Stirling Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3891 people with the Stirling surname? In that year Stirling was ranked number 1094 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the town of Stirling in Stirlingshire. Sir John Stirling of Glorat, was armor bearer to James I. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Stirling records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"STIRLING. From the town. Gilbertus de Striuelin witnessed King David's gift of Perdeyc (Partick) to the church of Glasgow, 1136 (REG., 3), and Walter de Striveling witnessed charters granted by King David and Prince Henry (Lawrie, p. 138). Peter de Striuelin witnessed gift of the church of Karreden (Carriden) to the Abbey of Holyrood before 1158 (LSC., p. 10). Thomas de Stervlen who witnessed a charter by Alexander n of a yar (fish trap) super Leven in 1224 (RMP., p. 214) is probably Thomas de Striuelyn, archdeacon of Glasgow, 1228 (SoUre, p. 24). Peter, son of Walter de Strevelyn, held a ploughgate in Hedinham (now Ednam), c. 1247 (Dryburgh, 158), and c. 1250 Sir Gilbert de Striuelyng, a cleric, witnessed a convention between Peter, bishop of Aberdeen, and Alan Hostiarius (HEA., i, p. 17). Robert de Streuillyn was deacon of Dunkeld, 1263 (LIM., 77), and Michael de Strivelyn was a witness in St. Andrews, 1285 (Neubotle, 59). Sir John Stirling of Moray swore fealty, 1291. His seal bears a shield charged with 6 mullets of 6 points, 3, 2, and 1, and S Joh'is: de: Strivelyn: de: Mo... (Bain, n, 495). Andreu de Strivelyn, burgess of Inverkeithing, and Most re Henry de Strivelyn of Stirlingshire rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., p. 188, 206). Roger de Strevelyn was burgess of Elgin, 1343 (REM., p. 290), Alexander de Strivelin witnessed a charter by Robert the Steward to Thomas Simple of the lands of Cragrossy in Stratherne, c. 1360 (REG., p. 275), and Johannes de Striuelyn de Kyldeny attested the marches of Kyrknes and Louchor, 1395 (RPSA., p. 5). Walter Strivylyng was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1459 (NSCM., i, p. 16). A family of this name was settled at a very early period in the neighborhood of Dunmaglass, Nairnshire (REM., p. 99 - 1234). In the family papers of the Stirlings of Keir between 1160 and 1677 their surname is spelled in no less than sixty-four different ways (Stirling of Keir, p. 548). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stirling Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stirling Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stirling family tree.
Check out Stirling Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stirling family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records of the Stirling family.
Research the Stirling surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stirling Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5228 people with the Stirling surname in the UK? Stirling is now ranked number 1130 for popularity in the UK. |
Stirling Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stirling surname in the USA? Stirling is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stirling Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stirling family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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