I'm beginning a journey called The Family Steel
BrianWS
Hi fellow travellers. I'm new to this research and very late getting started so need all the help I can muster. What I'd like to do is find my roots. My Father William Steel was born in Glasgow on 5th Feb 1923 to Neil Steel and Jean Airston Steel [Reid] Their respective parents were NS- William Steel who had been a blacksmith in Wigton Cumbria and his wife Elizabeth Ann [Rogerson]and George Reid a Carter and Elizabeth Ann Reid.
I'd also like to find out about my Father's war time experiences 1941 1945. He was in the Royal Navy becoming CPO towards the end of the conflict. His two major ships were HMS Gardner and HMS Columbo. Dad had burn scars around his left eye and I'm told these were caused by a shipboard explosion which caused him temporary blindness for which he was treated possibly at a military hospital again possibly Norfolk Virginia.
If these names mean anything to researchers out there who would be willing to add to my minimal knowledge I'll be very happy to hear from them.
Thanks in anticipation
Brian
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wizard28 on 2014-11-13 17:30:221881 England Census
Name: Elizabeth Ann Rogerson
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Father: Thomas Rogerson
Mother: Mary Ann Rogerson
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigton, Cumberland, England
Civil Parish: St Cuthbert without Botchergate
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England
Street address: 1 Mill Street
Registration district: Carlisle
Sub registration district: St Cuthbert
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Thomas Rogerson 48 born: Wigton, Cumberland, occ stone mason
Mary Ann Rogerson 52 born: Brougham, Cumberland
Elizabeth Ann Rogerson 17 born: Wigton, Cumberland
William Steet 22 born: Scotland, Lodger, occ blacksmith
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Elizabeth Ann Rogerson
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Carlisle
Inferred County: Cumberland
Volume: 10b Page: 733
Spouse : William Steel
wizard28 on 2014-11-13 17:38:381891 Scotland Census
Name: William Steel
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth A Steel
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire ****
Registration Number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 40 Calder St
Occupation: Engineers Blacksmith
ED: 115
Household schedule number: 48
LINE: 22
Roll: CSSCT1891_289
William Steel 31 born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth A Steel 27
Thomas Steel 8
Janet Steel 6
Mary Steel 4
Alexander Steel 2
William Steel 2 Mons
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1901 Scotland Census
Name: Elizabeth A Steel
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : William Steel
Gender: Female
Where born: England
Registration Number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 544 Calder St
ED: 92
Household schedule number: 122
LINE: 11
Roll: CSSCT1901_312
William Steel 41 occ blacksmith
Elizabeth A Steel 37
Thomas Steel 17
Janet Steel 16
Alexander Steel 12
William Steel 10
Neil Steel 7
Elizabeth Steel 4
Catherine Steel 2
wizard28 on 2014-11-13 17:42:25England Births and Christenings
Name: Elizabeth Ann Rogerson
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Sep 1863
Christening Place: WIGTON,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thomas Rogerson
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: D19730-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: unknown
wizard28 on 2014-11-13 17:46:09To find William Steel's father you will need to get the marriage cert for William and Elizabeth Ann Rogerson.
BrianWS on 2014-11-14 16:51:47Fantastic, thank you so much. So Neil Steel had a bunch of brothers and sisters I've never heard about. I wonder why!
Brian