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James Woodhead Stirling 1869–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1869

Birth Location: Denny, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Dec 1921

Death Location: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Robert Stirling

Mother: Grace Woodhead

Spouse(s): Waihemonga Kainamu, Margaret Craig

Children(s): Janet Stirling, James Jr, Grace Stirling, Zipporah Stirling, Mary Stirling, Ruth Stirling, Garden Stirling, Charlote Stirling, Charles Stirling, Agnes Stirling, Margaret Stirling, Adelaide Stirling, John Stirling, Christina Stirling, Robert Stirling, William Craig, Jane (Twin), Adelaide (twin)

The story of James Woodhead Stirling began in 1869 in Denny, Stirling, Scotland. In 1881, James Woodhead Stirling resided in Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. In 1897, James Woodhead Stirling resided in Kaeo, New Zealand. James Woodhead Stirling married Margaret Craig, Waihemonga Te Rou Pita Taiapo Nganiko Cook Nee Kainamu, and had children including Adelaide Stirling Twin, Adelaide Woodhead Stirling, Agnes Marshall Stirling, Charles Woodhead Stirling, Charlote Laura Esther Stirling, Christina Jenny Stirling, Garden Lister Stirling, Grace Woodhead Stirling, James Woodhead Stirling Jr, Jane Adelaide Stirling Twin, Janet Craig Costar Nee Stirling, John Craig Stirling, Margaret Craig Stirling, Mary Frances Stirling, Robert Woodhead Stirling, Ruth August Stirling, William Stirling Craig, Zipporah Taka Nee Stirling. James Woodhead Stirling passed away in 1921 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Woodhead Stirling began in 1869 in Denny, Stirling, Scotland.
  • In 1881, James Woodhead Stirling resided in Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
  • In 1897, James Woodhead Stirling resided in Kaeo, New Zealand.
  • James Woodhead Stirling married Margaret Craig, Waihemonga Te Rou Pita Taiapo Nganiko Cook Nee Kainamu, and had children including Adelaide Stirling Twin, Adelaide Woodhead Stirling, Agnes Marshall Stirling, Charles Woodhead Stirling, Charlote Laura Esther Stirling, Christina Jenny Stirling, Garden Lister Stirling, Grace Woodhead Stirling, James Woodhead Stirling Jr, Jane Adelaide Stirling Twin, Janet Craig Costar Nee Stirling, John Craig Stirling, Margaret Craig Stirling, Mary Frances Stirling, Robert Woodhead Stirling, Ruth August Stirling, William Stirling Craig, Zipporah Taka Nee Stirling.
  • James Woodhead Stirling passed away in 1921 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Stirling's Ancestors

Self
James Stirling
1869–1921
Birth Place: Denny, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
Robert Stirling
1839–1900
Denny, Stirling, Scotland., Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grace Woodhead
1844–1908
Airdie, Lanarkshire, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stirling's Descendants

1.
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James (Woodhead) Stirling (13 May 1869–2 Dec 1921) m. Waihemonga (Te Rou Pita Taiapo Nganiko Cook Nee) Kainamu (5 Feb 1892–24 Feb 1958) m. Margaret Craig (1863–1908)
  1. 1. Janet (Craig Costar Nee) Stirling 1894–1982 m. George (Henry) Costar 1885–1961
    1. 1. Olive (Mary Margaret Ashton Nee) Costar 1914–2015
    2. 2. Louisa (Janet Wainwright Nee) Costar 1918–1996
  2. 2. James (Woodhead Stirling) Jr 1901–1980 m. Elsie (Beatrice Stirling Nee) Kitchen 1905–1994
    1. 1. Cecil (Edward Ranier) Stirling 1927–2000
    2. 2. Elsie Stirling 1924–1924
  3. 3. Grace (Woodhead) Stirling 1898–1977 m. George (Arthur Herbert Charles) Atkinson 1879–1945 m. Walter (E) Debenhan 1887–1967
    1. 1. Keith (Robert) Atkinson 1934–2018 m. Daphne (May) Atkinson 1935–2000
    2. 2. Adelaide (Lorraine Fitz-Gerald Peggy Nee) Atkinson 1932–1978 m. Mervyn (Gordon) Fitz-Gerald 1926–2014
    3. 3. Georgina (Grace Crosbie) Dolly 1918–2007
    4. 4. Lillian (Joan Patricia Hands Nee) Atkinson 1925–1983 m. George (Ernest) Hands 1909–1969
    5. 5. John (David) Atkinson 1922–1973
    6. 6. Kenneth (Stanley) Atkinson 1938–1964
    7. 7. James (Woodhead) Atkinson 1921–1985
    8. 8. Zelda (Margaret McKenzie Nee) Atkinson 1928–2005
    9. 9. Thomas (Kenneth) Atkinson 1920–1982 m. Doris (Edna May Atkinson Nee) Spalding 1919–2015
    10. 10. Louisa (Jane) Atkinson 1914–1914
  4. 4. Zipporah (Taka Nee) Stirling 1909–1987 m. Te (Opai Matenga) Martin 1899–1935 m. Taituha (Hukaatai) Taka 1911–1988
    1. 1. Edna (Maraea Reti Nee) Matenga 1929–1985
    2. 2. Dulcie (Waipato) Matenga 1931–1935
    3. 3. William Taka 1947–1947
    4. 4. Bobbeanna (Joan Greenwood Nee) Taka 1940–2016
    5. 5. Charlie (Woodhead) Taka 1938–2004 m. Eunice (Elizabeth Taka Nee) Going 1941–2000
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Stirling 1913–1982
  6. 6. Ruth (August) Stirling 1920–1958
  7. 7. Garden (Lister) Stirling 1919–1919
  8. 8. Charlote (Laura Esther) Stirling 1922–1941
  9. 9. Charles (Woodhead) Stirling 1917–1990
  10. 10. Agnes (Marshall) Stirling 1902–1995
  11. 11. Margaret (Craig) Stirling 1900–1976
  12. 12. Adelaide (Woodhead) Stirling 1906–1996
  13. 13. John (Craig) Stirling 1897–1973
  14. 14. Christina (Jenny) Stirling 1908–1908
  15. 15. Robert (Woodhead) Stirling 1895–1970
  16. 16. William (Stirling) Craig 1889–1950 m. Alice (Lawson Craig Nee) Brander 1891–1967
    1. 1. Alexander (Thomas) Brander 1909–1909
    2. 2. Margaret (Semple Nee) Craig 1914–2008 m. William Semple 1910–1989
    3. 3. John (Richmond) Craig 1919–1954
    4. 4. Joanna (Katherine Stevenson Nee) Craig 1925–2018
  17. 17. Jane (Adelaide Stirling) (Twin) 1904–1904
  18. 18. Adelaide (Stirling) (twin) 1904–1904

James Stirling's Timeline

5 Records

1869
13 May 1869
Birth of James Woodhead Stirling in Denny, Stirling, Scotland
Denny, Stirling, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 12
James Woodhead Stirling resided here in Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
1897
1897
Age 28
James Woodhead Stirling resided here in Kaeo, New Zealand
Kaeo, New Zealand
1921
2 Dec 1921
Age 52
Death of James Woodhead Stirling in Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
1921
2 Dec 1921
Age 52
Burial of James Woodhead Stirling in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1869
    Event Place: Denny, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Cumbernauld; ED: 3; Page: 9; Line: 12; Roll: cssct1881_143
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Cumbernauld; ED: 3; Page: 9; Line: 12; Roll: cssct1881_143

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Kaeo, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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