William Henry (Hokley) Steer & Emily Whitcombe 
William and Emily were married in a religious ceremony on June 26th, 1876 in Petworth, Sussex by Chas. A Durrant and witnessed by Edwin Whitcombe, Ann Woodman.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Entry #148 Parish Church Petworth
William Steer, Widower, Tailor
Father of William Steer named as Henry Steer, Blacksmith
Father of Emily Whitcombe named as James Whitcombe, Builder
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Personal Details
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) 47Death Notes
Petworth Southern, Petworth Sussex no 233
Informant: Jane Tipper, Mother. Present at the Death, Petworth
Fourth May 1885Birth 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 p485Death Notes
FreeBMD Sep 1890 Petworth 2b p203
William Henry (Hokley) Steer
William was born in 1837 in Petworth, Sussex and his baptism took place there on June 27th, 1837.2 3
Emily Whitcombe
Emily was born in 1847 in Petworth and her baptism took place on March 7th, 1847 in Petworth, Sussex.3
1 GRO certificateMXB 851143
2 W H Steer birth
3 IGI C070891
4 Certificate
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GRO certificate
2 W H Steer birth
3 IGI C070891
4 Certificate
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GRO certificate