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FROST, Selina
1862 - 1934 (72 years) Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.
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Name FROST, Selina Birth 1862 East Harling, Norfolk, England 
Gender Female Death 1934 Sunderland Registration District, County Durham Person ID I1821 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father FROST, George d. Yes, date unknown Mother DAVEY, Susan d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1851 Guiltcross, Norfolk, England Family ID F3075 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family STERLING, Henry, b. 1855, Kenton, Northumberland, England d. 7 Sep 1920, Sunderland Registration District, County Durham (Age 65 years) Marriage 1880 Sunderland Registration District Children 1. STERLING, Sarah Annie, b. 19 Oct 1880, Sunderland, County Durham, England d. 22 Dec 1943, Easington, County Durham, England (Age 63 years)2. STERLING, Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar 1889, Sunderland, County Durham, England d. 1970, Sunderland Registration District, County Durham (Age 80 years)3. STERLING, Ellen Selina, b. 1897, Sunderland, County Durham, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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SELINA STERLING nee FROST 1862-1934
The birth of Selina FROST was registered in 1862.
(GRO March Q 1862 [DAVEY] Guiltcross [includes East Harling] 04B 254)
The marriage between Henry STERLING and Selina FROST was registered in 1880.
(GRO March Q 1880 Sunderland 10A 552)
From the 1881 Census of 24 Woodside, Washington, County Durham:
Henry STERLING, head, aged 25, steel moulder, born at Kenton, Northumberland;
*Selina STERLING, wife, aged 20, born at East Harling, Norfolk;
Sarah A. STERLING, daughter, aged 6 months, born at Sunderland, County Durham.
(RG11/4984/5/4)
Fom the 1901 Census of No. 20 Westwood Street, Bishopwearmouth, County Durham:
Henry STIRLING [sic], married, aged 45, iron moulder, born at Kenton, Northumberland;
*Selina STIRLING [sic], married, aged 40, born at West Harling, Norfolk;
Sarah A. STERLING [sic], daughter, aged 20, born in Sunderland, County Durham;
Elizabeth STERLING [sic], daughter, aged 12, born in Sunderland, County Durham;
Ellen S. STERLING [sic], daughter, aged 3, born in Sunderland, County Durham.
(RG13/4711/50/25)
From the 1911 Census of 27 Exeter Street, Pallion, Sunderland, County Durham:
Henry STERLING, head, aged 55, married, iron moulder steam winch making (iron founder), worker, born at Newcastle on Tyne;
*Selina STERLING, wife, married 31 years, 3 children, 1 living, 2 dead, born at Harling, Norfolk;
Ellen Selina STERLING, daughter, aged 13, at school, born in Sunderland, County Durham.
(RG14PN30165 RG78PN1740 RD555 SD1 ED22 SN115)
NOTE: Is it possible that Henry and Selina told the enumerator that 2 of their 3 children were dead because they considered them so to be for "marrying out"?
Her husband Henry STERLING died in 1920 aged 65.
(GRO September Q 1920 10 576)
The death of Selina STERLING aged 73 was registerd in 1934.
(GRO June Q 1934 Sunderland 10a 605)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Selina's siblings were as follows: Elizabeth 1856; Sarah 1861, Charles David 1864.
(revised 29.08.2020)