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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16521 STIRLING, Alice Jessie1878ENG,    , Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
25818 STIRLING, Lizzie1879 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
25849 STIRLING, Lizzie1882 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers