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There are some records for Catherine Stirling in the Ireland Petty Sessions Court Registers for Queenstown Court;

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3H-B8QP

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3H-TGL1

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3H-TGGM

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3H-BCZF

And a "Kate Sterling"

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3H-YC2L

Need Find My Past credits to view the original images though 

Hi Veryan, have sent the PM!

I'm not so sure they actually had as many as 22 to be honest. My Gr- Aunt always says so, but I think it could just be a family story. James Randall Doughty was supposedly engaged to the eldest Stirling daughter and knew Mary as an infant, before waiting until she was of age and marrying her instead, but according to birth records there's only about a 13 year age gap? So it may have all been blown out of proportion somewhat...but maybe I'll be proved wrong!

Well we've defo got-

Catherine jnr
Ellen
Elizabeth
William
Mary
Jane

Possibly-
Janet (headstone)
Margaret
Mary- Ann

A fair number nonetheless

Accounts and papers of the House of Commons 1868 (Hurrah for Google Books)
Lays out the various laws regarding pilotage ie:
"Every pilot shall procure at his own expense a jacket waistcoat and trousers of good blue cloth with gilt buttons having the Cork arms in relief on the buttons and of which there shall be 12 on the jacket and six on the waistcoat and he shall always wear that dress when on duty or out of doors and no pilot shall appear on duty or out of doors unless dressed according to the requirements of this bye law."

Branched Captains of Steam Ships for the Port of Cork
John Stirling aged 34 

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THE MERCANTILE NAVY LIST AND MARITIME DIRECTORY FOR 1867
Name of Ship and Port of Registry
"Hants, Cork" - weird name 

Name and Address of Sole Registered Owner or of Managing Owner when there are more Owners than One
"John Stirling, Queenstown, Cork"   

Found Ellen Whitney nee Stirling on the 1900 US Census as per Veryan's post a few pages back.

Living in Brooklyn New York
Born :Aug 1846 Ireland
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Immigration year: 1873

Husband Henry's birthplace listed as Canada.
Two sons, William (16 yrs) and Joseph (17 yrs) both born in Ireland. 

Hi Veryan,

Great to hear from you again  And thanks for the info, I will see what I can find using your train of thought!

I've just had a quick scroll down and realised that I have not transcribed my latest info!

Daughter Elizabeth Hughes Stirling who married John Thorpe is listed on the 1900, 1910 & 1920 US Census!

1900 in Baltimore City, Maryland
Born- Jul 1857 Ireland
Marital- Married
(The Biggie!) Father's Birthplace- SCOTLAND!! My suspicions were correct! Hurrah!
Mother's Birthplace- Ireland
Immigration Year- 1889
Children- 7 born, 4 living

Sadly it doesn't list her husband John's occupation.

1910 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Born- 1858 Ireland
Marital- Widowed
Relationship to Head- Mother

She was living in the household of her eldest son Edward J. Sterling Thorpe, with her daughters Francis (born 1888 Belgium) and Lillian (born 1895 Maryland)

1920 in New York City
Head of household, living with three daughters-  Katherine born 1886 Ireland
                                                                           - Mary F born 1892 Belgium
                                                                            - Norah S born 1895 Maryland

The Stirling's of Scotland, go figure  I've always wondered whether the youngest twin daughter's Mary Simpson and Jane Cromar were given Scottish family middle-names??