Rev. William Stuart, M.A.
1854 - 1930 (76 years)
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Name William Stuart Prefix Rev. Suffix M.A. Birth 12 Apr 1854 Tarland,Aberdeenshire,Scotland., 
Gender Male Death 23 Oct 1930 King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., Burial King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., Person ID I17423 My Genealogy Last Modified 19 Apr 2026 | Edit
Father George Stuart, b. Abt 1822 Mother Rebecca, b. Abt 1826, Logie Coldstone,Aberdeenshire,Scotland., Family ID F302714534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jeanie Grant, b. Abt 1852, Abernethy,Elginshire,Scotland., d. 8 Jan 1903, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., (Age 51 years) Marriage 28 Sep 1881 [1] Children 1. John George Stuart, b. Abt 1884, ,Cape,South Africa., d. 27 Apr 1943, Johannesburg,Transvaal,South Africa., (Age 59 years)2. Rebecca Irene "Beccarene" Stuart, b. 12 Feb 1886, ,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., 3. William Grant Spreull Stuart, b. 3 Oct 1888, ,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 23 Apr 1917, Arras,,France., (Age 28 years)4. Dr Francis Melville Stuart, M.B. Ch.B., b. 21 Jun 1890, Gartly,Aberdeenshire,Scotland., d. 8 May 1942, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., (Age 51 years)5. Robert Alexander Stuart, b. 24 Sep 1892, ,,South Africa., d. 25 Sep 1915, Loos,,France., (Age 23 years)Family ID F302713842 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit
Family 2 Mary Shearer, b. 22 Aug 1878, Adelaide,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 9 May 1967, King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., (Age 88 years) Marriage 11 Apr 1905 Cape Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., [1] Children 1. Helen Mary Stuart, b. 23 Jan 1906 d. 18 Jul 1920, King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., (Age 14 years)2. Thomas "Tom" Shearer Stuart, b. 20 Apr 1907 d. Aft 1960 (Age 53 years) 3. James "Hamish" Tasker Stuart, b. 28 May 1909, Burnshill,Eastern Cape,South Africa d. 1 Jan 1977, Kidd's Beach,Cape,South Africa., (Age 67 years)4. Jean Grant Stuart, b. 12 Nov 1911 5. Marjory Wilson Stuart, b. 8 Jan 1914, ,,South Africa., 6. Mavis Roberta Stuart, b. 1 Oct 1915, Burnshill,Eastern Cape,South Africa d. 16 Oct 1982 (Age 67 years)7. William "Grant" Grant Stuart, b. 9 Mar 1918, King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 8 Nov 1964, Umtata,Transkei,Cape,South Africa., (Age 46 years)8. Mary Stuart, b. 9 Dec 1920 d. 19 Mar 2001 (Age 80 years) Family ID F155 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit
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- Rev. Stuart was a missionary at Burnshill, near Tarkastad before moving to King Williams Town.
In King William's Town they provided a home-from-home for the Lundie girls [Francis and Nora Crowther] who were at boarding school there.
FASTI entry:
«i»William Stuart (Ewing: I, 334) born 12th April 1854; educ. at Univ. of Aberdeen, MA (1876), Glasgow F.C. College; licen. by R.C. Presb. of Strathbogie May 1880; appointed to South Africa 22nd June 1880 and ord for F.M. service by F.C. Presb. of Inverness 12th Aug 1880; ret. 1st April 1930; died 23rd Oct 1930. Marr (i) 28th Sept 1881, Jeanie Grant; (ii) 11th April 1905, Mary Shearer. First Moderator of the General Assembly of the Bantu Presb. Church. «/i»
The Very Rev «b»William Stuart«/b», M.A. Free Church of Scotland Burnshill
Born 1853. Educated at Aberdeen University. Trinity (Theological?) College, Glasgow
Ordained by the Presbytery of Inverness, 1879 (?)
Appointed to Burnshill Mission, «b»1880«/b»
During his time at Burnshill, which began in very difficult and dangerous times, he built it up to become the largest mission congregation in the Presbytery of Kaffraria.
When he retired after celebrating his jubilee in August «b»1930«/b» the station had over 1000 church members and 15 day schools with 1608 pupils under 38 teachers. He taught his people industry and agriculture and encouraged thrift amongst them.
In «b»1895«/b» he and Elijah Makiwane were sent to the Zoutpansberg to examine possibilities of starting a FC of S. Mission there. As a result, the Rev «b»DA McDonald«/b» was sent there, and a great mission built up. This work was always well supported by Mr Stuart.
On the formation of the Bantu Presbyterian Church in 1923 the Rev Mr Stuart was elected as its first Moderator.
He retired in August 1930 and went to live in «b»King William's Town«/b», where he died, 23rd October 1930, and is buried in the Town Cemetery.
Source: «i»Blythswood Review«/i», November 1930, p. 124;
«i»Blythswood Review«/i», Dec. 1930 pp. 135-6.
Father of Miss «b»Mary Stuart«/b» of King William's Town and Mrs «b»EJ Brigg«/b» of Mthata [Umtata]
Source: Missionary file. Amathole Museum. Email of 12 Oct 2007
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Sources - [S34] Ed Rev. John Alexander Lans, FASTI of the United Free Church, (Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1956.), p557 Entry for William Stuart (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] Ed Rev. John Alexander Lans, FASTI of the United Free Church, (Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1956.), p557 Entry for William Stuart (Reliability: 3).