Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 28 February 1531/2 and 8 February 1532/3.
Place of Death: probably Ockley, Surrey.
The dates are when William made his will and when it was proved.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Alice.
William mentions his wife Alice in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
William Steere.
Edmund Steere (died about 1545).
John Steere.
Isabel Steere.
Elizabeth Steere.
Alice Steere.
Evidence
Surrey Lay Subsidy, 1524, Ockley, Blackheath and Wotton, Surrey
William STERE, sen., L £3, G £22
William STERE, jun., W £1
John STERE, W £1
Information from William’s will (abstracted by Cliff Webb):
William Stere senior of Ockley. Will made 28 February 1532/32.
William asked to be buried in the churchyard.
William left his daughter Isabel two kine and a bullock.
William left the residue to his wife Alice, then to his son Edmund Stere.
William left his son John Stere 20 nobles.
William made his wife Alice his executrix.
The will was proved 8 February 1532/33 by his son William Stere for Alice.
In the 1492 will of William Tepam of Capel, William names his friend Thomas Ster.
In the 1532 will of John Palmer of Dorking, senior, John mentions his daughter Alice Stere. (One of the witnesses was Richard Palmer of Capel, which is near Ockley.)
In the 1535 will of John Steare of Ockley, John names his wife Alice and William Stere is a witness.
References
Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524 - 1654 Transcription (Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 8 December 2017).
Will of [Alice?] Stere of Ockley, proved 27 March 1534, Surrey Archdeaconry Court, volume 4 register 'Heats' 1532-38. Abstracted by Cliff Webb in Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856. Available for a fee on Findmypast.co.uk.
Will of William Stere of Ockley, senior, proved 8 February 1532/3, Surrey Archdeaconry Court, volume 4 register ‘Heats’ 1532-38.
Abstracted by Cliff Webb in Surrey & South London Will Abstracts, 1470-1856. Available for a fee on Findmypast.co.uk.