See also

Family of Thomas James Stearn and Jane Welham

Husband: Thomas James Stearn

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Thomas James Stearn

  • Name:

  • Thomas James Stearn1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • builders yard foreman, farmer then a cartage contractor2,3,4

  • Birth:

  • 31 Oct 1867

  • Winkfield, Berkshire, England2,3,4

  •  

  • 1901 census says born in Buxhall Suffolk, swapped over with his wife Jane

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • The Rise, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a builders yard foreman and living with his wife Jane, daughter Rose, son William and a lodger. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • Titlarks Farm, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England3

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living in seven rooms with his wife Jane, son William, his in-laws William and Ada Welham, two boarders and a visitor. Born in Winkfield Berkshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 71)

  • Heathfield, Onslow Road, Sunninghill, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • a married cartage contractor living with his wife Jane, daughter Muriel and invalided sister-in-law Rose Welham. Born on 31st October 1867

Wife: Jane Welham

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Jane Welham

  • Name:

  • Jane Welham5,6,7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Welham (1834?- )

  • Mother:

  • Adah Edwards (1838- )

  • Birth:

  • 19 Nov 1867

  • Buxhall, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6,8

  •  

  • 1901 census says born Winkfield Berkshire, swapped over with her husband Thomas

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Feb 1868 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Brettenham Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter of William Welham (labourer) and Ada of Buxhall

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • Worlds End Road, Buxhall, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter aged 3, born in Buxhall living with parents.

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • Early Wood, Winkfield, Berkshire, England8

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents William and Adah, brothers Harry and William, sisters Mary, Emma and Ellen, and a boarder. Born in Buxhall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • The Rise, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Thomas, daughter Rose, son William and a lodger. Born in Winklfield Berkshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • Titlarks Farm, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England3

  •  

  • married wife living in seven rooms with her husband Thomas, son William, her parents William and Ada Welham, two boarders and a visitor. Born in Buxhall Suffolk and married for eighteen years with two children, both of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 71)

  • Heathfield, Onslow Road, Sunninghill, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas, daughter Muriel and invalided sister Rose Welham. Born on 19th November 1867

Child 1: Muriel Rose Stearn

  • Name:

  • Muriel Rose Stearn10,11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker4

  • Birth:

  • 30 Oct 1893

  • Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2,4,10,11

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 7)

  • The Rise, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2

  •  

  • daughter as Rose living with her parents Thomas and Jane, brother William and a lodger. Born in Sunningdale Berkshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • Heathfield, Onslow Road, Sunninghill, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried dressmaker living with her parents Thomas and Jane, and invalided aunt Rose Welham. Born on 30th October 1893

  • Death:

  • 18 May 1977 (age 83)

  • Surrey "North Western Registration District", Surrey, England11,12

  • Probate:

  • 20 Jul 1977

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England12

  •  

  • of Billericay Onslow Road Sunningdale Berkshire died 18th May 1977, probate of £19,307 (~£119,000 in 2017)

Child 2: William Bristow Stearn

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Son: William Bristow Stearn

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Spouse: Elsie May Cooper

  • Name:

  • William Bristow Stearn13,14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elsie May Cooper (1894-1960)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer's son becoming a coal haulage contractor3,15

  • Birth:

  • 21 Sep 1895

  • Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2,3,13,14,15

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • The Rise, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents Thomas and Jane, sister Rose and a lodger. Born in Sunningdale Berkshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • Titlarks Farm, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England3

  •  

  • unmarried son working on the farm and living in seven rooms with his parents Thomas and Jane, his grandparents William and Ada Welham, two boarders and a visitor. Born in Sunningdale Berkshire

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • Billericay, Onslow Road, Sunninghill, Surrey, England15

  •  

  • a married coal haulage contractor living with his wife Elsie, son Philip and daughter Vivien. Born on 21st September 1895

  • Death:

  • 19 Nov 1971 (age 76)

  • Surrey "North Western Registration District", Surrey, England14,16,17

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 21 Dec 197117

  •  

  •  

  • solicitors placed a notice in the London Gazette stating that notices of claims against his estate are to be given by 23rd February 1972. He died on 19th November 1971, was retired of Billericay, Onslow Road Sunningdale Berkshire and his representatives were Philip Bristow Stearn, Vivian Merle Moore and Joan Elizabeth Francis

  • Probate:

  • 16 Jun 1972

  • Probate Registry, Greater London, England16,18

  •  

  • of Billericay Onslow Road Sunningdale Berkshire died 19th November 1971, probate of £18,357 (~£211,000 in 2017)

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Windsor 1892 quarter:4 volume:2c page:1031. Cit. Date: 9 June 2021.

2.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1166 folio:126 page:30. Cit. Date: 10 June 2021.

3.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3026 class:RG78 piece:106 registration district:32 sub-district:3 enumeration district:12 schedule:130. Cit. Date: 10 June 2021.

4.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1934F page:25 line:7 letter code:DNAE. Cit. Date: 9 June 2021.

5.

Terri Richardson personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 3 July 2007.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1867 quarter:4 volume:4a page:469. Cit. Date: 14 January 2022.

7.

Suffolk Family History Society - Stow and Thedwastre Baptisms 1754-1812, (2011 SFK-BPI-05/P2 own copy). Buxhall St. Mary baptisms entry:743. Cit. Date: 14 January 2022.

8.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1319 folio:68 page:18 schedule:509. Cit. Date: 14 January 2022.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1742/4.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Windsor 1893 quarter:4 volume:2c page:408. Cit. Date: 9 June 2021.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey North Western 1977 quarter:2 volume:17 page:661. Cit. Date: 13 June 2021.

12.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1977 page:7695 no:770116534C. Cit. Date: 13 June 2021.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Windsor 1895 quarter:4 volume:2c page:408. Cit. Date: 10 June 2021.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey North Western 1971 quarter:4 volume:5g page:784. Cit. Date: 11 June 2021.

15.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1934F page:25 line:2 letter code:DNAE. Cit. Date: 11 June 2021.

16.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1972 page:475. Cit. Date: 11 June 2021.

17.

FindMyPast London Gazette 1665-2018, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). London Gazette 1971 issue:4550 21st December 1971 page:14054. Cit. Date: 12 June 2012.

18.

Ibid.