STIRLING- Cobh (Queenstown) Cork

[Smash Adams]

Hello!

I have a Great, Great Grandmother born in Cork in 1866. I have only managed to find her and her twin sister's birth records-

Mary Simpson Stirling born Queenstown 1866
Jane Cromar Stirling                      "

Father listed as John Stirling
Mother listed as Catherine Sophia Hughes

According to my Great Aunt, they came from a family of 22 children! (Family myth? Possibly) Any information anyone can provide about the Stirling's and their no doubt very large family will be greatly appreciated! 

PS: Mary Simpson Stirling went on to marry James Randall Doughty, an Englishman and Ship's Captain in Hackney London, 1891. I have since found a "John Stirling" listed in various Cork Directories as a Ship's Agent. Is there any way to verify whether my ancestor was indeed a ship's agent, any occupations listed anywhere?

[shanew147]

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I have since found a "John Stirling" listed in various Cork Directories as a Ship's Agent. Is there any way to verify whether my ancestor was indeed a ship's agent, any occupations listed anywhere?

Birth certs for the children would show father's occupation

see :  Details included on a Birth Cert


Shane

[shanew147]

these are the BMD Index details you need to order a cert :

  Name: Mary Simpson Stirling
  Registration district: Cork
  Event type: Birth
  Year: 1866
  Volume : 5 / Page : 247

The extracted records often include the page number, either in the place of birth, or sometimes as part of one of the reference fields.

see :  Ordering Certs from GRO Roscommon
         Introduction to Irish Records


Shane

[taramcdsmall]

Hi there,

Is this possibly the family in 1901 ?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Queenstown_Urban/Scotts_Square/1139015/

Janes' marriage:

Name: Jane Cromer Stirling
Date : Jan-Feb-Mar 1904
District: Cork
Volume: 5
Page: 69 

This appears to be her in 1911 with her husband a "Master Mariner"

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Queenstown_No__2_Urban/King_s_Terrace/406192/

This looks like Valentine's parents and his Dad was born 'at sea' - his Dad was on the 1851 scottish census - his father was also called Valentine and was in the Trent Royal Engineers (there is a lot on this family on ancestry) !

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Queenstown/Belvelly__part_of_/405386/

Defo looks like your family moved in shipping circles !

Hope this is of some use !

Tara

[Smash Adams]

Thanks to you both!

@ Tara, I also came across that 1901 census return. Possible it is the family, except if that is Jane Cromar on the return, they got her birth date wrong by 8 years  Brilliant info about Jane's husband, thanks!!

[taramcdsmall]

Ah, sure I've had people on my tree out by 20 years - crazy !!

Maybe she was being 'kind' with her age in her single years

Her age does seem correct on the 1911 census though !

Tara

[celtic liberty]

Hi,

Had a look at my headstone database and found one for Stirling in "Old Clonmel Cemeterty" Cobh.  Inscription as follows -


In/Memory of/James Stirling/ died/ 30th March 1883/ William Stirling/ died/
24th October 1940/aged 88 years/ "Till he come"/ Jane Cromar Mairis/died/
11th August 1945/ " Thy will be done"


This certainly seems to belong to your ancestors.   It is quite difficult to read.

Mary
Celtic Liberty

[Smash Adams]

Hi Mary, thank you for your reply! James and William are new names to me  That's great! Is it one inscription, ie: a family plot?? Or separate graves?

[taramcdsmall]

Hi

The William matches up to be the one on the census that I mentioned before

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Queenstown_Urban/Scotts_Square/1139015/

Tara