1841 census for Sorbie Wigtownshire has Cristofer 50,Mary 45,Cristofer 15,Henry 13,John 9,& Mary7 Steel all born Ireland. 1851 identifies Mary & Christopher as man & wife & Christopher as son. Other members have vanished. When Christopher sen & Mary die, in 1856 & 1871, their death certificates,unusually for Scotland, give no details of parentage.
Anyone any ideas of county of origin...........I have tried IFHF. rootsireland.ie
Friday 29th Nov 2013, 02:19PM
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Hi - thank you for your message. You could try checking for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Some recources which might assist your research include:
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 Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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
Thursday 30th Jan 2014, 03:54PM