The children of Jospeh Steele and Isabella Dumble

This information is taken from Free BMD and Ancestry BMD for the later ones. I have not double checked the earlier ones against Ancestry.

My mum remembers her mother saying there were 13 born 11 living, my aunt thinks there were 14 born 11 living. There is also a story of Lucy being about 4 and attending a funeral after which she suffered from nightmares and her father (Joseph Steele) saying he would not do that again (make a small child attend a funeral).

I have not sent for any of these certificates.

Generation 6
Joseph Steele and Isabella Dumble
John Ephraim Mar 1897 Leigh 8c 321
Elizabeth Dec 1898 Auckland 10a 212
Isabella Mar 1901 Auckland 10a 207
Joseph Aspinall Mar 1903 Auckland 10a 228
died Jun 1903 Auckland 10a 125
William Dec 1904 Auckland 10a 249
Joseph Aspinall Sep 1906 Auckland 10a 271
died Sep 1906 Auckland 10a 156
Lucy Dec 1907 Auckland 10a 199
Thomas (?) Dec 1909 Auckland 10a 195
died Dec 1911 Sedgefield 10a 226 age 2
Ernest Dec 1911 Sedgefield 10a 374
Edward Sep 1913 Sedgefield 10a 384
Sarah Jun 1915 Sedgefield 10a 358
Hilda Jun 1916 Sedgefield 10a 343
Mary A Dec 1917 Sedgefield 10a 270
Phyllis Dec 1922 Sedgefield 10a 328

The one we are unsure about is Thomas.

Thanks to J1 who corrected me on John Ephraim, there is also a John Ephraim Steele registered in Leigh Jun 1895 8c 312 who died Sep 1895 Leigh 8c 183.