Person:Robert Stewart (196)

Name and Relationships

Name: Robert Stewart. Source is his 1905 death registration.

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Siblings: Edward Stewart. Source is 1901 census for Maria Durnin where Robert is listed as an Uncle. Since Maria's death registration listed Edward Stewart as her father, this should mean that Edward and Robert were brothers. Both were born in Ireland.

Personal History

1829 - Birth: Robert Stewart was born in 1829 in Ireland. Source is his 1905 death registration which listed his age as 76. 1901 census listed his age as 75, thus born in 1826. 1891 census says born in 1823.

WHERE WAS HE BEFORE THIS?

1891 - Census: On April 8, 1891, Robert Stewart, 68, Farm Labourer, born in Ireland, was living with the William Durnin household (his niece) in West Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario. Source is 1891 Census of Canada, Huron West, West Wawanosh.

1901 - Census: On April 10, 1901, Robert Stewart 75, born in Ireland in 1825, was living with his niece, Maria Stewart, and her husband, William Durnin, in West Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario. He was listed as her uncle. Source is 1901 Census of Canada, Huron West, West Wawanosh. NOTE: No immigration date is listed for him in the 1901 census.

1905 - Death and Burial: Robert Stewart 76, Farmer, married, died on May 19, 1905 in West Wawanosh Township, Huron County. He was born in Ireland and resided at Lot 15, Con 6 West Wawanosh Township. Cause of death was old age. Source is his 1905 death registration, West Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario, Reg. No. 013538. IF HE IS LISTED AS MARRIED IN THIS DOCUMENT, WHO WAS HIS WIFE AND WHERE IS SHE? He was buried in

Grave Marker: Thomas Stewart died Mar 31, 1900 Aged 83. His wife Jane Garner died May 12, 1906?8? Aged 73. Robert Stewart Died May 12, 1905 Aged 72? NOTE: It seems strange that Robert is on the same grave marker as Thomas Stewart.