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From: "Jack Steer" <>
Subject: Re: [STEER] STEER from Bovey Tracey to Essex
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:54:18 +0100
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Gaynor,

Thanks for other Hepsibah STEER. I didn't there were any until this.



Regards,

Jack Steer


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steer, Gaynor" <>
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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [STEER] STEER from Bovey Tracey to Essex


> Jack,
> I found a Hepsibah STEER marrying a Robert SUFFLING in Yarmouth,
> Norfolk, on 23rd Jun 1838. Both fathers names were Richard. I know the
> date is out but with such an unusual name I though I would bring it to
> your attention.
> Gaynor
>
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> Sent: 16 April 2008 12:03
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> Subject: [STEER] STEER from Bovey Tracey to Essex
>
>
> I noticed Joseph Daniel STEER son of Joseph Theophilus STEER (deceased)
> and Martha Sophia STEER of 13 Crescent Rd, Plaistow, Essex on the
> Commonwealth War Graves Commission. My eyes lit up, as Theophilus is not
> a common forename and was introduced into the South Milton herd (my
> family) by marriage to a LEAMON. I think that I was wrong.
>
> As far as I can tell this family originated in Tendring district, that
> part of Essex, which includes Ardleigh, Clacton, Harwich, Manningtree,
> St Osyth and Thorpe.
>
> It seems likely that two STEER brothers Joseph Theophilus (birth
> registered Tendring Q4 1863) and Josiah John (birth registered Tendring
> Q3 1865) were married to two sisters in Q3 1895 in Whitechapel, London.
> The sisters were Martha Sophia and Maria GOULD.
>
> Joseph Theophilus (death registered West Ham Q1 1914) and Martha Sophia
> had at least one child Joseph Daniel STEER (birth registered West Ham Q2
> 1897), who enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps (infantry) 123rd Company
> and was killed on 17.9.1916 aged 19. His name appears on the Thiepval
> Memorial, Somme, France Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C, so presumably his
> body was never recovered.
>
> A quick look at the 1881 census has made me wonder quite where this
> family originated or may be it is just chance, because in 1881 Joseph
> Theophilus was an engineer's pattern maker (at works) aged 17 and born
> Harwich, Essex was lodging with one Hepsibah STEER a governess aged 24
> and born in Rohey Tragey?, Devon. That could be LDS for Bovey Tracey.
>
> Is there anyone researching the STEER family in Essex? And what happened
> to Hepsibah?
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Jack Steer
> Banbury
>
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