Looking for evidence of birth Richard Steele and sister Lydia Margaret Steele born 1773 and 1770 respectively said to have come from "Kyle, Wexford" but we do not know parish details.We have located a Kyle area near Oulart but can not confirm this is the location or where the family may have lived/worshiped. Lydia Margaret Steele married John D'Acre (sometimes spelled Dacre and some descendants changed this to Deaker). Richard Steele went to the West Indies with two brothers, they may have gone to the East Indies first. The families may have been associated with the Methodist church - later generations Lydia Margaret's daughter Lydia Dacre married a William Clendinnen who was a Methodist.
Hoping for link with fellow Steele hunters
smjwatkins
Thursday 10th Jan 2013, 02:33PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Kyle is a townland in Wexford. There are actually two Kyle townlands in the county. One of which is part of the civil parish of Templeshanbo and the other which is part of the civil parish of Meelnagh. For more information on each of these parishes follow these links:
If the family were Methodist and given the time period, it is likley that they may have also had dual membership with the Church of Ireland, so records for birth,marriages etc may be found in these registers. Most Church of Ireland registers are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and the others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving records is available in the National Archives. Follow these weblinks:
National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
Church of Ireland: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information&id=63
For some general information on Methodist records in Ireland go to: http://www.irishmethodist.org/about/genealogy.php
I hope that this is helpful and that you are able to find Richard and Lydia's birth records.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Friday 8th Mar 2013, 03:42PM