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From: "Jill Freshwater" <>
Subject: Re: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:54:28 +1000
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Thanks Margaret
I still think it is the right family. I had a look at the writing too and
it is a B but the Devonian accent could have had something to do with it as
I think it was written by someone other than James Pugsley (the writing was
the same for everyone) and everything else fits so well. The Grace makes me
even more convinced that Ann (Steer) Pugsley was the daughter of William
Steer and Grace Spinney.

I hope I am right
Thanks again
Jill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Wilkinson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census


>
> Jill,
>
> In 1841 census ages above 15 were usually rounded down to nearest 5 years.
>
> Ann STEER aged 18 should appear on the census as Ann STEER aged 15.
> Grace STEER, aged 50 in 1841 census, should be aged 50 - 54.
>
> The first letter of James's surname is definitely B, identical to the
> first letter of the address Commercial 'Buildings'
>
> Margaret
>
>
>
>> From:
>> To:
>> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:09:45 +1000
>> Subject: Re: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census
>>
>> There is an Ann daughter of William (who is the brother of the one I
>> believe
>> is my Ann) born 1823 which is in that vicinity. Again if the writing was
>> difficult to read 18 could be mistaken for 15. I can possibly find a
>> census - given time
>> Jill
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jack Steer"
>> To:
>> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 8:04 AM
>> Subject: Re: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Jill,
>>>
>>> It hadn't occurred to me that just possibly BIGSLEY could be PUGSLEY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Very possibly, what we need is sight of the original 1841 census pages.
>>> Do
>>> you have access to them through Ancestry or something similar? If it is
>>> PUGSLEY then we have to fin out who Ann was. I've had a quick look and
>>> can
>>> see no obvious candidate.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jack Steer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jill Freshwater"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jack, this interested me in as much as it had Ann Steer aged 15 working
>>>> for
>>>> James Bigsley, an innkeeper .
>>>>
>>>> One of my husband's ancestors was Ann Steer whom I THINK is the
>>>> daughter
>>>> of
>>>> Grace Spinney and William Steer. She was born in 1811. She married
>>>> James
>>>> Pugsley (Could Bigsley really be Pugsley) and in 1851 they had an inn
>>>> at
>>>> 4
>>>> Caledonia Place,St Helier.
>>>> When their daughter Sarah Grace was born in 1849, James was an
>>>> innkeeper
>>>> at
>>>> Chausee, on Jersey.
>>>> Could one of Ann's relatives come over to work for them?
>>>> Jill Freshwater (in Australia)
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jack Steer"
>>>> To:
>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:36 PM
>>>> Subject: [STEER] 1841 Channel Islands census
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There seem to be just three STEER/STEAR entries in this census and I
>>>>> cannot place any of them. Ages are rounded down to the nearest five
>>>>> years
>>>>> as usual
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ann STEER - female servant aged 15, born England - working for James
>>>>> BIGSLEY (innkeeper) in St Helier, Jersey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Amos STEER - mariner aged 15, born England - on board the Victory in
>>>>> St
>>>>> Helier harbour. Peter JARVIS may be the captain
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> James STEER - shipwright aged 20, born England - living in the
>>>>> household
>>>>> of William HARWOOD (blacksmith) I think. There does not appear to be a
>>>>> dividing line between the DREW and HARWOOD households, so the head
>>>>> could
>>>>> be John DREW (seaman). This one is in Glatney Esplanade, St Peter
>>>>> Port,
>>>>> Guernsey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone recognise any of these people?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Jack Steer
>>>>> Banbury
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