In 1851 George and his family were living in Rose St, Bethnal Green. The surname was recorded as Stewart. George Stewart Head Married Male 32 Journeyman Cord Wainer Greenwich, Kent, England Elizabeth Stewart Wife Married Female 30 Boot Binder Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England George Stewart Son Unm Male 8 Scholar Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Elizabeth Stewart Daughter Unm Female 5 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Caroline Stewart Daughter Unm Female 3 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Louisa Stewart Daughter Unm Female 1 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England A cordwainer is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. In 1861 the family were recorded as living in 3 Friars Mount Bethnal Green. George Stewart Head Married Male 42 Ladies Shoe Maker Greenwich, Kent, England Elizabeth Stewart Wife Married Female 40 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, George Stewart Son Unm Male 18 Ladies Shoe Maker Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Caroline Stewart Daughter - Female 13 Silk Trimming Maker Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Louiza Stewart Daughter - Female 11 Congreave Box Maker Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Susan Stewart Daughter - Female 8 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England James Stewart Son - Male 5 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Jane Stewart Daughter - Female 3 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Charles Stewart Son - Male 0 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England In 1871 the family were living in Shackwell Street, Bethnal Green. George Steward Head Male 53 Ladies Shoe Maker Kent, England Elizabeth Steward Wife Female 50 do for Family Middlesex, England Susan Steward Daughter Female 18 Match box maker Middlesex, England James Steward Son Male 16 Apprentice Blacksmith Middlesex, England Jane Steward Daughter Female 13 Match box maker Middlesex, England Charles Steward Son Male 10 Match box maker Middlesex, England Sarah Steward Daughter Female 6 - Middlesex, England Ellen Steward Daughter Female 2 - Middlesex, England In 1881 the parents and two youngest children were still living in Shackwell St with no occupation being given for father George. Sarah Steward, aged 15, was a French polisher and may have provided the only source of income. When the third youngest child Charles Steward enlisted in the army in 1884 he listed his family, parents, 2 older brothers George and James and seven sisters, Elizabeth, Caroline, Louise, Susan, Jane, Sarah and Helen.