Personal Details

 William Henry (Hokley) Steer
William was born in 1837 in Petworth, Sussex and his baptism took place there on June 27th, 1837.^2 3 
• Birth Notes

  IGI Parents:
  Mother:      JANE STEER
  Age 28 on marriage certificate of 1859; however wife was then 35
  1841 census age give as 3
  1851 census age given as 13
  1861 census gave age as 24
  1871 census gives birth in Petworth, Sussex age 34 ie b.1837
  1881 census age 43
  age declared at death in 1885 (by mother) 47
He died due to heart disease, Fatty Degeneration of Heart, at the age of 48 on May 1st, 1885 in Petworth.⁴ 
• Death Notes

  Petworth Southern, Petworth Sussex no 233
  Informant: Jane Tipper, Mother. Present at the Death, Petworth
  Fourth May 1885


 Emily Whitcombe
Emily was born in 1847 in Petworth and her baptism took place on March 7th, 1847 in Petworth, Sussex.³ 
• Birth Notes

  EMILY WHITCOMBE
  07 MAR 1847       Petworth, Sussex, England
  Father:      JAMES WHITCOMBE
  Mother:      MARY ANN
  Age given as 28 at marriage in 1876
  FreeBMD Mar 1847 Petworth 7 p485
She died at the age of 43 in 1890 in Petworth, Sussex.
• Death Notes

  FreeBMD Sep 1890 Petworth 2b p203