Henry Stern Timeline

Statistics for Henry Stern 1900

House of Stern

The Sterns of Telford originated as the German family of Stein who were servants of the House of Hanover when that great house took the throne of England in 1714. The family was given land in the County of Shropshire where they established themselves as magnates in the developing coal industry. Originally granted the title of baronet in 1714, the family sought to elevate itself by becoming modest investors in the East India Company in the 1730s and again by active membership within the company beginning in the 1760s. It was about this time that the Baronet of Stein changed the family name from Stein to Stern in the interest of appearing more English. It became tradition within the Stern family for auxiliary sons to join the company and seek their fortunes abroad, mostly in India. Stern men of note fought extensively in both the Anglo-Mysore Wars and Anglo-Maratha Wars of India on the side of the East India Company. This included Henry Stern's father Jarod Wilfred Stern and his brother Curtis Weldon Stern who both fought in the Second Anglo-Maratha War and upon their return significantly enriched the family with diamonds, gold and other metals from the Golconda region of the Deccan Plateau. Henry's father returned to India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818) and participated in the Battle of Mahidpur (21st December, 1817) in which he lost his life. Henry's uncle, Curtis Weldon Stern was called to London to receive honors bestowed by George, Prince of Wales during the Regency of 1811, wherein he was raised to full baron in his deceased brother's place.

History of Henry Stern

Experience Records

Year	Events
1801	Henry is born to Oralee Cockburn Stern and Jarod Wilfred Stern
1806	Henry takes up sculpture
1813	Henry sent off to boarding school
1818	Henry's father dies in his first year of attendance at University of Cambridge
1822	Henry graduated from Cambridge with a degree in architecture
1823	Henry marries Alicia Abigayle Stafford
1825	Scot Hollis Stern born to Alicia Abigayle Stafford Stern and Henry Jarod Stern
1826	Henry joins the Royal Navy, granted an officer's commission and participates in the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829)
1827	Lieutenant Commander Stern served aboard the H.M.S. Genoa during the Battle of Navarino under Captain Walter Bathurst
1828	Henry is promoted to full Commander under the Genoa's new Captain Richard Dickenson
1830	Henry is discharged with honors from the Royal Navy, but remains in Greece for another year
1831	Henry returns to London and family life
1832	Richard Lucian Stern born to Alicia Abigayle Stafford Stern and Henry Jarod Stern; Alicia Stern dies in childbirth
1834	Henry marries Gabriella Denise Hart
1831
1860	Henry receives the Embrace
1861	Henry officially dies

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