Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal - 15 January 1847
DEATHS
. . .At Shirley, on the first instant, Samuel Steer, formerly of Leese, in the parish of Etwall, aged 84.
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At Longford, on the 9th instant, after a long and severe affliction, Mr. Thomas Strong, farmer, late of Shirley, aged 75, much and deservedly respected.
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