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James Stewart

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Lilley Rutherford James Stewart 1 2 3 Marriage: Lilley Rutherford James married Lilley Rutherford, daughter of Richard Rutherford and Jane Nichol. (Lilley Rutherford was born about 1834 5.)

1 Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family, Silas Rutherford, Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family, "married James Stewart".

2 Email from Pam Wiedmann of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001, Pam Wiedmann, Email from Pam Wiedmann of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001, "Richard's daughter, Lilley Rutherford was born in 1834 and married Richard Stewart". Hi Jim,
The information on the Rutherford family that Silas Rutherford put
out, isn't entirely reliable. You were correct to suspect errors.
Regarding the question of the unwed mother, Lilley, I don't believe
this is the case. There were two Lilleys, with various spellings of the
name. Richard's daughter, Lilley was born in 1834 and married Richard
Stewart. James's daughter, Lilley, was born in 1831, and married Thomas Bradshaw.
A baby, Ann Jane, was born to Ann Jane (Rutherford) and Duncan
Anderson in 1850. My guess is that Richard's daughter Lilley may have been staying with her big sister Ann Jane, helping them out, and her name was taken by the census taker twice. (This was sometimes the case.) Another problem is that sometimes the person's "second" name was what was commonly used, and here again my guess it that the baby, Ann Jane, was listed as Jane. It just depends on who's answering the questions.
Regarding the family you listed that included a William, age 59, and Jane, age 49, I have a copy of the 1851 census here, and it clearly shows Richard, age 59, wife Jane and all the children you listed along with Jane's mother-in-law, Agnes Nichol. All the ages seem correct, and I wonder if someone accidentally put in the name William for Richard. There was no William Rutherford of that age in South Monaghan that I've ever heard of before, nor do I see a William on the 1851 census. (I have a copy of the original)
Regarding 5616 (5607):
This information is NOT correct. Richard's son, William, was born in
1832 and died in 1904. He married Margaret Smithson in 1858. They did, however, have a daughter named Sarah among their nine children. Their son, William Smithson Rutherford is the father of the Margaret Davidson who lived in Ottawa. I received lengthy letters from Margaret in the late 80's before she passed away. She was a lovely lady, and wrote at length about the Rutherford history in the South Monaghan area. Her information and much of the documented evidence that she provided me, helped to dispel many of the errors that Silas had in his information. He did the best he could, I'm sure, but it was quite a mess to untangle a lot of things.
Anyway, I'll print out the "tree" I have of all the Rutherford descendants so you can compare with what you have. Perhaps it will help to clarify some questions. I hope I can get all of my papers typed and on disc
so I can upload them, and also so that none of the work gets lost if my plane goes down someday!
Hope this information helps. It would take days to tell you the whole
story of the family. I really didn't find anything new on the Rutherford's
while in Ontario. I did get to hear some interesting anecdotes about the
family, and I got one picture of Mary Rutherford, Richard's daughter, who married James Wood. That was neat. The book entitled, South Monaghan--The Garden of Eden is helpful, and has a good history of the area with pictures and some maps. It was just put out, written by Jean Murray Cole. It's costs $35.00, including shipping and handling, payable to: Township of South Monaghan
Bailieboro, Ontario ,KOL 1BO
Pam Weidmann

3 South Monaghan, The Garden of Eden, Jean Murray Cole, 1927-, South Monaghan, The Garden of Eden, ISBN 0-9683935-0-0 (Published by the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan, Copyright 1998.)

4 Email from Pam Wiedmann of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001, Pam Wiedmann, Email from Pam Wiedmann of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001, "Richard's daughter, Lilley Rutherford was born in 1834 and married Richard Stewart".

5 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Northumberland, Ontario, 1851 Census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C-11740, page 27, page 35, page 35. "Lilley Rutherford, born Canada, age 17 next birthday". :
1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, film C11740, page 9

Thomas C. Tate, Farmer, England, Methodist, age next birthday: 52, male
Elizabeth ", Farmer, England, Methodist, age next : 44, female
Caroline ", ", Canada, Methodist, age next 18, female
Sophia ", ", Canada, ", age 15, female
Sarah ", ", ", ", age 10, female
Thomas ", ", ", ", age 6, male

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1851 census, South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada Archives film # C11740, page 17-19
Alex Anderson, Farmer, Born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 58 next birthday, (so born abt. 1793? jca),
Isabella ", born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 50 next birthday. (note: second wife for Alexander Anderson ..jca)
John Anderson, labourer, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 28
Margret Anderson, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 22
Alexander Anderson, Presbyterian, age 23
Margret Kinghorn, born Scotland, Presbyterian, age 20
Daniel Anderson, Labourer, b. Canada, Presbyterian,age 17
1 story frame house

Wm Anderson, Farmer, Scotland, Presbyterian, age 52
Ellen ", ", ", ", age 54
Alexander ", Labourer, ", ", age 22
Christy ", born Canada, ", age 18
Ellen ", born", ", age 16
Ann ", born ", ", age 14
Catherine ", born ", ", age 10
part of lot 13, 100 acres land, one story log house.

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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film C-11740, page 27

Duncan Anderson, farmer, b Canada, age 24, Presbyterian
Ann Anderson, b. Canada, age 22

Lilley Rutherford, age 16,
Jane Rutherford, age 1
on 600 acres of land, 1 storey log house.
(note , this Jane Rutherford, age 1 next birthday very likely is the baby Jane Anderson and is not necessarily the daughter of Lilley Rutherford.. note by jca as suggested by Pam Wiedmann)
("A baby, Ann Jane, was born to Ann Jane (Rutherford) and Duncan Anderson in 1850" , note by Pam Wiedmann, of Phoenix, Arizona, Feb 20, 2001.)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 35

Richard Rutherford, farmer, b. England, age 59
Jane Rutherford, b. Scotland, age 49
Walter Rutherford, b. Canada, age 23
William age 20, Margret age 19, Lilley age 17, Mary age 16,
Jane age 13, John age 11, James age 9, Elizabeth age 5 and
Agnes Nichol, born England, age 78, widow. (a family member)
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1851 Census, S. Monaghan, Ontario, National Archives of Canada, film # C-11740, page 39
Dawson, William, Farmer, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 34,
Dawson, Jane, born Scotland, Methodist, female, age 30
", Nicholas, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 8
", William, born Canada, Methodist, male, age 6
", Jacobene, Canada, Methodist, female, age 4
", Peter, Canada, Methodist, male, age 2
Alexander Kinghorn, labourer, b. Scotland, age 28, not family member, living with William and Jane Dawson, in S. Monaghan, Ontario.
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