Genealogy Chat

Thanks that's all interesting info. Do you have any further info on the daughter Elizabeth (birth date etc to see if it's possible that she was my grandfather's sister

Re Anna - do you know if Stuart was her married or birth surname?
If her married name, then obviously the Anna who was baptised in 1857 isn't her.

There were quite a number of Elizabeth Stuart/Stewarts born in various parts of Ireland in and near 1888.

Do you know where in Ireland she was born?

I think Elizabeth was born in Belfast and living in Clifton,Antrim in 1911 census. Don't know anything more about Anna yet

So Stuart was Anna's married name - so not the Anna baptised in 1857:

The whole family were born in Belfast.

Elizabeth Stuart
in the Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
Name: Elizabeth Stuart
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1888
Relation to Head: Daughter
Residence Date: 2 Apr 1911
Townland/Street: Crumlin Road
District: Clifton
County: Antrim
Household Members:
Name Age
Anna Stuart 54
Mary Stuart 30
Elizabeth Stuart 23
Annie Stuart 9
Bride Stuart 17
Gertrude Stuart 14
Vincent Stuart 12
Henry Stuart 29
James Stuart 25


In 1901:


Anna Stuart
in the Web: Ireland, Census, 1901
Name: Anna Stuart
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1854
Relation to Head: Wife
Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901
Townland/Street: Chief Street
District: Shankill Ward
County: Antrim
Household Members:
Name Age
William Stuart 48 - Co Tyrone
Anna Stuart 47
Lizzie Stuart 14
Kathleen Stuart 7
Bride Stuart 10
Annie Stuart 12
Mary Stuart 24
Gertrude Stuart 4
Henry Stuart 22
Vincent Stuart 2
James Stuart 17
Elizabeth Mc Hale 82 - mother-in-law, born England


Mary Jane Stewart
in the Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: Mary Jane Stewart
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1875
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Father: William Stewart
Mother: Anna Mchale
FHL Film Number: 255934

Henry Stewart
in the Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
Name: Henry Stewart
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1877
Baptism Date: 25 Feb 1877
Baptism Place: St Patrick's, Belfast city, Antrim, Ireland
Residence Place: Nelson St
Parish Variants: Donegall Street, Belfast, St. Patrick's
Diocese: Down and Connor
Father: William Stewart
Mother: An McHale

William Stuart
in the Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
Name: William Stuart
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1879
Baptism Date: 13 Apr 1879
Baptism Place: St Patrick's, Belfast city, Antrim, Ireland
Residence Place: Patt St
Parish Variants: Donegall Street, Belfast, St. Patrick's
Diocese: Down and Connor
Father: William Stuart
Mother: Anna McHale

So Anna Stuart, nee McHale, can't be the same Annie Stewart who gave birth to Donald Esme in 1888 - unless she had an extra-marital affair, and gave her married name instead of maiden name when registering his birth - unlikely.

I agree unlikely, although there is the DNA link and I can find no other overlaps in the family trees. Thanks for researching.