Anna Margaret Statham (1799 - abt. 1853)

Born 1799 in Saint Helena, South Atlantic Ocean

Ancestors

Wife of Poyntz Stewart — married 17 Sep 1821 in St John's Cathedral, Calcutta, Bengal, India

Died about Sep 1853 at about age 54 in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Anna Margaret Statham was born in 1799 on the Island of St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean. She was the daughter of Robert Statham and his wife Elizabeth Roberts.

She was baptised on 8 December 1799 in the Parish church of St James, St. Helena, South Atlantic Ocean. (British Colony run by H.E.I.C.).

She died in September 1853 in Richmond Surrey, England.

Marriage

Anna Margaret Statham was married to Poyntz Stewart on 17 Sept 1821 in St John's Cathedral, Calcutta, Bengal, India.

Children

Children of Anna Margaret Statham and her husband Poyntz Stewart;

• 1. Margaret Peers Stewart. b. 1822 – d. 1887.

• 2. William Hampton Christian Stewart. b. 1824 – d. 1827.

• 3. Poyntz Mill Stewart. b. 1827 – d. 1851.

Research note

There is a record of an Anna Statham dying in St Helena in 1800 (see https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/208242663:60541?tid=&pid=&queryId=dc6b966c415bdb2b4c03c347d0f34d8c&_phsrc=2b3-757620&_phstart=successSource) she should not be confused with this Anna born about the same date.

Sources

• Baptism. Saint Helena Baptism Register St James 8 Dec 1799 [1]

• Census. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL4-T87 : 9 November 2019), Anna Stewart in household of Poynty Stewart, Greenwich, Kent, England; citing Greenwich, Kent, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Death. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NJD-76S : 31 December 2014), Anna Margaret Stewart, 1853; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Richmond (Surrey), Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Burial. "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZ5-YBYP : 16 March 2018), Anna Margaret Stewart, 06 Jul 1853; citing Burial, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 254,578.

• Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). The Diocese of St Helena Parish Registers and Indices held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Historical Papers Research Archive series AB2073: