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STERLING, William Daniel
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Name STERLING, William Daniel Birth 1851 Gender Male Death 1932 Person ID I8330 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father STERLING, William, b. 1815 d. 1872 (Age 57 years) Mother CAMPBELL, Elizabeth, b. 1820 d. 1892 (Age 72 years) Family ID F3030 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family THWAITES, Sarah Ellen d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1881 Chester Le Street, County Durham
Children 1. STERLING, Elizabeth Jane, b. 1883, Sunderland Registration District, County Durham
d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. STERLING, William d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. STERLING, Joseph T. d. Yes, date unknown 4. STERLING, James D. d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F3064 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM DANIEL STERLING 1851-1932
The marriage between William Daniel STERLING and Sarah Ellen THWAITES was registered in December 1881.
(GRO December Q 1881 Chester le Street 10a 749)
From the 1891 census of 19 Laburnum Road, Fulwell, Sunderland, County Durham:
*William D. STERLING, head, married, aged 39, steam engine maker and fitter, employed, born at South Shields, County Durham;
Sarah E. STERLING, wife, married, aged 30, born at Colliery Row, Monkwearmouth C. D.;
Elizabeth J. STERLING, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Southwick, Durham;
William STERLING, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Middlesbrough;
Joseph T. STERLING, son, aged 3, born at Middlesbrough.
James D. STERLING, son, aged 1, born at Fulwell, Sunderland, County Durham.
(RG12/4151/117/3)

