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Isabella STEWART (b 1855)

Isabella was the second daughter and third child of her parents William Stuart (b c1826) and Isabella McCarter Little (b 1826). Her birth was recorded in the very first year of Statutory Registration in Scotland, a year when an extensive amount of information was recorded. The record reported the birth of Isabella Stewart, female, at 1:00 am on the morning of 19 Feb 1855 in Barrhead. The record also provided what may be the most reliable information concerning her father's date of birth (c1825) and birthplace (Grahamston, Neilston Parish). The informant for her birth was a cousin, Robert Law, probably the son of mother Isabella McCarter Little's younger sister Ann.

The 1861 Census reported that Isabella was living with her parents at 64 Maitland Street in Glasgow. She was given the age of two when she was actually five. The census enumerator was confused about the ages of all the children in the household.

Isabella died of typhoid fever at her home at 62 Stewart Street in Glasgow on 16 Jun 1865 at age 10. She had been sick for 14 days. Her father reported her death the next day and his hand was so shaky he could barely sign his name. I have found no record reporting where she was buried in 1865 but her remains were finally interred in the High Kirk cemetery in Rothesay on 20 Feb 1892.

Sources:

1855 Birth Registration for Isabella Stewart (b 1855): Citation: The National Records of Scotland, 1855/Births/572/57. Content: The registry entry reads: Stewart, Isabella, Female, [born:]1855 Feb 19, 1h 0m am; Barrhead; Father: William Stewart, Cottonspinner, 30 yrs, birthplace: Grahamston, Neilston Parish; when and where married: 1837 Barrhead; issue living and deceased: 1 boy and 2 girls alive; Mother: Isabella Stewart, maiden name Little, 28 years, her 3rd child, [Isabella born:] Barrhead. Informant: Robert Law, cousan (sic); when and where registered: 1855 Mar 12 at Neilston.

1861 Scotland Census, Household of William Stewart (b c1826): Citation: The National Records of Scotland, 1861/Census/644/7/15/6. Content: The 1861 Scotland Census of Glasgow Barony Parish, Milton District, Glasgow (Lanarkshire), 64 Maitlan Street on 07 Apr 1861 shows a household composed of (1) Wm Stewart, head, male, age 37, police constable, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (2) Isabella Stewart, wife, female, age 35, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (3) Wm Stewart, son, male, age 10, scholar, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (4) Ino Stewart, son, male, age 8, scholar, born Glasgow, Lanarkshire, (5) Albert Stewart, son, male, age 6, scholar, born Glasgow, Lanarkshire, (6) Janet Stewart, daughter, female, age 4, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (7) Isabella Stewart, daughter, female, age 2, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (8) Robert Law, boarder, male, age 22, unmarried, railway porter, born Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (9) Ino McNab, boarder, male, age 35, unmarried, railway porter, born Pottafion, Argyleshire.

1865 Death Registration for Isabella Stuart (b 1865): Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1865/Deaths/644/7/516. Content: The 1865 Registry of Death in the District of Milton, Burgh of Glasgow, shows that Isabella Stewart, female, single, age 10 yrs, 4 months, died on 1865 June 16th, 11h 0m pm at 62 Stewart Street, Glasgow. Father: Wiliam Stewart, Day Constable. Mother: Isabella Stewart m.s. Little. Cause of Death: Typhus Fever, 14 days. Informant: William Stuart, Father [very shaky hand]. Recorded: 1865 June 17th at Glasgow.

Isabella's burial: Records of the High Kirk in Rothesay. The records are held by the Property Office of Argyll and Bute on High Street in Rothesay. Isabella is buried in lair 604.