Social Victorians/People/Stirling

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Also Known As[edit | edit source]

  • Family name: Stirling
  • Evelyn Mary Caroline Lilah Stirling (?)

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies[edit | edit source]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

1867 April 28, Charles Elphinstone Fleming Stirling and Anne Georgina Murray married at St. Mary's, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London.

1897 July 2, Friday, a Miss Stirling attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball[edit | edit source]

Black-and-white photograph of a seated woman richly dressed in an historical costume with a white feather plume in her hair and a fan
Lady Helen Stewart, as the Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

Miss Stirling[edit | edit source]

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Miss Stirling (at 47), possibly Evelyn Mary Caroline Lilah Stirling, was dressed as Countess Kinskey in the Austrian Court of Maria Theresa Quadrille with Mr. Brodrick as Count Kinskey.[1]:7, Col. 6b [2] [3]:p. 8, Col. 1b

Miss Stirling is also sometimes listed, however, as one of the Archduchesses in attendance on Theresa Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry, who led the Austrian procession as Marie Thérèse.[4]:p. 3, Col. 3a The Archduchesses were the Empress's daughters. The newspapers report that the archduchesses were all dressed alike, but only one photograph exists of any of these young women in costume — that of Helen Mary Theresa Vane-Tempest-Stewart (which is shown, right). The newspaper descriptions are on her page, with her portrait in costume, but they apply to all the archduchesses.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

  • Nationality: Scottish[5]

Residences[edit | edit source]

Family[edit | edit source]

  • Charles Elphinstone Fleming Stirling of Glorat, Stirlingshire, 8th Baronet (31 July 1831 – 1910)[6]
  • Anne Georgina Murray ()
  1. George Murray Home Stirling (4 September 1869 – 1 May 1949)[7]
  2. Blanche Margaret Anne Stirling (1871 – )
  3. Eliza Caroline Stirling (1873 – )


  1. Evelyn Mary Caroline Lilah Stirling (8 August 1877 – )
  2. Son (1878–1878)

Notes and Questions[edit | edit source]

  1. Find a way to confirm who Miss Stirling was (at the Duchess of Devonshire's ball).
  2. The Morning Post and the Times say Miss Stirling was part of the Marie-Thérèse procession as Countess Kinskey.[8] [1]:p. 7, Col. 6b The Guernsey Star says she was one of the archduchesses attending the Marchioness of Londonderry,[9] and the Belfast News-Letter says Miss Seymour was among the archduchesses instead.[10]:p. 6, Col. 1b Except for the Guernsey Star and the Belfast News-Letter, the reports agree that there were 4 rather than 5 archduchesses.

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  2. ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  3. ↑ “Ball at Devonshire House.” Evening Mail 05 July 1897 Monday: 8 [of 8], Col. 1a–4c [of 6]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003187/18970705/070/0008.
  4. ↑ “The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London Evening Standard 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.
  5. ↑ "Sir George Stirling, 9th Baronet". Wikipedia. 2021-06-24. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_George_Stirling,_9th_Baronet&oldid=1030144727.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Stirling,_9th_Baronet.
  6. ↑ "Sir Charles Elphinstone Fleming Stirling, 8th Bt." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  7. ↑ Sterling, Edward Baker. The Sterling Genealogy. Vol. 1. Grafton Press, 1909. Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=REJVAAAAMAAJ (accessed July 2017).
  8. ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1A–4C The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  9. ↑ "Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy-Dress Ball. Brilliant Spectacle." The [Guernsey] Star 6 July 1897, Tuesday: 1 [of 4], Col. 1–2. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000184/18970706/003/0001.
  10. ↑ "The Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Dress Ball. Special Telegram." Belfast News-Letter Saturday 03 July 1897: 5 [of 8], Col. 9 [of 9]. British Newspaper Archivehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000038/18970703/015/0005.
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