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Family of Lee Steere and Anne Watson

Husband: Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Lee Steere Steere (1774-1832)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Harrison (c. 1772-1855)

  • Note:

  • STEERE Lee Esq., 24 November 1890. The Will with four Codicils of Lee Steere late of Jayes in the Parish of Wootton in the County of Surrey Esquire who died 9 October 1890 at Jayes domiciled in England was proved at the Principal Registry by Lee Steere Steere of Jayes Park Wootton Esquire the Son Frederick Thomas Rushton of 14 New Inn Strand in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and Henry Lee Steere of Ockley in the County of Surrey Esquire the Son three of the Executors. Personal Estate £18,087 16s. 5d. in the United Kingdom.

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jun 1803

  • Harley Street, London

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Jul 1803 (age 0)

  • St Marylebone, Middlesex

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 47-48)

  • Landowner, Jayes, Wootton, Surrey

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 67-68)

  • Member of Parliament & J.P., Jayes Park, Wooton, Surrey.

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 77-78)

  • Justice of the Peace, Jayes, Wotton, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 9 Oct 1890 (age 87)

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

Wife: Anne Watson

  • Name:

  • Anne Watson

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  • STEERE Anne of Hale House Ockley near Dorking Surrey widow died 8 January 1892. Administration London 29 January to Lee Steere Steere esquire. Effects £828 11s. 7d. Resworn July 1892 £818 11s. 7d.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1807

  • Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 43-44)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 63-64)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 73-74)

  • Wife in household

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 83-84)

  • Living on own means, Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey (widow)

  • Death:

  • 8 Jan 1892 (age 84-85)

  • Hale House, Abinger, Surrey

Child 1: Lee Steere Steere

  • Name:

  • Lee Steere Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Watson (c. 1828-1898)

  • Note:

  • STEERE Lee Steere of Jayes Park Wotton Surrey died 13 October 1899. probate London 9 December to Sarah Fiducia Lee Steere and Emily Rose Lee Steere spinsters. Effects £15915 12s. 1d.

  • Birth:

  • 1827

  • Hale House, Wotton, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 27 Mar 1827 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 53-54)

  • Late Lieut 88 Regt, 4 Belle Vue, Bridlington, Yorks

  • Death:

  • 13 Oct 1899 (age 71-72)

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

Child 2: Henry Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Henry Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Mary Fitzroy (1826-1906)

  • Note:

  • STEERE Henry Lee of the "Cottage" Ockley Surrey esquire died 17 June 1899. Probate London 4 October to Henry Charles Lee Steere esquire and George Scales solicitor. Effects £23286 13s. 4d.

  • Birth:

  • 1828

  • Hale House, Wotton, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Dec 1828 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 22-23)

  • Living with parents

  • Death:

  • 17 Jun 1899 (age 70-71)

  • Ockley, Surrey

Child 3: James George Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • James George Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Catherine Anne Leake (1834- )

  • Children:

  • Wilfred Lee Steere (1878-1934)

  • Note:

  • Sir James George Lee Steere KCMG (4 July 1830 - 1 December 1903) was a Western Australian politician and a prominent member of the six hungry families.

    James Steere was born at Ockley, Surrey, England, third of six sons of Lee Steere of Jayes, who was a leading resident and landed proprietor in the county (including High Sheriff in 1848), and his wife Anne, née Watson. After being educated at Clapham Grammar School, Lee Steere became a midshipman in the merchant service and was at sea for 15 years. His last position was commander of the East Indiaman, Devonshire. Early in 1860, Lee Steere emigrated to Western Australia and leased 100,000 acres of land in the southern part of the colony. In 1867 he was one of the first elected members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, won his seat again in 1870, and was then chosen leader of the elected members. In 1880 he lost his seat by one vote but almost immediately became a nominee member. Lee Steere was made a member of the Executive Council in 1884 and two years later was elected Speaker. In 1890 he was elected a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly under responsible government and was unanimously elected Speaker. He held this position for the remainder of his life.

    Lee Steere represented Western Australia at the federal conventions of 1891 and 1897, and was a member of the constitutional committee on each occasion. He was knighted in 1888, and created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the New Year Honours list January 1900.

    Lee Steer married Catherine Anne Leake (daughter of Sir Luke Leake) in 1859; the couple had seven daughters and four sons. He died at Perth, Western Australia on 1 December 1903, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.

    Lee Steere was regarded as an able, upright and hardworking member of the community. A good constitutional authority and an able Speaker, he was held in great respect by all parties in the house and by the public generally.

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_George_Lee_Steere, accessed 28.4.2013

  • Birth:

  • 4 Jul 1830

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Apr 1831 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1 Dec 1903 (age 73)

  • Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Child 4: John Robert Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • John Robert Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  • STEERE John Robert Lee Esq., 14 January 1887. Administration of the Personal Estate of John Robert Lee Steere late of Jayes Park Ockley near Dorking in the County of Surrey Esquire a Bachelor who died 19 October 1881 at Jayes Park was granted at the Principal Registry to Lee Steere of Jayes Park Esquire the Father and Next of Kin. Personal Estate £1,268 1s. 5d. Resworn July 1888 £1,956 18s. 8d.

  • Birth:

  • 1833

  • Wotton, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Oct 1833 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 17-18)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 37-38)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1881 (age 47-48)

  • Living with parents

  • Death:

  • 19 Oct 1881 (age 47-48)

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

Child 5: Annette Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Annette Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1833

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jun 1833 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1833 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 11 Jun 1833

  • St Margaret, Ockley, Surrey (aged 2 days)

Child 6: Augustus Frederick Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Augustus Frederick Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen Elizabeth Roe (1840-1887)

  • Children:

  • Matilda Annie Lee Steere (1860-1860)

  •  

  • Herbert John Lee Steere (1862-1942)

  •  

  • Ethel Elizabeth Lee Steere (1864-1955)

  •  

  • Ernest Augustus Lee Steere (1866-1957)

  •  

  • Beatrice Maude Lee Steere (1868-1940)

  •  

  • Eva Matilda Lee Steere (1872-1943)

  •  

  • Algernon George Lee Steere (1875-1899)

  • Note:

  • OBITUARY: MR. A. F. LEE-STEERE.

    The death of Mr. Augustus F. Lee Steere, J.P., makes another void in the fast-diminishing ranks of the early settlers of this State. Mr. Lee Steere was the fourth son of the late Mr. Lee Steere, M.P., of Jayes Park, Surrey, England, and was educated at Marlborough College. At the age of 20 he came out to this colony, where he engaged in pastoral pursuits, in conjunction with the late Mr. S. P. Phillips, of Culham, and Mr. J. G. Thomson, formerly of the Blackwood. Soon after his arrival in Western Australia he married Ellen Elizabeth, fifth daughter of the late Mr. G. S. Roe, Surveyor-General of the Colony, by whom he had a family of three sons and three daughters. Mrs. Lee Steere died in 1887, but all his children survive him, except his youngest son, Algernon. In his younger days Mr. Lee Steere was an ardent supporter of cricket and a good batsman, having represented his county, Surrey. He was also a good judge of horses and a fearless rider, and at one time acted as judge at the Royal Agricultural Show in this State. He was much respected by those who knew him, and doubtless his generosity will be remembered by many. For the greater part of his life Mr. Lee Steere suffered from an illness brought on at first by an accident. Although the best medical advice was sought, both here and in the old country (for which purpose Mr. Lee Steere visited England in the sixties), nothing could be done, and, as he grew older, he became more and more of an invalid, and for several years had been almost completely con- fined to his house. The immediate cause of Mr.Lee Steere's death was paralysis, and the end, when it came, was sudden. He was taken ill on Wednesday of last week, and on the following morning passed peacefully away. The funeral took place on Saturday last, at 2 p.m., and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.

    Among the relatives who followed the sad procession were: Messrs. Herbert Lee Steere (son), E. A. Roberts (grandson), J. B. Roe (brother-in-law), Charles Lee Steere, John H. Phillips, J. C. Phillips, and S Burges (nephews); also R. G. Burges. M.L.A., W. A. G .Walter, P.M., J. F. Taylor. Mr. Ernest Lee Steere (second son of deceased) was unavoidably absent, being on the Murchison, also Mr E. A. P. Roberts (son-in-law), through illness.

    Western Mail, Perth, WA, Saturday 15 August 1903

  • Birth:

  • 1835

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jan 1835 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 6 Aug 1903 (age 67-68)

  • Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Child 7: Arthur Edmund Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Arthur Edmund Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1836

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Dec 1836 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1837 (age 0-1)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 8 Apr 1837

  • St Margaret, Ockley, Surrey (aged 6 months)

Child 8: Charles William Lee Steere

  • Name:

  • Charles William Lee Steere

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  • STEERE Charles William Lee of Hale House Abinger Surrey esquire died 8 July 1900. Probate London 11 September to Henry Charles Lee Steere esquire. Effects £6249 14s. 5d.

  • Birth:

  • 1838

  • Jayes Park, Ockley, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Oct 1838 (age 0)

  • Ockley, Surrey

  • Birth fact:

  • 1838 (age 0)

  • 1838 Sep Q, Dorking, 4/65

  • Census (1):

  • 1871 (age 32-33)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1881 (age 42-43)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1891 (age 52-53)

  • Living with mother (unmarried)

  • Death:

  • 8 Jul 1900 (age 61-62)

  • Hale House, Abinger, Surrey

Note on Husband: Lee Steere

STEERE Lee Esq., 24 November 1890. The Will with four Codicils of Lee Steere late of Jayes in the Parish of Wootton in the County of Surrey Esquire who died 9 October 1890 at Jayes domiciled in England was proved at the Principal Registry by Lee Steere Steere of Jayes Park Wootton Esquire the Son Frederick Thomas Rushton of 14 New Inn Strand in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and Henry Lee Steere of Ockley in the County of Surrey Esquire the Son three of the Executors. Personal Estate £18,087 16s. 5d. in the United Kingdom.

Note on Wife: Anne Watson

STEERE Anne of Hale House Ockley near Dorking Surrey widow died 8 January 1892. Administration London 29 January to Lee Steere Steere esquire. Effects £828 11s. 7d. Resworn July 1892 £818 11s. 7d.

Note on Child 1: Lee Steere Steere

STEERE Lee Steere of Jayes Park Wotton Surrey died 13 October 1899. probate London 9 December to Sarah Fiducia Lee Steere and Emily Rose Lee Steere spinsters. Effects £15915 12s. 1d.

Note on Child 2: Henry Lee Steere

STEERE Henry Lee of the "Cottage" Ockley Surrey esquire died 17 June 1899. Probate London 4 October to Henry Charles Lee Steere esquire and George Scales solicitor. Effects £23286 13s. 4d.

Note on Child 3: James George Lee Steere

Sir James George Lee Steere KCMG (4 July 1830 - 1 December 1903) was a Western Australian politician and a prominent member of the six hungry families.

James Steere was born at Ockley, Surrey, England, third of six sons of Lee Steere of Jayes, who was a leading resident and landed proprietor in the county (including High Sheriff in 1848), and his wife Anne, née Watson. After being educated at Clapham Grammar School, Lee Steere became a midshipman in the merchant service and was at sea for 15 years. His last position was commander of the East Indiaman, Devonshire. Early in 1860, Lee Steere emigrated to Western Australia and leased 100,000 acres of land in the southern part of the colony. In 1867 he was one of the first elected members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, won his seat again in 1870, and was then chosen leader of the elected members. In 1880 he lost his seat by one vote but almost immediately became a nominee member. Lee Steere was made a member of the Executive Council in 1884 and two years later was elected Speaker. In 1890 he was elected a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly under responsible government and was unanimously elected Speaker. He held this position for the remainder of his life.

Lee Steere represented Western Australia at the federal conventions of 1891 and 1897, and was a member of the constitutional committee on each occasion. He was knighted in 1888, and created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the New Year Honours list January 1900.

Lee Steer married Catherine Anne Leake (daughter of Sir Luke Leake) in 1859; the couple had seven daughters and four sons. He died at Perth, Western Australia on 1 December 1903, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.

Lee Steere was regarded as an able, upright and hardworking member of the community. A good constitutional authority and an able Speaker, he was held in great respect by all parties in the house and by the public generally.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_George_Lee_Steere, accessed 28.4.2013

Note on Child 4: John Robert Lee Steere

STEERE John Robert Lee Esq., 14 January 1887. Administration of the Personal Estate of John Robert Lee Steere late of Jayes Park Ockley near Dorking in the County of Surrey Esquire a Bachelor who died 19 October 1881 at Jayes Park was granted at the Principal Registry to Lee Steere of Jayes Park Esquire the Father and Next of Kin. Personal Estate £1,268 1s. 5d. Resworn July 1888 £1,956 18s. 8d.

Note on Child 6: Augustus Frederick Lee Steere

OBITUARY: MR. A. F. LEE-STEERE.

The death of Mr. Augustus F. Lee Steere, J.P., makes another void in the fast-diminishing ranks of the early settlers of this State. Mr. Lee Steere was the fourth son of the late Mr. Lee Steere, M.P., of Jayes Park, Surrey, England, and was educated at Marlborough College. At the age of 20 he came out to this colony, where he engaged in pastoral pursuits, in conjunction with the late Mr. S. P. Phillips, of Culham, and Mr. J. G. Thomson, formerly of the Blackwood. Soon after his arrival in Western Australia he married Ellen Elizabeth, fifth daughter of the late Mr. G. S. Roe, Surveyor-General of the Colony, by whom he had a family of three sons and three daughters. Mrs. Lee Steere died in 1887, but all his children survive him, except his youngest son, Algernon. In his younger days Mr. Lee Steere was an ardent supporter of cricket and a good batsman, having represented his county, Surrey. He was also a good judge of horses and a fearless rider, and at one time acted as judge at the Royal Agricultural Show in this State. He was much respected by those who knew him, and doubtless his generosity will be remembered by many. For the greater part of his life Mr. Lee Steere suffered from an illness brought on at first by an accident. Although the best medical advice was sought, both here and in the old country (for which purpose Mr. Lee Steere visited England in the sixties), nothing could be done, and, as he grew older, he became more and more of an invalid, and for several years had been almost completely con- fined to his house. The immediate cause of Mr.Lee Steere's death was paralysis, and the end, when it came, was sudden. He was taken ill on Wednesday of last week, and on the following morning passed peacefully away. The funeral took place on Saturday last, at 2 p.m., and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.

Among the relatives who followed the sad procession were: Messrs. Herbert Lee Steere (son), E. A. Roberts (grandson), J. B. Roe (brother-in-law), Charles Lee Steere, John H. Phillips, J. C. Phillips, and S Burges (nephews); also R. G. Burges. M.L.A., W. A. G .Walter, P.M., J. F. Taylor. Mr. Ernest Lee Steere (second son of deceased) was unavoidably absent, being on the Murchison, also Mr E. A. P. Roberts (son-in-law), through illness.

Western Mail, Perth, WA, Saturday 15 August 1903

Note on Child 8: Charles William Lee Steere

STEERE Charles William Lee of Hale House Abinger Surrey esquire died 8 July 1900. Probate London 11 September to Henry Charles Lee Steere esquire. Effects £6249 14s. 5d.