When Mary Stirling was born in 1610, in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Sir James Stirling, was 49 and her mother, Lady Margaret Hume, was 35. She married John Stewart on 23 August 1633. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 12 August 1685, in Blackhall, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Scottish (Lanarkshire): habitational name from Stirling (Stirlingshire), earlier Scots Strivilin (or similar), a name of uncertain etymology. It is recorded in the 12th century as Strevelin, and is perhaps from a river name. This surname is also common in northern Ireland (Antrim and Derry).
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