Hamilton STEELE
#9 Agnes md 2 Amenzo White 19 Nov 1864 #11 James md 2 Jane Muir 6 Mar 1861 TO-DO enter burial and cemetery. To-Do See if Salt Lake have Death records for Hamilton Steel? Hamilton Steel came from Liverpool England, on 28 Jul 1869, on ship Colorado the ship roster is on Film 025,692 with His son James and his family this was seven individuals. They arrived in New York 10 Aug 1869 the New York roster film 175,672. If the birth and death dates are correct was 81 years 1 month old when he pass away.
Emigration - Immigration 1856 ship columbia 1.
Letter:Frances Baker Letter #120 January 1969 Dear Cousin: A Short time ago I was asked to give some lectures on Scottish research at the Genealogical Society in Salt Lake City. My illustrations were based on the family of Hamilton Steel and Jean Morton. One of those who attended my first lecture was a prominent genealogist from Scotland who returned to his native land by plane the following day. He came to the Society to discuss plans for the World Wide Genealogical Convention to be held in Salt Lake City nest August. I talked to him for some time on what could be done in Scotland and asked if he would undertake the type of research I wanted done, and he indicated a willingness to do this. Out of the preparation for these Classes and my conversation with this genealogist has come a plan for research which I desire to share with you and which I hope many of you will want to become a part of. Let me introduce myself. I am a second great granddaughter of Hamilton Steel and Jean Morton through their daughter Agnes and her first husband, John Hill. I have been employed by the Genealogical Society for nearly 25 years. Agnes married (2) Amenzo White Baker. Hamilton Steel had other Children who came to Utah: among them a daughter Jean who married John Roxburgh, a son Alexander who married Margaret Farquhar and Fannie Cartwright, and a son James who married Mary Clement and Jean Mair. Other children remained in Scotland. Some effort has been made by various members of the family to trace the ancestry of Hamilton Steel and Jean Morton but with little success. No attempt has been made to locate their descendants in Scotland. I have, therefore, worked out a plan whereby tombstones will be searched (these often give record of complete families-not just the ones buried in the churchyard). A search will be made to locate living descendants still residing in Scotland to obtain Bible records and other family details. Sometime families can be traced back for many generations by these means. Searches can also be made in non--conformist church records. There is some evidence that some of our families did not belong to the established church of Scotland (Presbyterian). At the Society here there is some work required in searching parish registers, census, and civil registration. It will be necessary to send for some birth, marriage, and death certificates. If and of you are able to assist in these searches, let me know and assignments can be made. It will, however, be important that any assignment made be carried out promptly. To undertake this research project, funds are needed. Any amount you are able to send will be most gratefully accepted and used to further this work. Any of you who participate will receive a report of the progress being made from time to time. I have every confidence that great things can be accomplished in the nest year; however, the success of this project depends upon your cooperation and support. Let us all work together as a family. Children should be encouraged as well as adults. The names and addresses of all cousins I have been able to locate have been set up in a master file. A record will be kept on these cards of and funds received or hours spent in research, which are reported to me. Please send addresses of descendants of James Steel and John Roxburgh; my file is incomplete. Please make all checks payable to me. Sencerely, Miss Frances Baker 270 Reed Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 This can't be correct all James Children were born in scotland the last child being born in 1868 in Scotland. TO-Do IMMIGRATION: Passenger List; 1862; Port of Entry, NY, 3 Oct 1862, "The Hudson"; ; Obtained by corresp. with National Archives, Washington DC, 1982. had to emigrated after 1868. CEMETERY-DEATH: Headstone Inscription; 1837-1913; Parker Cemetery Parker, Fremont, Idaho; ; Viewed 27 Aug 1996 by Wayne Chandler. TO-Do Parochial Registers 1820-1854 D 14956-14505 Look at these records. TO-Do film 0175579 lists passenger 11 Sep 1862-16 Oct 1862. To-Do new film 0101942 take the place of old 14505, the new film is Parish Church of Bressay, Scotland.
Died as an infant.
He married Jane or Jean Morton 17 Mar 1822 at Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland . Jane or Jean Morton was born at Henrytown, Ayrshire, Scotland 31 Aug 1798 daughter of Alexander Morton and Jean or Jane Boyd .
They were the parents of 14
children:
Jane Steele
born 10 Dec 1819.
Archibald Steele
born 27 Jan 1823.
Alexander Steele
born 1 Apr 1824.
Janet Steele
born 6 Jun 1825.
Elizabeth Steele
born 15 Apr 1826.
Mary Steele
born 10 Jul 1828.
Hellen Steele
born 17 Sep 1829.
Hamilton Steele
born 14 Aug 1832.
Agnes Steele
born 25 Dec 1833.
William Steele
born 3 Sep 1835.
James Steel
born 23 Sep 1836.
George Steele
born 3 May 1838.
George Steele
born 24 May 1840.
Anna Steele
born 1841.
Hamilton Steele died 24 Jun 1878 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Usa .
Jane or Jean Morton died 14 Oct 1847 at Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland .