James Stewart

Male30 March 1877–5 November 1964

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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Family Time Line

James Stewart
1877–1964
Martha Watson Aiken
1879–1954
Marriage: 7 October 1904
John Stewart
1905–1941
Jane Stewart
1909–1959

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

  • Marriage
    7 October 1904St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1878 · Collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank.

    Age 1

    Because of a discovery of a £7,000 deficit, City of Glasgow Bank halted operations from November to December 1877. After 10 months after reopening, the bank’s directors announced the bank, itself, had filed bankruptcy. The closure showed a net liability of over £6 million. The bank was so successful with telling people that it wasn’t in error, that the Bank's shares were selling for more than double of what they were actually worth. The bank’s directors were arrested and tried at the High Court. All were found guilty and sentenced to terms of imprisonment. Many Glasgow businesses failed as a result of the bankruptcy and shareholders were called to replenish the bank's losses. One shareholder argued that he had become a shareholder unknowing the fraudulent actions of the bank. Wide effects of the collapse have been seen in limited growth in liability and extensive problems with temporary banking liquidity.

    1884

    Age 7

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

    Age 25

    The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

    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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