Williamina Stuart [Stewart]

1776 - 1810  (34 years)

• Name	Williamina Stuart [Stewart]  [1]
  Birth	Oct 1776  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Dec 1810  [1]
  Person ID	I191766	First tree
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Sir John Belsches-Wishart, only son   d. 5 Dec 1810, Dspm - Died Without Male Issue
  Mother	Jane Leslie, eldest daughter,   b. 1 Apr 1753   d. 28 Oct 1829 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1775  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F45722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sir William Forbes, of Pitsligo, 7th Baronet,   b. 21 Dec 1773   d. 24 Oct 1828 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1797  [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Charles Forbes, of Pitsligo   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Forbes, of Pitsligo family   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sir John Stuart Hepburn-Forbes, of Pitsligo, 8th Baronet,   b. 25 Sep 1804   d. 27 May 1866, London, Middlesex, England (Age 61 years)   4. Prof. James David Forbes, D.C.L., LL.D.,   b. 20 Apr 1809   d. 31 Dec 1868 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F45724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  1 - The issue of her parents marriage was an only child, a daughter Williamina, born in October, 1776. Her hand was sought by men of rank, and notably Sir Walter Scott, who narrates, in the introduction of the Antiquary, the intended journey by coach of a young man - no other than himself - on a love expedition to the Mearns. In canto iv. of Rokeby, Miss Stuart, it is believed, stands in beauty and grace as the prototype of Matilda, and here a line or two of sect. 5 may be quoted : - "Wreathed in its dark-brown rings, her hair Half hid Matilda's forehead fair, Half hid and half reveal'd to view Her full dark eye of hazel hue." She married William Forbes, younger of Pitsligo, who thereupon took the name and arms of the Stuart family; and at his father's death became Sir William Stuart Forbes of Pitsligo and Fettercaim. [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/fettercairn/chapter12.htm] 2 - An only child, Williamina, married, in 1797, to William Forbes, Esq., subsequently Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, baronet, and had, with other children, Sir John Stuart Forbes, eighth baronet of Pitsligo and Fettercairn. [https://electricscotland.com/history/nation/belsches.htm]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2783] Stewart09: Stewart of Castlemilk - "History of Renfrewshir e " published in 1710 by George Crawfurd 'and continued t o th e present period by George Robertson'. Printed by J. N eilso n, Paisley 1818. (Reliability: 3). [S2998] http://www.electricscotland.com/history/fettercairn/chapter12.htm (Reliability: 3). [S2962] . [S2783] Forbes06 (Reliability: 3). [S1968] From Don Thompson rec: 12 Dec 2012 MacFarlane information f rom Bruce MacFarlane: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ances try.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mygrtgrt & the Andersons from Ma bel Manz : http://madcitydon.com/candacraig/mabel_manz.ht ml (Reliability: 3).