Sandra, This is the start of my notes on John STEER and Elizabeth nee CLARK. John STEER - 12.5.1811 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - 5.7.1892 died South Milton aged 81, buried in South Milton, Devon 9.7.1892 with wife Elizabeth NOTE there is a gravestone in South Milton that commemorates John STEER (husband of Elizabeth), Elizabeth, Fanny Ann STEER (granddaughter of John and Elizabeth) and four little boys. There is no further information on the stone. It would appear likely that this stone was set up for this John, his wife, their sons Thomas died 1838, John William died 1845, Thomas died 1845 and Eleazer Alexander died 1852 and their granddaughter Fanny Ann died 1870 (daughter of James STEER and Dorothy Hannah nee LAKEMAN) [1822 - South Milton Poor Law apprenticeship indenture - John STEER, aged 11 apprenticed to Joseph EARLE, yeoman for husbandry/housewifery] Married by banns on 27.4.1834 in South Milton, Devon to Elizabeth CLARK - 23.6.1811 baptised South Milton, Devon - 30.12.1890 died South Milton aged 79, buried 2.1.1891 in South Milton, Devon with husband John [Daughter of William CLARKE and Mary nee HOOPER] [1834 - John STEER (of this parish, signed with a mark), Elizabeth CLARK (of this parish, signed with a mark), witnesses - Mary STEER and Samuel CLARK (signed with a mark)] [1835-1851 - Six children baptised in South Milton, three of whom were privately baptised shortly before they died, John described as a South Milton labourer. Three others were not baptised in South Milton] Regards, Jack Steer PS Don't forget that there is a STEER mailing list? Details of this and many other family records are on the STEER family history web site at http://www.btinternet.com/~frances.steer/STEER/STEER_Home.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "ALAN FIELD" <afield.family@btopenworld.com> To: <ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 2:35 PM Subject: [ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS] Perriton/perraton > Hello Jack, > Many thanks for info! > Yes Elizabeth Clark is one of mine she was baptised in 1811 and married > into the Steer family... > She was the sister of my Samuel Clark baptised 1808 and their parents > were William and Mary Clarke .... > Kind Regards, > Sandra > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >