Hi there
Are you sure about that ~marriage year of 1863? That would make John around 57-ish at the time?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,525734.0.htmlA four paged topic started in 2011, which includes the following:
Your Gt Grandfather b 1836 Glasgow, believed to be son of John Steel and Mary Neilson
married Jane OWENS, and had issue:
Your Grandfather, Robert Neilson STEEL, b Lancashire
Someone found:John Steel married Mary Neilson 26 Jul 1831 Barony, Lanarkshire, her father listed as John Neilson
children of John and Mary;
Margaret Baird Steil [sic] born 7 May 1832 Barony
Mary Steel born 7 Dec 1833 Barony
Marion Steel born 24 Jan 1835 Barony
John Steel born 19 Aug 1836 Barony
Jeanie Steel born 22 Apr 1838 Barony
Isabella Steel born 30 Jan 1840 Barony
Some one said:Going back past Robert Neilson Steel's parents, John Steel and Jane Owens,his mother was Mary Neilson,daughter of John Neilson who was the brother of James Beaumont Neilson. John Neilson was in my opinion equally as important a man,and has an interesting history too,and was very wealthy.
And you asked of a newly found relative & family researcher:"Do you know the occupation of the John Steel who married Mary Neilson? and do you know the name of that John Steel's father and mother? Do you know where those earlier family members lived? Was it Lanarkshire, Scotland, as I believe it was?"
who replied: "in answer to your last three questions,yes,yes and yes"
and was going to privately communicate with you.If that list of children for John STEEL and Mary NEILSON is right, the naming pattern suggests his parents could be named John & Mary.
Cheers
AMBLY
