Alexander "Big Sandy" Stewart

1813 - 1889  (75 years)

• Name	Alexander "Big Sandy" Stewart
  Nickname	Big Sandy
  Birth	2 Apr 1813	Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Name	Sandy Stewart
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208421539
  _FGRAVE	208421539
  Death	13 Jan 1889	Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	http://www.borenich.co.uk/Ross_Document/RossFootnote_Alex.html#D [accessed Dec 31, 2013] The circumstances of the death of Big Sandy (Alistair M?r) Stewart appeared in the Perth Courier, January 18th, 1889. " Saturday last Mr. Alexander Stewart, 4th Line Beckwith, designated as "Big Sandy", came to town to do business. In returning, as a farmer on the 9th Line reports it, he undertook to light his pipe when the young and spirited team, feeling the loosened reins, began to run away. Mr. Stewart leaned over the dashboard to pick up the reins and fell forward and down in front of the runners where he was dragged along till a boulder on the side loosened the king bolt and let away the animals. He was found by the driver of the next vehicle to whom he said he was very much injured. He was carried into Peter McDougall's but objected to their sending for the doctor thinking he might recover. He lingered on in great pain until Sunday morning when he died just before Dr. McEwen arrived who was called out of church for the purpose of seeing him. The team ran a mile and a half where steaming and tired out they were caught by Messrs. McIlquham and Pressley who were emerging from the woods after a rabbit hunt. Mr. Stewart was a farmer with a large business and family connections and his shocking death has sent sorrow throughout many homes both in this section and in Manitoba. "
  Burial	Dewar Cemetery, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 459 Glenashton Road Ashton, Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario Canada
  Person ID	I24309	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander "Sandy of the Hill" Stewart,   b. 2 Jan 1782, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 24 Jul 1865, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stewart,   b. Jun 1789, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. Mar 1834, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1809	Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F4609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Stewart,   b. 1814, Balquidder, Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1898, Derry, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1836	Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Janet Stewart,   b. 9 Apr 1838, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 9 Jan 1920, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)   2. Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 1841   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Stewart,   b. 1843, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 11 Oct 1922, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   4. Daniel Donald Stewart,   b. Abt 1848, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1901, Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States (Age ~ 53 years)   5. Mary Stewart,   b. 1845, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown   6. Alexander "Son of Sandy" Stewart,   b. Abt 1848, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1927, Lanark Highlands Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years)   7. Ellen Stewart,   b. 9 Apr 1850   d. 26 Sep 1919 (Age 69 years)   8. Grace Stewart,   b. 17 Apr 1850, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 8 May 1937, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)   9. Daniel Stewart,   b. Abt 1851   d. 1940 (Age ~ 89 years)   10. Jane Stewart,   b. 10 Apr 1851, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   11. Ellen Stewart,   b. 26 May 1852, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 5 Jan 1933, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)   12. Christina Stewart,   b. 1858, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Yes, date unknown   13. Neil Stewart,   b. 1858, Perthshire, Scotland d. 3 Jan 1931, Ashton Station, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)   14. Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 1 Mar 1863   d. 1962 (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F8293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Apr 1813 - Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland Marriage - 4 Sep 1836 - Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland Death - 13 Jan 1889 - Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 459 Glenashton Road Ashton, Beckwith Township, Lanark County,, Ontario Canada - - Dewar Cemetery, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):date given in Kidd, George Edward, "The Story of the Derry", May 1, 1943, p.62 - - - http://www.borenich.co.uk/Ross_Document/RossFootnote_Alex.html#Elspeth_1789 The Family of Big Sandy (Alistair M?r) Stewart and Margaret Stewart of Balintochich Neil said that the whole family emigrated in 1835 on the ship 'Canada' owned by the Allan Lines, but this was not entirely true. His brother Alexander stayed on at Balchapel and did not emigrate with them. The following year he married Margaret Stewart of Knockgarry on 4th September. Margaret was the daughter of Donald Stewart and Janet Stewart (or possibly Robertson) who were living at Balintochich in 1841. ___________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.borenich.co.uk/Ross_Document/RossFootnote_Alex.html#Elspeth_1789 The 1841 and 1851 census returns for Borenich show that Alexander and Margaret moved from Balchapel to nearby Balintochich, where Alexander worked as a handloom weaver. They had seven children while living at Balintochich, but none of them were baptised or recorded in the Old Parish Records. By the mid-1850s it would have been impossible to compete with the weaving looms of the big cities, and by 1853 they had emigrated to Beckwith Township to re-join the rest of the family. Margaret Stewart's brother, Alexander (born c1813), and her sister Jane (born c1815) emigrated with them. Jane died 6th January 1899. Name?tab??tab?Born?tab??tab?Married?tab??tab?Date?tab??tab?Residence?tab??tab?Died Janet?tab??tab?Apr 9 1838?tab?Robert Scott ?tab??tab??tab??tab?Conc 6, Lot 20?tab?1861??tab??tab?Beckwith ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?T?tab?ownship?tab?h. Nov 4 1870 ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?w. Jan 9 1920 Elizabeth?tab?1841?tab??tab?unmarried?tab?.?tab??tab?Balintochich?tab?d. before 1851 Jean (Jane)?tab??tab?1843?tab??tab?Samuel Leach?tab?Jun 28 1875?tab?Beckwith ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?Township?tab?h. ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?w. Helen (Ellen)?tab??tab?Jun 1846?tab?William Henry ?tab??tab??tab??tab?Jefferson?tab?1872?tab?.?tab??tab??tab?h. Jan 14 1831 ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?w. Sep 26 1919 Donald (Daniel)?tab??tab?1848?tab?unmarried?tab?.?tab?.?tab??tab??tab??tab?d. after 1871 Alexander (Alistair Og)?tab?1848?tab?unmarried?tab?.?tab?.?tab??tab??tab??tab?d. Feb 20 1927 Neil?tab??tab?1850?tab?Elizabeth Alma ?tab??tab??tab?Scott?tab??tab??tab?Mar 23 1915?tab?Beckwith ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?Township?tab?h. 1931 ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?w. 1985? Elizabeth?tab?Mar 1855 ?tab??tab?Canada?tab?unmarried?tab?.?tab?.?tab??tab??tab?d. after 1911 _______________________________________________________________________ ?u?Note 14?/u? 1871 census Beckwith Name: ?tab?Alexander Stewart Gender: ?tab?Male Age: ?tab?56 Birth Year: ?tab?1815 Birth Place: ?tab?Scotland Religion: ?tab?Presbyterian Origin: ?tab?Scottish (Scotish) Province: ?tab?Ontario DISTRICT: ?tab?Lanark South?tab?District Number: 79?tab?Division: 01 Subdistrict: ?tab?Beckwith?tab?Subdistrict Number: ?tab?i Household Members: ?tab? Name ?tab??tab??tab?Age Alex Steward ?tab??tab?56 Margret Steward ?tab?56 Jane Steward ?tab??tab?25 Ellin Steward ?tab??tab?23 Alexander Stewart ?tab?21 Danniall Stewart ?tab?21 Nail Stewart ?tab??tab?19 Elizabeth Stewart ?tab?15 _________________________________________________________________________________ ?u?15?/u? http://www.borenich.co.uk/Ross_Document/RossFootnote_Alex.html#D The Family of Big Sandy (Alistair M?r) Stewart and Margaret Stewart of Balintochich Neil said that the whole family emigrated in 1835 on the ship 'Canada' owned by the Allan Lines, but this was not entirely true. His brother Alexander stayed on at Balchapel and did not emigrate with them. The following year he married Margaret Stewart of Knockgarry on 4th September. Margaret was the daughter of Donald Stewart and Janet Stewart (or possibly Robertson) who were living at Balintochich in 1841. The 1841 and 1851 census returns for Borenich show that Alexander and Margaret moved from Balchapel to nearby Balintochich, where Alexander worked as a handloom weaver. They had seven children while living at Balintochich, but none of them were baptised or recorded in the Old Parish Records. By the mid-1850s it would have been impossible to compete with the weaving looms of the big cities, and by 1853 they had emigrated to Beckwith Township to re-join the rest of the family. Margaret Stewart's brother, Alexander (born c1813), and her sister Jane (born c1815) emigrated with them. Jane died 21st January 1898. Name ?tab??tab??tab?Born ?tab??tab?Married ?tab??tab??tab?Date ?tab?Residence ?tab??tab??tab??tab?Died Janet ?tab??tab??tab?Apr 9 1838 ?tab?Robert Scott ?tab??tab??tab?1861? ?tab?Beckwith TownshipConc 6, Lot 20 ?tab?h. Nov 4 1870 / w. Jan 9 1920 Elizabeth ?tab??tab?1841 ?tab??tab?unmarried ?tab?. ?tab??tab??tab?Balintochich ?tab??tab??tab??tab?d. before 1851 Jean (Jane) ?tab??tab?1843 ?tab??tab?Samuel Leach . ?tab?. ?tab? Helen (Ellen) ?tab??tab?Jun 1846 ?tab?William Henry Jefferson ?tab?1872 ?tab?. ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab? h. Jan 14 1831 / w. Sep 26 1919 Donald (Daniel) ?tab?1848 ?tab??tab?unmarried ?tab?. ?tab?. Alexander (Alistair Og) ?tab?1848 ?tab??tab?unmarried ?tab?. ?tab?. ?tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab??tab?d. Feb 20 1927 Neil ?tab??tab??tab?1850 ?tab??tab?Elizabeth Alma Scott ?tab??tab?Mar 23 1915 ?tab?Beckwith Township ?tab??tab?h. 1931 w. 1935? Elizabeth ?tab??tab?Mar 1855 Canada unmarried _________________________________________________________________________________