Louisa (Dew) Steere (1834 - 1909)

Born 8 Oct 1834 in Surrey, England

Wife of William Steere — married 25 Dec 1854 in Kingston upon Thames, London, England

Descendants

Died 2 May 1909 at age 74 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Louisa was born in 1834. ^[1] She was the daughter of James Dew and Elizabeth (Bentfield) Dew.

At the time of the 1841 Census Louisa is living in Kingston upon Thames with her parents, sister Elizabeth (10y) and brother James (4y).^[2]

She married William Steere in Kingston upon Thames on 25 December 1854.^[3][4][5]

Louisa and William emigrated to New Zealand on the Caroline Angus arriving at Lyttelton on 17 August 1855. Louisa's parents and brother James emigrated with them.^{[6] [7]}

They had children:

1. Alice Louisa (Steere) O'Connell (1856-1923)
2. William Frederick Steere (1857-1919)
3. James Alfred Steere (1861)
4. Edward Steere (1863)
5. George Steere (1865)
6. Charles Steere (1867-1934)
7. Herbert Steere (1869)
8. Walter Steere (1871-1872)
9. Henry Steere (1873)
10. Frederick Dew Steere (1875-1876)
11. Alfred Ernest Steere (1878)

She passed away in May 1909, aged 74 years,^[8] and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch.^[9]

Research Notes

• There is a Fanny Steere recorded on the passenger list of the Caroline Angus. This may be Willam's sister Frances - needs more research to confirm.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQCP-QCM : 20 March 2020), Louisa Dew, 1834.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKF-44N : 4 March 2021), Louisa Dew in household of James Dew, Kingston, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915; Louisa Dew & William Steer, Oct - Dec qtr 1854, Kingston, Vol 2a, pg 287
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2BL-FV3 : 13 March 2020), Louisa Dew in entry for William Steer, 1854.
5. ↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZB-Z5B9 : 16 March 2018), William Steer and Louisa Dew, 25 Dec 1854; citing Marriage, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 991,685.
6. ↑ Caroline Angus Passenger List [1]
7. ↑ "Shipping News"; Lyttelton Times, 22 Aug 1855, pg 4 [2]
8. ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz - NZBDM - Death 1909/449
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146236316/louisa-steere
10. ↑ "Shipping News"; Lyttelton Times, 22 Aug 1855, pg 4 [3]

• Probate Documents [4]
• "Estate of Louisa Steere" - Press, 22 Jul 1909, pg 12 [5]