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![STEWART, Walter](img/thumb_male.jpg)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
3. | RICAN, Margaret was born Bef. 1752, South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Notes:
Married:
PARENTS OF GEORGE STEWART:
George Stewart (GS) (1766-1791) - Midshipman on HMAV Bounty
http://pandorawreckancestors.net/family-histories/george-stewart/
- He came from one of Orkney?s 'landed' families; his father was Alexander Stewart of Masseter and his mother Margaret Rican.
Masseter (Massater?) is an estate on South Ronaldsay. Father claimed descent from Mary Queen of Scots' half-brother Robert Stewart.
Apparently the family moved to Stromness while George was a boy; ostensibly to give George and his siblings better educational opportunities. George had at least five siblings, among them two brothers - Walter and Robert.
Children:
- STEWART STUART, George was born 1766, South Ronaldsay, Orkney; died 29 Aug 1791, Great Barrier Reef, Moulter Cay, Queensland; was buried 29 Aug 1791, Great Barrier Reef, Moulter Cay, Queensland.
- 1. STEWART, Walter was born , South Ronaldsay, Orkney.
- STEWART, Robert was born , South Ronaldsay, Orkney.
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