Hester Sterling (née Coningham)

1783 - 1843


Biography

Annuitant for £500 p.a. secured on Colonarie Vale under the will of her uncle Walter Coningham (q.v.), as was her brother Robert Coningham (q.v.); after the death of the survivor of the two annuitants, the whole of Walter Coningham's property including Colonarie Vale estate was to be divided among the children of Robert Coningham and Hester Sterling. Hester Sterling's children with her husband the journalist Edward Sterling included John Sterling (q.v.) and Anthony Coningham Sterling, both with entries in the ODNB. Hester Sterling was buried at Holy Trinity Brompton aged 59 22/04/1843 when her address was given as South Place.


Sources

Boase, G. C., and James Lunt. "Sterling, Sir Anthony Coningham (1805–1871), army officer and historian." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 11 Jun. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-26405; Nye, Eric W. "Sterling, John (1806–1844), writer and poet." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 13 Jun. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-26408; Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003 for Hester Sterling Kensington and Chelsea Holy Trinity, Brompton 1830-1939 [database online].


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Maiden Name
Coningham
Spouse
Edward Sterling
Children
John; Anthony Coningham

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Annuitant

Annuitant for £500 p.a. secured on Colonarie Vale under the will of her uncle Walter Coningham (q.v.).


Relationships (3)

Sister → Brother
Niece → Uncle
Mother → Son

Addresses (1)

South Place, Kensington, London, Middlesex, London, England