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Margaret Stirling 1777–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1777

Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: bef 1850

Death Location: Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co

Father: Robert Stirling

Mother: Beatrix ?

Spouse(s): Robert Rainey

Children(s): Robert Rainey, William Rainey, Thomas Rainey, Robert Rainey, Nancy Rainey, Mollie Rainey, Margaret Rainey, Jennie Rainey, James Rainey, Henry Rainey

Margaret Stirling was born in 1777 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Stirling And Beatrix Morrison Morison. Margaret Stirling married Robert Robin Rainey, and had children including Henry Rainey, James Rainey, Jennie Rainey, Margaret Rainey, Mollie Rainey, Nancy Rainey, Robert Samuel Rainey, Robert Rainey, Thomas Rainey, William Rainey. Margaret Stirling passed away in 1850 in Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co.

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Biography

  • Margaret Stirling was born in 1777 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Stirling And Beatrix Morrison Morison.
  • Margaret Stirling married Robert Robin Rainey, and had children including Henry Rainey, James Rainey, Jennie Rainey, Margaret Rainey, Mollie Rainey, Nancy Rainey, Robert Samuel Rainey, Robert Rainey, Thomas Rainey, William Rainey.
  • Margaret Stirling passed away in 1850 in Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Stirling
1755–1797
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
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Beatrix ?
1736–
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland ?
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Spouses(s)

Robert Rainey
1775–1845
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Rainey
1795–1845
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
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William Rainey
1795–1876
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
WR
Thomas Rainey
1796–
Birth Location: Ireland
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Robert Rainey
1797–1878
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Rainey
1798–
Birth Location: –
NR
Mollie Rainey
1799–
Birth Location: –
MR
Margaret Rainey
1800–
Birth Location: –
MR
Jennie Rainey
1801–
Birth Location: –
JR
James Rainey
1816–1895
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
JR
Henry Rainey
1813–
Birth Location: Ballymena
HR

Margaret Stirling's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Stirling
1777–1850
Birth Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Stirling
1755–1797
Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
Beatrix (Morrison \ Morison) ?
1736–
Kincardineshire, Scotland ?
Grandparents
James Stirling
1728–
Shettleston, Barony, Lanark, Scot.NE
Janet Tennent
1732–1848
Shettleston, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Morison
1710–
Jean Murdoch
1710–
Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland?
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Scotland
1691–1771
Sarah Scotland
1698–1750
David Tennant
1703–1759
Helen Buncle
1703–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stirling
1651–1709
Janet Feirgrive
1654–1700
John Buncle
1682–

Margaret Stirling's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Stirling (Aug 1777–bef 1850) m. Robert ((Robin)) Rainey (Abt. 1775–10 Jan 1845)
  1. 1. Robert ((Samuel?)) Rainey 1795–1845 m. Mary (Ann) Johnston 1796–1870
    1. 1. John Rainey 1830–1908 m. Susan (Ann) Fenton 1837–1908
      1. 1. Francis (D) Rainey 1873– m. Minnie (R) Laurence 1872–1911
        1. 1. Lawrence Rainey 1896– m. Getrude Rainey 1894–
      2. 2. Alonzo (J) Rainey 1857–1941
      3. 3. Mary (A) Rainey 1858–1863
      4. 4. James (F) Rainey 1860–1933
      5. 5. Elbert (L) Rainey 1861–1944
      6. 6. Hulda Rainey 1863–1948
      7. 7. Melvin (J) Rainey 1865–1949
      8. 8. John Rainey 1866–
      9. 9. George (Edwin) Rainey 1867–1940
      10. 10. Walter (L.) Rainey 1869–1939
      11. 11. Lenora (Adelaide) Rainey 1874–1951
      12. 12. Nellie (G.) Rainey 1879–1965
    2. 2. Robert Rainey 1814–1905
    3. 3. Ellen Rainey 1816–1876
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Rainey 1821–1843
    5. 5. Thomas Rainey 1822–1903
    6. 6. William Rainey 1825–1890
    7. 7. James Rainey 1831–1859
    8. 8. Eliza (J.) Rainey 1833–1907
    9. 9. Samuel (J.) Rainey 1837–1924
    10. 10. Catherine Rainey 1830–
    11. 11. Martha Rainey 1835–1837
    12. 12. Agnes Rainey 1828–
    13. 13. Margaret Rainey 1831–
    14. 14. Sarah Rainey 1833–
    15. 15. Hugh Rainey 1837–1906
  2. 2. William Rainey 1795–1876
  3. 3. Thomas Rainey 1796–
  4. 4. Robert Rainey 1797–1878
  5. 5. Nancy Rainey 1798–
  6. 6. Mollie Rainey 1799–
  7. 7. Margaret Rainey 1800–
  8. 8. Jennie Rainey 1801–
  9. 9. James Rainey 1816–1895 m. Bridget Rainey 1833–1879
    1. 1. Ann Rainey 1856–
    2. 2. James Rainey 1859–
    3. 3. Margaret Rainey 1862–
    4. 4. John Rainey 1863–1927
    5. 5. Thomas Rainey 1866–
    6. 6. William (Joseph) Rainey 1871–1954
  10. 10. Henry Rainey 1813–

Margaret Stirling's Timeline

3 Records

1777
Aug 1777
Birth of Margaret Stirling in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1777
19 Aug 1777
Margaret Stirling was baptized in , Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
, Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
1850
bef 1850
Age 73
Death of Margaret Stirling in Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co
Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1777
    Event Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1777
    Event Place: , Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1850
    Event Place: Ballymena, Ireland, (Antrim Co
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books
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