DONALD H. and MARGARET STEWART and their family

Donald and Margaret Stewart were the parents of our ancestor, John Stewart, according to John's birth records. Margaret's maiden name was also Stewart. Donald and Margaret were both born in Perthshire, Scotland and were married there in  1788. Their children were all born in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland as follows:

1790 John, our ancestor
1792 Margaret
1794 Alexander
1797 Donald
1799 Robert
1799 Jannet
1801 Donald
1805 Charles
1806 Helen

Blair Atholl is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Grampian Mountains. The Gaelic place-name Blair, from blàr, 'field, plain', refers to this location and Atholl, which means 'new Ireland'.

DONALD H. STEWART
BORN: abt 1764 in Inverack, Blair, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
MARRIED: 03 Jun 1788 in Blair, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
DIED: Unknown

MARGARET STEWART
BORN: abt 1768 in , Perthshire, Scotland
DIED: unknown
SOURCES: IGI records of John Stewart's marriage and birth from FamilySearch.org. Pedigree charts sent to Mildred Shepard from her Stewart family in Prince Edward Island, now in the custody of Marjorie Shepard at her residence.