Margaret (Anderson) Stirling (abt. 1851 - abt. 1933)

Born about 1851 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of James Stirling — married about 1876 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1933 at about age 82 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1851.

She married James Stirling in Scotland, about 1876, and had two sons before emigrating to Pennsylvania. She had a daughter, Mary, in Pennsylvania, then the family moved to Ohio where 4 more children were born, before returning to live in the Pittsburgh area. Her husband James was a baker.

Their children were:

1. James Stirling b. 1877
2. Thomas Stirling b 1879
3. Mary Stirling 1881-1962
4. John William Stirling 1883-1978^[1][2]
5. Russell Stirling b 1885
6. Jean Braid Stirling (m. Hutchison) 1888-1954^[3][4]
7. Albert Stirling b 1890

She passed away about 1933.

Research Notes

Parents' names not known. Burial in Allegheny County Memorial Park - matches known data but unconfirmed, however her daughter Jean is buried there as well, with the same style stone.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX4R-TBX : 19 January 2020), Margaret Anderson in entry for John W. Sterling, 1883.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6QL-9QG : 8 March 2021), Margaret Anderson in entry for John W. Sterling, 1883.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X649-KSH : 8 March 2021), Margaret Anderson in entry for Stirling, 1888.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDYM-WLW : 8 March 2021), Margaret Anderson in entry for Stirling, 1888.

• FamilySearch
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1F-LM7 : 1 December 2021), Margaret Sterling in entry for James Sterling, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGW9-8HX : accessed 1 September 2022), Margaret Stirling in household of James Stirling, Pittsburgh Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 623, sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1308; FHL microfilm 1,375,321.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TK-4Q5 : 3 February 2021), Margaret Stirling in entry for James Stirling, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCJ-4YV : accessed 1 September 2022), Margaret Stirling in household of James Stirling, Pittsburgh (Districts 251-488), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 328, sheet 22B, line 75, family 282, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1982; FHL microfilm 2,341,716.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239934693/margaret-stirling