GARTHSHORE STIRLING, Alexander of Craigbarnet ¹

   Other names for Alexander were GARTHSHORE, Alexander,³ GARTSHORE, Alexander,⁵ GARTSHORE, Alexander RN, Lieutenant ⁶ and GARTSHORE STIRLING, Alexander.²

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  General Notes:

"GARTHSHORE
ALEXANDER
JAMES GARTHSHORE/CHARLOTTE STIRLING FR329 (FR329)
M
25/01/1773
694
20 / 154
Mid Calder"

from Births and Baptisms




"14 Sep-17 Oct 1796

Correspondence: Letters [3] from Lieutenant Alexander Gartshore, RN, to Thomas Tod, WS, his uncle, on personal and financial matters, with references to naval topics"

from GD47/747




"13 May 1805

Correspondence: Letter from A [Alexander] Gartshore to Archibald Tod of Drygrange, WS, his cousin, relating to the financial affairs of his father"

from GD47/752 ^{3 5 6}

Alexander married Anne MILLER, daughter of James MILLER of Jamaica, then of Glasgow and Elizabeth FORDYCE, on 24 February 1806 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Anne MILLER was born about 1785 and died before 13 July 1870 ⁷.)

  Marriage Notes:

"MILLER
ANN
ALEXANDER GARTSHORE/STIRLING FR3110 (FR3110)
24/02/1806
644 / 1
280 / 38
Glasgow"

from Index of Marriages




"347. Fordyce (Elizabeth), second daughter of Baillie Robert Fordyce of Aberdeen and Anne Reid his wife, baptized 18th September, 1759, was married 22nd June, 1781, to James Miller, formerly of Jamaica, afterwards of Glasgow. They had one daughter, Anne Miller or Garthshore Stirling (710)."

"850. Stirling (Alexander Garthshore) of Craigbarnet, in the County of Stirling, was son of James Garthshore of Alderston and Charlotte Stirling his wife, and succeeded his uncle, John Stirling of Craigbarnet, in that property. His maternal grand-father, James Stirling of Craigbarnet, who was engaged in the 1745 Rebellion, and was one of those against whom true bills were found for participation in it, was married to Catharine Monteith. She was a grand-daughter of Sir Thomas Dalyell of Binns, who was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1685, and who was the only son of the persecuting cavalier officer, General Tom Dalyell of Binns. The subject of this notice was married 24th February, 1806, to Anne Miller, only child of James Miller, formerly of Jamaica and Elizabeth Fordyce his wife. They had no family."

from Family Record




"Garthshore Stirling
Anne
13 / 7 / 1870
Mrs, alias Miller, residing at No.9 Melville Street in Edinburgh, widow of Alexander Garthshore Stirling, Esquire of Craigbarnet
Inventory
Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories
SC70/1/149"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 2 7}