Social Victorians/People/Stirling

Also Known As

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

Timeline
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.

Miss Stirling
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.

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. 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

 * Nationality: Scottish

Family

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


 * Walter George Stirling (1839 – )
 * Eliza Horatia, Viscountess Clifden (or Clifton?)
 * 1) Evelyn Mary Caroline Lilah Stirling (8 August 1877 – )
 * 2) Son (1878–1878)

Notes and Questions

 * 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. The Guernsey Star says she was one of the archduchesses attending the Marchioness of Londonderry, and the Belfast News-Letter says Miss Seymour was among the archduchesses instead.  Except for the Guernsey Star and the Belfast News-Letter, the reports agree that there were 4 rather than 5 archduchesses.