William
Southey
Stirk
Born in Peddie,Eastern Cape
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Stirk
and Sarah Sophia (Elliot) Stirk
Brother of
Alice Maud (Stirk) Powell, Sarah Sophia (Stirk) Bradfield, Alfred Henry Stirk, Mary Henrietta Isabella Stirk, Amy Elizabeth (Stirk) Cockcroft and Owen Portlock Stirk [half]
Husband of
Rosina Elizabeth (Tarr) Stirk
— married
26 Apr 1882 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Calvin Stirk, Joseph Claude Stirk, Victor Henry Stirk, Constance Emma (Stirk) Spershott, Cecil Hugh Stirk and Ralph Tarr Stirk
Died
at age 77
in Vryburg, North West Province, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2017
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Biography
William was a Farmer. He sold his farm in the Peddie District in 1903 and trekked to Senekal, Orange Free State. There he bought a farm and sold it in 1913. He moved to Vryburg, Cape, where he bought the farm "Lucknow". At his death the farm was subdivided and named "East End"; "Shamrock"; "Bristol" and "Lucknow".
- William Southey Stirk
- South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court
- Event Type Probate
- Death Date 15 Nov 1935 at Lucknow Farm, Vryburg
- Event Place Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
- Age 77y 8m
- Birthplace Peddie, Cape
- Parents William Henry Stirk and Sarah Elliott
- Spouse Rosina Elizabeth (b. Tarr) Stirk
- Children William Calvin Stirk; Joseph Claude Stirk; Victor Henry Stirk; Constance Emma m. Stephen Arthur Spershott; Cecil Hugh Stirk; Ralph Tarr Stirk
Sources
"South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HT-5XC5 : 7 November 2016), William Southey Stirk, 15 Nov 1935; citing Probate, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,686,878. [McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 16 Dec 2017]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Denis Loraine-Grews
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YZ3297432 [compare], Ancestry member denislorainegrews
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~1.56%
Gillian (Whittle) Richardson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QE4001067 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H362689 [compare]
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~0.78%
Francis Peddie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H982572 [compare], FTDNA kit #N68119
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H982572 [compare]
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