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Hi, I have been looking for John Steele a long time and I really need to correspond with someone doing genealogy in Leslie Fife. Have tried Fife genealogy group but they had no info on people In Leslie.. I was visiting Scotland last year and went to Leslie for the day. Small town all closed up, no one seemed to know anyone doing genealogy work. ( shop girl, Church secretary, woman with Steele surname ) HELP please.
Thank you in advance for any help at all.
Cheers,

Jack Steele
Ontario, Canada

Jack - do you have any other information? What makes you think he was born around 1820 and why working in Leslie 1843/5?

The free to use Family Search website will give you a list of John Steele/Steel births with parents names - https://familysearch.org

If you are researching Scotland you will also find the Scotlands People website useful
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Search/results.aspx

No John Steeles born Fife in Old Parish Registers (RC births not checked nor spelt as Steel) 1812-1827

Scotland's People is a Pay to view site - £7 for 30 credits. List of results - up to 25 a page - will cost 1 credit and to view and download a copy of the OPR or certificate will cost 5 credits. You can't look at births under 100 years, marriages 75 years and deaths 50 years but can order certificates.

did john steele go to canada

is this his birth

John Steele
Scotland Births and Baptisms
Name John Steele
Gender Male
Christening Date 05 Nov 1820
Christening Place AIRTH,STIRLING,SCOTLAND
Birth Date 26 Oct 1820
Father's Name James Steele
Mother's Name Helen Bleckie

The above John Steele probably died as the same parents baptise a John in 1830.

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The John Steele that I am looking for worked in Leslie, Fife, at a mill as in his son John's wedding certificate the parents were listed as John Steele mill worker. The son was born 1845 in leslie or Inverkeithing. The son born just a little earlier (James was born in Leslie in 1843), after the 1851 census in Inverkeithing I cannot find any information on James. So The mother of John and possibly James was Isobella Douglas. as shown on the son John's wedding cert. The son John is my great grandfather. all is known about him. So that is why I am looking for someone in or around Leslie who does Genealogy to see if I can be directed to where I might find info on John sr.

Cheers,

Jack Steele
Ontario, Canada

The John Steele that I am looking for worked in Leslie, Fife, at a mill as in his son John's wedding certificate the parents were listed as John Steele mill worker. The son was born 1845 in leslie or Inverkeithing. The son born just a little earlier (James was born in Leslie in 1843), after the 1851 census in Inverkeithing I cannot find any information on James. So The mother of John and possibly James was Isobella Douglas. as shown on the son John's wedding cert. The son John is my great grandfather. all is known about him. So that is why I am looking for someone in or around Leslie who does Genealogy to see if I can be directed to where I might find info on John sr.

Cheers, NB I do use Scotlands people but sometimes not too succesfull

Jack Steele
Ontario, Canada

I wonder if someone connected to this site might know of anyone there with an interest in local genealogy?

http://www.leslievirtualmuseum.org.uk/

Dea x

Is this John jnr in 1851:


Name:John Steele
Age:6
Estimated birth year:abt 1845
Relationship:Lodger
Gender:Male
Where born:Leslie, fife
Parish Number:432
Civil Parish:Inverkeithing
County:Fife
Address:High Street
Occupation:Scholar Re P Relief

Margaret Moodie 42
James Steele 8
John Steele 6

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1841 Census
4 Records found


Piece: SCT1841/426 Place: Dysart -Fife Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Dysart Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Dysart
Folio: 0 Page: 7
Address: High Street

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Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
STEELE Henry M 50 Farmer Fife
STEELE Elizabeth F 50 - Fife
STEELE Joseph M 25 Flesher Fife
STEELE John M Unknown Male Servant Fife Age not enum'ed

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
High Street, Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
Henry Steele Male 50 1791 Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Steele Female 50 1791 Fife, Scotland
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Joseph Steele Male 25 1816 Fife, Scotland


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Who, when & where did John jnr marry? Is his father shown as deceased on the marriage cert?

As both John & James were receiving Parish Relief in 1851, there might be some info in the Kirk Session Records These are not on line but are held in the National Records of Scotland:

http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/welcome.aspx

Unfortunately, they can only be viewed by visiting. The catalogue ref is CH2/696 .

If you watch the boards, you may find someone who is visiting and offering to do look ups.

Hi Potty,
John Jr was married 14.07/1876 9 new street Pollokshaws, Glasgow. and on the wedding certificate he said that his father and mother were deceased.

MALYON, That James Steele is the wrong age in 1907 my James would have been64 years old, But thank you for your interest.

Potty, Yes that John Steele age 6 is the person who married in 1876 I Pollokshaws.

You are correct about the boys being on parish relief, I will have to look into the national records some how.

Cheers,
Jack Steele
Ontario, Canada

Joseph Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
28 November 1810
christening:
9 December 1810
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elizabeth Philp

John Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
26 May 1813
christening:
30 May 1813
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elizabeth Philp

William Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
8 August 1820
christening:
17 September 1820
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elizibeth Philp

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George Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
1 February 1823
christening:
9 March 1823
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elisabeth Philp

Catharine Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
1 July 1815
christening:
9 July 1815
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elizth. Philp

Steel

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth:
30 March 1818
christening:
5 April 1818
DYSART, FIFE, SCOTLAND
father:
Henry Steel
mother:
Elizth. Philp

Grey Ghost,

The reasoning for John Steele Sr working in Leslie is that the sons were born in Leslie, and on John Jrs wedding certificate he wrote that the Father John was deceased at the time of the wedding.

Thank you for your interest.

Jack Steele
Ontario, Canada

Jack, I know you have these but adding them for OUR benefit. Your g grandfather John in later records.




1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
99, Main Street, Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Steele Head Married Male 36 1845 General Blacksmith Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Steele Wife Married Female 26 1855 Power Loom Cotton Weaver Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Catherine Steele Daughter - Female 4 1877 - Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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John Steele Son - Male 2 1879 - Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Steele Son - Male 0 1881 - Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Green Brother-In-Law Unmarried Male 22 1859 Freestone Quarrier Bishopbriggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Hector Green Brother-In-Law Unmarried Male 16 1865 Apprentice Moulder Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Moodie Boarder Unmarried Male 18 1863 Baker Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Green Servant Unmarried Female 25 1856 General Servant Domestic Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland



1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Wilson Street, Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Steele Head Married Male 46 1845 Blacksmith Fife, Scotland
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Isabella Steele Wife Married Female 32 1859 - Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Catherine Steele Daughter - Female 14 1877 - Renfrewshire, Scotland
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George Steele Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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James Steele Son - Male 5 1886 - Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Steele Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Isabella Steele Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland




1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
21, Wilson Street, Pollokshaws, Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Steele Head Married Male 57 1844 General Blacksmith Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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Isabella H Steele Wife Married Female 42 1859 - Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland
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George W Steele Son Single Male 16 1885 Joiner's Apprentice Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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James M Steele Son - Male 15 1886 Grocer's Message Boy Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Eliz M Steele Daughter - Female 12 1889 Scholar Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Isabella D Steele Daughter - Female 10 1891 Scholar Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Possible for 1861?


1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Hill Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Margt McCormack Head Widow Female 49 1812 Char Woman Limekilns, Fife, Scotland
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John Steel Boarder Unmarried Male 16 1845 Grocers Messenger Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland


Afraid I'm not finding anything for John snr or James :-(

I want to thank all of you who tried to answer my querie. A few items to ponder I think.

The 1861 census John Steele Boorn 1845 and a grocers messenger is most probably My great grand father. And his brother James who I can not find much of anything is noticeably missing. .
Re the 1901 census, Catherine Steele born 1877, at this time she was in a sanitorium as she had contracted TB from her mother who also died age 28 from TB.. Catherine died about 1913 in the sanitorium.

Again thank you.

Jack Steele,
Ontario, Canada