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Sorry if I am stating what you already know Ian. Have you tried looking for Janet's death under Jessie. It's a wee bit clutching at straws though if she was listed as Janet on the census records.

Was Janet dead or alive when Catherine married please?

Hi again Ellen.
The William Stirling who married Margaret Fraser 7 June 1835 is the son of John Stirling by his first wife Margaret Govan.
Regards,
Ian

Ellen.
Thank you for your suggestion of a Poor Relief Record. Unfortunately I am not able to research at Glasgow without a 10 thousand mile trip.
I think it would be unlikely as the family appeared to be comfortable according to John's Testament in 1835.
I am also aware of the range of records for Row, having perused the Parish and Kirk Session records on LDS Film extensively.
Regards,
Ian

rootgatherer.
Thank you for your explicit reply. Unfortunately I have failed to find even one reference, either marriage or death, which includes the combined surnames Stirling/McAuslan.
Will keep trying, regards,
Ian

Records in the old parish registers (OPRs) for Rhu parish span the following years:

Births or Baptisms ~ 1760-1854
Marriages or Banns ~ 1760-1854
Deaths or Burials ~ no records

Thank you Ellen for your quick response.

I am sorry but the Janet dau. of Robert McCaslan & Elizabeth Gay is not the wife of John Stirling.
This Janet married John McKinlay at Row, 11 June 1822 and died at Garelochead, Row, 26 February 1875, (Info. from Stat. Death 503/00 0044).

I don't think that John Stirling was born at Row c. 1801 as that would have made him only 14 when his son William was born to John's first wife Margaret Govan. William's age derived from the Stat. Death cert. 1869 indicates a birth c.1815.

The Alexander boarding with Janet Stirling and dau. Catherine in the 1841 census, given that his age is correct at 54, is more than likely the son of John McCaslan and Kathrine McLeod b. 17 August 1787.

I tend to not believe the age of Janet shown in the 1841 census and think that the 1851 census age is more likely. Who provided the info. and was it mis-transcribed ?

In order to arrive at the two possible Janet candidates to find the one more likely to have married John Stirling, I charted the McAuslan/McCaslan marriages and births, which I had extracted from the Row Parish Records for the period 1760 to 1850. I then endeavoured to eliminate them one at a time by cross-referencing to the Stat. Deaths on Scotlands People and eventually settled on the two I could not find as the two most likely.

My real problem now is that they either died prior to, moved out of the Row area or re-married after the 1851 census.

Once again thank you for your endeavours.
Ian

You could look for a poor relief record at the Mitchell Library,Glasgow,incase he made a claim when his first wife died.He would have stated the children .Likely in Row area as his work would be there ,and his second marriage was there.

Ian

In Scotland when a woman remarries it is more common for ALL her previous surnames to be listed. Same on death certificates, provided the informant knows. So for example Jane Smith marries Mr. Brown, he dies and when she marries again to a Mr Green, her name will be Jane Smith or Brown on the marriage and on her death her name will be Jane Green married to (1) Brown and (2) Green and her father's name will tell you her maiden surname. If she made a will her name on it would be Jane Green or Smith or Brown.

Her death (if after 1855) will be indexed by all the surnames given on her death certificate by the informant.

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ALEXANDER MAC AUSLAN Pedigree
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Event(s):
Birth: 17 NOV 1797

Christening: 19 NOV 1797 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
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Parents:
Father: ROBERT MAC AUSLAN Family
Mother: ELIZABETH GAY


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JOHN STIRLING Pedigree
Male Family


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Event(s):
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Marriages:
Spouse: JANET MC AUSLAN Family
Marriage: 30 APR 1832 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland



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Another William Sterling

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WILLIAM STIRLING Pedigree
Male Family


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Event(s):
Birth:
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARGARET FRASER Family
Marriage: 07 JUN 1835 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland



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Only 1 found so far within the dates,perhaps a brother of John Sterling

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WILLIAM STIRLING Pedigree
Male Family


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Event(s):
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Marriages:
Spouse: SUSAN ALLAN Family
Marriage: 20 APR 1801 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland



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ELIZABETH GAY Pedigree
Female Family


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Event(s):
Birth:
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Parents:
Father: DUNCAN GAY Family


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Marriages:
Spouse: ROBERT MAC CASLAN Family
Marriage: 13 JUL 1790 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland



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ROBERT MC CASLAN Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 02 FEB 1766

Christening: 05 FEB 1766 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
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Parents:
Father: ALEXANDER MC CASLAN Family
Mother: ELISABETH MC FARLAN


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DUNCAN MC AUSLAN Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 25 DEC 1809

Christening: 31 DEC 1809 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: ROBERT MC AUSLAN Family
Mother: ELIZABETH GAY


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CHRISTINE MACAUSLAN Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 02 OCT 1799

Christening: 06 OCT 1799 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
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Parents:
Father: ROBERT MACAUSLAN Family
Mother: ELIZABETH GAY


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ALEXANDER MACAUSLAN Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 01 DEC 1800

Christening: 08 DEC 1800 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: ALEXANDER MACAUSLAN Family
Mother: CHRISTINE MACKINLAY


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Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Cousin ?

JANET MACAUSLAN Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 21 FEB 1796

Christening: 23 FEB 1796 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: ROBERT MACAUSLAN Family
Mother: ELIZABETH GAY


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
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Sheet: 00

1841
Name: Janet Sterling
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Female
Where born: Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Row
County: Dunbartonshire
Address: Clyde Street
Occupation: Washer Dogsting
Parish Number: 503
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Janet Sterling 45
Catherine Sterling 9
Alex M Auslave 54

Thank you dajean.
Even though the answer is not definite I thought it possible that the two situations could apply. Just makes my search a little harder.
Regards,
Ian