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Stephen Sterley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hankey, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: August 09, 1875 (54)
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Place of Burial: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Sterley, Snr. SV/PROG and Anne Sterley, SM/PROG
Husband of Mrs Charlotte Mary Sterley
Father of Stephen Thomas Sterley; William Henley Sterley; Mary Ann Ward; Robert Beal Sterley; Edward Sterley and 5 others
Brother of Thomas Sterley, Jr.; Mary Ann Matthews; John Sterley; Lydia Gates; Maria Sterley and 3 others

Occupation: Blacksmith and wagon maker, Blacksmith
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About Stephen Sterley

Stephen Sterley, born 1821 at Hankey C.P. first child of the 1820 Settlers to be born in South Africa.

Occupation blacksmith/wagon maker.

Died 9 August 1875 Port Elizabeth, buried in St. George's Park Cemetery, P.E. Rev Stokes conducted his funeral service which was attended by 300 people. Little children sang before the open grave.

Stephen Sterley was a generous, kind, humble and liberal person. He built a Baptist Sunday School costing £600 in Queen Street, Port Elizabeth.

Stephen married Charlotte Mary Henley on 9 January 1842 at the Methodist Church in Uitenhage, she was the daughter of John Elliot Henley and Mary Henley nee Beal. The name Henley occurs frequently among their descendants.

Stephen and Charlotte had a large family of 11 children. The youngest child was named John Arthur Beal Bustard.

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Stephen married Charlotte Mary Henley

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Photograph from : http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1657450 Date: 25 May 2010 Contributed by: Carol Beneke


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Stephen Sterley's Timeline

1821
August 1, 1821
Hankey, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1822
February 26, 1822
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1842
October 11, 1842
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1842
Age 20
South Africa
1844
June 16, 1844
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1846
October 16, 1846
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1850
August 20, 1850
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1851
October 24, 1851
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1852
October 8, 1852
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa