Her baptism transcription:

First name(s)     ESTHER
Last name         FERRAND
Birth year        1829
Baptism year      1829
Baptism day       25
Baptism month     Jan
Place             NORTON
Residence         Norton
Parents' details  Edward & Isabell, chemist
County            Durham
Country           England
Record set        Durham baptisms
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Brenda Graham reports that she has found Esther married a William Stewart from Scotland and had a family.  Details followed from her and enabled me to speedily locate the relevant publi records.  (Excellent!)
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In the 1861 census she was with hubby and son Edward Ferrand Stewart at 80, Page Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
William         Stewart  Head  Married  Male    43  1818  Dock Watchman       Scotland
Esther          Stewart  Wife  Married  Female  32  1829  Dock Watchman Wife  Norton, Durham
Edward Farrand  Stewart  Son  -         Male     3  1858  Dock Watchman Son   Sunderland, Durham

Ref:
Archive reference  RG09
Piece number       3774
Folio              17
Page               28
Combined:          RG09, piece 3774, folio 17, p. 28
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In 1871 they were all at Elemore Cottage, Haswell, Easington, Durham:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
William     Stewart  Head      M  Male    53  1818  Land Agent (out of employ)  Scotland
Esther      Stewart  Wife      M  Female  42  1829  -                           Sunderland [sic], Durham
Edward F    Stewart  Son       S  Male    13  1858  Scholar                     Sunderland, Durham
John        Stewart  Son       -  Male     9  1862  Scholar                     Sunderland, Durham
George      Stewart  Son       -  Male     7  1864  Scholar                     Kilvington, Yorkshire
Christiana  Stewart  Daughter  -  Female   5  1866  -                           Keimderwell, Yorkshire
Jane A      Stewart  Daughter  -  Female   3  1868  -                           Keimderwell, Yorkshire
Margaret A  Defty    Servant   S  Female  16  1855  General Servant             Pittongton, Durham

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       4971
Folio              48
Page               7
Combined:          RG10, piece 4971, folio 48, p. 7
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In 1881, with Eward Ferrand Stewart absent, they were living at Rolleston Park, Tutbury, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in some prosperity with 3 indoor servants on an 900 acre farm and at last some indication of William’s birthplace is given:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
William     Stewart  Head      Married  Male    62  1819  Farm Bailiff 900 Acres Employing 18 Men 1 Boy  Wigtownshire, Scotland
Esther      Stewart  Wife      Married  Female  50  1831  -                  Stockton, Durham
John        Stewart   Son      Single   Male    19  1862  Asistant Bailiff   Sunderland, Durham
George      Stewart  Son       Single   Male    17  1864  Butcher            Upsall, Yorkshire
Christiana  Stewart  Daughter  Single   Female  15  1866  Scholar            Yorkshire
Jane        Stewart  Daughter  Single   Female  13  1868  Scholar            Yorkshire
Eliza       Parks    Servant   Single   Female  24  1857  Dairymaid (Ag)     Marchington, Staffordshire, England
Harriet     Bawan    Servant   Single   Female  23  1858  Domestic           Worcestershire, England
John        Haywood  Servant   Single   Male    18  1863  Farm Serv (Indoor) Eggington, Derbyshire, England
George      Archer   Servant   Single   Male    15  1866  Farm Serv (Indoor) Tutbury, Staffordshir

Ref:
Archive reference RG11
Piece number 2754
Folio 85
Page 3
Combined:          RG11, piece 2754, folio 85, p. 3
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In 1891 she was widowed and had perhaps moved back to Stockton, boarding with a local family and might ’Norton’ have been misheard as ‘Merton’?

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
J         Thomas   Head     Married  Male    46  1845  Iron Keeper          Cardigan, Wales
Elizabeth   Thomas   Wife     Married  Female  44  1847  -                    Brafferton, Durham
J R         Thomas   Son      -        Male    19  1872  Carpenters Apprentice  Northumberland
S W         Thomas   Son      -        Male    15  1876  Scholar              Stockton, Durham
A B         Thomas   Son      -        Male    13  1878  Scholar              Stockton, Durham
W E         Thomas   Son      -        Male    11  1880  Scholar              Stockton, Durham
W H L       Thomas   Son      -        Male     0  1891  -                    Stockton, Durham
Margaret    Cameron  Servant  -        Female  26  1865  Domestic Servant     Liverpool, Lancashire
Ester       Stuart Boarder  Widow    Female  63  1828  Living On Own Means  Marton, Yorkshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG12
Piece number       4052
Folio              88
Page               5
Combined:          RG12, piece 4052, folio 88, p. 5

Her death index on the new GRO records, but not in FindMyPast:

Name:                 Age at Death (in years):  
STEWART, ESTHER       63  
GRO Reference: 1891  D Quarter in STOCKTON  Volume 10A  Page 37
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Her burial transcription:

First name(s)  Esther
Last name      Stewart
Age            63
Birth year.    1828
Death year.    1891
Burial year.   1891
Burial date    28 Oct 1891
Church         Oxbridge Lane Cemetery
Denomination   Cemetery
Place          Stockton
County         Durham
Country        England
Record set     National Burial Index For England & Wales
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Their marriage index:

First name(s)     ESTHER
Last name         FERRAND
Marriage quarter. 2
Marriage year.    1856
MarriageFinder    ESTHER FERRAND married one of these people
                  William Stewart, James Kew, James Kerr
District          Sunderland
County.           Durham
Country           England
Volume            10A
Page number       462
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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