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Notes about William Steel

1. Ref Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks.
ABRAHAM STEELL was bp. 14 Sep. 1690, Liberton p., res. Edmonston, son of Wm. Steel & Alison Robertson. Pr. of m., 8 Oct., m. 17 Nov. 1709, Newton p., Margrat Boyd as her second m. Witnesses were, John Robertson, for man, John Boyd, for woman [8]. It is believed this m. relates to the ancestor and that the witness, John Robertson, was likely his maternal uncle. Their first dau. was named Alison, and their second son, William. His name is a on a plaque in Newton church honouring a miners' petition and dated 1732 (see illustration Pg. 12)
He was bu. 23 Jan. 1739, as Abraham Steell, coalhewer in Hill, husband to Margaret. Boyd,
Newton p. [6].

2. Ref Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks.
William, bp. 13 Mar. 1715, Newton p., wit Wm. Steele, James Bell [2). Newton KSA for mc. dues for 7 Apr. 1717 for William Steell, best litle velvet, may refer to William [7].

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Steel

William Steel
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Alison Robertson
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Abraham Steel
1690-1739
Margaret Boyd
????-1741

William Steel
± 1715-????


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    1. Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks, Lindsay S. Reeks, Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks (Baltimore, USA, Gateway Press, 1986). I had been trying to get a copy of this book for nearly 20 years, eventually finding this copy at "WeBuyBooks", which I ordered on 10.04.2018 at a price of £42.71
      Scottish Coalmining Ancestors, author Lindsay S. Reeks. Gateway Press, Baltimore 1986.

      Scottish coalmining ancestors
      by Lindsay S. Reeks

      Published 1986 by Gateway Press, Direct book orders to L.S. Reeks in Baltimore, Pleasant Hill, Calif .
      Written in English
      Subjects
      Genealogy, Registers of births, Coal miners
      Places: Scotland, England, Australia
      Times: Begins over 300 years ago.

      About the Book

      This book is a work of over 30 years research of records of coalmining parishes of Scotland in the counties of Midlothian, Fife, West Lothian, East Lothian, Lanark, and Stirling; the counties of Northumberland and Durham in England, and a few areas of Australia.

      The families include ANDERSON, ARCHIBALD, BLACK, BOYD, BROWN, CHEYNE, CRAWFORD, CUNNINGHAM, FLEUCKER, JACK, JOHNSTON, KING, LINDSAY, LOURIE, MILLER, MOFFAT, NEILSON, PENTLAND, PORTEOUS, REID, ROBERTSON, RUSSEL, SMITH, STEEL, WALKER, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, and others. Many of them are traced back well over 300 years. Each line, treated alphabetically, is fully documented with sources used, contains supportive evidence, and an index of complete names. Some information on Scottish family research, and on Scottish coalminers, is also given.

      The book is 293 pages, hardcover, and is illustrated.

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