Researching John Steer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3497 people with the Steer surname? In that year Steer was ranked number 1200 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Steer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Steer and the Steer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Steer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Steer family tree.
Check out Parish Records for John Steer at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Steer using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about John Steer.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4221 people with the Steer surname in the UK? Steer is now ranked number 1383 for popularity in the UK. |
Steer Family Tree Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Steer.
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Look at One Great Family for Steer records submitted by people who are already researching the Steer Family Tree.
Find John Steer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Steer Forums
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Miscellaneous Steer Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Steer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Steer
John Steer (merchant)
John Steer (1824–1918) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative.
He was born in Torquay, Devon and came to Newfoundland as an infant. He first worked as a dry goods clerk. Steer married Amelia, the sister of Charles R. Ayre. He worked in partnership with his brother-in-law from 1844 to 1858 and then opened his own dry goods store.
His son Francis Henry Steer later served in the Newfoundland legislative council.
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