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WILLIAM STEWART

William Stewart was living in Saskatoon from 1917 to 1920. There is no record of him in the Saskatoon Henderson directories in 1916 or 1921 and he was not found in census records for those years. The only information that could be found was in Henderson directories. In 1917 he was at 136 Ave G North and was a fireman at Fire Hall No 2. In 1918, he was at the same address and was a wholesale butcher. In 1919 & 1920 he was at 1033 2nd St and was a butcher and cattle dealer, respectively.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Stewart 9 Tree.

William Neil Stewart was born on 30 December 1888 in Kensington, Prince Edward Island to Neil Stewart (1857-1925) and Selina Huntington Day (1860-1923). His siblings were: Alexander Simon (1886-1966), Norman Rutherford (1893-1893) and Mary Ruth (1895-1979). He lived in Prince Edward Island with his parents and siblings until at least 1911.

At some point he came to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to study law. In May of 1916, he returned to Prince Edward Island to marry Henrietta Mabel (Hattie) MacEwen. According to her obituary, she came to Saskatoon the following year. Hattie was born on 20 June 1890 in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island to James Andrew MacEwen (1860-1924) and Henrietta Jane MacEwen (1858-1932). Her siblings were: Lloyd (1889-1944), Catherine (Katie) (1891-1963), Louis James (1893-1917), Josephine (1896), Florence Lovell (1897) and Gertrude (Gertie) (1903).

In 1916 William was a student with Borland, McIntyre and Company and was living at 516 3rd Ave N. The 1917 Henderson Directory listed William and Hattie at #3 Commercial Building - William was a student at Borland, McIntyre, McAughey and Mowat and Hattie was a clerk at Hazen-Twiss. From 1918 to 1920 they lived at 104-115 3rd Ave South. In 1918, William was a student with Gilchrist & Hogarth and in 1919, Bense, Stevenson & McLorg. The 1921 census found them living at 311 27th St W, at which time William was a barrister. Hattie died on 22 January 1948 in Saskatoon and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. According to her obituary, William was a well known member of the Saskatoon Bar and a former alderman. William died on 5 November 1972 in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the time of his death he was married to Helena Beatrice (Lena) Twiss (1886-1973).

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Stewart 8 Tree.

There were three William Stewarts listed in the Saskatoon Henderson Directory in 1918. Two of them could be traced, but one could not as it appeared that he was not living in Saskatoon during census years. A search of 1916 and 1921 census years, revealed one other William Stewart living in Saskatoon in 1916, but there was no way to know if he was here in 1918 because he was not listed in the 1918 Henderson directory with the same address or occupation. He was eliminated as a candidate. If someone has a signature for any of the candidates outlined below, a comparison to the quilt signature may help to determine which person signed the quilt.

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William Malcolmson Stewart was born on 26 November 1884 in Hamilton, Ontario to James Hobson Stewart (1852-1928) and Thomasina Malcolmson (b 1855). His siblings were: Grace C (b 1882), Mary (b 1887), Charles G (b 1890) and Edith (b 1893). In 1891 and 1901, the Stewart family was living in Hamilton, Ontario.

William married Mary Annabella (Belle) Turnbull on 14 May 1913 in Saskatoon. Mary was born on 4 May 1887 in Dufferin to Robert Turnbull (1850-1940) and Isabella Orr (1854-1950). Mary's siblings were: John James (1875-1907), Ernest Alexander (1877-1965), Robert Louis (1879-1964), Edith Florence (1881-1961), Bertha Mabel (1885) and Elbert Wright (1890-1974). The Turnbull family lived in Mono, Cardwell, Ontario in 1891, Brandon, Manitoba in 1906 and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1911.

William and Mary had the following children: Gordon Turnbull (1914-1952), Elizabeth Cameron (Betty) (1915-1989), James (b 1918), and Helen Annabel (1920-2005). William was a civil engineer employed at Phillips, Stewart and Lee, a company that did land surveying. From Saskatoon Henderson Directories and 1916 and 1921 census records it was discovered that the family lived at 809 Ave A N (1914), 413 6th St E (1915-1916), 422 7th St (1917-1919) and 711 Albert (1921). William died on 22 August 1957 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Nothing further was found about Mary.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Stewart 7 Tree.

Candidate 3