Alexander
Stewart
Born in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John Stewart
and Christina (Gow) Stewart
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Isabel (Mclaren) Stewart
— married
21 Apr 1804 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland.
Husband of
Isabella Stewart
— married
23 Sep 1813 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander James Stewart
Died
at about age 96
in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Biography
Alexander Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart of Appin.
This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.
Alexander Stewart was born on 17 November 1774 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Stewart (1750–1817) and his wife Christina Gow (1752–1840).
He was baptised on 20 November 1774 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
He emigrated to Canada with his wife Isabel McLaren 1804/05.
He passed away in 1871 in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Marriage
Alexander Stewart was married to his 1st wife Isabel Mclaren (1787–1812) on 21 April 1804 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland.
He was widowed in 1812.
He was then married to his 2nd wife Isabella Stewart (1794–1859) on 23 September 1813 in St. Paul's Church, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Children
Children of Alexander Stewart and his 1st wife wife Isabel Mclaren;
- 1. Catharine Stewart. b. 1805 – d. 1895.
- 2. James Stewart. b. 1806 - d. ?
- 3. Martha Stewart. b. 1807 – d. ?
- 4. John Stewart. b. 1809 – d. ?
- 5. Alexander James Stewart. b. 1809 – d. 1886.
Children of Alexander Stewart and his 2nd wife wife Isabella Stewart;
- 1. Isabella Jane Stewart. b. 1816 – d. 1882.
- 2. Charles Stewart. b. 1817 – d. ?
- 3. Donald Stewart. b. 1820 – d. 1899.
- 4. Jane Stewart. b. 1822 – d. ?
- 5. Janet Stewart. b. 1823 – d. ?
- 6. David R Stewart. b. 1825 – d. 1909.
- 7. Elizabeth Stewart. b. 1827 – d. 1906.
Sources
- Birth & Baptism. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7V-JXT : 12 February 2020), Alexander Stewart, 1774.
- Birth & Baptism. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11349430:60143?tid=&pid=&queryId=98136bec23caf492ce042c80e2c86a38&_phsrc=GLL5&_phstart=successSource
- Marriage 1. "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY33-BHW : 11 February 2020), Alexr. Stewart, 1804.
- Baptism of child 1. Marriage 1. "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXV-22B : 3 April 2020), Alex Stewart in entry for Catharine Stewart, 13 Sep 1805; citing p. 77, volume 3, Ch'Town , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,767.
- Baptism of child 2. Marriage 1. "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXV-YBD : 3 April 2020), Alexander Stewart in entry for James Stewart, 24 Aug 1806; citing p. 84, volume 3, Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,767.
- Marriage of child 1. Marriage 2. "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1S-1Q8 : 1 January 2021), Alexander Stewart in entry for Alexander Stewart Thomson and Isabella Jane Stewart, ; citing registration , , Lanark, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,547.
- Death of child 7. Marriage 2. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW1J-K4M : 6 April 2020), Alexander Stewart in entry for Elizabeth Molyneaux, 06 Feb 1906; citing Lawrence,,Massachusetts, 99, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,258,140.
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This entry, I believe, is inaccurate on a few accounts. 1. There is no Glendale, Perthshire that I can find. The only Glendale in on Skye. 2. I can find no mention of the Ship Romulus docking in PEI or Pictou in 1805. 3. Alexander was married twice (maybe thrice) to Isabel MacLaren and then to Isabella Stewart. The entry is conflating the two 4. I have a copy of the letter, and Alexander makes reference to the snow and ice that came in on 15 Dec and left again in April. He did not just arrive in 1805, the same year as he wrote the letter. He had been through at least one PEI winter. 5. I can't find records of the 100 acres of land in Belfast that he sells. Is it in Belfast, or Lot 31?
Stewart, Alexander (ca. 1777-ca. 1861) Biographical history Alexander Stewart was born in Glendale, Perthshire, Scotland circa 1777. He emigrated to Prince Edward Island, arriving aboard the Romulus in 1805. A letter written to his family that same year indicates that he originally settled in the Belfast area and worked in a mill belonging to Lord Selkirk. In a sale of lands by Lord Selkirk in 1807, Alexander purchased 100 acres of land. The PEI Register advertised this land in Belfast, on which a farm and house was located, to be sold by Alexander Stewart, Tailor, in 1824. After selling his land in Belfast, Alexander moved to the Cardigan area. By 1841, Alexander was listed as living in Lot 52, and in 1861, in Lot 50. Alexander married Isabella MacLaren of Charlottetown on 23 September 1813. They had at least two children: Janet (1823-?) and Elizabeth (1827-?)
Scope and content The fonds consists of a three page transcription of a letter written by Alexander Stewart on 12 October 1805, to his father, James Stewart in Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander's letter, postmarked from Charlottetown, was written in response to a letter written by his family in February of that same year. Alexander writes of ships arriving in PEI with emigrants from Belfast and the Isle of Skye. Stewart offers to pay for the passage of his brother John, and encourages his father James to emigrate to PEI for the quality of life it offers and the availability of land.
edited by Eric Stewart