George Steele

   Cause of his death was Arteriosclerosis, cardiac disease, bronchitis and hypostatic congestion of the lungs.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census in 1861 in 2 Graham Street, Abbey, Paisley, Scotland. Recorded (aged one and a half months) living with his parents James (23) and Mary (20) in a house with one windowed room.

• He appeared on the census in 1871 in Erskines Land, Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland. Recorded (aged 10) as a scholar living with his parents James (33) and Mary (29), and siblings James (6), Rebecca (4) and Edward (2). The house had one windowed room.

• He worked as an Iron Miner from 1881 to Jan 1884.

• He appeared on the census in 1881 in The Brick Dwelling, Abbey, Renfrew, Scotland. Recorded (aged 20) as an Ironstone miner living with his parents James and Mary, and siblings Annie, Edward, James, John, Kate, Mary and Rebecca. Also in the house was a visitor, Janet Perry, described as an unmarried, unemployed dressmaker (imbecile).

• He had a residence from Jan 1882 to Oct 1885 in Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland.

• He worked as a Brick Work Labourer in Oct 1885.

• He worked as a Coal Miner in 1889.

• He had a residence in Oct 1889 in Peter Wilson's Land, High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

• He worked as a Limestone Miner in 1891.

• He appeared on the census in 1891 in Wicket, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Recorded as a limestone miner (aged 30) living with wife Caroline and children James, Henry, George, William and John. Also in the house was James Spence (27), a boarder.

• He worked as a Coal Miner from 1893 to 1897.

• He had a residence from 1893 to 1931 in Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

• He worked as a Waiter on 16 Dec 1898.

• He worked as an Innkeeper's Cellarman in Oct 1899.

• He appeared on the census in 1901 in Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Recorded (aged 40) living with wife Caroline (38) and sons Henry (18), George (16), William (14), John (12), Robert (10), Mary (8), Jane (7) and Nellie (1) in a house with 4 windowed rooms.

• He worked as a Hotel Waiter from 1901 to 1904.

• He worked as a Coal miner in 1920.

• He worked as a Hotel Waiter from 1909 to 1931.

• He was ill with arteriosclerosis, cardiac disease, bronchitis and hypostatic congestion of the lungs in 1931.

George married Caroline Hewitt, daughter of Henry Hewitt and Elisabeth Barriskill, on 2 Jan 1882 in Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland. (Caroline Hewitt was born on 5 Jun 1863 in Soulis Street, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland and died on 19 Nov 1929 in Tolbooth Close, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.) The cause of her death was Fatty degeneration of the heart, bronchitis and dedema of the lung and syncops.

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage certificate records Caroline as "Courline Howitt", daughter of William Howat (coal miner) and Mary Beresford (both deceased).