James Alexander Stewart (1867 - 1944)

Born 1867 in Berrima, NSW, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Walmsley) Stewart — married 1915 in Lismore NSW Australia

Died 1944 at about age 77 in Lismore, NSW, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1867

Place: Berrima, NSW, Australia

Parents Isaac and Ann Stewart ^[1]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 1915

Place: Berrima, NSW, Australia

James A Stewart and Elizabeth J Walmsley ^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1944

Place: Lismore, NSW, Australia

Parents Isaac and Ann Stewart, reg no 17674 ^[3]

James Alexander Stewart 1868-1944 "MR. J. A. STEWART" Northern Star (Lismore, NSW: 1876 - 1954) 22 July 1944: [1]
MR. J. A. STEWART ,br /> Mr. James Alexander Stewart, 77, of Seaview Street, Byron Bay, who was also well known in the Booyong and Clunes districts, died in Lismore yesterday morning after a long illness.
Mr. Stewart was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stewart, who were among the first settlers and selectors at Booyong. He was born at Burrawang on the South Coast, but came to Booyong as a boy.
As a young man Mr. Stewart went to Western Australia and successfully followed goldmining pursuits for some years. He returned to the North Coast and settled at Byron Bay where he had lived for about 35 years. He carried on successfully as a building contractor until retirement some years ago.
Mr. Stewart is survived by a widow, two sons, Alexander (A.I.F.) and John (R.A.A.F.), and a daughter, Miss Nancy Stewart (Byron Bay).
Mesdames K. McKinnon (Clunes), E. McInerney (Goolmangar) and N. Gear (Gympie) are sisters of Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Robert Stewart, of Booyong is a brother.

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Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.

• Birth NSW BDM Index [2] 6576/1867 STEWART JAMES A (parents) ISAAC & ANN (BERRIMA)
• Marriage NSW BDM Index [3] 2999/1915 STEWART JAMES A (marriage) WALMSLEY ELIZABETH J (LISMORE)
• Death NSW BDM Index [4] 17674/1944 STEWART JAMES ALEXANDER (parents) ISAAC & ANN (LISMORE)
• Burial James Alexander Stewart age 76 died 21 July 1944; burial Clunes Cemetery NSW [5]

Acknowledgments

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