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Charles William Stewart

Charles William Stewart

Charles William Stewart was born in the Philippines in 1915. His father worked for the merchants Smith, Bell and Co., and later became a partner. He was sent to live with his uncle, Capt. William Stewart, at Shambellie House, New Abbey, near Dumfries in 1918. Then in 1923 he was moved to St. Leonard's - on -Sea, where he and his sister were brought up in the care of an Edinburgh widow, a nurse and nursery maid. His parents remained in the Philippines, but returned to Scotland in 1930 when Charles father inherited the Shambellie estate from his brother.

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