Professor John Steele

& Family

by Kate Stout

Kate Stout has had a fascination with history since childhood. She enjoys genealogical research, which contain the thrill of puzzle solving with the joys of learning more about historical events. This book began as a genealogy project, but changed as she discovered the interesting stories of Professor Steele. She has a B.A. from Wellesley College.

Professor John Steele

This book offers John Steele’s story, as well as the first publication of logs that he wrote while travelling across the Atlantic in 1828 and 1845. It also includes a genealogy of his descendants, and the ancestors of both him and his wife, Mary White Steele. 
Certain research material was not included in the book, but is being made available here for anyone researching John  and Mary Steele’s families. 

Images from Professor John Steele & Family

Anderson's Institute Lecture, Glasgow, 1825
The posh school
Anderson’s Institute Lecture, Glasgow, 1825 The posh school
Lecture at Glasgow Mechanics Institute, 1825
The workingman's school
Lecture at Glasgow Mechanics Institute, 1825 The workingman’s school
Admission to Aberdeen Mechanics Institution, 1824, for John Steele
Admission to Aberdeen Mechanics Institution, 1824, for John Steele
Castle Garden, New York City,1835
Castle Garden, New York City,1835
Announcement of Lecture by John Steele, 1834
Announcement of Lecture by John Steele, 1834
Mary White
Mary White
Watercolor by Mary Steele
1847
Watercolor by Mary Steele 1847
John Steele's patented brick making machine, 1865
John Steele’s patented brick making machine, 1865
Liverpool Customs House, 1842
Liverpool Customs House, 1842
The Thames Tunnel
The Thames Tunnel
The Royal Polytechnic Hall, London, c. 1838
The Royal Polytechnic Hall, London, c. 1838

Comments are closed.