Henry Howitt Steele
• He appeared on the census in 1891 in Wicket, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Recorded (aged 7) as living with his parents George and Caroline, and brothers James, George, William and John. Also in the house was a boarder called James Spence. • He worked as a Coal Miner from 1901 to 1907. • He appeared on the census in 1901 in Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Recorded (aged 18) living with his parents George and Caroline and siblings George, William, John, Robert, Mary, Jane and Nellie in a house with 4 windowed rooms. • He had a residence in 1904 in Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. • He served in the military on 18 May 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was enlisted on Short Service (for the duration of the War) on 18 May 1915. His records state that he lived at 113 High Street, Dalkeith, was aged 30 years and 98 days, was a married Ho(u/r)seman with a wife called Mary and children George (7/9/1907) and Susan (6/1/1906). Height 5 feet 8 inches, chest 37 inches and a tattoo on his left forearm. • He worked as a Hou(r?)seman in May 1915 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland. • He had a residence in May 1915 in 113 High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. • He worked as a Coal miner in 1926. • He worked as a Hostel Attendant in 1945 in Gowkshill Road, Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. • He had a residence in 1945 in Hostel, Gowkshill Road, Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. • He was ill with chronic bronchitis in 1945.
Henry married Mary Darling Jackson, daughter of John Laidlaw Jackson and Susan Dickson, on 30 Dec 1904 in West Parish Manse, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. (Mary Darling Jackson was born on 10 Oct 1886 in Muttonhole, Cranston, Edinburgh, Scotland and died on 6 Aug 1926 in 30 Elmfield Park, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.) |
Cause of his death was Chronic bronchitis. Dyspneoeic cardiac failure.