Alexander and Hilda Steele NSW

[Katie Steele]

Hi all,

I've been researching my family tree for many many years but have yet to really do any research outside of the UK. In aid of assisting my DNA matches I am trying to trace as far to present day as possible but I'm now coming across family that went to Australia and struggling to find much about them.

My g.grandfathers brother Alexander Thomas Steele bn.1876 Cotes, Staffordshire, England (sometimes Lipley farm, Shrophire) was in 1901 a drapers assistant in Birmingham, England and the next I find him... He has died in 1926 in his company's building in Wentworth Avenue, Sydney. There are several newspaper reports about it and they tell me he had separated from his wife Hilda and they had one child together. I have found again from the newspapers that Hilda died a year later.

My struggle is I can't find documents showing when he left to go there. I'd like to know when they married and who the child is.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Many Thanks

Katie

[sparrett]

For  those wanting some background to Mr STEELE's death, this news item may help.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168721421

Sue

[sparrett]

A birth notice for the daughter. 1920

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15893848

Sue

[cupoflife]

Probate Packets and Deceased Estates often valuable information often include certificates.
You could put in a request to Ros to kindly copy these docs if she is attending the Archives.  https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=703011.234

https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX1122109
STEELE Hilda
Deceased Estates Index 1880-1939 Item No: Pre A 031606 [20/1235] | Date Duty Paid: 20/12/1928 | Place: Manly | Remarks: Occupation: widow

https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX1122086
STEELE Alexander Thomas
Deceased Estates Index 1880-1939 Item No: Pre A 027131 [20/1185] | Date Duty Paid: 14/12/1928 | Place: Sydney | Remarks: Occupation: company manager

https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/INDEX1824219
STEELE & MALONE
Business and Company Records 1903-1922 Item No: [2/8548] | File No: 33013 | Nature of Business: Dressmaking | Place of Business: 222 Clarence Street Sydney


https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246207620
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16424470
STEELE. — December 4th, 1927, at a Private Hospital, Darlinghurst, Mrs. Hilda Steele, of "Norfolk Pines," The Crescent, Manly. At Rest.
Funeral notice: Rookwood Crematorium

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245424398 (Legal Notices)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES.-Probate Jurisdiction.-In the Will and Two Codicils of HILDA STEELE late of Manly in the State of New South Wales Widow deceased. Pursuant to the Wills Probate and Administration Act 1898 of the Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916 and the Trustee Act 1925 .....
Also in Government Gazette https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219946156
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245521208 (Last Column)

[cupoflife]

https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?122
NSW birth 2/6/1920
22854/1920 STEELE N**** J. ; Father: Alexander T.; Mother: Hilda; Manly

[judb]

Just a note of warning so there's no confusion -  there's is lots of information available about a Norma Jean STEELE, b NSW 1923. Unfortunately the NSW BMD birth indexes are not open past 1920.  An on-line tree suggests that this Norma is the daughter of James Steele and Sylvia Saunders, and your Norma b 1920 so not your person.

I wonder who took care of your Norma as by age 7 she had lost both parents.  Also, perhaps she changed her name later. 

Judith

[sparrett]

For your interest.
Alexander is interred at Rookwood Cemetery.
No others are with him

Zone C Section 09 Grave 222

Sue

[jorose]

Hi there,

They married in 1906 in South Africa:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91V-LWGX-G?cc=2727134&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQPHX-ZNS8

Hilda was from Australia so perhaps her daughter went to stay with family?

[CassT]

Hi
Find My Past has a copy of Hilda's Will, daughter is Norma June and Hilda names her sister Bessie
Bell wife of John William Bell of Adelaide to be Norma's Guardian

Cass