William John Stewart (1871 - 1912)

Born 19 Jul 1871 in Mullaghdoo, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 3 Apr 1912 at age 40 in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born in 1871 in Mullaghdoo, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Thomas Stewart and Agnes Kane.^[1]

During the 1901 Census of Ireland, William aged 29 was residing in a house 37 in Mullaghdoo (Islandmagee, Antrim) with his mother Agnes, sadly widowed. William was recorded as a sailor, and not married. ^{[2] [3]}

William, aged 39 was residing in a house 20 in Mullaghdoo (Island Magee, Antrim) during the 1911 Census of Ireland, still with his mother Agnes, and his nephew William John Stewart, aged 11. He was again recorded as a sailor and not married.^[4][5]

According to the Stewart family gravestone (fallen in ground), in Ballykeel Graveyard, in Islandmagee, William passed away on April 3rd, 1912 in Accra, West Africa, aged 40 years. ^[6] He left a will, and administration was granted to his mother Agnes.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Birth Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1871/03289/2205360.pdf
2. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland 1901 Census of Ireland https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Islandmagee/Mullaghdoo/990218/
3. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland 1901 Census of Ireland Household Return Form https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000359552/
4. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland 1911 Census of Ireland https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Island_Magee/Mullaghdoo/188567/
5. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland 1911 Census of Ireland Household Return Form https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001542078/
6. ↑ Gravestone Inscriptions, County Antrim, Volume 1, Islandmagee. Compiled by George Rutherford (1977).

   Erected by Agnes Stewart in memory of her beloved husband Thomas Stewart who died in Rio de Janeiro 27th March 1873 aged 28 years. Also of her son William John who died in Accra, West Africa, 3rd April 1912 aged 40 years. The above-named Agnes Stewart died 17th Oct. 1916 aged 74 years. Also her grandson Albert D. Stewart who was lost at sea through the torpedoing of the S.S. Bray Head on March 14th 1916 aged 16 years. And her son George Stewart who died 26th May 1928 aged 58 years. His wife Agnes died 26th September 1950.

7. ↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Will Calendars https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearch.aspx [no image available] Administration of the Estate of William John Stewart late of Mullaghdubh Islandmagee County Antrim Master Mariner who died 3 April 1912 at Accra West Coast of Africa granted at Belfast to Agnes Stewart Widow. Effects £129 10s. 0d.