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looking for information on George Sterry, born abt 1841 according to the 1881 & 1891 census in Longhope, Married Patience Jones in 1876. Marriage doc says his father was James Sterry, any info on George 1851, 1861, 1871 would be fantastic, also his parents James and ???
thank you in advance
Karen

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Hi Karen,
I haven't fully considered your post, yet, but first thoughts are

1. have you searched for old related threads, eg this one
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=43444

2. I WAS going to ask if you've seen Robert Sterry's great website, or even emailed him direct to ask via his blue username icon ?. HOWEVER I see he's already contributed to one of your posts including a mention of your George I think, so presumably no luck there ?.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=43413

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For reference here's the marriage you mention:

Record_ID: 1497
Entry_Number: 56
Year: 1876
Month: Jun
Day: 5
Grooms_Surname: STERRY
Grooms_Forenames: George
Grooms_Age: 35
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Farmer
Grooms_Residence: Long Hope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Sterry
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Patience
Brides_Age: 30
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Blaisdon
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: James
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of John Billingham
Witness_2: Harriett Billingham
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: A B Handley Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P49 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 28
Parish_Chapel: Blaisdon
Soundex_Groom: S360
Soundex_Bride: J520

I see a LOT of Georges in the Longhope/Huntley area Sterry line... not forgetting STERREY etc

This looks like his Burial, PERHAPS ??

Record_ID: 22323
Entry_Number: 514
Year: 1900
Month: Mar
Day: 1
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: George
Residence: May Hill Longhope
Age_at_death: 56
Officiating_Minister: George Barr
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/11
Page_No: 65
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

So "born abt 1844"

A POSSIBLE marriage for father James, in the nextdoor Parish ??

Record_ID: 17066
Entry_Number: 33
Year: 1827
Month: Jan
Day: 25
Grooms_Surname: STERREY
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: MARKEY
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He marks she signs
Witness_1: George Bullock
Witness_2: Mark of Jane Bullock
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John Morse Officiating Min[iste]r
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P326 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 11
Parish_Chapel: Taynton
Soundex_Groom: S360
Soundex_Bride: M620

CLEARLY, and as you so correctly say, more Census info is needed here...

Fortunately for us the excellent & highly recommended Longhope Village Website carries free-to-access Census Information from 1851 onwards, their transcript of the 1851(?? SEE NOTE BELOW!) Census shows eight Sterry households in the village, I think this is your George and his family;

Longhope 1851 census entry 161

James STERRY Unknown 51 M Longhope Head Occupies 8 acres
Eliza STERRY Unknown 46 F Taynton, Gloucestershire, England Unknown
Charles STERRY Unknown 23 M Taynton, Gloucestershire, England Unknown Agricultural labourer
James STERRY Unknown 21 M Longhope Unknown Works at home
George STERRY Unknown 18 M Longhope Unknown

Suggesting George was born in 1833 ??

http://www.longhopevillage.co.uk/FamilyHistory/Censuses/Index.aspx?cmd=search

NB DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH MY WEB-BROWSER THE LONGHOPE SITE IS DISPLAYING ODDLY, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SITE YOURSELF, OR USE OTHER SOURCES, TO VALIDATE THE ABOVE, THANKS.

IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CENSUS YEAR, then this PR fits;

Record_ID: 155080
Entry_Number: 307
Year: 1832
Month: Oct
Day: 7
Parents_Surname: STERRY
Child_Forenames: George
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Eliza
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Taynton
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Chas Holder Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P326 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 39
Parish_Chapel: Taynton
Soundex: S360

Note the Baptism is at Taython, very near Longhope; Eliza's home Parish as shown by the Census records and her marriage record.

UPDATE !.
It seems the Longhope website displays better on web-browsers more recent than mine, having just checked on my son's pc which is much easier to read..
I think the above birthyear, 1833, is correct for George son of James & Eliza. The Longhope Census data for this particular one of the many Longhope Sterry/Sterrey households is consistent thro the 1851 & 1861 census, showing George b1833. It seems he's not in Longhope on the 1871, and the 1881 shows him married and aged 40 as per the original post-so not unusually he's lost a few years in his later years..

1861 Census
77 Little London census entry 77 (Holly Bush House)
James STERREY Married 60 M Glos,Longhope Head Farmer
Eliza STERREY Married 54 F Glos, Taynton Wife
James STERREY Single 31 M Glos,Longhope Son Ag-Labourer
George STERREY Single 28 M Glos,Longhope Son Ag-Labourer

1881 Census
165 Longhope census entry 165 (Dursley Cross)
George STERREY Married 40 M Longhope Head Farmer
Patience STERREY Married 34 F Blaisdon, Gloucestershire, England Wife
Leonard George STERREY Unknown 4 M Longhope Son
Gertrude Emily STERREY Unknown 2 F Longhope Daughter
Walace Charles STERREY Unknown 7m M Longhope Son

1911 Census

29 Longhope census entry 29 (Home Farm)
Wallace STERRY Single 30 M Longhope Head Farmer
Leonard STERRY Single 33 M Longhope Brother Farm labourer
Florence STERRY Single 26 F Longhope Sister Dairy housekeeper

THANKS! again to the Longhope Village Website for these Census records. The Longhope records show many other Sterry/Sterrey households as well as George's immediate family.
http://www.longhopevillage.co.uk/

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This tree is on Public Members Tree - which also gives the census including

1851 Longhope

James STERRY - 51 occupier of 8 acres, born Longhope
Eliza - 46 - born Taynton
Charles - 23
James - 21
George - 18

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1841 Census, Longhope (ancestry HERRY)

Just above

John STERRY 45
Ann - 4
John - 15
James - 12
Charles 10

is Mary CONSTANCE aged 40
listed next to Charles STERRY is

Lydia MARKEY age 70 - Independent ( Lydia HAIL - married John MARKEY at Taynton, 28 February 1791 - sons, John - 1792, Thomas - 1796, and daughter Jane - 1800)

and on the adjacent page (again HERRY)

James STERRY 40
Eliza - 30
James - 10
George - 8

...

The Will of George Sterry of Longhope - 7 September 1844 (written 1 November 1843) leaves a lot of land, property, Barn, Millhouse, Buildings, houses etc - mentions, amongst other things, his wife Mary (also her sons, George & Henry BOWKET) - plus Son, James and his heirs, daughter Mary Ann, wife of John CONSTANCE and his grandson George CONSTANCE.

George was aged 76 when he was buried

For Records

George STERRY married Mary BOWKETT - on 8 August 1842 at Longhope.....

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GR transcription of 1871 Census,

Longhope, Dursley Cross

James Sterrey, Head, Mar, 70, farmer of 8 acres, born Glos, Longhope
Eliza Sterrey, Wife, Mar, 64, farmer's wife, Glos, Taynton
George Sterrey, Son, Unmar, 38, farmer's son, Glos, Taynton
John Marshall, Visitor, Unmar, 22, Ag. Lab., Glos Huntley

Apart from the varying birth year (1833 this time) it looks like him.

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By way of recap, as this has come up a few times in different contexts on this forum, probably the best source for Sterry/Sterrey info in the world is, as Jefff has mentioned, www.sterryworldwide.com. Basically there are three strands of Sterry/Sterrey from the Forest: the Ruardean line (the earliest Sterrys traced back anywhere by documentary proof), the Longhope Sterrys/Sterreys (such as George under discussion here) who are also documented back a long way, and the Minsterworth Sterrys/Sterreys (my lot) who are traced back by parish registers to 1794 but have recently been linked to the Longhope line by DNA and several of whom still inhabit the Lydney neighbourhood.

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Whilst searching "Lydney" within the Welsh Newspapers site I felt dutybound to look for Sterreys, altho I suspect our good friend Peter Essex has already done so. I'm pleased to say this fine upstanding family don't appear to have fallen foul of the press, however their Longhope cousins do get this mention, which I'm sure is forgiveable given the season;

From the Cardiff Times of 8th January 1876;

"LITTLE DEAN.
POACHING.— At the petty-sessional court on Monday, before the Rev. C.E. Dighton and Mr R.J. Kerr, Hiram Sterry and Benjamin Bennett, junr., of Longhope, were charged by Sergeant Mallet with trespassing on lands in pursuit of game. P.C. Young stated that on tbe 12th December he was on duty at Blaisdon, and about 9 o clock at night found defendants near the woods of Mr E. Crawshay and the Dowager Lady Crawley Boevey, with two dogs, and on searching Sterry he found a hare, which was warm, and the hairs of which were wet, and torn apparently by a dog.
Fined 10s. and costs.

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3386890/ART18/longhope%20sterry

Here is Hiram and family in the Census's, it appears Hiram's mended his ways by 1881;

1861, Longhope
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
Thomas Sterrey Head 58 1803 Male Labourer Longhope Gloucestershire England
Elizabeth Sterrey Wife 43 1818 Female Longhope Gloucestershire England
Mary Sterrey Daughter 10 1851 Female Longhope Gloucestershire England
Iraham Sterrey Son 6 1855 Male Longhope Gloucestershire England
Eli Sterrey Son 2 1859 Male Longhope Gloucestershire England

1871, 107 Tewkesbury Rd, Cheltenham
Household schedule number Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
Elizabeth Sterry Head 50 1821 Female Poulterer Longhope Gloucestershire England
Mary Sterry Daughter 29 1842 Female Servant Girl Longhope Gloucestershire England
Hiram Sterry Son 14 1857 Male Scholar Longhope Gloucestershire England
Eli Sterry Son 10 1861 Male Scholar Longhope Gloucestershire England
Walter Long Lodger 18 1853 Male Cheltenham Gloucestershire England

Death from GlosBMD;
Surname Given Names Age Year Died District Register Entry
STERRY Thomas 65 1869 Gloucester, Huntley 8 129

1881, Kelcote, Newent
Given Name Surname Relationship to Head Marital Status Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Occupation Birth City Birth County Birth Country
Heiram Sterry Head Married 25 1856 Male Farmer of 34 Acres Longhope Gloucestershire England
Emily Sterry Wife Married 27 1854 Female Farmers Wife Bishops Cleeve Gloucestershire England
Evely Sterry Daughter 1 1880 Female Brockhampton Gloucestershire England
George Brown Servant 56 1825 Male Ag Lab Ashford Kent England

1911, Brook Farm nr Newent
Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Years Married Occupation Birth Place Address
Samuel Sterry Head 1854 57 Male Married Farmer Longhope, Gloucestershire Grosley Brook Farm, Nr Newent, Gloucestershire
Emily Sterry Wife 1854 57 Female Married 32 Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire Grosley Brook Farm, Nr Newent, Gloucestershire
William Sterry Son 1888 23 Male Single Farmers son Working at House Aston Ingham, Herefordshire Grosley Brook Farm, Nr Newent, Gloucestershire

Looks like Hiram's wife Emily, but Samuel ?!?!
Is he Hiram's older brother ? .. re-searching Thomas & Elizabeth suggests yes ;

1851 Longhope
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth Place
Thomas Sterry Head 46 1805 Male Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Sterry Wife 32 1819 Female Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Sterry Son 13 1838 Male Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Emmanuel Sterry Son 7 1844 Male Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Samuel Sterry Son 2 1849 Male Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Clemmentina Mary Sterry Daughter 5 Mo 1851 Female Longhope, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas & Elizabeth's Marriage Record;
Record_ID: 9482
Entry_Number: 92
Year: 1837
Month: Feb
Day: 20
Grooms_Surname: STERRY
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: DAWE
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: Johnathan Parry
Witness_2: Jane Parry
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Cha[rle]s Day Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 31
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: S360
Soundex_Bride: D000

I cannot find Hirams's baptism, but think this is his Birth Record from GlosBMD;

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
STERREY Ira STERREY STERREY DAW 1854 Gloucester Gloucester, Huntley 6 362

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
STERRY Samuel STERRY STERRY DAWES 1848 Gloucester Gloucester, Huntley 4 189

I cannot yet find Hiram/Iram's burial or whereabouts after 1881 ???
However searching FreeBMD etc gives this Birth which looks suspiciously like it may be his son, and deceased Thomas' grandson ?. Very few Hiram Sterrys on record.

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
STERRY Hiram T STERRY STERRY HAZLE 1883 Cheltenham Cheltenham, Cheltenham 93 134

In later years Hiram T Sterry marries and dies in Newport, Monmouthshire.

However, GlosBMD gives this Marriage, suggesting Hiram T is son of Hiram's younger BROTHER, perhaps named in memory of Hiram who has died just after 1881 Census ?

Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
STERREY Eli HAZLE Annie Louisa Cheltenham Cheltenham Register Office 1883 22 47

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These PRs from this site's database match the Census data;

Record_ID: 21855
Entry_Number: 46
Year: 1869
Month: Jun
Day: 11
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: Thomas
Residence: Longhope
Age_at_death: 64
Officiating_Minister: F.C. Guise Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/11
Page_No: 6
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

Record_ID: 392055
Entry_Number:
Year: 1804
Month: Apr
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: STERRY
Child_Forenames: Thomas
Fathers_Forenames: Samuel
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 127
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

Record_ID: 109476
Entry_Number:
Year: 1795
Month: Apr
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: STERRY
Grooms_Forenames: Samuel
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: ELLIS
Brides_Forenames: Hannah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of Thomas Sterrey
Witness_2: Mary Ellis
Other_Witnesses: Tho[ma]s Beard
Officiating_Minister: W.L. Butler Clerk
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 42
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: S360
Soundex_Bride: E420

Thomas's siblings;

Record_ID 391928
Entry_Number
Year 1796
Month Feb
Day 21
Parents_Surname STERREY
Child_Forenames Hannah
Fathers_Forenames Samuel
Mothers_Forenames Hannah
Mothers_Surname
Residence
Occupation
Officiating_Minister
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register_Reference P206 IN 1/3
Page_Number 120
Parish_Chapel Longhope
Soundex S360

Possible marriage, witnessed by mother Elizabeth PERHAPS, but where's father Thomas ?;

Record_ID: 9400
Entry_Number: 9
Year: 1816
Month: Aug
Day: 20
Grooms_Surname: HART
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Blaisdon
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: STERRY
Brides_Forenames: Hannah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: Mark of Mick Morris
Witness_2: Mark of Elizabeth Sterry
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John Probyn Clerk
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 3
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: H630
Soundex_Bride: S360

Record_ID 391969
Entry_Number
Year 1798
Month Sep
Day 30
Parents_Surname STERREY
Child_Forenames Elizabeth
Fathers_Forenames Samuel
Mothers_Forenames Hannah
Mothers_Surname
Residence
Occupation
Officiating_Minister
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register_Reference P206 IN 1/3
Page_Number 122
Parish_Chapel Longhope
Soundex S360

Record_ID: 392008
Entry_Number:
Year: 1801
Month: Nov
Day: 1
Parents_Surname: STERRY
Child_Forenames: Samuel
Fathers_Forenames: Samuel
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 125
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

SEVERAL Samuel S's in area but this PR fits, and cannot find a likely Marriage Record;

Record_ID: 21154
Entry_Number: 94
Year: 1820
Month: Aug
Day: 10
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: Samuel
Residence: Longhope
Age_at_death: 18
Officiating_Minister: E[war]d Probyn Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/10
Page_No: 12
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

Record_ID 35597
Entry_Number 34
Year 1814
Month Aug
Day 14
Parents_Surname STERRY
Child_Forenames John Ellis
Fathers_Forenames Samuel
Mothers_Forenames Hannah
Mothers_Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Labourer
Officiating_Minister E[dwar]d Probyn Curate
Event Baptism
Memoranda n/s
Notes
Register_Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page_Number 5
Parish_Chapel Longhope
Soundex S360

Record_ID: 21192
Entry_Number: 132
Year: 1823
Month: Mar
Day: 19
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: John Ellis
Residence: Longhope
Age_at_death: 8
Officiating_Minister: William Paisley Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/10
Page_No: 17
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

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SO no obvious direct connection between the aforementioned Hiram Sterry and George Sterry at the top of this thread, but the Sterrys have been in Longhope (and neighbouring Huntley albeit perhaps to a lesser extent) since at least 1703 wrt this site's 300+ Sterry/Sterrey PRs.
For more PRs I see the surname has also been spelt locally as Sterray, and Stirry/Stirrey etc in earlier days , this couple appears to be the start of the Longhope line, purely judging from the oldest Longhope/Huntley PRs that I've found today, so by no means an exhaustive search;

Record_ID: 9142
Entry_Number:
Year: 1686
Month: Jan
Day: 30
Grooms_Surname: STIRRY
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence:
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: PITSTOW
Brides_Forenames: Jane
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence:
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns:
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark:
Witness_1:
Witness_2:
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: George Ditton Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Old style date 1685/6
Register_Reference: GDR V1/149
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex_Groom: S360
Soundex_Bride: P323

This may be his Burial Record, sadly no age given;

Record_ID: 20578
Entry_Number:
Year: 1716
Month: Jan
Day: 9
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: Richard
Residence:
Age_at_death:
Officiating_Minister: George Ven Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Sen[io]r
Notes: Old style date 1715/6
Register_Reference: GDR V1/149
Page_No: 23
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

Re name spelling variations, there is a Richard STYRRYE baptism b1580 in Ruardean within this site's PRs. Re early PRs for Longhope Church, it should still be remembered that unlike some Forest Churches within the "inner" high Forest, Longhope had a Church long before the 1500s. The excellent Longhope Village website explains it's existence back to Domesday times, see
http://www.longhopevillage.co.uk/history/church/
I see there is now a fledgling Huntley Village website, which shows Huntley's beautifully sited and appointed church is of similar ancient origins, see
http://www.huntleyvillage.co.uk/information/church/

I suspect this line has already been covered within this forum, but having found these PRs it seems a shame not to show them, hopefully will help the Sterry researchers in some small way.

And I thought researching the Jones name was tricky !!

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At least Jones is nearly always spelt Jones.

By contrast, yet another Sterry variant in and around the Forest is Sterrey, which is the spelling my great-grandfather Henry at Lydney adopted, don't ask me why. His great-grandfather in turn was Richard Sterry who was married at Minsterworth in 1794 and that's where the register trail runs dry.

But a DNA sample provided by Alan Sterrey, also of Lydney, Henry's nephew, not many years before his death in 2014, proves our line was linked to the Longhope Sterrys.

The other recent twist is that today's priest-in-charge at Longhope and Huntley came from up north to take up the job and apparently had no idea where his roots were until he got there. His name? The Reverend Chris Sterry!

Not far north of Longhope, and south of May Hill, running off the A40, you'll find Sterrys Lane. We get everywhere, currently found across the Forest as far as Woolaston as well as Lydney. But amazingly in all this, considering it isn't far from Longhope to Ruardean, no documentary, DNA or other link has yet been found between those earliest Ruardean Sterrys/Stirryes (or however you care to spell it) and those of Longhope and Minsterworth. Whoever finds that link will be celebrated world wide as the ultimate layer of a golden egg.

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Yes Peter, in my FH researches I've only ever seen Jones spelt thus, altho in this modern multicultural age Johns is becoming popular and even Johannes ! Finding my all-to-commonplace family isn't difficult, it's sorting out WHICH of the many William Jones is mine that's the problem... but yes easier than yours for sure.

I have seen Sterrey as well as Sterry, as I posted earlier. I still find it fascinating that names initially seem unusual are often not rare at all, depending where you're looking of course. From a Welsh Newspapers viewpoint, their website gives hits for over 1200 "Sterry", but just 5 for "Sterrey", altho this may just reflect journalist's spellings.
Several of the above hits relate to a Sterry Road, Gowerton near Swansea.

I only recall ever meeting ONE Sterry, a lad from Westbury who I was at school with in the 70s. I presume he was related to the blue-liveried "Sterry Coal Merchants" lorry often parked alongside the main A40 in Westbury in the 80s and 90s ?.

Re the Westbury Sterrys, here's a brief mention, altho I've included the whole article in case other names are of interest to the forum;

Cardiff Times of 20th November 1875,

"LITTLEDEAN.

VIOLENT ASSAULTS.— At the Petty-sessions, on Monday (before Captain Goold, Mr R. J. Kerr, and the Rev. C. E. Dighton), John Davis, Richard Davis, junr., and Richard Davis, senr., were brought up, the former charged with assaulting Edward Clarke, a night watchman at the Forest Vale Iron Works, and Police-constable Roseblade; and the two others with rescuing John Davis from the custody of Roseblade. The evidence showed that at 11 o'clock on the night of the 8th inst., John Davis was found by the watchman drunk upon the works talking to the men. He advised Davis to go home, when Davis made a most savage assault upon him, knocking him down several times, and following this up by showers of stones. The policeman, on being fetched, was also assaulted but on the arrival of Sergt. Critchley defendant was taken into custody. Prior to his arrival, however, the two other defendants came out of the house and assaulted the constable, and ultimately rescued John Davis. Both policemen were obliged to use violence, so savage were the attacks. Mr Cooke, of Gloucester, appeared for the complainants, Mr Dighton for the defendants. John Davis was sent to gaol for 3 months; Richard Davis, junr., was fined £1 and costs, or one month's imprisonment; Richard Davies, senr., 10s and costs, or 10 days' imprisonment.

LARCENY BY GIPSIES.— Neptune James Jones and Henry Loveridge, two young gipsies, were brought up charged with stealing a hand-truck, value 7s, the property of William Sterry, of Westbury-on-Severn. The defendants stated that they took the truck for the purpose of conveying some skewers to Cheltenham, and intended to bring it back. They were committed for one month's imprisonment each."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3419765/ART15/STERRY

Hopefully this is of interest to you, Peter; I see several William Sterry's in W-o-S albeit a little before this ?, but I guess he links into this recent thread ?
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=45239

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Not sure if this is of interest to anyone in the Sterry search. A Distant relation of my husband Mary Gatfield 1822-1897 married THOMAS STERRY b 1822 Aston Ingham, d 1901 Westbury on Severn. I have researched this part of the Sterry family so if anyone wants information on them I can probably inbox it to them.

Sheila

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Hello,
I am interested in the information you have on Mary Gatfield. I was born a Gatfield in Lydney and believe we originated in Aston Ingram. Are you able to send me the information.
Thank you for your time.
Julie Jones (Gatfield)

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I believe his name was actually Samuel [H]iram Sterry but haven't found his baptism either.

I believe this is his death entry in the GRO:
STERRY Samuel I, Newent, 5a, 511, 1, 1919, aged 66

He appears as Iraham Sterrey living with his family in the 1861 census and Hiram Sterrey still with his family in the 1871 census. He was Hiram Sterry when he married Emily Robinson in 1878 at Christchurch, Cheltenham.

In the 1881 census he is Heiram Sterry living with his wife and family. But in the 1901 and 1911 census he is calling himself Samuel Sterry and still with his wife and family. [I haven't found him in the 1891 census]

He did have an older brother called Samuel but Samuel had his own wife and children.

I have no idea why he suddenly decided to call himself Samuel rather than Hiram - especially as he had a brother called Samuel. But families were often terribly unimaginative when naming their children at this time - and certainly weren't as fussy as we are about the spelling of their names, including surnames - assuming they were literate at all - which of course many weren't or were minimally so.

The Hiram Thomas Sterry that you found born at Cheltenham in 1883 was indeed his nephew. And you're quite right about Hiram being a very unusual name amongst the Sterry clan.

Thanks for all your posts.

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"I have no idea why he suddenly decided to call himself Samuel rather than Hiram - especially as he had a brother called Samuel."

Hi Robert, thanks for clarifying things re the Census, even tho' and as usual it's ruined yet another of my conspiracy theories, I really should get my over-active imagination seen to !.

Re Samuel changing his name, maybe this is something to do with the water in Hope Brook ? ;-)
Whereas the Longhope Sterrys seemed to favour Samuel as their traditional "family" name, my Longhope Wrights favoured Leonard. This MAY be the reason that my Great Uncle "suddenly" called himself Harry LEONARD Wright at the 1911 Census; yet in all Records before and after thro Army, Marriage and Death etc he was just plain Harry ? We've tried to work out why but can see no obvious reason at all, his father Leonard lived another 24 years afterwards for example, so ??.

Wrt the tradional/family name Samuel, I'm sure you (as well as me) have seen cases where more than one son in a household are formally given that family name as their first Christian name, but they are henceforth referred to by their (differing) second names, presumably to avoid confusion within the household group. It would seem reasonable in such a case for your Samuel to re-adopt that name later in life when away from his siblings, especially as the Hiram name seems to have caused spelling problems. However in your case it appears to me that he was only ever Baptised/named/Christened as Hiram, not Samuel Hiram, so ???

There's nowt so strange as folk !

Thanks again, Jeff

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While researching another Longhope subject I stumbled across this news item which I thought might interest the Sterry researchers. I don't know which George this refers to.

LONGHOPE CASE FAILS
George Sterry, of the Slade, Longhope, labourer, was charged by Police-constable Hadbourne at Littledean yesterday with stealing two shaft tugs, britching, and strap, the property of William Benjamin Lea, of Hopebrook Farm, Longhope. Mr. G. Trevor Wellington, Gloucester, defended.
Mr. Lea stated that defendant had often worked for him. He left on the 5th of last February. Later witness missed the property, and reported the matter to the police.
Police-constable Radbourne deposed that on talking the matter over with defendant he consented to witness examining the harness in his (defendant's) stable. Witness there and then found the two shaft tugs (produced) and took possession of them, because they corresponded with the description Mr. Lea had given him. After Mr. Lea had identified the property as his, he again saw defendant, who declared it was not Mr. Lea's property, as he bought it off Mr. Bradley.
Mr. W. A. Bradley, grocer, Littledean, said he had had dealings years ago in old harness with the defendant's son.
Cross-examined: Witness would not swear that he did not sell these very articles to defendant's son.
The case was hereupon dismissed, Mr. Wellington submitting there was no evidence upon which the magistrates could convict.
Cardiff Evening Express, 11th June 1910

http://newspapers.library.wales/view/4219275/4219279/144/longhope%20sterry

(W.A.Bradley was in fact a shopkeeper of Little London, near Longhope, and not "Littledean", an understandable reporting error).
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=46145
http://www.forestprints.co.uk/w_a_bradley_drapers.htm

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There are a few possibles for George c1910;

1901, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Glos
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Charles Sterry Head M 73 Small Farmer. Taynton, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Sterry Wife F 69 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire
Mary A Sterry Daughter F 46 Longhope, Gloucestershire
George Sterry Grand Son M 12 Queensland Red Bank, Lancashire
Arthur Gardiner Servant M 17 Agricultural Labourer. Huntley, Gloucestershire

OR maybe
Leonard GEORGE ? (his father George died before 1910, see PR below)

1891, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Glos
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George Sterrey Head M 52 Farmer. Gloucestershire, England
Patience Sterrey Wife F 39 Gloucestershire, England
Leonard G Sterrey Son M 14 Gloucestershire, England
Gertrude Ely Sterrey Daughter F 12 Gloucestershire, England
Wallace Charles Sterrey Son M 10 Gloucestershire, England
Henry Francis Sterrey Son M 9 Gloucestershire, England
Florence Alice Sterrey Daughter F 6 Gloucestershire, England
Herbert Sterrey Son M 3 Gloucestershire, England
John Marshall Boarder M 45 Gloucestershire, England

1881, Longhope, Glos
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George Sterrey Head M 40 Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Patience Sterrey Wife F 34 Blaisdon, Gloucestershire, England
Leonard George Sterrey Son M 4 Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Gertrude Emily Sterrey Daughter F 2 Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Walace Charles Or Chester Sterrey Son M 7 M Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
John Marshall Lodger Head M 38 Huntley, Gloucestershire, England
Frank Green Lodger Head M 20 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Record_ID: 51528
Entry_Number: 412
Year: 1953
Month: Oct
Day: 16
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: Leonard George
Residence: Westbury Hall Westbury on Severn
Age_at_death: 76
Officiating_Minister: John G.Lister Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P184 1/15
Page_No: 52
Parish_Chapel: Huntley
Soundex: S360

Record_ID: 22323
Entry_Number: 514
Year: 1900
Month: Mar
Day: 1
Surname: STERRY
Forenames: George
Residence: May Hill Longhope
Age_at_death: 56
Officiating_Minister: George Barr
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/11
Page_No: 65
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: S360

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1901, Longhope, Glos
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William B Lea Head M 45 Farmer. Longhope, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Lea Mother F 82 Churcham, Gloucestershire
Jane Milner Aunt F 72 Churcham, Gloucestershire
Annie Lea Niece F 15 Knighton, Worcestershire

Record_ID: 20835
Entry_Number: 208
Year: 1909
Month: Aug
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: LEA
Grooms_Forenames: William Benjamin
Grooms_Age: 54
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Farmer
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Lea
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Edwin (deceased)
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [illegible]
Brides_Surname: PARRY
Brides_Forenames: Mary Jane
Brides_Age: 48[?
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Churcham
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Parry
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: James (deceased)
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [illegible]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Walter Akerman [?]
Witness_2: Elizabeth Ann Akerman [?]
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: W.H.Harding Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P83 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 104
Parish_Chapel: Churcham
Soundex_Groom: L000
Soundex_Bride: P600

Record_ID: 1002382
Entry_Number:
Year: 1936
Month: Jul
Day: 6
Surname: LEA
Forenames: William Benjamin
Residence: Latcham House
Age_at_death: 80
Officiating_Minister: G H E Howell rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/29
Page_No: 17
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: L000

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