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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8014 people with the Steele surname? In that year Steele was ranked number 502 for popularity in the UK. |
Steele records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Steele 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Historical References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)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Steele Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Steele 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Steele family tree.
Investigate Steele Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Steele family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records of the Steele family.
Research the Steele surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Steele Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16819 people with the Steele surname in the UK? Steele is now ranked number 324 for popularity in the UK. |
Steele Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 106339 people with the Steele surname in the USA? Steele is ranked number 122 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Steele Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Steele 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 Steele surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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