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James STEED
1809 - 1890 (81 years)
Has 12 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.
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Name James STEED Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1809 South Pool, Devon, England 
- From the 1851 census
Baptised 3 Jan 1810 St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church, South Pool, Devon, England [1] Gender Male Occupation From 1841 to 1851 South Pool, Devon, England Shoemaker - Recorded in censuses.
In 1841 James Wakeham (rounded down age given as 20, born in Devon), an apprentice shoemaker was living with the family.
In 1851 a 17 year old, Chivelstone born, apprentice - James Preston - was living with the family.
Occupation 1851 South Pool, Devon, England Farmer - As well as being a cordwainer the 1851 census describes James as "Farmer of 9 acres, employing 2 men". It is not clear if the men were employed in shoemaking or farming, though may have included the cordwainer apprentice who was living with the family.
Died 13 Mar 1890 Australia - From the FamilySearch website, from Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, 1800-1960, Film Number: 887475; Digital Folder Number: 4117116;
Image Number: 00493. Shown as aged 80. See wife Betsy's dth notes for more info.
Siblings1 brother and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Robert STEED, bur. 7 Mar 1684/85, St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England (4 x Great Grandfather) 
Mary Ann TUCKER, b. Abt 1785, bur. Sep 1821, St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church, South Pool, Devon, England (Age ~ 36 years) (Mother) Notes - Mostly Steed but also seen the name shown as Stead and Steeds
James was mentioned in the will of his brother-in-law Robert Issell.(b c. 1817). Robert died leaving 3 young sons (aged about 4 to 10) and a wife, and he left his money to James and to his brother Thomas for the support of his wife and children, until the youngest reach 21 (in c.1870) - the money then to be split between them.
Whilst this might suggest that Robert didn't trusted his wife to cope with the financial situation, it was probably more complicated. If he left the money to her it would become her husbands should she marry again - which being widowed at the age of about 33 she was likely to.
Following Robert's death in 1853 probate was granted twice, once in 1855 and then again, presumably because James' emigration meant it was no longer practical for him to be involved, in 1861. This appears to have been some time after the Steeds emigrated, but it may have been Jane's plans to remarry, which she did late in 1861, that caused Thomas to take the action to put things straight.
Person ID I2639 All Last Modified 10 Sep 2020
Father James STEED, bap. 2 Mar 1784, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England , bur. 22 Aug 1820, St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church, South Pool, Devon, England (Age ~ 36 years) Mother Mary Ann TUCKER, b. Abt 1785, bur. Sep 1821, St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church, South Pool, Devon, England (Age ~ 36 years) Married 5 May 1808 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England - From DFHS - entry indicates there is more info in the PR
Family ID F4613 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Betsy ISSELL, b. 1813, Stokenham, Devon, England , d. 30 Jul 1874, Australia (Age 61 years) Banns of marriage From 25 Aug 1833 to 8 Sep 1833 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Nov 2014)
"James Steed of the Parish of South Pool % Betsey Issell of this Parish ..."
Married 18 Sep 1833 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Nov 2014)
"James Steed of the Parish of South Pool a Bachelor
and Betsy Issell of this Parish a Spinster
were Married in this Church by Banns with consent of
[blank] this eighteenth Day of
September in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty
three by me Richd Newman Curate
This Marriage was James Steed
solemnized between Us Betsey Issell [signed]
In the Sarah Tucker Steed
Presence of James Hurrell"
(both witnesses signed)First 2 children were baptised in the Parish Church in South Pool but the others weren't - did the family change to a free church at this time?
Children10 children Last Modified 10 Sep 2020 Family ID F524 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Sources - [S201] South Pool - St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac’s Church - m/f images, St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church (South Pool, Devon), Baptism of James STEED 1810; DE/REG/57886/1-7 m/f 2 (Reliability: 3).
"James Son of James & Mary Steed _ Jany 3d" (under heading "Baptisms in 1810")
- [S201] South Pool - St. Nicholas and St. Cyriac’s Church - m/f images, St. Nicholas’ and St. Cyriac’s Church (South Pool, Devon), Baptism of James STEED 1810; DE/REG/57886/1-7 m/f 2 (Reliability: 3).