hi david,
thanks for the reply. The information I had this from was from the IGI (Latter-day Saints).Richard steel married a Mary Jackson in Hereford in 1746. He stated that he was a copper and ironmonger working from Ross on Wye, on the marriage licence. His sons were Samuel b.1747 and Thomas b.1748 ,so the names have pasted down!
Are any of your Steele"s copper or ships carpenters?
Regards
mark steele
Llanelli S.Wales

Hi again David,
I have just looked on a map as to were your steel"s are from and it seems that Littledean is only about 2-3 miles from Westbury on severn
and about a mile to Flexley were Samuel b.1734 was born.

What are the names and dates of your relations?

John and Mary were the parents,do you think Jonh was a brother of any of yours?

HI mark steele here how do you do.
I have been lead to the FOD following a Richard steele/steel b.1725 in Westbury on severn,who was a copper working in Ross on Wye his other brothers were Thomas b.1728 (westbury),Samuel b.1734 in Flexley and one sister Mary b.1731 (westbury).These were born to John and Mary Steele as they are at the top of my tree i do not know when they were married ETC. Are records keeped at the FOD family history society or will i have to go to Gloucester records office?
Thanks for your interest.
mark steele
Llanelli