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Edward Stewart

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

Partner with John Nesbitt I and Arnold Nesbitt I and then with John Nesbitt I and Jon Nesbitt II; the latter firm failed in 1802. Edward Stewart the bankrupt has not been traced further but was conceivably the Edward Stewart of Pitchcomb [sic] House Stroud whose will made in 1832 and proved 20/07/1833 showed as assets only an insurance policy from Equitable Assurance for 拢5000 placed in trust in 1818, the proceeds of which he left among his seven daughters.

Sources

PROB 11/1819/239

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1787 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Assignee

Island of Mustique [ St Vincent | Mustique ]

In 1787 Nesbitts & Stewart were assigned the island of Mustique held in fee simple by Alexander Campbell, and guaranteed 150 hogsheads of muscavado sugar p.a. to secure and service their debt of 拢9116 8s 2d from Alexander Campbell.