Entires refer to the upper class but also to middle class families or other persons of note.
The Mormon Church has indexed all surnames in the Gentleman's Magazine and these are available on microfilm. The following Sterry entries appear in the Gentleman's Magazine. 1747, p 47, Marriages Jan 9. Tew, Sterry, and Porter, elected fellows of St John's College, Oxford from merchant taylors school. Rev. Mr. Sterry, minister of Henham, in Essex.