Helen Love Stewart, of Ashcraig

1826 - 1895  (69 years)

• Name	Helen Love Stewart
  Suffix	of Ashcraig
  Born	7 Feb 1826	Clydebank House, Esplanade, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Jun 1895	Ashcraig, Skelmorlie
  Person ID	I1556	Ancestorium
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	James Stewart, of Clydebank House,   b. 13 Nov 1785, Greenock Old or West, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Nov 1839, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Joanna Shaw,   b. 1800,   d. 1848  (Age 48 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1825	Old West Kirk, Ninian Hill, Greenock.Scotland
  Family ID	F672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ashcraig, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire,   b. 1824,   d. UNKNOWN
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Grave stone in Greenoch of Helen Stewart of Ashcraig, 7 Feb 1825-17 June 1895 Margaret Stewart of Ashcraig, 11 Sept 1835-21 Oct 1915

  
  

• Notes

  See Skelmorlie Villas Ashcraig https://www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk/skelmorlie-villas/ashcraig/ under 1855 – 1917: Misses Helen and Margaret Stewart 1855 – 1917: Misses Helen and Margaret Stewart Helen Love Stewart was born 7th February 1826, the first child of James Stewart (1785-1837), and Joanna (Shaw) Stewart who had married the year before in the Old West Kirk, Ninian Hill, Greenock. Her father sometimes referred to as merchant and sometimes shipowner founded a company called J & W Stewart which traded between Greenock and New Foundland. From a plaque erected in Old St Ninians church by Helen in 1886, we know that ‘James Stewart lived at Clydebank House, on the Esplanade. He was Provost for only one day, having been elected when he was lying ill with fever. He died the following day.’ [15][16] James & Joanna Stewart went on to have a further six children: James (1827 – 1895), William (1829 – 1838), Mary (1828 -1875), John (1834 – 1842), Margaret (1835-1916) and Joanna (1837-1839). [16][17] It’s perhaps worth mentioning that James Stewart (the eldest son and brother of Helen and Margaret) took over and ran his father’s business J & W Stewart. He bought the lands of Garvocks (Renfrewshire) and subsequently Routenburn and Quarter. He was liberal MP for Greenock (1878 – 1884) and succeeded to Blackhouse (Manor Park) on the death of his uncle, thereby becoming a close physical neighbour to his sisters. [3] Although, it was Helen who initially purchased Ashcraig, Margaret her younger sister by 9 years moved in from the outset and in 1872 bought a half share of the estate from Helen.[1] The Misses Stewart never married, instead they focussed their time and energy on developing the estate. In 1871, Helen acquired an additional 19.75 acres from the Earl of Glasgow (3 x fields at the top of the cliff) which took the estate to 52 acres in total. [1]........... and much more about her and her sister Margaret ++++++++++++++++ Helen Love Stewart in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Detail Source Name: Helen Love Stewart Gender: Female Age: 0 Birth Date: 7 Feb 1826 Baptism Date: 28 Feb 1826 Baptism Place: West OR Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland Residence Date: 1826 Residence Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Father: James Stewart Mother: Joanna Shaw https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10171755:60143 ++++++++++++ Helen Love Stewart in the Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 ViewScotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 Add or update information Report a problem Detail Source Name: Helen Love Stewart Death Date: 17 Jun 1895 Death Place: Ashcraig, Skelmorlie Confirmation Date: 2 Oct 1895 Confirmation Place: Edinburgh, Scotland https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/600554:60558 STEWART miss Helen Love of 35 Chester-street Edinburgh and of Ashcraig, Skelmorlie, who died 17 June 1895 at Ashcraig aforesaid, testate. Confirmation granted in Edinburgh, 2 October, to William Norman Stewart, Arthur Neil Stewart W.S., Edinburgh William Stewart Kennedy her nephews, snd Margaret Stewart her sister, Executor nominated in Will and Deed, dated 10 June 1895, and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1 October 1895. Value of Estate £44,253, 10s. 1d Eik granted February 1896 ++++++++++ Helen Love Stewart in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 Detail Source Name: Helen Love Stewart Death Date: 17 Jun 1895 Death Place: Edinburgh, Scotland Probate Date: 17 Jun 1895 Probate Registry: London, England https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4464285:1904?ssrc=pt&tid=112110986&pid=420096782106 ....... STEWART miss Helen Love of 35 Chester-street Edinburgh and of Ashcraig Confirmation William Norman Stewart, Arthur Neil Stewart writer to the signet William Stewart Kennedy and Margaret Stewart sealed London 17 October, 1895 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/31874_222367-00199?pId=4464285