Mary Goodwin was the daughter of Joseph Goodwin, a merchant in Scawby, Lincolnshire. She was probably born around 1770. She married Joseph Gilderdale, a shipowner from Thorne in nearby Yorkshire, in 1797. They had a daughter Catherine, born the following year, however Joseph died in York that year.
In 1804, Mary remarried John Smith at Wrawby. Her daughter married William Foster Sergeant at Wrawby in 1824, then emigrated to South Australia with the 7 grandchildren in December 1837.
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16.2.09
Mary Smith
According to her son, Mary Smith was born in Kerry in Argylshire, Scotland around 1766. We know nothing of her father or mother, but her brother John commanded merchant ships out of London and died when his ship, a privateer called Swift caught fire in Kingston, Jamaica. He was unmarried. Her sister Janet married a skipper, Andrew McFarlane in May 1786 at Greenock.
Two years later, in December 1788, Mary married John Steel in Greenock.
They had two sons, John and James, both born in Greenock. John was born in 1789 but died of the pox when he was 20 months old. James was born in 1792.
Mary also brought up her dead sister's son John McFarlane, who was 3-4 years older than James. She may have done this on her own as her husband was press-ganged into the navy from a merchant vessel in the West Indies in 1793-4 and was away for nine years.
When he returned he was master of a sloop in the coastal trade and herring fishing for ten years before becoming ill. He died at Greenock in 1817.
Meanwhile Mary had educated her son and John McFarlane and they both went to work in the Customs House at Greenock.
We do not know if Mary remained in Greenock when her son James married and moved to Glasgow in 1825. She died in 1836 and was buried with her husband in the Inverkip Street cemetery in Greenock.
Two years later, in December 1788, Mary married John Steel in Greenock.
They had two sons, John and James, both born in Greenock. John was born in 1789 but died of the pox when he was 20 months old. James was born in 1792.
Mary also brought up her dead sister's son John McFarlane, who was 3-4 years older than James. She may have done this on her own as her husband was press-ganged into the navy from a merchant vessel in the West Indies in 1793-4 and was away for nine years.
When he returned he was master of a sloop in the coastal trade and herring fishing for ten years before becoming ill. He died at Greenock in 1817.
Meanwhile Mary had educated her son and John McFarlane and they both went to work in the Customs House at Greenock.
We do not know if Mary remained in Greenock when her son James married and moved to Glasgow in 1825. She died in 1836 and was buried with her husband in the Inverkip Street cemetery in Greenock.
John Steel
According to his son, John Steel was born in South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland around 1766. We do not know anything of his parents but one of his brothers, Donald Steel, went to Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence around 1805.
He became a cooper/mariner and married Mary Smith at Greenock on the Firth of Clyde, in 1788. They had two sons, the first dying of the pox when he was 20 months old, then James, born in 1792.
A year or two later, John Steel was impressed into Nelson's navy from a merchant vessel in the West Indies. He served in the Culloden and was at many naval actions including the Battle of the Nile, The Battle of Cape St Vincent and the landing at Teneriffe, where Nelson lost his arm. It seems likely that he was also in Naples when Nelson was wooing Lady Hamilton.
After nine years, he came home after the Peace and was employed as Master of a sloop in the coasting trade and herring fishing for ten years with a share in the sloop. But he became ill for about 4 years and died in Greenock in 1817. He was buried in Inverkip Street cemetery where his monument Lair No. 71 can be found on the north wall. Ivy is threatening to cover it these days, so please take some time to remove it if you are visiting.
He became a cooper/mariner and married Mary Smith at Greenock on the Firth of Clyde, in 1788. They had two sons, the first dying of the pox when he was 20 months old, then James, born in 1792.
A year or two later, John Steel was impressed into Nelson's navy from a merchant vessel in the West Indies. He served in the Culloden and was at many naval actions including the Battle of the Nile, The Battle of Cape St Vincent and the landing at Teneriffe, where Nelson lost his arm. It seems likely that he was also in Naples when Nelson was wooing Lady Hamilton.
After nine years, he came home after the Peace and was employed as Master of a sloop in the coasting trade and herring fishing for ten years with a share in the sloop. But he became ill for about 4 years and died in Greenock in 1817. He was buried in Inverkip Street cemetery where his monument Lair No. 71 can be found on the north wall. Ivy is threatening to cover it these days, so please take some time to remove it if you are visiting.
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