Researching Harold Stirling
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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. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Stirling on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harold Stirling and 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 Parish Records for Harold Stirling at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harold Stirling using the FreeBMD database.
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| 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 Family History Databases
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Stirling Forums
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Miscellaneous Stirling Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Harold Stirling. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harold Stirling
Harold Stirling
Harold Victor Stirling (7 April 1904 – 23 July 1968) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Carisbrook to dairy farmer Henry Stirling and Phillis Walker. He attended local schools and worked for the State Electricity Commission before assuming control of the family property at Mead in 1929. Around this time he married Philippa Kate "Kitty" Grills, with whom he had three sons and a daughter. Prominent in local agricultural circles, he served on Cohuna Shire Council from 1944 to 1959 (president 1949–50) and was national president of the Primary Producers' Union from 1949 to 1952. In 1952 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Swan Hill. He served until his death at Kerang in 1968.
Source: Harold Stirling, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stirling
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