Thomas Steele1,2,3,4,5,6,7

#50, b. 29 June 1840, d. 23 May 1918
Father*James Steele1
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ChartsEdith Woodley Bailey Family Tree
RelationshipGrandfather of Edith Bertha Woodley.
Birth*Thomas Steele was born on 29 June 1840 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.1,8,9,4,5,6,7 
ResidenceHe lived on 21 July 1864 at Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, England.1 
Marriage*He married Hannah Matilda Mineard, daughter of Edward Mineard and Sarah Cox, on 21 July 1864 at Abbey Rose Independent Chapel, Torquay, Devon, England. The witnesses were Edward and Edwin Mineard.1,4,5,6,7 
Occupation*He was a corset (stay) manufacturer between 1864 and 1879 at 16 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, England.1,2,10,3,11,12 
Son*Thomas and Hannah's son Arthur Stanley was born on 29 September 1865 at Torquay, Devon, England. 
Daughter*Thomas and Hannah's daughter Gertrude was born on 28 January 1867 at Newton Abbot registration district, Devon, England. Gertrude died five days later.13,9 
SonThomas and Hannah's son Adolphus Archibald was born on 21 September 1868 at Torquay, Devon, England. 
SonThomas and Hannah's son Frank Burton was born on 5 October 1869 at Newton Abbot registration district, Devon, England. Frank died one year later, apparently on his first birthday.9,14 
OccupationThomas was a stay maker employing 2 assistants on 2 April 1871 at Torquay, Devon, England.4 
Census1871FedForeign*He and Hannah Matilda Mineard appeared on the 1871 Federal Census of Tormoham (Torquay), Devon, England at Hatfield Road, enumerated 2 April 1871. Their children Arthur Stanley and Adolphus Archibald were listed as living with them, as were Hannah's father, Edward Mineard, a niece, Isabella Baker, an assistant stay maker named Clara (last name illegible) and a servant named Matilda Parker.4 
DaughterThomas and Hannah's daughter Beatrice Bertha was born on 22 June 1871 at Torquay, Devon, England. 
OccupationHe was a stay manufacturer on 14 August 1872.12 
DaughterThomas and Hannah's daughter Mabel Adeline was born on 14 August 1872 at Acadia Lodge, Higher Erith Road, Torquay, Devon, England. 
SonThomas and Hannah's son Charles Burton was born on 24 March 1874 at Newton Abbot registration district, Devon, England. Charles died 15 July 1874.15,9 
SonThomas and Hannah's son Thomas Charles Burton was born on 24 July 1875 at Torquay, Devon, England. 
ResidenceThomas and Hannah Matilda Mineard lived on 29 October 1876 at 16 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, England. Their children Arthur Stanley, Adolphus Archibald, Beatrice Bertha, Mabel Adeline and Thomas Charles Burton probably lived with them.2 
DaughterThomas and Hannah's daughter Mary Louisa was born on 29 October 1876 at Torquay, Devon, England. 
OccupationHe was a hygienic corset & surgical belt maker on 3 April 1881 at Frant, Sussex, England.5 
Census1881FedForeign*He and Hannah Matilda Mineard appeared on the 1881 Federal Census of Frant, Sussex, England at 3 Nevill Place, enumerated 3 April 1881. Their children Mary Louisa, Adolphus Archibald and Thomas Charles Burton were listed as living with them, as were two servants, Sarah L. Light and Annie E. Moxley.5 
OccupationHe was a corset maker on 5 April 1891 at London, England.6 
Census1891FedForeign*He and Hannah Matilda Mineard appeared on the 1891 Federal Census of London Marylebone, England at 38 Upper Berkeley Street, enumerated 5 April 1891. Their children Mabel Adeline, Beatrice Bertha, Arthur Stanley, Thomas Charles Burton and Mary Louisa were listed as living with them, as was a servant, Esther Cuthbert.6 
ResidenceHe and Hannah Matilda Mineard lived between 1897 and 1906 at Acadia (12 Kinsman's Dale), Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.16,17,18,19,20 
Retirement*He retired from his corset-making business before 11 February 1899.11,21 
Census1901FedForeign*He and Hannah Matilda Mineard appeared on the 1901 Federal Census of Moretonhampstead, Devon, England at Kinsmans Dale, enumerated 31 March 1901.7 
Residence*He and Hannah Matilda Mineard lived on 23 April 1906 at Acadia, Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. Their daughter Mary Louisa was apparently visiting them.20 
Death*He died on 23 May 1918 at 80 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon Borough, London, Greater London, England, at age 77. The cause of death was given as heart disease (of many years), dropsy (which he'd had for one year), and oedema pulmonum.21,9,3 
Religion*He was a member of the Church of England.3 

Family

Hannah Matilda Mineard b. 2 Jan 1837, d. 20 Feb 1921
Children

Citations:

  1. [S22] Certificate of Marriage for Thomas Steele and Hannah Matilda Mineard.
  2. [S25] Mary Louisa Steele entry, Certified Copy of Birth Record (Certified copy 2 September 1910).
  3. [S78] Interview, Edith Woodley Bailey, 10 July 1997.
  4. [S398] Census of 1871 for England and Wales, population schedule, Household of Thomas Steele, Hatfield Road, Tormoham Torquay, Devon, folio 130, page 90-91, household 458.
  5. [S399] Census of 1881 for England and Wales, population schedule, Household of Thomas Steele, 3 Nevill Place, Frant, Sussex, folio 63, page 1. RG11/1049.
  6. [S400] Census of 1891 for England and Wales, population schedule, Household of Thomas Steele, 38 Upper Berkeley Street, London Marylebone, Folio 73, page 35, #280.
  7. [S419] Census of 1901 for England and Wales, population schedule, Household of Thomas Steele, Kinsman's Dale, Moretonhampstead, Devon, folio 9, page 10, RG13:2052, #57.
  8. [S48] Letter, Bert and Dorothy Steele to Mary Louisa Steele, 2 December 1950.
  9. [S307] Letter, Derek Alan Lott to Margaret May Bailey, 28 July 2000.
  10. [S61] Email, C. N. Mayne to Margaret May Bailey, April 6, 1998; April 29, 1998; May 1, 1998.
  11. [S336] Certificate, William Percy Lott and Mabel Adeline Steele marriage of February 11, 1899.
  12. [S335] Mabel Adeline Steele, Birth Registration No. 207, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Devon, England (September 14, 1872).
  13. [S395] FreeBMD: Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths for England & Wales , Deaths, Mar quarter 1867, Newton Abbot registration district, Vol. 5b, page 132.
  14. [S437] England and Wales, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes: 1837-1983 , Deaths registered in Jan, Feb, Mar 1870.
  15. [S437] England and Wales, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes: 1837-1983 , Deaths registered in July, Aug, Sept 1874.
  16. [S250] Letter, Thomas Steele to Mary Louisa Steele, 11 August 1902.
  17. [S251] Letter, Thomas and Hannah Steele to Mary Louisa Steele, 7 July 1903.
  18. [S252] Letter, Thomas Steele to Mary Louisa Steele, 4 May 1904.
  19. [S409] Kelly's 1902, Volume 1, Devon, Moreton Hampstead, online http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
  20. [S261] Letter, William Woodley to Mary Louisa Steele, 23 April 1906.
  21. [S417] Thomas Steele, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death 1918, June Quarter, Croydon District, Vol 2a, p. 479, #225; certified copy #DYB 010044 (Original date 23 May 1918; this copy 25 April 2006).
  22. [S96] Interview, Edith Woodley Bailey, undated.
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