becoming the captain of his own ship.

William married Antoinette Cecelia Henry in 1877 when he was 25.

They spent some time in California, based on passenger and arrival lists, and the 1900 US Census, having arrived in 1899.

William Thomson Stuart died in 1933 in Tahiti at the age of 81.

Sources

• 1851 Scotland Census - Source Citation: Parish: Bonhill; ED: 10; Page: 12; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_105; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Name: Wm L Stuart; Age: 1 Mo; Estimated birth year: abt 1851; Relationship: Son; Father: David A Stuart; Mother: Jessie Stuart; Gender: Male; Where born: Bonhill, Dumbarton; Parish Number: 493; Civil Parish: Bonhill
• 1861 Scotland Census - Source Citation: Parish: Bonhill; ED: 10; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_67; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Name: William T Stuart; Age: 10; Estimated birth year: abt 1851; Relationship: Son; Father's name: David A Stuart; Mother's name: Jessie Stuart; Gender: Male; Where born: Bonhill, Dumbartonshire; Registration Number: 493; Registration district: Bonhill; Civil Parish: Bonhill; County: Dumbartonshire; Address: Rederaig Cottage; Occupation: Scholar
• US Census 1900 - Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakland Ward 3, Alameda, California; Roll: 82; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0353; FHL microfilm: 1240082; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Name: Wm T Stuart; Age: 48; Birth Date: Mar 1852; Birthplace: Scotland; Home in 1900: Oakland Ward 3, Alameda, California; Race: White; Gender: Male; Immigration Year: 1899; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Antoinette C Stuart; Marriage Year: 1877; Years Married: 23; Father's Birthplace: Scotland; Mother's Birthplace: Scotland; Years in US: 1; Naturalization: Al; Occupation: Machinist; Months not employed: 0; Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes; House Owned or Rented: R; Farm or House: H
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