William Sterne

(born 1861 Limehouse, Middlesex)

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Maternal grandmother: not known

Maternal grandfather: not known

Paternal grandmother: not known

Paternal grandfather: not known

Mother: Emma Elizabeth Hikman (born 1834 Stepney, Middlesex died 1920 Mile End Old Town) View NotesHide notes

Elusive early records for Emma. Possible baptism St Mary Whitechapel 15th March 1835 giving birth date as 3rd August 1834 and father John, Saw Maker and mother Ann. Another possibility is name was Hitman or Hiteman. 1861 census shows William and Mary Hitman at same address although classified as different household. As William was 2 years younger than Emma he could have been her brother.

married 14 Jun 1852 Saint Thomas, Stepney, London

Father John Henry Sterne (born 29 Aug 1830 Poplar, Middlesex died 1908 Mile End, London) View NotesHide notes

Father John, mother Mary, baptised 29/5/1831, All Saints, East India Dock Road notes on FMP

Sister: Emma Sterne (born 12.5.1854 Limehouse, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 18th June 1854, St Anne Limehouse on Commercial Road, living at Merchants Row, Limehouse.

Sister: Mary Martha Sterne (born 2.5.1856 Poplar, Middlesex died 9.5.1870 Limehouse, Middlesex) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 9th Nov 1859, living at Merchants Row. Buried 9th May 1870 at Hackney Victoria Park Cemetery and had been still living at Merchants Row according to non-conformist burial records on FMP

Brother: John Charles Stern (born 2.7.1858 Limehouse, Middlesex died 1880 Stepney) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 9th Nov 1859 while living at Merchants Row

Sister: Maria Alemena Sterne (born 1864 Thams St City London died 1941 Hitchin) 10 children

Husband: Charles Peters (born 1855 Milburn Cambs )

Daughter: Emma Mary A Peters (born 1887 Bow, London )

Son: John Charles Henry Peters (born 8.11.1888 Walthamstow, Essex ) View NotesHide notes

Joined the army in 1907 and bought himself out in 1911 in Bermuda. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion as well as a couple of scars according to the records.

He emigrated to the States shortly after, in 1911 and was naturalised in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Illinois, USA in 1918.

In the 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses he was living at Mineral Point City, Iowa, Wisconsin with wife Mary Loretta, sons John and Ernest and daughter Dorothy

The censuses also show that he was 24 when first married, ie 1912-13. Mary Loretta was born in Wisconsin to an Austria Hungarian mother and father from Ohio. She spoke German. Click images for more info.

Daughter: Elizabeth L Peters (born 1891 Walthamstow )

Son: Ernest William Sterne Peters (born 1892 Walthamstow died 1979 Hitchin) View NotesHide notes

Joined the army 31st May 1915 and was ranked gunner. Records show he married Elsie Cross in 1921 Hitchin and had a daughter, Heather J C in 1923; and later married Dorothy V Barnes in 1935 Hitchin with a further two daughters: Margaret H in 1937 and Dorothy R in 1941.

Daughter: Rossetti Maria Peters (born 18.6.1896 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 5th July 1896 while living at 19 Metley Road, Walthamstow. Name shortened to Rosa in school admissions record (see image). Married Ernest Parcell in 1916 Letchworth

Daughter: Ada Gertrude Peters (born 18.9.1898 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 9th Oct 1898 in Walthamstow, St Mary the Virgin while living at 19 Hatterley Road father recorded as a draperman. Was admitted to Letchworth, Knights Templar School in 1906, presumably at same time as family moved there. Probably married Robert D Boon in 1927 Letchworth.

Daughter: Dorothy Kathleen Peters (born 18.8.1900 Walthamstow ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 2nd Sept 1900. Father then a brewers drayman, and living at 14 Netley Road. Entered Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary School in 1913. Oddly her date of birth was given as a year later, 1901

Son: James George Sterne Peters (born 12.7.1902 Walthamstow died 1977 Hitchin, Hertfordshire) View NotesHide notes

Some discrepancy in birth date, baptism record on FMP has it as 6th July 1902, mother Maria Alemecia — his last middle name Sterne fits with his roots. Death record has birth date as 12th July.

Son: Charles Guy Peters (born 5.11.1904 Walthamstow died 1983 Bideford, Devon) View NotesHide notes

Admitted to Letchworth, Knights Templar School in 1912 and Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary School the year after.

Was Steel Carvings (Heavy) Coremaker in 1939 and lived there with family at 68 Eldefield, Letchworth.

Son: Arnold William Peters (born 30.3.1907 Letchworth Herts died 24.11.1986 ) View NotesHide notes

Married Dorothy M Glaser in 1934, Hitchin reg dist. Herts and was seen living at 30 Monklands, Letchworth at time of 1939 register with his wife (born 2/3/1910) and one other. Birth records show two daughters, Rosemary M born in 1938 and Christine L 1947

Sister: Alice Sterne (born 20.4.1868 Homerton, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes 4 children

Baptised 12th June 1870 while living at 5 Merchant Row, Limehouse

Husband: Frank Churchill (born 1869 Dorchester, Oxfordshire )

Daughter: Alice Churchill (born 1897 Bow, Middlesex )

Son: Frank Churchill (born 1898 Mile End died 1899 Mile End)

Daughter: Emma Elizabeth Churchill (born 2.1.1900 Bow, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes

Probably married Richard T Wyatt in 1923 Mile End, and had at least one son, Ronald W Wyatt born 20th May 1924, Limehouse. 1939 shows her with son at 247 Ivyhouse Road, and one other in Dagenham, Essex and her date of birth as 2nd Jan 1900. Possibly another 3 sons, Peter, Phillip and Richard born in Stepney in 27, 28 and 1932 — but not evident on 1939 register.

Daughter: Ethel Churchill (born 1902 Mile End died 1902 Mile End)

Sister: Louisa Stern (born 23.5.1870 Limehouse, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 12 June 1870, living at 5 Merchant Row

Sister: Mary Ann Florence Stern (born 15.4.1872 Bow, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes

Baptised 12 May 1872, living at 22 Fern St, Bromley by Bow

Sister: Elizabeth Helen Stern (born 1877 Harrow on Hill, Middlesex ) View NotesHide notes 2 children

Odd one out with birth record Hendon district giving middle name as Ellen and mother’s maiden name as Hitman

Partner: William Walter Reynolds (born 1875 London, Middlesex )

Daughter: William Walter Reynolds (born 1899 London, Middlesex )

Son: Hilda May Reynolds (born 1904 London )

Sister: Florence A R Stern (born 1879 Limehouse, Middlesex )

Brother: Joseph Frederick W Stern (born 1880 Stepney, Middlesex died 1882 Stepney, Middlesex)

Wife: Margaret Elrick (born 1863 Wapping ) married 1882 Mile End Old Town

Daughter: Alise W Sterne (born 1886 Bow )

Daughter: Jane E Sterne (born 1887 Limehouse )

Son: William J Sterne (born 1889 Limehouse ) View NotesHide notes

Marriage record of a William J Sterne to Emma W Tillman in 1914 Stepney, which sounds like probable match

1906 school

admissions for Ada, Dorothy and Rosa

John Charles

Henry Peters, army records

John Peters

army records from 1907 showing he had blue eyes, br...

Army records

for John Peters

John Peters

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Dorothy Peters

1913 admission to Letchworth, Pixmore Secondary ...

Naturalisation

record for John Charles Henry Peters in 1918

Peters family

in 1930 electoral register

Census records (22):

1841 Lisson Street, Upper, St Marylebone, Marylebone, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Hickman	Eliza			F	40	1801	Ironmonger	not Middlesex
Hickman	Ann			F	20	1821		not Middlesex
Hickman	Elizabeth			F	11	1830		Middlesex
Hickman	John			M	9	1832		Middlesex
Hickman	Emma			F	7	1834		Middlesex	893
Hickman	Sarah			F	6	1835		Middlesex
Hickman	Eliza			F	40	1801		Middlesex
Hickman	Harriott			F	2	1839		Middlesex
Hickman	Clara			F	1	1840		Middlesex
Barker	Elizabeth			F	40	1801
Johnson	Hannah			F	20	1821
Rice	Mary			F	20	1821		Middlesex
Buckwell	John			M	20	1821

1851 5, Cut Side, Saint Anne, Tower Hamlet, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Hawkins	Thomas	Head	Married	M	37	1814	Sawyer ,	Poplar, Middlesex
Hawkins	Sarah	Wife	Married	F	40	1811		Eastham, Essex
Hawkins	Sarah	Daughter	Unmarried	F	18	1833		Poplar, Middlesex
Stern	John	Lodger	Unmarried	M	19	1832	Sawyer ,	Poplar, Middlesex	892

1861 5, Marchants Row, Limehouse, London, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Stern	John	Head	Married	M	28	1833	Carman ,	Poplar, Middlesex	892
Stern	Emma	Wife	Married	F	27	1834		Stepney, Middlesex	893
Stern	Emma	Daughter		F	6	1855	Scholar ,	Limehouse, Middlesex	894
Stern	Mary	Daughter		F	4	1857		Poplar, Middlesex	903
Stern	John	Son		M	3	1858		Limehouse, Middlesex	895

1861 Back Street, Melbourn, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	James	Head	Married	M	46	1815	Shepherd	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	304
Peters	Mary	Wife	Married	F	35	1826	Shepherds Wife	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	305
Peters	William	Son	Unmarried	M	16	1845	Shepherd	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	311
Peters	Charles	Son		M	6	1855	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	4	1857	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	306
Peters	James	Son		M	3	1858	Scholar	Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	307
Peters	John	Son		M	0	1861		Melbourne, Cambridgeshire	308

1871 (White Horse), Melbourn, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	James	Head		M	56	1815		Cambridgeshire	304
Peters	Mary	Wife		F	46	1825		Cambridgeshire	305
Peters	Charles	Son		M	16	1855		Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	14	1857		Cambridgeshire	306
Peters	James	Son		M	13	1858		Cambridgeshire	307
Peters	John	Son		M	10	1861		Cambridgeshire	308
Peters	Alice	Daughter		F	6	1865		Cambridgeshire	309
Peters	Martha	Daughter		F	4	1867		Cambridgeshire	310
Whitmore	Joseph	Brother-In-Law		M	47	1824		Cambridgeshire

1871 Merchant Row, St Ann Limehouse, London, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Stern	Jno Hy	Head		M	39	1832	Labourer	Poplar	892
Stern	Emma	Wife		F	37	1834		Stepney	893
Stern	Emma	Daughter		F	16	1855		Limehouse	894
Stern	Jno	Son		M	13	1858		Limehouse	895
Stern	Wm	Son		M	10	1861		Limehouse	896
Stern	Maria	Daughter		F	7	1864		Limehouse	294
Stern	Alice	Daughter		F	3	1868		Limehouse	897
Stern	Louisa	Daughter		F	0	1871		Limehouse	898
Noy	Fredk	Lodger		M	18	1853	Lawyer	Kent

1881 40, St Thomas Rd, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Stern	John H	Head	Married	M	50	1831	Builders Labourer ,	Poplar, Middlesex	892
Stern	Emma E	Wife	Married	F	48	1833		Stepney, Middlesex	893
Stern	Emma	Daughter	Single	F	26	1855	Tailoress ,	Limehouse, Middlesex	894
Stern	William	Son	Single	M	19	1862	Bricklayers Labourer ,	Limehouse, Middlesex	896
Stern	Maria A	Daughter	Single	F	17	1864	Nurse	(City), Middlesex	294
Stern	Alice	Daughter	Single	F	12	1869	Scholar	Homerton, Middlesex	897
Stern	Louisa	Daughter	Single	F	10	1871	Scholar	Limehouse, Middlesex	898
Stern	Mary A F	Daughter	Single	F	9	1872	Scholar	Bow, Middlesex	899
Stern	Elizth E	Daughter	Single	F	4	1877		Harrow on Hill, Middlesex	900
Stern	Florence A R	Daughter	Single	F	2	1879		Limehouse, Middlesex	901
Stern	Joseph F W	Son	Single	M	1	1880		Stepney, Middlesex	902
Mc Mahon	Richard	Lodger	Single	M	47	1834	Engineer (Artz Undef) ,	Poplar, Middlesex

1881 5, Underwood St, Mile End New Town, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Chapman	George	Head	Married	M	32	1849	Brewers Servant	Stratford, Essex
Chapman	Sarah	Wife	Married	F	31	1850		Stratford, Essex
Chapman	Fredric	Son	Single	M	7	1874	Scholar	Stratford, Essex
Chapman	George	Son	Single	M	5	1876	Scholar	London, Middlesex
Chapman	William	Son	Single	M	3	1878	Scholar	London, Middlesex
Chapman	Herbert	Son	Single	M	1	1880		London, Middlesex
Peters	Charles	Lodger	Single	M	27	1854	Drayman	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	293
Winterton	Daniel	Lodger	Single	M	19	1862	Drayman	Norfolk

1891 1, Park Road, Walthamstow, Essex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	37	1854	Brewers Drayman	Melbourn, Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Maria A	Wife	Married	F	27	1864		London	294
Peters	Emma M A	Daughter		F	4	1887		Bow, London	303
Peters	John C H	Son		M	2	1889		Walthamstow, Essex	302
Peters	Elizabeth L	Daughter		F	0	1891		Walthamstow, Essex	300

1891 40 St Thomas Road, Mile End Old Town, London
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Steine	John Henry	Head	Married	M	61	1830		Poplar	892
Steine	Emma Elizabeth	Wife	Married	F	59	1832		Stepney	893
Steine	Alice	Daughter	Single	F	23	1868	Tailoress	Limehouse	897
Steine	Louisa	Daughter	Single	F	21	1870	Artificial Flower Maker	Homerton	898
Steine	Mary Ann Florence	Daughter	Single	F	19	1872	Tailoress	Limehouse	899
Steine	Elizabeth Helen	Daughter	Single	F	15	1876	Tailoress	Bow	900
Cooper	Emma	Daughter	Widow	F	36	1855	Tailoress	Harrow on Hill	894

1891 Blount Street, Limehouse, Stepney, London
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Sterne	William	Head	Married	M	31	1860	Bricklayer	London, Limehouse	896
Sterne	Margaret	Wife	Married	F	28	1863		London, Wapping	4336
Sterne	Alise W	Daughter		F	5	1886	Scholar	London, Bow	4337
Sterne	Jane E	Daughter		F	4	1887		London, Limehouse	4338
Sterne	William J	Son		M	2	1889		London, Limehouse	4339

1901 19, Netley Road, Walthamstow, Essex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	52	1849	Brewers Drayman	Cambridgeshire	293
Peters	Maria	Wife	Married	F	37	1864		City, London	294
Peters	Emma	Daughter		F	14	1887		Bow, London	303
Peters	John	Son		M	12	1889		Walthamstow, Essex	302
Peters	Elizabeth	Daughter		F	10	1891		Walthamstow, Essex	300
Peters	Ernest	Son		M	8	1893		Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Rossetter	Daughter		F	5	1896		Walthamstow, Essex	298
Peters	Ada	Daughter		F	2	1899		Walthamstow, Essex	297
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter		F	0	1901		Walthamstow, Essex	296
Summers	James	Boarder	Single	M	27	1874	Bricklayers Labourer	Maldon, Essex

1901 40 St Thomas Road, Mile End, London
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Churchill	Frank	Head	Married	M	32	1869	Horse Keeper	Dorchester, Oxfordshire	4332
Churchill	Alice	Wife	Married	F	33	1868		Homerton, Middlesex	897
Churchill	Alice	Daughter		F	4	1897		Bow, Middlesex	4331
Churchill	Emma	Daughter		F	1	1900		Bow, Middlesex	4333

1901 40, S Thomass Road, Mile End Old Town, London
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Sterne	John Henry	Head	Married	M	68	1833	Watchman	Poplar, Middlesex	892
Sterne	Emma	Wife	Married	F	67	1834		Stepney, Middlesex	893
Sterne	Mary Ann Florence	Daughter	Single	F	28	1873	Tailoress	Bow, Middlesex	899

1911 27 Ridge Road Letchworth Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles	Head	Married	M	62	1849	Labourer General	Milburn Cambs	293
Peters	Maria A	Wife	Married	F	47	1864		Thams St City London	294
Peters	Elizabeth L	Daughter	Single	F	20	1891	Bookfolder	Walthamstow, Essex	300
Peters	Ernest W S	Son	Single	M	19	1892	Apprentice Machine Minder	Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Rossetter M	Daughter	Single	F	15	1896	Book Folder	Walthamstow, Essex	298
Peters	Ada G	Daughter		F	13	1898	Schoolgirl	Walthamstow, Essex	297
Peters	Dorothy B	Daughter		F	11	1900	Schoolgirl	Walthamstow, Essex	296
Peters	James G	Son		M	9	1902	Schoolboy	Walthamstow, Essex	295
Peters	Charles G	Son		M	6	1905	Schoolboy	Walthamstow, Essex	292
Peters	Arnold W	Son		M	4	1907		Letchworth Herts	301
Sumners	James G	Boarder	Single	M	37	1874	Gerneal Labour	Maldon Exess

1911 5 Silver St, Limehouse, Middlesex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Churchill	Frank	Head	Married	M	41	1869	Brewer’s Drayman	Dorchester	4332
Churchill	Alice	Wife	Married	F	42	1868		Homerton	897
Churchill	Alice	Daughter		F	14	1897		Bow	4331
Churchill	Emma E	Daughter		F	11	1890		Bow	4333

1911 The Nurseries, Harlow Common, Essex
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Reynolds	William Walter	Head	Married	M	36	1875	Manager of Window Cleaning Co	London, Middlesex	4340
Reynolds	Ellen Elizabeth	Wife	Married	F	35	1876		London, Middlesex	900
Reynolds	William Walter	Son		F	12	1899		London, Middlesex	4341
Reynolds	Hilda May	Daughter		M	7	1904		London, Middlesex	4342
Sterne	Emma Elizabeth	Wife’s mother		F	79	1832		London, Middlesex	893

1920 Commerce Street, Mineral Point City, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John H	Head	Married	M	31	1889		England	302
Peters	Mary Loretta	Wife	Married	F	30	1890		Wisconsin
Peters	John Charles	Son	Single	M	6	1916		Wisconsin

1921 32, Broughton Hill, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Maria A	Head	Widowed	F	57	1864	House Duties	Boscount Place, Thamse St, City	294
Peters	Ernest W A	Son	Single	M	28	1892	Machine Minder, Garden City Press, Out of work	Walthamstow, Essex	299
Peters	Dorothy K	Daughter	Single	F	20	1900	Corset Maker, Spirella Corset Factory	Walthamstow, Essex	296
Peters	James G	Son	Single	M	18	1902	Baker Journeyman, out of work	Walthamstow, Essex	295
Peters	Charles G	Son	Single	M	16	1904	Core Maker, Kyn Laly (Metal Works)	Walthamstow, Essex	292
Peters	Arnold D	Son	Single	M	14	1907	Bakers Assistant, Garden City Cop Provision Merchant	Lethworth, Herts	301

1930 Commerce Street, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John P H	Head		M	42	1888	Crane Man, Zinc Works	England	302
Peters	Mary L	Wife		F	41	1889		Wisconsin	4325
Peters	John	Son		M	16	1914		Wisconsin	4326
Peters	Ernest	Son		M	9	1921		Wisconsin	4327
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter		F	7	1923		Wisconsin	4328

1939 68 Eldefield Eldefield, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	Charles G			M	34	1904	Steel Castings (Heavy) Core Maker	5th Nov	292
Peters	Mary			F	31	1908	Unpaid Domestic Duties	23rd July	291
Peters	David Christopher			M	8	1930		24th December	2244
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1940 Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
S name	F name	Relation	Cond	Sex	Age	Born	Occupation	Born	ID
Peters	John C H	Head	Married	M	52	1888	Labourer	England	302
Peters	Mary	Wife	Married	F	56	1884	Housewife	Wisconsin
Peters	Ernest	Son	Single	M	19	1921		Wisconsin
Peters	Dorothy	Daughter	Single	F	17	1923		Wisconsin