James Steer & Rebecca Miram

James Steer
James was born in 1791 and his baptism took place on January 2nd, 1791 in Wisborough Green.

• Birth Notes
  • age 50 1841

He died in an accident or as a result of an injury, suffocation after falling down stairs, at the age of 80 on February 8th, 1871.² 

• Death Notes
  • Report of death in West Sussex Gazette 16 February 1871.Wisborough Green
    Sad death of an old man by falling downstairs. An inquest was held Thursday last at the Three Crowns Inn. H Upton Deputy Coroner into the death of James Steer aged 80 years. It appeared from the
    witness that a neighbour who occasionally washed for the deceased went into his house and found him lying at the bottom of the stairs with his feet upwards quite dead. Mr Boxall surgeon said he only found a slight bruise of the left leg. His, the doctors opinion was that the deceased being infirm had been unable to extricate himself when he fell and was suffocated. The jury reached the verdict to the effect that the deceased was suffocated by accidentally falling downstairs

Rebecca Miram
Rebecca was born in 1802.

• Birth Notes
  • age 39 1841 census

She died at the age of 58 on January 1st, 1860.² 

• Death Notes
  • Death notified on 5 1 1860 by Sophia Harwood present at time who made her mark.  Sophia Harwood  b 1798 was wife of  John Harwood labourer and they lived in the village, Wisborough Green.