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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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14576 BLANCE, John Hay1873SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14575 BLANCE, Margaret1871SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14578 BLANCE, Mary1878SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
5549 BOWRY, William Arthur1914SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14766 CRERAR, Susan Mein1887SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
16516 DALY, John 1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16455 DELANEY, Annie1879SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1877 : - Unknown - CAN Emma Stirling  
16451 DELANEY, James1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16454 DELANEY, Robina Mowat1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
26251 DICK, Alfred Lindsay1926SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10284 DURHAM, Matthew1895ENG, MLN, Leith Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16585 LEACH, Edward Kenneth1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13355 MASON, Marion Elizabeth1875SCT, MLN, Edinburgh May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
3635 MENZIES, Hugh1895SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3636 MENZIES, John1891SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23520 ORMAN, James Alexander1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23521 ORMAN, Mary Isabella1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
15995 PRYDE, Annie1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
15994 PRYDE, Isabella1901SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
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3712 RUSSELL, David Moffatt1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3713 RUSSELL, Thomas1894SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23326 STEWART, George Sherlett1898SCT, MLN, Leith Apr 1912 : Scotian CAN Quarriers  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
23299 TELFER, James1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Aug 1910 : Orthia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
26416 WATT, William Anderson1920SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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