Anne Steer (Dutnall)
Image: Margaret Sellwood
FatherGeorge Dutnall1 b. 1803, d. 1871
MotherMaria Heale b. 1803, d. 1866
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Ann Dutnall was born on 27 May 1827 in Westerham, England.2,3,4 
She married Edward Steer, son of Edward Steer and Ann Field Dalton, on 31 October 1844 in Croydon, England.1 
She died on 25 July 1864 in Lake Plains, South Australia, at age 37.5,6 

Family

Edward Steer b. 1819, d. 5 Jan 1898
Children
ChartsMcDonald, Irene, pedigree chart
Steer, Edward, descendant chart

Story

Within a 13 km radius area just south of London, Ann was born, married Edward Steer, and had the first four of the couple's ten children. The family travelled to South Australia in 1852. They lived near Langhorne Creek where six more children were born. Sadly, Ann and her tenth child died during childbirth in 1864.
 
Ann was born in Westerham parish, Kent, England circa 1926. She was the second child of Maria and George.3,2
 
Her name is variously given as Ann (UK census, marriage), Anne (shipping, son Philip's birth), Anna (Biographical Index of South Australians, death) and Annie (son Robert's baptism).2,3,7,8,9,10,11
 
In 1841, George and Maria are living in the township of Westerham in Kent with their three children Joseph, Ann and Maria. George is a gardener and Joseph is a grocer.2
 
Marriage and UK Family
Ann Dutnall and Edward Steer were married at the Croydon parish church in Surrey, England on 31 October 1844. They had ten children between 1845 and 1864, with one early death.1
 
Four children were born in Surrey; Maria in Reigate, Anna in Leigh, and Caroline and George in Charlwood.

At the time of his marriage, Edward was a farmer. Later, he was a farm bailiff, someone who collected rent from tenant farmers and inspected their work, which may help explain why the family moved several times within a few years.3,1,12
 
From Surrey to South Australia
The couple decided to moved their family to the other side of the world. With George less than a year old, they set sail from Plymouth on the Sultana in June 1852. They arrived in Adelaide 16 weeks later on 7 October 1852.13
 
Edward and Ann's Aussie Family
The family settled in the Lake Plains area of South Australia near Langhorne Creek and Milang, where six more children were born between 1853 and 1864.

At least Edward (1853), Philip (1855) and Frederick (1859) were born in Langhorne Creek, and probably also Charlotte (1857), Alice (1862) and Robert (1864).5
 
Death Following Childbirth 
Robert was Ann's last child; she died seven weeks after his birth. Ann Steer died in Lake Plains, South Australia on 25 July 1864, aged 37. She was buried in Milang, South Australia.14,15,16,17
 
Robert Dalton Steer 
Robert Dalton Steer was born in Lake Plains, South Australia on 4 June 1864. He was the tenth child of Ann and Edward, and died as an infant. The second name, Dalton, is Ann's mother's maiden name.

He was adopted by Robert and Amy Adamson, and baptised Robert Dalton Adamson Steer at St Mary's Anglican church in Echunga, South Australia on 6 November 1864.

Robert Dalton Steer died in Lake Plains, South Australia on 9 November 1864, aged five months.17,16,11
Image: Margaret Sellwood

Citations

  1. [S401] Edward Steer and Ann Dutnall, marriage registration no. 82, 31 October 1844.
  2. [S197] UK Census 1841, George Dutnall household, Westerham, Kent.
  3. [S127] UK Census 1851, 'Edward Steer' household, Charlwood parish, Surrey.
  4. [S215] Trevor J Phillips, personal communication, unconfirmed research, 6 January 2015.
  5. [S99] Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc., May 1986, p. 1539.
  6. [S368] Genealogy SA online database search, index, 'Anna' Steer entry, death registration no. 19/148, 1864.
  7. [S210] England & Wales Births, Marriages & Deaths index, 1837-1992, index, FreeBMD, Ann Dutnall entry, marriage registration, 1844.
  8. [S99] Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc., May 1986, 'Edward Steele' Steer entry, 1819.
  9. [S364] South Australia, passenger lists 1847-1886, 'Edward Steele Steer' entry, Sultana, 1852.
  10. [S368] Genealogy SA online database search, index, Philip Steer entry, birth registration no. 5/202, 1855.
  11. [S368] Genealogy SA online database search, index, 'Robert Dalton Adamson' Steer entry, baptism, 1864.
  12. [S246] 'Bailiff', Wikipedia, online, Wikimedia Foundation, see 'Farm bailiff', viewed 24 April 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailiff
  13. [S364] South Australia, passenger lists 1847-1886.
  14. [S365] Trevor & Tricia Steer, personal communication, 31 October 2014.
  15. [S99] Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc., May 1986.
  16. [S368] Genealogy SA online database search, index, 'Robert Dalton' Steer entry, death registration no. 19/236, 1864.
  17. [S1] No birth registration has been found for Robert, only a death registration, and a memorial card says that he died at age five months and five days.