Arthur
Augustus
Steer
Born in Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand.
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Alice Maud (Walker) Steer [half], Elizabeth Esther (Steer) Thomas, Norman Henry Steer, Walter Jesse Steer, Herbert Joseph Steer, Cyril Roy Steer, Harold Douglas Steer [half], Caroline Dorothy Belle (Steer) Crimp [half], Frank Alfred Leslie Steer [half], Ruby May (Steer) Manson [half], Hilma Alice (Steer) Crimp [half] and Trevor Noel Steer [half]
Husband of
Clare Ada (Vaughan) Steer
— married
31 Mar 1913 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
Father of
Gladys Maud (Steer) Power
Died before
before age 74
in Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand.
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2012
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Biography
Arthur was born to Joseph Henry Steer and Dorothy Elizabeth Walker.
His father worked as a Bootmaker in Nelson.
Arthur married to Clara Ada Vaughan, daughter of Albert Vaughan and Maud Win and they spent many years at Tapawera where Arthur farmed. In the late 1940's Arthur and Clara moved into Nelson and he took on employment as a Bridge Contractor.
Arthur was a member of the Dovedale Athletics Club, Waimea Athletics Club and Tadmor Axemen's Club.
He died in 1962 age 74 and is buried at Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson. Interment 30 July.
Marriage Registration: 1913. Registration Reference 1913/3877.
Death Registration: 1962, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand. Age at Time of Death: 74 Years. Registration Reference 1962/35768.
Sources
- https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ 1888/2778 Steer Arthur Augustus Dorothy Elizabeth Joseph Henry
- Dunedin Public Library Genealogy Section, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
- https://ancestry.com.au : NZ Electoral Rolls
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arthur by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Arthur:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Maree Fowler 
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal MAR40491dff, Ancestry member mkf2
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Tania (Somervail) Beynon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member somervailt
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~0.78%
Vannessa Woolf :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UX1996984 [compare], Ancestry member VannessaWoolf
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Lynn Austin :
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