Andrew Deuchar

Hello Karen, Thank you for your message. I too descend from the same line, which makes your husband probably about my fourth or fifth cousin.

My maternal grandmother was the grand-daughter of John Charles Tucker Steward, and Eliza his wife. Her name was Lucretia Dorothy O'Bryen Steward, and became D...

October 5, 2015
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Karen Steward

Hello Andrew, sorry it has taken some time to get back to you. This all started from a piece of silver made n 1764 that we own (obviously passed down) as it has a crest on it (Stewart Clan) so I wanted to find the Scottish connection, in other words which part of the Stewart clan he is descended fro...

Hello Andrew, sorry it has taken some time to get back to you. This all started from a piece of silver made n 1764 that we own (obviously passed down) as it has a crest on it (Stewart Clan) so I wanted to find the Scottish connection, in other words which part of the Stewart clan he is descended from.

So, Herbert Francis Steward is my husband's great uncle as he was the brother of my husbands grandfather Ralph Oliver Steward who lived in Ceylon until he moved to Australia in the early 1900's. There is the sisters Mabel who married John Bamforth, Dorothy Lillian who married Walter Cox and Constance who I can't find anything on at the moment. Their younger brother is Harold North, LT in 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry promoted to Captain and attached to the Royal Flying Corp 53rd Sqn died Dec 3 1916 in an air crash at Catterick buried in Petersfield Cemetery Hampshire.

I don't know if you have gone back further on Gabriel (born 1731) but his father was also named Gabriel and he worked with the East India Company and captained the India and Winchester. When he was captain of the Winchester he took Robert Clive to India (later known as Clive of India). Gabriel (1731) was also a captain of EIC ship Neptune before becoming MP and was Governor of Portland Castle. Gabriel's (1731) daughter Sarah married Col Browne and had a son named Thomas who later became Sir Thomas Gore Browne was Governor of St Helena, then 4th Governor of NZ, 2nd Governor of Tasmania and then Administrator of Bermuda.

My husband's father's name is Herbert Louis Steward and he married Lillian Mollison He served in the Australian Army during WWII and was part of the battle in Bardia the first battle Australians were in then he fought in the first battle for Torbruk, went to Greece and was captured and became a POW in several camps. My husband's name is Herbert Ralph but we call him Ralph.

I know this is quite a bit of information, but if you have an email I can send you what I have found.

Best Wishes
Karen

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November 21, 2015
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Andrew Deuchar

I'm so sorry, Karen...I am as tardy checking this site as you!!!

Thank you for all the information, some of which I knew. I have the Memorial plaque and the letter from the King relating to Harold Steward's death in 1916/

I was glad to have the information about Dorothy Cox, whose name I know well, a...

December 15, 2015
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Karen Steward

I will send some more soon. Best wishes to you and family for Christmas.

December 18, 2015
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