ESSEX PARISH REGISTERS
The following parishes records have been searched without finding any STERRYS:
Ashen (Baptisms
1560-1813, Marriages 1558-1837 & Burials 1558-1652 -Modern Transcript)
Ballingdon (Baptisms 1615-1812, Marriages 1696-1812 & Burials
1620-1812 -Modern Transcript)
Balchamp Otton (Baptisms 1578-1812, Marriages 1578-1837 & Burials
1578-1837 -Modern Transcript)
Belchamp St Pauls (Baptisms 1538-1778, Marriages 1538-1837 & Burials
1538-1800 -Modern Transcript)
Farnham (Baptisms 1559-1804 - Modern Transcription)
Foxearth (Baptisms 1551-1617, 1705-1812; Marriages 1705-1812;
Burials 1705-1812-PR)
Helions Bumpstead (Baptisms 1559-1812, Marriages 1559-1837
and Burials 1558-1812 -Modern Transcript)
Leyton Parish Church plus St John Baptist's Chapel (Baptisms,
Marriages & Burials 1820-1849)
Liston (Baptisms 1599-1812, Marriages 1602-1837 & Burials
1599-1812 - Index)
Stock Harward (Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1563-1700)
Woodford (Burials 1638-1812)
Monumental inscriptions for the following parishes have been checked without
finding any Sterrys:
Bulmer
Chelmsford London Rd
Colne Engaine
Fairstead
Faulkbourne
Frating
Great Warley
Lexden
Mucking St John Baptist
Rainham, St Helen & St Giles
Rivenhall
Tolleshunt Knights
Wennington, St Mary and St Peter
Witham
The following parishes have been searched and have located STERRYS or similar:
Bradwell Juxta Mare
The IGI lists one marriage:
1661 May 2 Emma Starey married Thomas Gelding
Chelmsford
Burials
There is a Sterry Will listed for Chelmsford:
1829 Eleonona Sterry, wid, Billericay, 245 BR33
There is a War Memorial at Chelmsford St Mary the Virgin (Catherdral) for an Annie Sterry in 1942 (ref. C22). Found on familyhistoryonline website.
Chigwell
The IGI lists one marriage:
1610 Sep 3 Richard Stary & Jane
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1610 STARY Ric & Jane ..., Chigwell
Colchester All Saints
There are Boyd's Marriage Index entries:
1690 STIRIE Savil & An Ball, Colchester AS
1715 STERRY Elz & Peter Daw, Colchester AS
Colchester St Botolph
There are Boyd's Marriage Index entries:
1605 STERE Emme & Rob Polhill, Colchester Bot
1610 STERE Mary & Tho Hawkins, Colchester Bot
Colchester St Nicholas
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1689 STERRY Wm & Mary Rainham, Colchester Nic
Grays Thurrock
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1747 STERRY Nath & Elz Sach, Grays Thurrock
Great Burstead
Burials
The NBI 2nd ed has the following burials for Great Burstead
St Mary Magdalene:
1773 Apr 7 Mary Sterry (Also found on familyhistoryonline
website as MI)
1829 Feb 2 Eleonora Sterry aged 80
Harwich (St Nicholas)
Burials
The National Burials Index (2nd ed) lists the following burial:
1711 Mar 9 John Sterry
Henham
Marriages
The IGI lists one marriage:
##1795 Dec 8 Samuel Henry Sterry and Mary Dowley
Henham
Burials
The NBI 2nd ed has the following burial for Henham St Mary
the Virgin:
1779 Feb 8 Wasey Sterry
Kelvedon
Walter Smith's book The Sterry Family
lists a marriage in this parish:
1634 Thomas STERRY Married Phillippa TERRANCE at Kelorden
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1634 Sterry Tho & Phillip Temance, Kelvedon
Langham St Mary
Burials
The NBI 2nd ed. has the following burial for Langham St Mary:
1930 May 17 Leonard William Sterry aged 51
Messing
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1610 STERE Su & Will Root, Messing
Romford
Walter Smith's book The Sterry Family
lists a marriage in this parish:
1713 Oct 13 Robert STERRY Married Mary WOOD at Romford, Essex. Both
Robert and Mary of Gray's Thurcock.
This marriage also listed in the IGI.
The IGI lists baptisms in Romford:
##1796 Dec 23 Ellen Benge STERRY d. Benjamin Massey STERRY and Mary
##1798 Apr Charles STERRY s. Benjamin STERRY
##1802 Nov 2 William Sterry s. Benjamin Sterry
##1804 Mar 13 Frances Sterry d. Benjamin Sterry
There are Boyd's Marriage Index entries:
1575 STERRY Jn & Maria Story, Romford
1713 STERRY Rob & Mary Wood, Romford
There are Monumental Inscriptions in St Edward's, Romford:
##STERRY (in church) Benjamin (62) 1830
##STERRY (in church) Maria (59) 1826
##STERRY (in church) Wasey (41) 1842
Sibil Hedingham
Baptisms 1560-1837 (PR)
1632 Mar 24 Martha d. Thos Steares
Sibil Hedingham
Marriages 1599-1800 (PR)
1783 Apr 29 Thomas Barnard & Mary Steare
Sibil Hedingham
Burials 1560-1837 (PR)
Nil
Thaxted
Marriages
The IGI lists a marriage:
1790 Nov 26 Ann STERRY married Francis PATIENT
Upminster
Marriages
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
##1836 STERRY Eln & Tho Norris, Upminster
Upminster
Burials
The NBI 2nd ed has the following burials for Upminster St
Laurence:
1836 Dec 24 Wesley Sterry aged 5mths
1858 Jul 29 Wasey Sterry aged 24
Wivenhoe
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry:
1649 STERE Dan & Rose Hamton, Wyvenhoe
There is a Boyd's Marriage Index entry for a Quaker
marriage, parish not indicated:
##1799 STERRY Jos & An Hix, Friends
Legend:
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