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Record #16522
Name :
: James Brunton STIRLING (1874 - )
  aka : James Brenton Sterling


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Jan 1874

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh

Bellevue, Canonmills
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Sep 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
: Gough
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Emma Stirling
NotesA birth registration was found for James Brunton Stirling: Date: January 16, 1874, 7:30 AM; Place: Bellevue, Canonmills, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Parents: John Stirling, chairmaker (journeyman), and Alison Brown, married September 25, 1857, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

A death registration was found for Alison Stirling, 47, married to John Stirling, cabinetmaker (journeyman): Date: August 3, 1883, 9:15 AM; Place: 21 First Thomas Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Parents: George Brown (reputed father), (deceased) and Janet Erchmont, housekeeper (deceased); Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis, some months.

In 1886, James Sterling, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 29 Scottish children accompanied by Miss Stirling, Edinburgh, Scotland and en route to Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada.

On July 9, 1895, at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, James Brenton Sterling/Stirling married Robina Thomson Moffat.

In December, 1895, James B. Sterling, 22, clerk, and his wife, Rebecca [Robina] Sterling, 24, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Scotsman.

At least 7 children were both of this marriage. Two children, whose names are unknown, and who probably died as an infants; John Moffat Stirling, born March 27, 1896, in Thornhill, Morton, Dumfries, Scotland; Edward Sterling, born June 2, 1897, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Robert Brenton Sterling, born December 31, 1898, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Margaret Sterling, born May, 1900, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Violet Sterling, born about 1904, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; and Walter Thompson Stirling, born December 29, 1908, in Wilmington, Essex, Massachusetts.

On December 5, 1900, Robina Stirling, 28, returned to the United Kingdom with her children, John, 4; Edward, 3; and Robert, 2.

On September 12, 1918, James Brunton Stirling, 44, registered for the United States draft. He declared that he resided at 50 Manchester, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; that his date of birth was September 14, 1874; that he was a non-declarant alien; that he was a citizen of Britain; that he was a mill operator for Tyes Rubber Co., at No. Main, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; that his next of kin was Robina T. Sterling, who resided at 50 Manchester, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He was described as medium height; slender build; blue eyes; brown hair. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-26 14:35:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-26 22:40:39 /

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3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
3075 ABERCROMBIE, Andrew1878SCT,     Mar 1891 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
3076 ABERCROMBIE, William1855SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1872 : St. Andrew CAN Unknown  
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22560 ACTON, Philip John1917SCT,     May 1931 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
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3164 ADAM, Allan Devrix1885SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
3168 ADAM, Isabella1897SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3171 ADAM, Maggie1887SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
3172 ADAM, Margaret1899SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3175 ADAM, William Butter1884SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
25417 ADAMS, William1889SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
9871 ADAMSON, Charles Daniels1897SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6389 ADAMSON, Christina Alison1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
9872 ADAMSON, James Balfour1892SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
7357 ADDISON, Hugh1876SCT,    , Jamestown Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
10483 ADDISON, Thomas Snowden1905SCT,     Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
3147 ADIE, Gregor McGregor1880SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
5358 AITKEN, Lawrence Gray1909SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
10484 AITKEN, Robert Plenderleith1904SCT,    , Limefield, Wiston & Roberton Apr 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Quarriers  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
5679 ALCORN, Agnes Maxwell1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
5680 ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3916 ALEXANDER, Agnes Barbour1888SCT,    , Coatbridge Aug 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
10339 ALEXANDER, Beatrice Carlisle1889SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
6417 ALEXANDER, Charles1894SCT,     Oct 1910 : Cassandra CAN Unknown  
3917 ALEXANDER, Janet Murray1896SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3915 ALEXANDER, Mary Eliza1897SCT,    , Coatbridge Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
3918 ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart1890SCT,    , Coatbridge Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
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