Steel Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Steel Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12206 people with the Steel surname? In that year Steel was ranked number 339 for popularity in the UK. |
Steel records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Steel family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"STEEL, STEELE, STEBLL. Of local origin. There are places so named in the shires of Ayr, Berwick, and Dumfries. In Berwickshire the old parish of Steill is now Ladykirk. Henry Stel was juror on inquisition on lands of Hopkelchoc, 1259 (Bain, i, 2162), and William Stele, burgess of Edinburgh, 1423 CEgidii, p. 45). John Steil or Steyll appears as prebendary of Kilmoir, 1434 and 1448 (REB., i, 60; n, 74), and another John Stevll was tenant of part of Cowpergrange, 1486 ( (CuparAngus, i, p. 239). John Steill alias Kempy Steill was hanged for theft, 1524 (Trials, i, p. 126), George Steyll was the king's familiar servitor, 1530 (RMS., m, 957), and Jok Steill appears in the toune of Bowdene, 1567 (Kelso, p. 519). William Steill was piper to one of the two companies of Highland bowmen raised in Argyll, 1627, for service in France. William Steel (1809-1881), noted anti-slavery advocate and one of the organizers of the "underground railroad" (a system of secret co-operation for assisting fugitive slaves to escape to Canada), was born in Biggar, Lanarkshire. Steell 1691, Steile 1453, Steyl 1446, Still 1686. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Steel ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Steel Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Steel Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Steel family tree.
Look at Steel Parish Records at Find My Past.
Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Steel family name using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Steel family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Steel family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Steel family.
Research the Steel surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Steel Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 9947 people with the Steel surname in the UK? Steel is now ranked number 584 for popularity in the UK. |
Steel Family History Databases
Study WikiTree for user contributed Steel family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Steel data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Steel family and people looking to contact living Steel relations.
Explore GENi for Steel family records.
Find your Irish Steel relatives on findmypast.ie
Steel Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Steel surname in the USA? Steel is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Steel Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Steel family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Steel surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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