Notes:

Lloyd lied about his age to join the army for the First World War. He enlisted on 17 Feb., 1916, in Kincardine, Ontario, stating that he had been born in 1898. According to his army service records, Lloyd arrived in England on 25 March, 1916 on the S.S. Metagama. He served as a sapper in the 160th Overseas Batallion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France, and transferred into the Second Pioneer Brigade on Feb. 28, 1918, and to the 6th Batallion, Canadian Engineers, on 2 July, 1918. He spent some time in hospitals with mumps and the grippe in 1917. Lloyd was awarded the Good Conduct Badge and the War Service Badge Class A. His separation allowance was paid to his mother, Mrs. Jennie Stirling, Princess St., Kincardine, Ontario. Lloyd was discharged, with the rank of Captain, and returned to Kincardine on 19 May, 1919.

He was a dentist, practicing in Toronto, until his death.

Lloyd married Jennie Clare PASSMORE on 24 Aug 1929 in Toronto Ontario. Jennie (daughter of Alfred Clarence PASSMORE and Sarah Ella FRASER) was born on 15 Dec 1896 in Huttonville, Peel County, Ontario; died on 6 Jun 1988 in Toronto, Ontario; was buried in Toronto Twp. No. 1 Churchville Cemetery plot 341. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Barbara Joan STIRLING was born on 2 Feb 1931 in Toronto; died on 12 Mar 2018 in Toronto Ontario.
2. George Claire STIRLING was born on 30 Apr 1935 in Toronto; died on 26 Oct 2004 in California (while visiting); was buried in Toronto Twp. No. 1 Churchville Cemetery plot 300.

Notes:

Died in one of the early flu epidemics. Lloyd was only 5 at the time

George married Jennie (Jane) WOODS. Jennie was born on 25 Dec 1868; died on 21 Apr 1949 in Woodstock, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Phoebe Ann COLWELL. Phoebe was born in 1829; died in 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From: "History of Clinton and Surrounding Community", Compilation by
Clinton Womens Institute, published 1950 and held in Clinton Library:
(Corroborated in document from unsigned family historian)
[Excerpted from stirling Family Tree at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17072619/person/461482810?pgNum=1]

Also from: "The Stirling Family", by Will and Maude Stirling:
"On the fourth of July 1840 James Stirling, his wife and five sons, Sandy Stirling with his wife and family, and George Stirling with his wife and family left Carnoustie, Scotland for Canada. They sailed from Dundee, and it was six weeks and three days before the ship reached Quebec. A sad incident of the voyage was the burial at sea, of James age 7, son of James Stirling. After four days at Quebec they proceeded to Montreal, then on Durham boats they travelled to Kingston. After four days they embarked on a steam boat for Toronto and after three days they sailed for Hamilton. Their baggage was shipped in schooners to Goderich and the party travelled in two wagons to Stratford. There they changed wagons and journeyed to Mitchell. From there they could procure no vehicles and had to journey on foot to Goderich carrying two sick members of the family. The roads were terrible. A blacksmith from Goderich overtook the party and kindly carried the two sick ones part way in his wagon. Although the travelers had money to buy food, sometimes for a day or two they were without
food and when they reached Uncle Willie’s shanty, guided there the last part of the trip by Nannie McKenzie, their disappointment was very great. This Uncle Willie was a brother of the three men of the party and had gone to Canada earlier to "spy out the land". He sent to Scotland such glowing reports that his three brothers with their families decided to find homes in this new country.

An older brother, William, had come to Canada earlier. The three brothers and their families settled in Goderich township. They paid $3.00 an acre for their farms. This account was told me by Mrs. McGregor, daughter of Sandy Stirling. She was sixteen years of age when her family came to Canada.

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From now on this narrative related the story of James the oldest of the four brothers. James brought with him from Scotland, records of his birth, marriage and a certificate from the Church of Scotland. James' sons later bought farms nearby, but William the youngest married Rebecca Jane Colwell, daughter of John Colwell of Porters Hill and they lived on the farm with the aged father who knew little about farming, having been a sailor. The mother, Elizabeth Lawrence her maiden name, died a few years after William's marriage and after her death James Stirling lived with his son William to the ripe old age of ninety-five years and some months. He was a fine looking, cheery old man, retaining his memory and good sight but had lost his hearing. However, he was blessed with good health until a few days before his death.

James married Elizabeth LAWRENCE. Elizabeth was born on 23 Mar 1807 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; died on 9 Mar 1890 in Goderich Twp., Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]