Agnes Edmond1

#3560, (c 1843 - 1910)
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
William Reid & Lilias Sharp - collapsible 5-generation descendant chart
Michael Stirling & Elizabeth Monteith - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart

Children of Agnes Edmond and Alexander Stirling

Life Events

BirthAgnes Edmond was born circa 1843 in Killearn, Stirlingshire.2,3
 
MarriageShe married Alexander Stirling, son of James Stirling and Mary Reid, on 12 Oct 1865 in Killearn.
Information from register: at Balloch---? Killearn after Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. Alexander Stirling, Farmer, single, 33, residing D---? son of Stirling, Farmer & Mary Stirling maiden surname Reid;
Agnes Edmond, single, 23 or 33 residing Hilham? daughter of Wm Edmond, Landed Proprietor decd & Agnes Edmond maiden surname Thomas.
Signed ??? Minister of ????. Witnesses were James Stirling & David Edmond. Reg'd ??? Wm ??? Registrar [abominable image].1 
Newspaper Published 16 Oct 1865 in the Glasgow Herald.

At Ballochruin, Killearn, on the 12th inst., by the Rev Matthew Meikle, of Fintry, Mr Alexander Stirling, farmer, Lanrick, Dunblane, to Agnes, second daughter of the late William Edmond, Esq of Ballochruin.4
 
1871 CensusAlexander and Agnes appeared on the 1871 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Kippendavie Farm. Alexander was the farmer of 320 arable acres and employed 6 labourers. He was 38 years old and born in Dunblane. Agnes was 28 and born in Keithan [sic], Stirlingshire. They had three children - Agnes G (4), Mary R (2), James (1), and Benjamin G (3 months). Also in the household were 2 female general servants, a farm servant, a fable? maid, a house maid, a cook, and a male general servant.5 
1881 CensusAlexander and Agnes appeared on the 1881 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Kippendavie Cottage. Alexander was a Farmer of 500 acres of which 400 were arable, employing 5 men & 1 woman. He was 48 and born in Dunblane. Agnes was a farmer's wife, 38, birthplace Killearn, Stirlingshire. Their children were Agnes T (16), Mary R (12), William (8), and John A (7). Also there were a domestic servant and three farm servants.3 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Alexander died on 27 Aug 1884.6 
1891 CensusAgnes appeared on the 1891 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Kippendavie Farm. She was a widow, age 48, farmer, born in Killearn, Stirling. Her children were James (21), Benjamin (20), Thomas (8), Mary (22). Also there were her brother William and 2 servants. They lived in a house that had 8 rooms with windows.7 
1901 CensusAgnes appeared on the 1901 Census of Dunblane, Perthshire, at Kippendavie Mains Farm House. She was 58, a farmer's wife, and born in Killearn, Stirlingshire. Her children at home were James (31), Wm (28), and Mary (32). They had one female general domestic servant.8 
DeathAgnes died on 30 May 1910 in Kippendavie Mains, Dunblane and Lecropt, Perthshire.
Details from register: widow of Alexander Stirling farmer, age 67, daughter of William Edmond, Farmer (dec) & Agnes Edmond maiden surname Thomas (dec); cause of death Burn of Leg and Exhaustion certified by A C Buist M.B. The informant was James Stirling, Son, and the death was registered May 31.9 
Last Edited27 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. Alexander Stirling & Agnes Edmond, 1865 (transcribed by Meg Greenwood).
  2. [S257] 1891 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm), via Alan Stirling.
  3. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), vol 348, ed 5, p 7.
  4. [S2729] Glasgow Herald, Alexander Stirling & Agnes Edmond marriage notice, 16 Oct 1865, Page 5. Image accessed online at Find My Past.
  5. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Dunblane (348), ED 5, Page 7."
  6. [S710] Website Scotlands People Wills & Testaments Index (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), Index of Scottish Wills.
  7. [S257] 1891 Census for Scotland (Family History Library, microfilm).
  8. [S1218] Online index to the 1901 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Perthshire, Dunblane and Lecropt (348), ED 7, page 5."
  9. [S216] Scotland Death Register. Agnes Stirling, #1910/348/33.
  10. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
  11. [S256] E-mails from Alan Stirling to J Kolthammer.