CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameAlexander STEWART [2138], [6112], [6113], 5G Grandfather
Birth Dateabt 1730 [2107]
Birth PlaceCrossmount, Fortingall Parish, Perthshire, Scotland
MemoJust an estimate - parish records may not go back this far
Misc. Notes
May have had a brother named Donald, married to Janet. [2107]
Research
Unable to find birth/baptism from 1720-1743 in Fortingall parish (ScotlandsPeople web site).
May have died in 1779 at Crossmount, but no OPR burials found to match.
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1725
MemoThis date is only a guess for rough chronological placement.
Alias/AKAKatharin [6113]
Misc. Notes
The name of the estate or farm where Katrin was from (at the time of marriage) is difficult to read in the record, but looks like “Sheanbhail” or “Sheanbhael” in the parish of Dull. Lowell Stewart [2107] decided it was “Theandheil” but I am convinced that the letter following ‘n’ is not a ‘d’ but is more closely matched to lower-case ‘b’s found on the page and the first letter is almost certainly an “S” rather than a “T.” [2139] However, it appears likely that it is actually a corrupt spelling of “Sean-bhaile.” It may also have been known as “Shenevald.” It was located somewhere west of Glen Tilt, which is north of Blair Atholl. Though it is not clear how “Sean-bhaile” would be considered part of Dull parish, if in fact that is the estate named in the register. See also: http://www.borenich.co.uk/Place_names.html

See also 1783 map of Perthshire, which shows a “Shenevald” north of Blair Atholl:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400314#zoom=5&lat=9162&lon=1543&layers=BT
Research
Possible matches in parish birth/baptism records of Dull parish, Perthshire:
09-DEC-1725 Katrin CAMERON, parents: Donald CAMERON & Isoble BOYD. GROS Data 346/00 0010 0202.
24-AUG-1729 Katrin CAMERON, parents: Donald CAMERON & Janet MENZIES. GROS Data 346/00 0010 0251.
(above from ScotlandsPeople web site)

Possibly another son, John, baptized 20 Jun 1761, Fortingall - but note that mother is listed in the index as Katrin Stewart (not Cameron). (ScotlandsPeople)

Possibly an unnamed daughter, baptized 23 Feb 1763, Fortingall. Mother’s name in index is “Katharine Cameron”

Possibly a daughter, Grisel, baptized 8 Apr 1770, Fortingall. Mother’s name in index is “Katharin Cameron”
Marr Date1 Feb 1760 [2107], [2139]
Marr PlaceFortingall, Perthshire, Scotland
ChildrenDonald (1760-<1841)
 John (1767-)
 Grisel (1770-)
 Alexander (1772-)
Last Modified 13 Jan 2018Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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