James Haldane Stewart
James Haldane Stewart (December 22, 1778 – 22 October 1854) was rector of Limpsfield, Surrey, where he lies buried.
Early life
James Haldane Stewart was born in
Ordination
Stewart matriculated in 1803 at Exeter College, Oxford and graduated B.A. in 1806 and M.A. in 1811.[1] He was ordained deacon in 1806 and priest in 1807;[2] and was appointed curate of Basildon with Ashampstead in Berkshire in 1809. From 1812 to 1828 he officiated at Percy Chapel in London, despite suffering a breakdown in health in 1817 which necessitated a visit to the Continent.
He was the first minister of St Bride's Church, Liverpool, on 29 December 1830.[2] He named the street there Percy Street, after the Percy Chapel, which was in Percy Street, London.
Activities
Stewart was an active supporter of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews (a Jewish Christian missionary society now known as the
Publications
In 1820, he published Hints for the General Union of Christians for the Outpouring of the Spirit.
Family
Stewart married Mary Dale, daughter of David Dale, on 15 August 1816 in Edinburgh,[3] Scotland.
The Rev. James Haldane Stewart Jr., his elder son, (18 October 1820 – 24 February 1879) was curate at
- Mary Emily Haldane Stewart (1869–1948)
- Pamella Frances Haldane Stewart (1870–1949)
- Anne Cecelia Diana Stewart (1872–1951)
- Lilian Leveson Gower Stewart (1873–1889)
- Caroline Sophia Campbell Stewart (1875–1965) who married the Rt Reverend Ernest Blackie, Dean of Lincoln
- Katherine Maria Gresham Stewart (1877–1886)
Sources
- Memoir of the life of the Rev. James Haldane Stewart, M.A. by his second son Rev David Dale Stewart. Thos. Hatchard, 187, Piccadilly, London. 1857, which ran to two editions
- Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, edited by Donald Lewis (1995)
References
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Stewart, James Haldane (1806–1830) (CCEd Person ID 89503)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
- ^ Anglican Parish Registers. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.