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


Father
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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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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  28 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16450 BLACK, William1884SCT,     Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
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  
23318 DRYDEN, Mary Stein1878ENG,    , Edinburgh May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16604 DUNCAN, Alexander1885SCT,     Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16446 FAGAN, Grace1875 Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16510 FOAN, Frederick Charles1879ENG, MDX, London City Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16515 FOAN, Thomas William1877ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16457 FRASER, William1883SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16606 HODGE, John1878SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16512 INNES, Robert1882SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
22465 LITTLE, Henrietta1874SCT,     Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
13540 MACKAY, Benjamin1880SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
14208 MACKEY, John1886SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16511 MCKELVIE, Harold1892SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23492 RODDAN, Andrew1885SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23493 RODDAN, Annie1887SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23494 RODDAN, Mary1889SCT,    , Milbrow  Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16513 RODDEN, Mary1889SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16509 RODEN, Andrew1885SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16508 RODEN, Annie1887SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16521 STIRLING, Alice Jessie1878ENG,    , Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16499 WELLS, Alison1887SCT,     Jun 1888 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  28 Entries