Charles Stuart (abt. 1826 - 1912)

Born about 1826 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1912 at about age 86 in Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Charles was born about 1826^[1]

England and Wales Census, 1841 - Burslem, Staffordshire, England:

Richard Stewart, M, 35, Ireland

Mary Stewart, F, 35, Staffordshire

Lewis Stewart, M, 15, Staffordshire

Charles Stewart, M, 15, Staffordshire

Ferdinand Stewart, M, 14, Staffordshire

Alexander Stewart, M, 9, Staffordshire

Agnes Stewart, F, 7, Staffordshire

Richard Stewart, Jr, M, 4, Staffordshire

Ellen Stewart, F, 0, Staffordshire^[2]

He arrived on the "Birman" which left Gravesend in October, 1841, and arrived Wellington in February, 1842

Stewart, Richard, 39, Labourer

Stewart, Mary, 38

Ferdinand, 13

Alexander, 10

Agnes, 8

Richard, 4

Ellen, Infant

Stewart, Lewis, 18, Labourer

Stewart, Chas., 16, Labourer[1][2][3][4]

Charles married Mary Murphy in 1852, NZ^[3]

Children:

Mary Angelina (Jones) 1853

Ellen (Flighty) 1856

Edward Charles 1858-1892

William Alexander 1860-1861

James Richard 1861-1944

Magdalene (Smith) 1863-1910

Teresa 1865-1866

Lavinia (Morgan) 1867-1954

Agnes Isabella (O'Connell) 1868

Annie (McCreadie) 1870^[4][5][5][6]

Letitia Josephine (McManaway) 1872^[6][7]

David 1874-1933^[8][9][7][8][9][10][11]

Charles 1879^[10][12]

NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 11975, 26 MAY 1902, PAGE 6 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuart, of Judgeford, Pahautanui, celebrated their golden wedding on Thursday last. Congratulations from the large gathering of settlers and: their families showed the great respect in which they are held, and congratulatory telegrams were also received from friends ;in all parts of the colony. Mr. Stuart arrived in the colony in the ship Birman in the year 1842. Mrs. Stuart arrived a few years later, and nearly half a century ago settled in Pahautanui.[13]

Charles died July 1912 aged 86 years at Pahautanui^[11]

He is buried in the Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and Graveyard in Porirua, Wellington with wife Mary and daughters Annie McCreadie and Lavinia Morgan[14]

EVENING POST, VOLUME LXXXIV, ISSUE 25, 29 JULY 1912, PAGE 7 One of the earliest pioneers of the Dominion died on Saturday last, namely, Mr. Charles Stuart, at his residence, Judgeford, near Pahautanui, at the age of 86 years. Born in the year 1826, in Staffordshire, England, he arrived in Wellington with his parents in the ship Birman in 1842. When the gold rush in Victoria began he spent a few years in that colony, being present at the Eureka Stockade episode. On returning to New Zealand, he took part in the Maori War, after which he turned his attention to surveying, one of his comrades in the party being the late Mr. Burling, of Waikanae. Then, after spending a few years farming in the Rangitikei district, he settled in Judgeford, where he had resided for the past fifty-three years. He had many reminiscences of the early times, and his long association with the Maoris made him an authority on Maori customs and language, of which he was a fluent speaker. His kindly nature and cheerful disposition endeared him to all who knew him. His wife predeceased him by six months, and of a family of fourteen children, three sons and six daughters survive him. The sons are Messrs Richard Stuart, of Feilding; David, of Pahautanui, and Charles, of Lyell. The daughters are Mrs. W. Jones, of Wellington; Mrs. S. Flighty, of Pahautanui; Mrs. A. Morgan, of Johnsonville ; Mrs. C. O'Connell, Lower Hutt; Mrs. M. McCreadrie, of Glasgow (Scotland) ; and Mrs. H. McManaway, of Hunterville.[15] [16]

Will and probate record[17] names:

David -Son

Charles - Son

Agnes O'Connor - daughter, wife of Cornelius O'Connor

Sources

1. ↑ Based on age at death
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTW-61H : 23 May 2019), Richard Stewart, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ 1852/290 Mary Murphy Charles Stuart
4. ↑ 1870/20696 Stuart Annie Mary Charles
5. ↑ 1897/333 Annie Stuart William McCaeadie
6. ↑ 1872/21296 Stewart Letitia Josephine Mary Charles
7. ↑ 1894/562 Letitia Theresa Josephine Stuart Henry Joseph Dalton McManaway
8. ↑ 1874/25756 Stuart David Mary Charles
9. ↑ 1933/10371 Stuart David Alfred 59Y
10. ↑ 1879/12437 Stuart Charles Mary Charles
11. ↑ 1912/6239 Stuart Charles 86Y

• N.Z. DEATHS - 1912/6239 - Stuart Charles aged 86 years