
This information was once available on Charles Stirling’s website. That website has been missing for several years now so I have posted here the information from that website that was saved to the Internet Archive.
Rick Sterling – CSO Web Master
Dr. William Archibald Stirling, was a surgeon in the Royal Navy who settled at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in the early 1800s. He was possibly the first Stirling to reside permanently in Newfoundland, although Dr. John Stirling, who is believed to be his brother, also resided in Harbour Grace, at approximately the same time. Very little is known about Dr. William Archibald Stirling’s origins. He was born in 1786, and because he was a founding member of the Conception Bay Benevolent Irish Society, it is believed that he was of Irish blood lines. On August 17, 1812, he married Emma Mayne, the daughter of Dr. John Mayne, and they raised a large family of ten (10) sons and one (1) daughter.
In addition to conducting a successful medical practice, Dr. Stirling was a prominent member of Harbour Grace society and played an active role in many community endeavors. He served as a Magistrate for the Northern District, medical attendant at the Goal, on the Board of Road Commissioners of Harbour Grace, as Chairman for the Board of Commissioners for the Harbour Grace Grammar School, as Chairman for the Committee to rebuild the Anglican Church at Harbour Grace after fire of 1816, on the Protestant Board of Education Harbour Grace, as Commissioner of Grammar School Harbour Grace, and in many other capacities. He was a very colourful figure and there are many documented court cases involving him, for recovery of medical bills and other matters.
Due to failing eyesight, Dr. Stirling was forced to end his medical practice at Harbour Grace and move to Twillingate, where he and Emma lived with their son, Dr. William McCleery Carrington Stirling. As a result, in 1853, his properties at Harbour Grace were offered for sale.
On August 12, 1858, Dr. William Archibald Stirling died at his son’s residence in Twillingate, and was buried in the St. Peter’s Churchyard Cemetery, where his headstone is still visible today. His wife Emma died July 19, 1863, also at her son’s residence in Twillingate.
Transcriptions of Stirling Headstones in Newfoundland Cemeteries
Forest Road Anglican Cemetery, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Snelling’s Cove Cemetery, Twillingate, Newfoundland
St. Peter’s Anglican Church Yard, Twillingate, Newfoundland
Church of England Cemetery, Military Road, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
General Protestant Cemetery, Old Topsail Road, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Mount Pleasant Protestant Cemetery, James Lane, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Old Anglican Cemetery, English Harbour West, Newfoundland
St. Mary’s Anglican Cemetery No. 3, Curling Street, Curling, Newfoundland
Descendants
Dr. William Archibald Stirling b.1786 d.1858
m. Emma (Mayne) b.1797 d.1863
Rev. John Mayne Stirling b.1813 d.1850
m. Rosetta Louise (Cheyne)
Rosetta Ferra Stirling b.? d.1850
Unknown child Stirling
Unknown child Stirling
Emma Stirling
Mary Stirling b.? d.1929
m. Baron Leonard Lyell
Dr. William McCleery Carrington Stirling b. 1816 d. 1890
m. Anne S. (Peyton) b. 1823 d. 1882
Lucinda Stirling b. 1847 – d. 1912
David Orestes Stirling b. 1849 d.1849
Eleanor Emma Stirling b. 1850 d. ?
m. Rev. A. S. Hill Winsor
Rosetta Elizabeth Cross Stirling b. 1852 d. 1937
John Mayne Stirling b. 1854 d. 1855
Susan Peyton Stirling b. 1856 d. 1924
m. Rev. Thomas William Temple
Kate Steuart Stirling b. 1859 d. 1941
m. Paul Adolphe Putzki b. 1858 d. ?
Janet Mary Stirling b. 1860 d. 1928
William Archibald Stirling b. 1864 b. 1874
Georgina Anne Stirling b. 1867 d. 1935
James Buchan Stirling b. 1820 d. ?
m. Unknown
Adopted Son James Martin
James George Stirling b. 1851 d. ~1907
m. Eliza Ash b. 1849 d. 1879
Leonard Lilly Stirling b. 1874 d. 1916
m. Beatrice Alice (Marks) b. 1883 d. 1966
Harriet Susannah Stirlingb. 1876
m Unknown
Elizabeth Stirling b. 1878 d. 1879
Catherine Stirling b. 1878 d. 1878
James George Stirling b. 1851 d. ~1907
m. Annie Paris b. 1847 d. 1905
James Stirling b. 1881
m. Mary Catherine (Ash) b. ~1883 d. 1905
James Stirling b. 1881
m. Annie Elizabeth (Spurrell) b. 1881
Laura Amelia Stirling b. 1883 d. 1891
Edgar Charles Thomas Ridley Stirling b. 1822 d. 1887
m.Elizabeth (Rabbitts) b. 1823 d. 1890
William Rabbitts Stirling b. 1847 d. 1925
m. Mary Jane (Gaden) b. 1845 d. 1936
Herbert William Stirling b. 1875 d. 1956
m. Mina Louise Simms b. 1875 d. 1960
Arthur Botwood Sutherland Stirling b. 1876 d. 1963
m. Delphine Jardine b. 1885 d. 1932
m. Elsa May (Carson) d. 1973
Frederick Murray Stirling b. 1878 d. 1933
m. Mary Gertrude (Hunt) b. 1884 d. 1969
Mabel McKenzie Stirling b. 1880 d. 1882
Daisy Robinson Stirling b. 1883 d. 1936
Lily McKenzie Stirling b. 1885 d. 1962
Weston Edgar Stirling b. 1887 d. 1951
Elsie Wylde Stirling b. 1890 d. 1973
Edgar S. Stirling b. ? d. 1889
m. Lydia Augusta Wylde
Arthur Edgar Stirling b. 1874 d. 1875
Emma Stirling b. 1876
Mabel Stirling b. ~1875 d. 1886
Edgar Wylde Stirling b. ~1884
Elizabeth R. Stirling b. 1852 d. ?
m. Hector G. Brown
Emma Stirling b. 1854 d. ?
John M. Stirling b. 1854 d. ?
Charles Stirling
Ronald Stirling
Eliza Mary Stirling
Rose Stirling
David Orestes Stirling b. 1826 d. 1848
Lucinda Eliza Stirling b. 1829 d. 1829
George Stirling b. 1830 d. ?
Charles Shreve Stirling b. 1832 d. 1852
Archibald Forward Stirling b. 1832 d. ?
Reginald Borough Stirling b. 1834 d. 1860
Albert Burt Stirling b. 1870 d. ?
m. Susan Peyton b. 1832 d. 1866
James Stirling b. 1866 d. 1866
Albert Burt Stirling b. 1870 d. ?
m.Selina (Ellis) b. 1838 d. 1927
Emily Gallop Stirling b. 1868 d. 1958
m. Malcolm Allan Fraser b. 1879 d. 1947
William Bennett Stirling b. 1879 d. ?
Charles Reginald Stirling b. 1872 d. 1940
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