George Stirling
b. abt.1796
d. bef.1860
Elizabeth Thomson
b. abt. 1801
d. 09 Jun 1878
John Stirling
Thomas Stirling
Marion Stirling
George R. Jones
Mary G. Stirling
b. 01 Dec 1849
d. 08 Jan 1936
Alexander Stirling
b. 10 Aug 1851
d. bef.1860
George Stirling
b. 11 Mar 1846
John Thomson Stirling b. 24 May1852
d. 31 May 1933
Charles G.
Johnston
b. 1845, d. 1917
Marion Jones
Lillian Kelling
George T.
Stirling
b. 10 Feb 1881
d. 07 Mar 1970
Frank Johnston
b. Nov 1876
W. Guy Johnston
b. Oct 1879
George Johnston
Clara Burns
Josephine A. Stirling
b. 18 Oct 1875
d. 04 Feb 1948
Kirk Johnston
Gainor Jones
d. 29 Dec 1972
Stirling Jones
Charles E.
Stirling
b. 10 Nov 1878
d. 01 Nov 1965
Elizabeth Jessie Stirling
Charles E. Stirling Jr.
b. 17 Apr 1908
Lillian Josephine
Stirling b. 18 May 1911
Curtiss Briggs Stirling
b. 11 Nov 1909
Margaret Ella Stirling
b. 20 Sep 1914
Kenneth George Stirling
b. 30 Apr 1921
d. 30 Apr 1921
Chester A.
Stirling
b. 6 Sep 1883
d. 11 Jun 1925
Irene R. Goewey
b. 14 Dec 1884
John Stirling
b. 7 Mar 1887
Lois Elizabeth Stirling
b. 16 Dec 1909
Dewitt Briggs Stirling
b. 12 Jan 1912 (twin)
Arthur Churchill Stirling b. 2 Jan 1912 (twin)
Jennie DeWitt
Josephine Briggs
b. 1850
Mary Parker
b. 13 Jun 1825
d. 23 Apr 1890
Daniel Stirling
b. abt. 1855
Jesse Stirling
b. 02 Feb 1860
d. 18 Jul 1940
Elizabeth Stirling
b. 07 Oct 1862
d. 24 Apr 1935
John Stirling’s brother George was born on December 6, 1919 in Dunblane, Scotland [01]. He was his parents George and Elizabeth Stirling’s first born child and according to the 1841 Scotland census [02], George is working as an engineer at the age of 21. On June 1, 1845, he was married in Glasgow to Mary Parker [03], and around 1846, their first child, George was born [04] followed by the birth of daughter Mary Haig Stirling in 1850 [05] and son Alexander Thomson Stirling in 1851 [06].
In June of 1852, George’s family immigrated to America, arriving in the Port of New York on June 24, 1852 after having made the passage from Glasgow on the bark Londonderry [07]. Their infant son Alexander does not appear on the 1860 Buffalo census [09] and is presumed to have passed on at some time between their arrival and June of 1860. They settled in the area of Buffalo, New York and about a year later, the rest of the Stirling clan also immigrated to Buffalo, including his mother Elizabeth, brother Thomas, sister Marion and also around that time, his other brother John. George’s father also drops from sight somewhere between his arrival in 1853 and the 1860 census.
George appears on numerous Buffalo censuses and city directories from 1859 on, always listed as being a machinist or engineer [08-28]. Between 1855 and 1863, George and Mary have four other children including sons John (b.1855) and Daniel (b.1856), and daughters Jessie (b.1860) and Elizabeth (b.abt.1863) [15]. Their son Daniel was born in Canada in 1856 and there is reference to the family having lived in Chippewa, Ontario, just a short distance from Buffalo [29]. George’s move to Chippewa may have been related to the ship building industry that was active in the Chippewa at that time. Their last two children Jessie and Elizabeth were born back over the border in New York.
All of the original Stirling clan members relocated to other states except for George who remained in the Buffalo area all of his life, as did his children. George passed away in 1905 at the age of 86, leaving behind many descendants [29].
Much of the genealogy of George Stirling and his descendants can be found in the book “The Stirlings of Dunblane”, written in the pre-internet ‘70s by Curtiss B. Stirling, the great grandson of George Stirling. A microfilm version of this book can be viewed at any local LDS center for a nominal shipping charge.
SOURCES / CITATIONS
[01] http://www.monikie.org.uk/sis-parents.txt / Series 1575 George Stirling M B:06Dec1819 C:19Dec1819 Dunblane Perth
[02] 1841 Scotland Census, Glasgow St.Johns Parish, Macfarlane St., Lanarkshire Co., Scotland, Parish No. 644/1
[03] http://www.monikie.org George Stirling Marriage, Date: June 1, 1845, Place: Gorbals / Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Bride: Mary Parker
[04] http://www.monikie.org.uk/sis-parents.txt / Series 1604 George Stirling M B:11Mar1849 Gladsmuir, East Lothian
[05] http://www.monikie.org.uk/sis-parents.txt / Series 4611, Mary Haig Stirling F B:27Oct1850 Gladsmuir, East Lothian
[06] http://www.monikie.org.uk/sis-parents.txt / Series 493 Alexander Thomson Stirling M C:10Aug1851 Aryshire
[07] 1852 IMMIGRATION MANIFEST, District Of New York, Port Of New York, Manifest Of All Passengers, bark Londonderry from Glasgow, 24 June 1852
[08]1859 - Buffalo Directory, E.R.Jewett, Publishers
Stirling, Geo. Machinist, h 44 Sixth
[09] 1860 US Census, 8th Ward, City of Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, June 22, 1860, Page No. 48
[10] 1861 - The Commercial Advertiser Directory for the City Of Buffalo
Sterling, Geo. engineer, h. 44 6th (p263)
[11] Thomas' Buffalo City Directory for 1862, BUFFALO: Published by E. A. Thomas, 1862
Stirling, Geo. machinist, h. 44 Sixth (p303)
Sterling, Geo. machinist, h. 44 Sixth (p302)
[12] Thomas' Buffalo City Directory for 1863, BUFFALO: Published by E. A. Thomas, 1863
Stirling, George, machinist, h. 44 Sixth (p324)
[13] Thomas' Buffalo City Directory for 1864, BUFFALO: Published by E. A. Thomas, 1864
Sterling, George, machinist, h. 44 Sixth (p312)
Sterling, Geo, machinist w Eagle Iron Works (p312)
[14] Thomas' Buffalo City Directory for 1865, BUFFALO: Published By C.F.S. Thomas 1865
Sterling, George, machinist, h. 44 Sixth (p310)
[15] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtis B. Stirling, c1979, p.16
1865 Census, 8th Ward, Buffalo, New York
[16] Buffalo City Directory 1869
Stirling, George, machinist, h. 150 Eleventh (p465)
[17] 1870 US Census, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, June 6, 1870, Subdivision No. 29
[18] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p18, 1870 Buffalo Directory
George Stirling, 44 Sixth St
[19] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p18, 1871 Buffalo Directory
George Stirling, 402 Sixth St
[20] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p18, 1873 Buffalo Directory
George Stirling, 402 Sixth St
[21] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p18, 1874 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, bus. 613 S. Division, res. 402 Sixth St.
[22] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p19, 1875 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 523 Sixth St.
[23] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p19, 1876 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 509 Sixth St.
[24] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p19, 1880 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 509 Sixth St.
[25] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p19, 1885 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 298 Normal Ave.
[26] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p19, 1890 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 298 13th St.
[27] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p20, 1899 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 298 Normal Ave.
[28] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979, p20, 1900 Buffalo Directory
Stirling, George, machinist, 298 Normal Ave.
Elizabeth Stirling, Bookkeeper, R.V.Pierce Medical Dispensary. Res 298 Normal Ave.
Jessie Stirling, 298 Normal Ave.
[29] The Stirlings Of Dunblane, Curtiss B. Stirling, c1979
George Stirling Jr.
Rodney M. Johnston
Guy Johnston, Jr.
Grace E.
Arthur Booth
Mildred Barker
Genevieve Dey
George Stirling
b. 06 Dec 1819
d. 1905
Madeline Baust
William Van Zandt
Wilson, Jr
b. 29 Aug 1905
