Amelia Stirling1,2

#2445, (c 1782 - 1850)
FatherAlexander Stirling2,1 (1742 - 1826)
MotherAnne Anderson1 (1748 - bt 1783 - 1793)
Extended Family
ChartsMichael Stirling & Elizabeth Monteith - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart

Children of Amelia Stirling and James Reid
  • James Reid9 (1803 - )
  • Ann Reid9 (1805 - )
  • Catherine Reid10,4 (1807 - 1864)
  • John Reid10,9 (1809 - 1892)
  • Mary Reid11 (1811 - )
  • Alexander Reid11 (1814 - c 1835)
  • Janet Reid11 (1817 - )

Life Events

BirthAmelia Stirling was born circa 1782.3
 
MarriageShe married James Reid, son of James Reid and Catherine Kinross.4,3
 
(Heir) WillAmelia Stirling was mentioned in the trust disposition and deed of settlement of her father Alexander Stirling dated 21 Aug 1823 in Dunblane, Perthshire. Four daughters of his first marriage were bequeathed £50 and it was noted that they had received sums earlier.1 
NoteAmelia Stirling was bequeathed £55 from her cousin Robert Stirling of Leek on 7 Aug 1838.2 
1841 CensusJames and Amelia Reid appeared on the 1841 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Nether Cambushinie. James was 65 [ages rounded down in the 1841 census], and a farmer. Amelia was 50. Their children, although not designated as such, were Catherine (27), John (25), Mary (23), and Janet (20) Reid. Also in the household were John McLaren (25, ag lab), John McArthur (15, ag lab), Duncan Menzies (10, ag lab), and Janet McArthur (18, servant). All were born in Perthshire.5 
DeathAmelia died on 4 Nov 1850 in Nether Cambushinie, Dunblane, Perthshire.
Age 68, according to a monumental inscription at Dunblane Cathedral.3 
Note.In the second codicil to his will dated April 1851, Robert Stirling of Leek bequeathed legacies of £25 to each of the sons & daughters of his deceased cousin Amelia, wife of James Reid farmer nether Cambushinnie, who were still alive when he died.6 
(Witness) BurialShe shared a headstone with James Reid in Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Perthshire.3,7,8
Last Edited27 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S459] Testament Testamentar of Alexander Stirling of Craighead, 21 August 1823, proved in the Dunblane Sheriff Court, 6 November 1826 (Family History Library, film #0484986).
  2. [S495] Will of Robert Stirling of Leek, Staffordshire, 1838, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 26 October 1855 (Public Record Office, PROB 11/2221), abstracted by Moira J Morris.
  3. [S432] John Fowler Mitchell and Sheila Mitchell, compilers, Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) in South Perthshire (n.p.: Scottish Genealogy Society, 1975), FHL film #962930; does not contain full text of inscriptions.
  4. [S216] Scotland Death Register. dtr Catharine.
  5. [S154] 1841 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm), Dunblane Q S Ardoch, ed 1, page 14.
  6. [S495] Will of Robert Stirling of Leek, Staffordshire, 1838, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 26 October 1855 (Public Record Office, PROB 11/2221), abstracted by Moira J Morris, 2nd Codicil.
  7. [S216] Scotland Death Register.
  8. [S2843] Colin Bendall, Stirling, Scotland, research carried out in the period 1994-2012.
  9. [S100] Inferred from analysis of data.
  10. [S154] 1841 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm), Dunblane.
  11. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).