LONDON DIRECTORIES
In the 1783 London Directory, Anthony Sterry, oilman, is listed as living at 156 Borough St
In the 1817 London Directory, the following Sterry listings appear:
Sterry A & J, oilmen, 156 Borough
Sterry Henry & Co., merchts., 36 Basinghall-st
Sterry Richard & Co., whol. oilmen, Layton's-bldgs, Borough
In the 1823-24 Pigot Directory of London & Middlesex (and Towns & Villages within 12 miles), the
following Sterry listings appear:
Sterrys & Tweed, Attorneys, Hornchurch-lane, Romford, Essex
Sterry, Anthony & Jos. & Son, Oilmen and Oil & Colourmen, 156 High st, Boro
Sterry Rd & Co, Oilmen and Oil & Colourmen, 143 High st, Boro
Sterry Hy & Co, merchants, 36 Basinghall-st
In the 1827 London Directory, the following Sterry listings appear:
Sterry Joseph & Sons, oil & colourmen, 156 Borough
Sterry Henry & Co, merchts., 36 Basinghall-st
Sterry Richard & Co., oil & colourmen, 143 Borough
Sterry W.B., sailmaker, East-lane, Bermondsey
In the 1839 Pigot London Directory, the following Sterrys appear:
Sterry, Joseph & Sons, drysalters, 156 High-st, Borough
Sterry & Lachmore, wholesale oil & colourmen, Layton's buildings, Borough
Sterry, Henry, merchant, 36 Crutched friars
Sterry, John, agent, 67 Aldermanbury
Sterry, Joseph & sons, oil & colourmen, 156 High-st
Sterry, Samuel Henry & Son, surgeons, 10 Grange rd
Sterry, William Bristow, sail maker & ship chandler, 1 Nutkin's corner, Bermondsey wall
In the 1846 London Post Office Directory, the following Sterry listings appear:
Joseph Sterry and sons, oil and colourmen, 156 Borough High St
Sterry & Co, oilmen and drysalters, 143 Borough High St
Henry Sterry, commission merchant, 21 Basinghall St
Henry Sterry, merchant, 38 Trinity Square Tower Hill
Henry Sterry jnr, surgeon, 1 Alscot Place, Grange Rd, Bermondsey
Samuel Henry Sterry, surgeon, 1 Alscot Place, Grange Rd, Bermondsey
In the 1861 London PO Directory (Kelly & Co), the following Sterry listings appear:
Sterry, Charles, Royal Mint (Official Directory:Bank of England)
Sterry, Joseph & Sons, oil & colormen, 164 Borough High st SE
Sterry & Sharpe, surgeons, 159 Grange road, Bermondsey SE
Sterry, Sterry & Co, oilmen and drysalters, 23 Cannon st EC
Sterry, Henry, surgeon, 7 Paragon, New Kent road SE
In the 1873 London PO Directory, the following Sterry listings appear:
Sterry, Joseph & Sons, manufacturers of poor man's plaisters and german paste, 2 Mint street (opposite
St George's church) Borough High street SE
Sterry, Arthur, barrister, 26 Chancery lane WC
Lambe & Sterry, Arthur Chas., paraffin wax refiners, New rd, Rotherhithe SE
Sterry, Onslow, Blue Posts P.H. West India dock road E
Sterry, Wm, fishmonger, 89 Paradise street, Rotherhithe SE
Sterry, Arthur, barrister, 26 Chancery lane WC
In the 1888 London Post Office Directory, the following listing is under the heading "oil & colormen":
Thomas Sterry, 53 Hornsey Rd, N. (Hornsey Rd is still in the Holloway/Finsbury Park area on North London.)
No Sterrys listed under "oil & colormen" in the 1890 Post Office Directory.
1892 P.O. London Directory (Kelly & Co)
Sterry, Robert Wright F.R.A.S., Local Marine Board
Sterry, Joseph & Sons, manufacturers of poor man's plaisters, oil silk & german paste, 2 Marshal Sea Road, SE
Sterry, Dunnell, aerated water manufr., 88 Narrow st, Limehouse E
Sterry, Hnnh Amelia(Mrs), "Barley Mow" P.H. 133 Narrow st Limehouse E
(Information kindly supplied by Rose Hatch of Southampton, England from correspondence with Ann Winser of East Sussex, England and Lesley Huppert, Constance Bay, Ontario, Canada.)