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James STEED
1848 - 1867 (~ 19 years)
Has 82 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name James STEED Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1848 South Pool, Devon, England 
- GRO ref: Steed, James q4 1848 Kingsbridge RD 9 347; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Issell
Actual place from 1851 census
Was there a 2nd son of James and Bestsy called James? Dth info suggests there was, but maybe the age has been mis-recorded. No registration for the birth of a 2nd James found in Kingsbridge Reg Dist. Given he was the same age as Emma (i.e. 13 in June and August 1867) he would most likely have been her twin. Since Emma was born late 1853 (Oct - Dec), James and Bestsy could have had another child by August 1854 who would have been 13 in 1867 but 2 so close together would then have been very unusual.
Also, if there was a 2nd son called James it would suggest the first had died, but there is no death registered that would fit the first (checking in Kingsbridge RD)
Is it significant that no relationship to James and Betsy is shown for the dth inscription for this James? - was he a nephew or grandson rather than a son? There were Jameses born in Cosford Reg Dist, Suffolk and St. Germans Reg Dist, Cornwall in 1853. St. Germans the most likely - but one died there in 1857 - the same one or different?
Gender Male Died 3 Aug 1867 Australia - Possibly the James who died on 3 Aug 1867, if the age was mis-recorded on the gravestone or has been mis-read / transcribed from there.
(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 13. See mother Betsy's dth notes for more info.)
Some illness seems to have swept through the family at this time, as James' brother William and sister Emma had died about 2 months prior to this.
Siblings3 brothers and 6 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Robert STEED, bur. 7 Mar 1684/85, St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England (5 x Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth COLE, b. Est 1732, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I2646 All Last Modified 25 Aug 2018
Father James STEED, b. 1809, South Pool, Devon, England , d. 13 Mar 1890, Australia (Age 81 years) Mother 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?
Family ID F524 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Steed, James q4 1848 Kingsbridge RD 9 347; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Issell
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Born - Dec Q 1848 - South Pool, Devon, England 
Died - 3 Aug 1867 - Australia = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
