LORD HEWART’S WIFE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 83, 2 January 1935, Page 5

LORD HEWART’S WIFE

Former Wanganui Resident

Miss Jean Stewart, 'whose marriage to Lord Hewart was announced in the cable news of “the Dominion" on Monday, was born at 'Wanganui and educated at the Wanganui Girls’ College. She is a daughter of the late Mr. Janies Reid Stewart and Mrs. Stewart, of 74 Wicksteed Street, and is a granddaughter of the late'Mr. David Peat. Both the Stewarts and the Peats are well-known Wanganui families. Miss Stewart trained for the nursing profession at Christchurch, but returned and lived with her parents until eight years ago, when she went to England to take up private nursing. She followed that occupation for some time, and later, conducted a business in London dealing with surgical appliances. Then, until recently, she was matron at the Elstree School, Elstree, Herts. She is a cousin of Sir William Barclay Peat, who is a neighbour of Lord Hewart.

The marriage will be of wide interest in that Miss Stewart and her sister, Alison, were very popular girls, and her brothers are well known in the IVanganui district. Mr. Malcolm Stewart has been secretary of several charitable organisations at 'Wanganui, and the other brothers, Mr. Ron Stewart (Fordell), Mr. Lloyd Stewart (Waverley), Mr. James Stewart (Masterton) and Mr. Alec Stewart (Waverley) have played prominent parts in sport. Mr. Lloyd Stewart has captained the Wanganui representative Rugby team on more than one occasion. The other brother, Mr. David Stewart, was killed at the war. Miss Stewart’s sister is Mrs. James Robertson, Waverley.