Dave's Family History

John STEELE
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Name John STEELE Birth 1846 Corney, Cumberland, England
[1, 2] - Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male Census 3 Apr 1881 Millom, Cumberland, England
[2] Age: 35y Address: Raylands - Relation to Head of House: Head
Iron Ore Miner
Widower
Has sister, Mary A with him and niece Marie (presumably Mary's daughter)
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 Millom, Cumberland, England
Iron Ore Miner Age: 35y Census 5 Apr 1891 Millom, Cumberland, England
[3] Age: 44y Address: 29 Oxford Street - Relation to Head of House: Head
Iron Miner
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 Millom, Cumberland, England
Iron Miner Age: 44y - Iron Miner
Census 31 Mar 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England
[4] Age: 55y Address: 5 Main Street - Iron Ore Miner
Ancestor Count 1 Descendant Count 36 Occupation 31 Mar 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England
Iron Ore Miner Age: 55y Reference Number B 0254c _UID 0E7CA21218C9401B897E18A158AECB545FE3 Death 4 Jun 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England
[5, 6] Age: 55y Cause: Physisis Address: 5 Main Street - As Steel (no final 'e')
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Burial 7 Jun 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England
[7] Age: 55y Person ID I2128 Dave Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Father William STEELE Family ID F679 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Dinah BUTLER, b. Between Oct 1845 and Dec 1845, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
d. 16 Feb 1881, Millom, Cumberland, England
(Age 35 years) Marriage 27 Jan 1877 Millom, Cumberland, England
[8, 9] Children 1. Elizabeth STEELE, b. Between Jul 1877 and Sep 1877, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. Abt 1878, Millom, Cumberland, England
(Age 0 years)+ 2. Esther STEELE, b. 21 Feb 1879, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. Between Jan 1947 and Mar 1947, Worth Valley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
(Age 67 years)Family ID F680 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Family 2 Mary WOODBURN, b. 21 Apr 1862, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 1 May 1936, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 74 years) Marriage 9 Mar 1885 Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
[10, 11] - Widow & Widower
Iron Ore Miner
Both living at Hill, Millom
Children + 1. Agnes STEELE, b. 16 Jul 1885, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 16 Feb 1976, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 90 years)+ 2. Harry STEELE, b. 26 Apr 1890, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 5 Mar 1974, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
(Age 83 years)+ 3. Elizabeth STEELE, b. 31 Oct 1891, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. Between Oct 1973 and Dec 1973, Worth Valley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
(Age 81 years)+ 4. John Rupert STEELE, b. 2 Jun 1895, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 16 Apr 1990, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
(Age 94 years)+ 5. Alice STEELE, b. Between Jan 1898 and Mar 1898, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. Aft 1990 (Age > 93 years)> 6. Stanley STEELE, b. 8 Aug 1900, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 30 Nov 1956, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 56 years)Family ID F678 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
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Sources - [S3242] BMD - Birth Index.
No definitive match GRO/BMD - [S941] 1881 Census - RG 11/5196 F38 P09 - Steel, John.
- [S942] 1891 Census - RG 12/4322 F013 P19 - Steel, John & Mary.
- [S943] 1901 Census - RG 13/4900 F182 P01 - Steele.
- [S4577] Death Cert - Steele, John.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1901 AMJ Bootle 10B 423.
GRO Checked - [S4578] Burial Entry - Steel, John.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1877 JFM Bootle 10B 807.
- [S4493] Marriage Entry - Butler, Dinah.
- [S944] Marriage Cert - Woodburn, Mary & Steel, John.
Certificate from John Rolfe - [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1885 JFM Bootle 10B 800.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index.

