Alexander Stewart

1884 May 28 born Govan, Lanark

1891 census in Glasgow

Household Members Age Relationship
George Stewart 34 Head
Margaret Stewart 30 Wife
William Kennedy Stewart 9 Son
Alexander Stewart 6 Son
Margaret Stewart 4 Daur (Daughter)

1901 Census. A boarder at a house in Glasgow. The Lairds may have been related. His mother died in 1897 and his fathe was in a rooming house

1902 Oct 18 Enlisted #6453 in Cameron Highlanders. He was a miner. He used the Alias Alexander Sevenson (his mothers maiden name) and this was later corrected to Stewart by the army

1905 Feb 8. Transfers to A Reserve

1906 Dec 28 married Lanark

1914 Aug 5 Mobilised by army

1914 Aug 13 Posted to France

1914 Sep 22. Posted back UK

1915 Jul 27. William Stevenson Stewart born, the last of his 5 children by first wife Jeanie

1915 Oct 16. Discharged - termination of engagement. His WW1 medals are to "Stewart" not "Stevenson"

1915 Nov 16 Charged and convicted of Bigamy. 3 months jail. Married Mary Murdoch Campbell Denoon (1893–1926) , He had 3 children by her between 1916 and 1919

1916 Dec 14, re-enlisted #215542 in RE in Inverness

1919 Aug 14 Landed in France

1919 Feb 21 discharged

1921 May 2 Divorces his real wife

 

1921 Jun 29 enlisted with RIC no 82149. ex-soldier & Engineers Machinist

1922 Disbanded

 

1926 His second wife died

1930 Jul 30 Royal Hospital Chelsea requests sight of his record. This would be in connection with a pension claim, but there is no indication of who was responsible for the request

 

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