John STEER 
John was born in 1732 in Reigate, Surrey..1 John's father was John STEER and his mother was Elizabeth FRITH. He had a brother and four sisters, named William, Clemence, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Michael, James and Sarah. He died at the age of 74 in February 1806 in Bletchingley, Surrey. He was buried on February 28th, 1806 in Bletchingley, Surrey.2 2 General Notes
Transcript of Reigate, Surrey. Baptism 6 September 1732, JohnSTEER son of John & Elizabeth.Married by Licence issued 5 November 1762. John of Tandridge.Took over the tenancies of Comforts Place Farm, Blindley Heath,Godstone from about 1780. The tenancies passed to his son Georgeon his death in 1806.COMFORTS PLACE FARM, BLINDLEY HEATH, GODSTONE: FARM ACCOUNTS,1807-1814, Reference Number: 557. Provenance: Deposited by theRevd. K G Hoare in February 1960, who was given the volume whenRector of Godstone. Presumably it was presented by a member ofthe Steer family: the book is certainly mentioned in a newspaperreport of the burial of Mrs A M Steer in 1932 inserted in theback of the volume. Introduction: George Steer's parents JohnSteer and Joanna Arnold were married by licence at Godstoneparish church on 10 November 1762. (P25/1/44). They were atTandridge, John's native parish, for the baptism of their firstson William on 1 November 1763 (P24/9/1), and were still'Tandridge parishioners' when George's baptism was registered atCrowhurst on 30 January 1765 (P51/1/2). Thereafter the familymoved to Godstone; further children were baptized there from1767 onwards (P25/1/43). [Their mother, although clearly signingherself Joanna in the marriage register, is always entered as'Hannah' in the baptism registers].Witnessed the marriage of his daughter Mary in 1786.Transcript of Bletchingley, Surrey. Burial 28 February 1806,John STEER, Age 72.
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