Person:James Stewart (340)

Name and Relationships

Name: James Stewart. Source is his 1915 death registration.

Parents: Edward Stewart and Blank Carruthers. Source is his 1915 death registration. NOTE: It is possible that his son, Ernest A. Stewart, did not correctly remember the maiden name of his grandmother as he did know her first name either.

Spouse: Margaret White. Source is their grave marker in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Huron, Ontario and marriage registration.

Personal History

1844 - Birth: James Stewart was born on May 14, 1844 in Ireland. Source is 1901 Census of Canada. However, his year of birth calculated from his 1915 death registration is 1846. The 1911 Census of Canada listed his birth date as May, 1845. His marriage registration calculated his birth date as 1845. His Obituary listed his birth date as May 14, 1844. NOTE: So there is some doubt about his actual birth date.

1852 or 1856 - Immigration: James Stewart immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1856. Source is 1901 Census of Canada. However, the 1911 census listed his immigration date as 1852.

1873 - Marriage: On April 26, 1873, James Stewart 28, Carpenter, married Maggie White 28 in Iosco County, Michigan, USA. The marriage registration listed his birth location as Ireland and hers as Michigan, USA. He resided in Goderich, Ontario and she in Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, USA. Witnesses were William Wilkins, Tawas City and Augusta Bowman. Source is their 1873 marriage registration, Iosco County, Michigan.

1881 - Census: In 1881, James Stewart 35, Engineer, married, born in Ireland, was living in South Goderich with his wife, Maggie 35, born in US? (indistinct). Source is 1881 Census of Canada, Goderich, Huron Centre, Ontario. p 35.

1891 - Census: On April 20, 1891, James Stewart 45, Stationary Engineer, married, born in Ireland, was living in the Town of Goderich, with his wife, Maggie 46, born in Michigan, and their son, Ernest 9, born in Ontario. His parents were listed as both being born in Ireland. Her parents were both listed as being born in New York. Edith Stewart 18, Dressmaker, was living as a lodger in the household. NOTE: She may be the daughter of Christopher Stewart 1822-1890. They lived in a 1 1/2 story wood frame house containing 8 rooms. Source is 1891 Census of Canada, Town of Goderich, Huron West, Ontario, p 52

1901 - Census: In 1901, James Stewart 56, Engineer, married, was living in the Town of Goderich with his wife Margaret 56, married, and their son, Ernest A. 19, Clerk. The census listed his birth on March 14, 1844 in Ireland on and immigrated in 1856. Margaret was born in Michigan on June 30, 1844 and immigrated in 1873. Source is 1901 Census of Canada, Town of Goderich, Huron West, Ontario, p. 2.

1911 - Census: In 1911, James Stewart, 66, Engineer, married, was living on Arthur St in the Town of Goderich, with his wife, Maggie 66. His birth date is listed as May, 1845, born in Ireland and immigrating in 1852. Her birth date is listed as June, 1844, born in USA but no immigration date is listed. He is listed as working 60 hrs per week in a Flour Mill. Source is 1911 Census of Canada, Town of Goderich, Huron West, p. 36.

1915 - Death and Burial: James Stewart 69, Engineer, married, died on April 26, 1915 in Goderich, Ontario. He was born in Ireland (although no actual date of birth is given). His father was listed as Edward Stewart and mother as Blank Carruthers. The informant was his son, E.A. Stewart, Goderich. Cause of death was empyema (accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity) for 14 days. He was buried in Goderich. Source is his 1915 death registration.

Grave Marker: In loving memory of JAMES STEWART 1844-1915 MARGARET WHITE his bel'd wife 1851-1921. Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario.

Obituary

Birth: May 14, 1844, Ireland Death: Apr. 26, 1915 Goderich, Ontario, Canada

In The Signal (The Goderich Signal Star) issue of April 22, 1915 on page 10, column 4 is the following:

JAMES STEWART James Stewart, one of Goderich's well-known men, passed over into the spirit world on Monday at Alexandra hospital. He had been ill with pneumonia, from which he was apparently recovering when complications set in, and an operation was performed on Saturday, but in his weakened condition he was unable to rally and death ensued at noon on Monday. The deceased was a native of Fermanagh county, Ireland, and was seventy-one years old. He came to America when a boy of fourteen and with his parents settled in the United States. In the year 1873 he was married to Margaret White, of Parchallville, Mich. Shortly afterwards the couple came to Canada, settling first at Nile, and later moved to Goderich, where Mr. Stewart obtained employment at the Ogilvie mill, now owned by the Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Since that time under successive managements he had been one of the most trusted employees at the mill and had worked there longer than any other man, having been in continuous service for forty years. The deceased is survived by his wife and one son, Ernest A., of St. John, N.B., and also by three brothers, Charles, of Nile, Thomas, of Dungannon, and George, of Muskoka; and three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Burrows and Mrs. Thos. Routledge, of Goderich, and Mrs. Elliott, of Rainy River, Ont. Mr. Stewart was a member of the A. O. U. W. and of the C. O. F. The funeral took place from the family home on Arthur Street on Wednesday afternoon and was one of the largest that have been conducted in Goderich for a long time. Members of the C. O. F. attended in a body, over one hundred strong, and the employees of the Goderich Elevator Co. and of the Western Canada Flour Mills Co. also escorted the remains to their last resting place. The service at the house was conducted by Rev. W. K. Hager, assisted by Rev. J. E. Ford, and at the graveside the burial service Of The C. O. F. was read. The casket, which was of polished oak, was surrounded by an array of floral tributes in many artistic designs, tokens of respect from relatives, friends and fellow workmen.

In addition to most of the above mentioned relatives, two nieces, Mrs. B. W. Cox, of Leamington, and Miss Minnie Stewart, of St. Marys, were present at the funeral, besides many friends from Dungannon and the surrounding country. The pallbearers, representatives of the A. O. U. W., the C. O. F. and Big Mill, were Messrs. H. Morris, Alex. Chrystal, Wm. Lane, J. C. Martin, Robt. Hoggarth and W. M. Knight. Interment took place at Maitland Cemetery. NOTE: Dungannon and Nile are in Huron County. Muskoka and Rainy River are in Northern Ontario. Leamington is in Essex County. St. Marys is in Perth County.

Source is a public tree managed by Libertongenes that was originally shared on 08 Dec 2013 on Ancestry.ca

NOTE: Several items in the obituary are incorrect: The obituary says that he was 71. However, his death registration listed him as 69. The obituary says that 'He came to America when a boy of fourteen and with his parents settled in the United States.' However, his father, Edward Stewart never left Ireland and his mother, Nancy Black, died in 1853 in Ireland shortly after the birth of his brother, George Stewart when James was about 9.