c1844 Born
1861 Living in Leeds; Thomas Sturgeon 61, vicar of Binley, Maria Sturgeon 44, John Sturgeon 24, mechanical engineer (born Dublin), William Sturgeon 23, Marianne Catherine Sturgeon 21, Margaret Elizabeth Sturgeon 19, Thomas Sturgeon 17[1]
1881 Living at 6 Airedale Cliff, Bramley, Yorkshire: Maria Sturgeon (age 64 born Dublin), a Widow. With her children Thomas Sturgeon (age 37 born Leeds), Civil Engineer and Patentee (Unmarried); Kate Sturgeon (age 41 born Leeds); Mary E. Sturgeon (age 39 born Leeds); Maria Sturgeon (age 36 born Leeds); her grandson John T. Sturgeon (age 8 born Bolton Lane); her grandson Willie Sturgeon (age 6 born London); Toddie Sturgeon (age 5); George Sturgeon (age 3). Also a visitor, boarder and one servant.[2]
1887 Patented the Sturgeon Gas Engine and manufactured by Henry Wallwork and Co