Sturgeon, Thomas William
STURGEON, THOMAS WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Tri.nity Hall,
Feb. 7, 1784; Scholar, 1785. One of those names, 'nephew of
Thomas Watson Wentworth, ist Marquess of Rockingham,' married Elizabeth, only dau. of Edmund Wells {post
Fortescue). (Burke, L.O.; V. Hodson.)
STURGES, ARTHUR SMITH. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 2,
1859. [9th] s. of John, of 35, Connaught Square, London.
B. May 14, 1S40, in London. School, King's CoUege, London. Matric. Michs. 1859; B.A. 1863; M.A. 1866. Ord. deacon
(Gloucester) 1864; priest, 1865; C. of Campden, Gloucs.,
1864-6. C. of Wargrave, Berks., 1866-71. V. of Kidmore,
O.xon., 1871-89. V. of Wheatley, 1889-1907. Rural Dean of
Cuddesdon, 1895-1907. Resided latterly in Oxford, where he
died, May 28, 1909. Brother of Edward (1850) and Octavius
(1858). (Crockford; The Times, May 31, 1909.)
STURGES, CHARLES. Adm. (age 18) at King's, a scholar from Eton, Jan. 19, 1758. [2nd s. of the Rev. Charles (1708), R. of
Orlingbury, Northants. (and Sarah, dau. of Thomas Isted,
of Ecton, Northants.).] B. Sept. 10, 1738, at Orlingbury.
Bapt. Oct. 2, 1738. Matric. Lent, 1758; B.A. 1762; M.A.
1765. Fellow, 1761-3. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 1761; priest,
1762; C. of Little BiUing, Northants., 1 761-3. V. of St Mary's, Reading, 1763-1805. V. of Ealing, Midds., 1775-97. Preb. of
St Paul's, 1768-1805; Preb. of Salisbury. V. of Kenton, Devon, 1775-97. R. of Holy Trinity, Chelsea, 1797-1805.
R. of St Luke's, Chelsea, 179 7-1805. Chaplain to Earl Cadogan. Married, Penelope, 2nd dau. of James Weller, of
Hurst, Berks. Died Apr. 22, 1805; buried May 2 in the
chancel of Loddington Church, Northants. M.I. in St Mary's, Reading. Father of the next. (Eton Coll. Reg.; Northants.
Clergy, xiii. 107; G. Mag., 1805, i. 583.)
STURGES, CHARLES. Adm. (age 17) at King's, a scholar from Eton, Feb. 14, 1794. [S- of the Rev. Charles (above) (and
Penelope, dau. of James Weller, of Hurst, Berks.).] B. at
Reading. Bapt. there, Apr. 12, 1776. Matric. Easter, 1794;
B.A. 1798; M.A. i8or. Fellow, 1797-1802. Ord. priest (London, Litt. dim. from Salisbury), Apr. 27, 1800; C. of
St Mary's, Reading, 1800-2. Died Aug. 26, 1802, aged 26, at Worthing; buried at Broadwater, near Worthing, Sussex. M.I.
at Reading. [Eton Coll. Reg.; G. Mag., 1805, i. 583.)
STURGES, EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Apr. 5, 1850.
Of Middlesex. [7th s. of John, Esq., of Connaught Square,
London. B. Oct. 11, 1832. Educated at King's College, London.] Matric. Michs. 1850; Scholar; B.A. (30//^ Wrangler)
1854; M.A. 1857. Adm. com. causa, at Oxford, 1866. Ord.
deacon and priest (Oxford) 1855; C. of Haseley, Oxon.,
1855-7. R. of Kencot, 1857-66. V. of Great Milton, 1866-73.
R. of Wokingham, Berks., 1873-1904. Instrumental in the building of the Palmer Schools. Assisted in founding the
Diocesan Missionary College at Dorchester. Hon. Canon of
Christ Church, 1896. Married, May i, 1855, Jane, dau. of
William Murray, sometime M.P. for Newcastle-under-Lyme. Died Aug. 14, 1907. Father of the next; brother of Arthur S.
(1859) and Octavius (1858). (Burke, E.G.; Crockford.)
STURGES, EDWARD MURRAY. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Pem- broke, Oct. 17, 1877. Eldest s. of the Rev. Edward (above),
R. of Wokingham (and Jane Murray). B. Oct. 4, 1859, in
London. [School, Winchester.] Matric. Michs. 1877; B..^.
1881; M.A. 1884. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple, Nov. 17,
1890. Private Secretary to Sir Henry Brougham Loch,
Governor of Victoria, Australia, 1884-6. Married, 1887,
Eliza Rhoda, youngest dau. of Richard Grice, of Melbourne,
Australia, and had issue. Latterly of Barkham Square,
Wokingham, where he died May 22, 1934; buried at Barkham,
Berks. {Winchester Coll. Reg.; Burke, E.G.; Law Lists; The
Times, May 24, 1934.)
STURGES, JOSEPH. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Christ's, Nov. 12, 1796; from Wadham College, Oxford whence he had matric.
(age i8) Nov. 19, 1791. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Joseph, of
Sibbertoft, Northants. (and Martha). Bapt. Feb. 15, 1773, at
Sibbertoft. Matric. Michs. 1797; B.A. 1798. Practised as a
solicitor at the Cape of Good Hope 'for nearly twenty years.' Died Mar. 15, 1838, aged 65, at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
{Peile, II. 342; Northants. Clergy, 13, 109; G. Mag., 1838, 11. no.)
STURGES, JOSEPH. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity, Apr. 30,
1819. S. of John. B. at Bowling Hall, Yorks. School,
Southend, Kent. Matric. Michs. 1820; B.A. 1824; M.A. 1828.
STURGES, MONTAGUE CHARLES. Matric. Non-CoU., Lent,
1879. [S. of Montague James, medical-practitioner, of Becken- ham, Kent (and Lucy). B. July i, 1859. School, Merchant
Taylors', London.] B.A. 1882; M.A., from Cavendish H., 1885. Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1882; priest, 1883; C. of
Godstone, Surrey, 1882-5. Chaplain and Lecturer at
Cavendish Hostel, Cambridge, 1885. Pembroke College
Sturmer, Heaton Edward
.Missioner at Walworth, 1SS6-90. C. of St Nicholas, Deptford,
Kent, 1890-2. Chaplain, N. Surrey District School, 1892-
1924. Married, Feb. 29, 1892, Emily Caroline Gates. Latterly
of Broadstairs, where he died Jan. 26, 1939. {Merchant
Taylors' Sch. Reg.; Crockford; The Times, Jan. 27, 1939.)
STURGES, OCTAVIUS. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, July 28,
1858. [8th] s. of John, of [35], Connaught Square, London.
B. [Aug. 19] 1833, in London. [Entered the H.E.I.C.'s service, 1852; Lieut., Bombay Artillery, 1853; returned home,
1857; studied medicine at St George's Hospital.] Matric. Michs. 1858; B.A. 1862; M.B. 1863; M.D. 1867. M.R.C.P.,
1863; F.R.C.P., 1870. Medical Registrar, St George's hospital, 1863-5 ; Assistant Physician, Westminster Hospital,
1868; Physician, 1875, and Lecturer on Forensic Medicine
and Materia Medica. Physician, Hospital for Sick Children,
1884; Senior Physician at the Westminster Hospital.
Practised in Wimpole Street. ' A Physician of wide observa-
tion and excellent sense.' Author, In the Company's service; An Introduction to the Study of Clinical Medicine; The
Natural History and Relations of Pneumonia; Chorea and
Whooping Cough, etc. Died, unmarried, Nov. 3, 1895, from
injuries received a week previously through being knocked
down by a hansom-cab. Brother of Arthur S. (1859) and
Edward (1850). (Medical Directories; D.N.B.; Univ. Almanack gives date of death as Oct. 3, 1894.)
STURGES, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at Clare, Nov. 29, 1775.
[S. of John, of Norton, Derbs.] B. in Derbs. Matric. Michs.
1776. Migrated to Magdalene, Mar. 22, 1778; B.A. 1780;
M.A. 1783. Fellow of Magdalene. Ord. priest (Norwich,
Eitt. dim. from London) Dec. 21, 1782. Of Wakefield. Died
Jan. 14, 1829. (G. Mag., 1829, 1. 282.)
STURGESS, FERDINAND DISRAELI. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 8, 1889. S. of Commander Richard, Royal Navy, of
Southsea, Hants, (and Sarah Troy Wright). B. Aug. 28, 1869,
at Stoke, near Devonport. School, Hope House (Mr E. M.
Bewlay). Matric. Michs. 1889; B.A. 1892; M.A. 1918. Ord.
deacon (London) 1892; priest, 1893; C. of Acton, Middlesex,
1892-6. C. of Hillingdon, 1896-1903. V. of Yiewsley, 1903-
20. R. of Langley-Burrell, Wilts., 1920-1. Died June 7, 1921.
(Scott, MSS.; Crockford; The Guardian, June 17, 1921.)
STURGIS, ARTHUR CLARE. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Oct. 6,
1887. S. of Samuel [Harman] [member of the London Stock
Exchange], of 38, Brunsmck Gardens, London. B. June 26,
1868, in London. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1887;
B.A. 1890. Member of the London Stock Exchange. Died
Apr. 15, 1908. Probably brother of MackayC. (1869). (Harrow Sch. Reg.)
STURGIS, HOWARD OVERING. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
Feb. 28, 1874. [Youngest] s. of Russell, of 17, Carlton Terrace,
London [and formerly of Boston, U.S.A.]. B. Nov. 8, 1855,
in London. School, Eton. Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A. 1878;
M.A. 1881. Author, All that was Possible; Tim and other
novels. Died Feb. 7, 1920, at Windsor. {The Times, Feb. 10, 1920.)
STURGIS, MACKAY CLARE. Adm. pens, at Clare, Nov. 22,
1869. [S. of S. School, Wellington College.] Matric. Lent,
1870 . Probablv brother of Arthur C. (1887) (Wellington Coll.
Reg.)
STURKEY, THOMAS OWEN. -A.dm. pens, (age 20) at Pembroke,
Oct. I, 1878. Only s. of Thomas, Esq., of Plas-cae-Crivm, near Newtown, Montgom. B. there. [School, Chester.]
Matric. Michs. 1878; B.A. 1882; M.A. 1885. Ord. deacon
(Carlisle) 1882; priest, 1883; C. of Barton, Westmorland,
1882-5. C. of St Mary's, CarUsle, 1885-6. R. of Beaumont and Kirkandrews-on-Eden, 1886-97, and C. of Grinsdale,
Cimiberland, 1888-95. Married, May 5, 1886, Jane, eldest
dau. of William Little, Esq., of Hutton Hall, Penrith,
Cumberland. Author, History of Kirkandreus-on-Eden, and Beaumont. Died Aug. 31, 1897. (Crockford; C. R. Hudleston.)
STtJRMER (or VON STORMER), HEATON EDWARD. Adm.
sizar at St John's, July 5, 1855, as Von Sturmer. S. of the
Rev. Frederick (Queen's College, Oxford, 1S26) (and Mary). B. at Twickenham, Middlesex. Bapt. Feb. 10, 1834. Matric.
Michs. 1855; B.A. i88o; M..\. 1883. Ord. deacon (Peterb.)
1874; priest, 1875; C. of All Saints, Wellingborough,
Northants., 1874-7. C. of Waterbeach, Cambs., 1877-9-
C. of St Luke's, Kentish Town, Middlesex, 1879-82. R. of
Scotton with East Ferry, Lines., 1S82-97. Chaplain at Riga,
1897-19 18; remained there until a British warship took British residents home before the Russians arrived. Author,
Christ the Divine Man. Latterly of the Homes of St Barnabas,
Dormans, East Grinstead, Surrey, where he died Apr. 9, 1924,
aged 90. Father of the next. (Crockford; EagU, xnu, 317; F. R. C. Sturmer.)
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