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Record #18336
Name :
: Charles STEELEY (1872 - )
  aka : Albert Stealey


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1872 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Mar 1889
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
: Dow
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Steeley: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1872; District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 357. Parents: William John Steeley and Elizabeth Hall.

Charles Steeley was baptized on September 8, 1872 at St. Mary, Lambeth, London, England. Parents: William Steeley and Eliza Steeley.

In 1889, Albert Stealey, 16, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 75 Macpherson boys en route to Stratford, Ontario, Canada.


Manitoba Daily Free Press
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
April 27 1891

Immigrant Boy in Trouble

Stratford, April 25.--Charles Steeley, recently brought out from England by one of the immigration societies has been arrested, charged with attempting to murder his former employer, William Dow and the latter's wife. He is also charged with setting fire and destroying barns belonging to Dow. The prisoner alleges that Dow owed him some money, which he had refused to pay.


On February 1, 1902, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Steeley, 29, tailor, born in London, England, to William and Elizabeth Steeley; and Sarah Graham, 23, born at Fermanagh, Ireland, to Robert Graham and Dinah Reid.

At least 4 children were born of this marriage: William Robert Steeley, born February 1, 1903; Dinah Elizabeth Steeley, born September 23, 1905, died September 25, 1905, of hemorrhage from bowels; Alice Steeley, born January 18, 1914, died January 24, 1914, of spina bifida and premature birth (never took nourishment); and George Steeley, stillborn (placenta previa) on August 11, 1910.

Sarah Jane Graham Steeley died on September 23, 1916, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, of uterine fibroids and surgical shock.

On November 30, 1918, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Steeley, 46, tailor, born in London, England, to William Steeley and Elizabeth Hall; and Eliza Muriel Robinson, 35, munitions worker, born in Sussex, England, to Walter Elmer Robinson and Elizabeth Kerry.

One child was born of this marriage: Audrey Steeley.

On December 16, 1950, at the home of her daughter, 46 Francis Avenue, Humber Bay, Ontario, Canada, Eliza Muriel Robinson Steeley died. She is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-24 12:04:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-24 14:44:27 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18336 STEELEY, Charles1872ENG, LND, Lambeth Mar 1889 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes