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Many thanks.

Fiona

I have no idea if this is your George Sturgess but felt it worth posting, just in case:

Headline: NORTHAMPTON DIVISIONAL PETTY SESSIONS.
Publication:Northampton Mercury
Publication date:Friday 22 February 1901

There is an item about a George Sturgess, who was a shoe hand from Duston. He was charged with kicking a police officer who had intervened when Sturgess and another man had been firing a gun.

This George Sturgess was the father of 32 (yes 32!!!) children, all claimed to have been born in wedlock. 27 were still alive and 2 sons were fighting in South Africa. Sturgess was described as "laboured under considerable mental excitement".

There are a couple of items in the late 1880s about the state of your George Sturgess (snr) and the financial state of his business - not terribly good.

Don't know if this is of any relevance:

Publication:Northampton Mercury
Publication date:Friday 04 November 1892

Article text:"Herbert Whitlock, Henry Whitlock. Walter Whitlock, Harry Hurst, George Sturgess, Thomas Dawkins, and Edgar Buckingham, all young men of Lillingstone Lovell were charged with wilfully and maliciously damaging a cart, the property of John Hickinbottom"

The rest of the brief article suggests it was boisterous behaviour following an evening at the fair.

(Looking at the 1891 census some of the other lads mentioned were born in the mid 1870s)

Yes, I found this and thought, oh, right found you, only to be foiled by Eunice - by then fed up of George's trips to the south coast - marrying some one beginning with a t. I can't remember the surname off hand and having a daughter around 1887. She married under her maiden name of Clarke!!

Fiona

Marriages Jun 1867 (>99%)
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CLARK Eunice Northampton 3b 141
Robins Thomas Northampton 3b 141

Chris :)

Probably not........

There is a George Robbins on the 1881 census with parents Joseph and Laura.

Many thanks for all your help.

Fiona

Yes this is George. he described all his women as his housekeepers. He went to the south coast on holiday and came back with a new 'housekeeper'. In 1891 she was from Kent and then in 1896 he claimed Clives GGran from Hastings. He never married any of them!!

Fiona

I wonder....

??


1891 England Census
about George Robbins Name:George Robbins
Age:15
Estimated birth year:abt 1876
Relation:Lodger
Gender:Male
Where born:Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish:St Giles
Ecclesiastical parish:St Michael
Town:Northampton
County/Island:Northamptonshire
Country:England

Thomas W Vince 28
Elizabeth J Vince 24
Lunie E R Vince 4
Alice M B Vince 1
Sarah A Thomas 43
George Robbins 15
Joseph Robbins 8
Isaac Dewdney 19

Is this him ....

??


1881 England Census
about George Sturgess Name:George Sturgess
Age:8
Estimated birth year:abt 1873
Relationship to Head:Son
Father:George Sturgess
Gender:Male
Where born:Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish:Northampton Priory St Andrew
County/Island:Northamptonshire
Country:England
Street address:20 Grafton Place

Household Members:


Name

Age

George Sturgess 38 (Widower)
Harriett Sturgess 10
George Sturgess 8
Harry Sturgess 6
Ellen Sturgess 4
Elizth. Sturgess 3
William Sturgess
Eunice Robbins 31 Housekeeper >>>>Interesting!

If this is him in 1881, Eunice wasn't married to George Senior

George Sturgess 38
Harriett Sturgess 10
George Sturgess 8
Harry Sturgess 6
Ellen Sturgess 4
Elizth. Sturgess 3
William Sturgess
Eunice Robbins 31 - housekeeper

This is George in 1871 with Eunice. Who the other 2 are I can't find out .Knowing George Snr they are made up names as nothing it what it seems.

Fiona

As far as I know he was just George. born 1874. There is another George Sturgess born around the same time who is related to the Warwick family who's father is also George but this family went to Derbyshire. I can't find any link.

Fiona

1871 (relating)
STURGIS, George Head M 29 1842 Northamptonshire (Shoemaker)
ROBINS, Eunis Boarder F 21 1850 Northamptonshire (Shoe Closer)
ROBINS, Elizabeth Daughter F 4 1867 Northamptonshire
TURNER, Kate Visitor F 23 1848 Staffordshire
Piece: 1488
Folio: 103
Page: 31
Registration District: Northampton
Civil Parish: St Peter
Municipal Borough: Northampton
Address: Moat Street, St Peter, Northampton
County: Northamptonshire

Chris :)

1881
STURGESS, George Head Widower M 38 1843 Shoe Manufacturer
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, Harriett Daughter Single F 10 1871 Scholar
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, George Son Single M 8 1873 Scholar
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, Harry Son Single M 6 1875 Scholar
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, Ellen Daughter Single F 4 1877 Scholar
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, Elizth Daughter Single F 3 1878 Scholar
Northampton, Northamptonshire
STURGESS, William Son Single M 0 1881
Northampton, Northamptonshire
ROBBINS, Eunice Housekeeper Married F 31 1850 Housekeeper
Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire
Piece: 1549
Folio: 53
Page: 46
Registration District: Northampton
Civil Parish: Northampton Priory of St Andrew Aka Town Part
Municipal Borough:
Address: 20, Grafton Place, Northampton Priory Of St Andrew Aka Town Part
County: Northamptonshire

Was he just George or George H ?


Name: George H Sturgess
Birth: abt 1874
Death: Mar 1922 - Northampton, Northamptonshire, England



Name: George Sturgess
Birth: Jan 1874 - Northampton, Northamptonshire

No idea who he married or if he got married he seems to have just disappeared.

I wonder if he emigrated??

Fiona

any idea who he married?

Name: George Sturgiss
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Oct 1874
Christening Place: St. Katherine's, Northampton, Northampton, England
Father's Name: George Sturgiss
Mother's Name: Eunice Sturgiss
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00718-7
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 6128200
Reference ID: yr 1841-1892 p 167

I am trying to find George who seems to disappear after the 1881 census. He was born in Northampton in 1874 to George Sturgess and Eunice Robbins (Sturgess). I can't find him on any census or Bmd after this time.

Anyone able to help.
Fiona