William Henry (Hokley) Steer & Emily Whitcombe

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