Researching Gordon Steele
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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. |
The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Steele on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gordon Steele in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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 Steele 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 Gordon Steele and the Steele Family Tree
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.
Explore Parish Records for Gordon Steele at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gordon Steele using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Gordon Steele.
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 History Databases
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Steele Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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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
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Steele. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gordon Steele
Gordon Steele (priest)
Gordon John Steele (born 1955) is a retired Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Oakham, 2012–2021.
Born in 1955 he was educated at the University of Kent, Worcester College, Oxford and the College of the Resurrection. He was ordained in 1985 and after a curacy at Greenhill (Harrow) he became Vicar of St Andrew's Uxbridge (1988–1994). In 1994 he was appointed an Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral and Vicar of St Alban's, Northampton. He was Vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough from 2001–2012 where he oversaw a £280,000 development project and collaborated with the regeneration of the city centre. He was Rural Dean of Peterborough from 2004 to 2010.
Steele retired effective 30 November 2021 and was awarded the honorific title of archdeacon emeritus.
Source: Gordon Steele (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Steele
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