Stuart Herriot

Stuart Herriot, of Armenian descent, was born on 25 Apr 1812 in Swinton & Simprim, Berwickshire. He was christened on 5 Jun 1812 in Swinton & Simprim, Berwichshire. He died on 21 Feb 1885 in Penang, Malaysia. He was buried on 21 Feb 1885 in Penang. He emigrated from from UK to Penang. He was a merchant.

Stuart a literate leader wrote petition of [http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_Petition_of_Chung_Keng_Quee_%26_44_Others&action=submit Chung Keng Quee & 44 Others] , street names and a book.

Stuart Herriot had been in partnership with a George Stuart, probably a relative of his mother, as Stuart & Company, merchants & agents. This must have failed. In 1850 the Court of Directors of the East India Company discharged Stuart Herriot's Insolvency. The London Gazette Issue 21149 published on the 1 November 1850. Page 3 of 30 carried the following notice:

East India-House, October 30, 1850.

"THE Court of Directors of the East India I Company hereby give notice, that they have received a Calcutta Gazette, containing the undermentioned notice, filed in the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors at Prince of Wales' Island, by Insolvent applying for his discharge, under the provisions of the 11th Victoria, cap. 21 :

Stuart Herriot, heretofore trading in copartnership, at Prince of Wales' Island, with one George Stuart (now residing in Europe), as merchants and agents, under the style and-firm of Stuart and Company. Date of Gazette containing notice, September 4, 1850.

James C. Melvill, Secretary"

Stuart Herriot and Catherine Anthony (b. 4 Oct 1804 in Penang; d. 4 Oct 1859 in Penang) were married in Penang, Malaya.

References

# [http://www.amassia.com.au/ArminMalaysia.htm Armenians buried in Malaysia]
# [http://www.bompa.org.uk/Herriots/b466.htm#P466 Stuart Herriot, 6th generation descendant of John Herriot]
#Respected Citizens: the History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia by Nadia H Wright published by Amassia Publishing 2006