John Edward STEER

• Birth Notes

  Aged 1 (1851), 11 (1861),

• General Notes

  1851 Census, 30 March. PRO Ref. HO 107, Piece 1613, Folio 219.Sevenoaks, Kent. Address High Street. John STEER, Head, Marr,Age 45, Draper & Upholsterer (1 Man), birthplace Crowhurst,Surrey. Francis C STEER, Wife, Marr, Age 35, birthplaceSnodland, Kent. Caroline STEER, Daur, Age 12, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. William STEER, Son, Age 10, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. Fanny STEER, Daur, Age 8, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. Julia STEER, Daur, Age 6, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. Anna M STEER, Daur, Age 3,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. John E STEER, Son, Age 1, birthplaceSevenoaks, Kent. John E QUAIL?, Brother in Law, Unm, Age 23,Shop Assistant, birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. Sarah J HORNER,Serv, Unm, Age 23, House Servant, birthplace Bristol, Somerset.1861 Census, 7 April. PRO Ref. RG 9, Piece 488, Folio 14b.Sevenoaks, Kent. Address High Street. John STEER, Head, Marr,Age 58, Upholster, birthplace Crowhurst, Surrey. Frances CSTEER, Wife, Marr, Age 49, birthplace Snodland, Kent. William JSTEER, Son, Unm, Age 20, Upholsters Assistant, birthplaceSevenoaks, Kent. John E STEER, Son, Age 11, Scholar, birthplaceSevenoaks, Kent. Louisa A STEER, Daur, Age 8, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent. Ernest STEER, Age 6, Scholar,birthplace Sevenoaks, Kent.In 1870, John & Frances, together with Julia, John Edward andErnest migrated to Australia. Anna Maria, with her daughter,Dorothea, came out in 1873. Louisa appears to have come toAustralia, on her own, in 1867, although she would only havebeen about 14 or 15 years old. She certainly was in touch withthe rest of the family after their arrival, as her two brothers,John Edward and Ernest, were witnesses at her marriage in 1881.I believe Caroline married Thomas HOLBEACH in 1866, and they,together with their two children, migrated to Australia in 1873.John STEER died in 1874. The information on his deathcertificate was provided by his son, John Edward. His age wasgiven as 72, and his parents as John STEER and Ann SKINNER.Birthplace as Crowhurst, Surrey, and marriage place asCamberwell, England. John and Frances QUAIT STEER settled inSevenoaks, Kent after their marriage, as all the children wereregistered there.