Brief Life History of James
When James Stewart was born on 30 March 1877, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Stewart, was 27 and his mother, Helen Bremner Milne, was 25. He married Martha Watson Aiken on 7 October 1904, in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died on 5 November 1964, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 87, and was buried in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Sources (4)
- James Stewart in household of John Stewart, "Scotland Census, 1881"
- James Stewart, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Stewart in household of John Stewart, "Scotland Census, 1891"
Spouse and Children
1877–1964 Male
1879–1954 Female
Children (2)
1905–1941 Male
1909–1959 Female
Parents and Siblings
1850– Male
1852– Female
Siblings (11)
1867– Male
1871– Male
1873– Female
1873– Female
1877–1964 Male
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World Events (8)
1878 · Collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank.
Age 1
1884
Age 7
1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In the Anglo-Saxon period this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Norman Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal, for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate. In Scotland the term was also used of a magistrate originally appointed by the king to administer crown lands, forming a stewartry.
History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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