Ringwood-Baskin-Steele Connections

Hi Susuan,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information on Kate without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Kilkenny at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Some other websites that may be helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kilkenny/index.html

From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/

Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

New information suggests we may be descended from a marriage between Harriet Steele daughter of Richard Steele and Dorothea Armstead (Richard & Dorathea m 13 Feb 1732 St Mary COI Dublin) and her cousin Major Robert Steele of Summer's Cove near Kinsale. Harriet & Major Steele - married 25 Jan 1770 Dublin COI St Mary.

Looking for any information on this couple especially confirmation of names of children hoping to find Lydia Margaret 1770, Richard 1773, Anne 1776, Catherine and Robert.

Susan