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John Rupert STEELE

John Rupert STEELE

Male 1895 - 1990  (94 years)   Has 12 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.


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  • Name John Rupert STEELE 
    Birth 2 Jun 1895  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • As Steel
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 6y 
    Address: 5 Main Street 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 16y 
    Address: New Hall Farm 
    • As Rupert
      Farm Labourer
      Working for William Dowbiggin
    Passenger List 22 Jun 1914  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 19y 
    Address: Box 177 Summit Hill 
    • Line 8
      John R Steele and Albert Castle, Brother-in-law, went to Philadelphia in 1914.
      John gives nearest relative in UK as his mother, Mary - 2 Lurry? St., Millom
      Final Destination is given as Summit Hill, PA

      Albert gives his UK relative as Mrs Agnes Castle, 76 Albert Street, Millom. Agnes is John's sister.

      Both declare that this is their first visit to the USA

      Whether going to visit Relative or Friend:
      Albert gives: Uncle, Mr James Newton, Box 177 Summit Hill, PA
      John gives same but refers to Newton as Friend

      Both were born in Millom
    Miscellaneous 23 Oct 1923  Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address: 248 East Hazard Street 
    • Coal Employment Records
      Gives DOB as 26/02/1895
      Shows that Oct 1914 - Apr 1915 he was in Canadian Army
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 35y 
    Address: East Hagard? Street 
    • Living with sister, her husband and mother
      Age at first marriage: -
      Year of immigration: 1923
      Working in Power Plant
      Naturalisation: AL (assume this means Alien)
    Ancestor Count 12 
    Descendant Count
    Miscellaneous Jun 1932  Niagara Falls, New Yok, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 32y 
    • Border Crossing Entry
      Occupation: Farmer
      Destination: Mother, Mary - Summit Hill PA
      Purpose: Visit - 2 weeks
      Address in Canada: 110 Main Street,
    Reference Number B 0907a 
    _UID C10E7B9FAAE248188335B798DC087FBFFE17 
    Death 16 Apr 1990  Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Age: 95y 
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Person ID I2139  Dave
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2025 

    Father John STEELE,   b. 1846, Corney, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1901, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary WOODBURN,   b. 21 Apr 1862, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1936, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1885  Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    • Widow & Widower
      Iron Ore Miner
      Both living at Hill, Millom
    Family ID F678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria DANLAYKO,   b. Abt 1907, Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 7 Nov 1933  Schumacher, Ontaria, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
    >1. Agnes Marea Ruth STEELE   d. 27 Feb 2002
    Family ID F2470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jun 1895 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 6y,Address: 5 Main Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 16y,Address: New Hall Farm - 2 Apr 1911 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 19y,Address: Box 177 Summit Hill - 22 Jun 1914 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Address: 248 East Hazard Street - 23 Oct 1923 - Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 35y,Address: East Hagard? Street - 1 Apr 1930 - Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Age: 32y - Jun 1932 - Niagara Falls, New Yok, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Nov 1933 - Schumacher, Ontaria, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 95y - 16 Apr 1990 - Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1895 AMJ Bootle 10B 703.
      GRO Checked

    2. [S943] 1901 Census - RG 13/4900 F182 P01 - Steele.

    3. [S4026] Border Crossing Entry - Steele, John Rupert.

    4. [S4473] 1911 Census RG 14 - PN31549 RG78PN1812 RD578 SD2 ED14 SN134 - Steele, (John) Rupert (1895).

    5. [S4027] Passenger List - Steele, John R - 1914.

    6. [S4474] Coal Employment Record - Steele, John Rupert (1895).

    7. [S953] 1930 Census - Pennsylvania, USA.

    8. [S4397] Obituary - Steele, Rupert John.

    9. [S4472] Death Entry - Steele, John Rupert (1895).

    10. [S944] Marriage Cert - Woodburn, Mary & Steel, John.
      Certificate from John Rolfe

    11. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1885 JFM Bootle 10B 800.

    12. [S4475] Marriage Cert - Steele, John Rupert (1895) - Daulayko, Maria.