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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Topic started by: andrewdwilliams on Wednesday 20 July 16 16:24 BST (UK)
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I'm trying to research a specific area of my family tree (using ancestry) and keep hitting a brick wall, with no progress being made. I'm looking at John Steele (b. 1850 in Uphall), who served a number of years in the Army before his discharge in 1898. In 1881 he married Agnes Rae (b. 1859 in Edinburgh). They had five children - Phyllis (b. 1883), William (b. 1884), Margaret (b. 1887), John (b. 1889), and Adam (b. 1899). They are recorded on the 1901 Scotland Census as living in 19 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh. After that point, I have no trace of any family member, including to emigration records, death, wills, census, voting records, etc. If anyone could look into this and try to find something, I would be very grateful, as this has been a roadblock for a while.
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Have you already searched for them in the 1911 Scottish census?
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Have you already searched for them in the 1911 Scottish census?
The answer to that is no - currently doing it now. I'll get back to you with the results, if there are any. Could solve our issues.
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There certainly seems to be a match for an Adam Steele of the right age living with an Agnes in 1911 ( using the index on Scotlandspeople)
Isobel
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There certainly seems to be a match for an Adam Steele of the right age living with an Agnes in 1911 ( using the index on Scotlandspeople)
Isobel
Thanks, I'll look into it. Have found the household in 1911, still in the same place - 19 Rankeillor Street. John Steele himself died aged 67 in 1919, apparently of heart disease. The death certificate gives the indication he actually died in the street in Edinburgh. At that point, Agnes is still alive.
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Hi Andrew,
Are all children at home in 1911 & are there any additions ???
A/cestry does not do certs. nor indexes for Scotland although some transcriptions which are only a guide....just as the trees you see...same applies.
Many people have trees which are all copied from one another i.e. if 1 person has it wrong & 20 others follow suit then they will all be wrong unless you can see evidence & sources to check out for yourself with the actual certs. which can only be accessed through www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Annie
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I forgot to add....
It is best to search Steele with "soundex" option as often it can be written as Steel....I have many of them ::)
Annie
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Scotlands People have an Agnes Steele other name Rae dying 1932 in Uphall parish, West Lothian, birth year c1860.
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Scotlands People have an Agnes Steele other name Rae dying 1932 in Uphall parish, West Lothian, birth year c1860.
That sounds like the one. I'll look all these up myself tomorrow.
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I am part of the Steele family which apparently came down from Scotland as part of the industrial revolution seeking work. A number of Steele's settled in Sheffield, Otley/ stocksbridge. Perhaps a link or not. Sadly the majority of those no longer exist but my father always spoke about how we originated from Scotland.
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Hi Paul,
Have you found the 'Scottish' connection & do you have names/dates/areas please?
Annie
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Hello
I too am part of the Steele family.
My great grandfather was William Steele.
He owned the royal George hotel which he sold I believe in 1936.
He had two daughters, Florence who was my great grandmothers daughter, and my grandmother Mary who was the daughter of both Amy and William.
All I know is my great great grandfather was a ‘taxi’ horse and carriage. A businessman who we believe lost his estate when he died as he didn’t have a will and wasn’t married to his wife despite having children together.
But I don’t know his name.
I believe he was from Edinburgh
William ran hotels in Perth and Kingussie.
My father now lives in Lockerbie, and his cousins are in Banchory Aberdeenshire.
Not sure if any of this ties in with the William Steele mentioned in the original post......my dad is going to try and dig out the paperwork when he tried to do the family tree
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The Steele family used to have the Duke of Gordon Hotel in Kingussie, still folk of that name in the town.
Skoosh.
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Correct
My great great grandfather had that hotel I believe after the one in Perth and it was in the royal George where my grandmother was born in 1931 and William sold the royal in 1936.
My gran was Mary strachan Steele.
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Think I made a mistake of my great great grandmothers name though married to William, Amy was on my grandads side not my grandmothers.
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For the benefit of those not familiar with hotels in Scotland, I take it you are talking about the Royal George Hotel in Perth.
Is this the same Steele family as the one in the original post in this thread?
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Yes correct the one in Perth was where William Steele before selling it in 1936
My grandmother was born there in 1931.
I don’t know if at all these families are related hence the original post from myself.