Researching Laird 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. |
Records of Laird Stirling on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Laird Stirling and the Stirling Genealogy
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 Laird Stirling at Find My Past.
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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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| 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
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Laird Stirling. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Laird Stirling
Laird Stirling
R. Laird Stirling (August 22, 1938 – March 2, 2020) was a Canadian politician and minister. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.
Stirling was born in Noranda, Quebec. He attended the Atlantic School of Theology and McMaster University. He was a minister and has also worked as a hospital chaplain. He was married to Carolyn Wilson.
Stirling entered provincial politics in the 1978 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Glen Bagnell by over 1,600 votes in Dartmouth North. In June 1979, Stirling was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Social Services. He was re-elected in the 1981 election, and was moved to Minister of Consumer Affairs in December 1981. Following his re-election in 1984, Stirling continued to serve as Minister of Consumer Affairs until February 1987, when he was moved to Minister of Environment. In November 1987, Stirling was shuffled again, becoming Minister of Municipal Affairs. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1988, losing to Liberal Sandy Jolly by 121 votes. Stirling died on March 2, 2020.
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