Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Mary Ann Moar was born on 28 November 1861 in Milang, South Australia.1 
She married Frederick Arthur Steer, son of Edward Steer and Ann Dutnall, on 19 January 1882 in Yanipy, Victoria.2,3 
She died in 1950 in Elwood, Victoria.3,4 

Family

Frederick Arthur Steer b. 27 Dec 1859, d. 1925
Children
ChartsSteer, Edward, descendant chart

Story

Mary Ann and Frederick Steer had both selected land at Yanipy by the time they married in 1882, and they farmed for over 20 years in the area. This is where they raised a family, a daughter Charlotte (Lottie) and son Arthur Frederick. Sadly, their third child Ellis Clifton, died as a baby.5,3
 
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Mary Ann (Moar) & Frederick Arthur Steer
Image: Roger Steer
Following several bad seasons, the family had to give up Frederick's farm about 1895, but kept the property owned by Mary Ann. At this time, they took over the Massey Harris agency in Kaniva, selling farm requirements, oils, insurance, etc. Arthur went to Melbourne to study for the ministry at Ormond College, but after a severe illness he was advised to go to a drier climate to live (he suffered from asthma and bronchitis). He went to Cobram in 1905 and decided to select land across the river at Berrigan and take up farming. His parents and Lottie later moved to Cobram as well, and spent the rest of their lives there.3
 
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Mary Ann (Moar) & Frederick Arthur Steer
Image: Roger Steer

Citations

  1. [S99] Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc., May 1986, p. 1539.
  2. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Frederick Steer and Mary Ann Moar entry, marriage registration no. 1166, 1882.
  3. [S366] The Steer Family: Descendants of Frederick Steer & Mary Ann Moar, booklet, unpublished.
  4. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Mary Ann Steer entry, death registration no. 1878, 1950.
  5. [S365] Trevor & Tricia Steer, personal communication, 31 October 2014.
  6. [S424] Roger Steer, personal communication, 13 August 2017.
  7. [S3] Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888, CD-ROM, Macbeth Genealogical Services, 1998, birth registration no. 18725.