Hi All My name is David Mathias Steel, my father Marshall Lang Steel who died a couple of years ago, was a Scotsman in self imposed exile here in Devon (England). Despite often asking, he always refused to tell us, my brothers and myself, anything about our Scots relations. Before he died he was suffering from Alzheimer disease, it was my task to look after him for a year or so. During this time he let slip odd snippets of information about his past. He used to call me Alex and always asked if I had seen uncle John recently. There were many other curious statements. With my curiosity aroused I have spent a great deal of time searching the Internet for links and clues, without too much success, for some living relatives and general idea of the family history. In June of this year my wife and I spent a couple of weeks touring Scotland and during that time I spent a few hours in the Edinburgh registry office in an attempt to find some clues to the past. This is what I have so far; John Steel married Jane McLaren, 10/11/1875 in Bridgetown Glasgow (John Died in 1908) I could only find one son in the time I had available. Their Son, William James Steel married Agnes Arthur Stark, 9/12/1908 in Glasgow. William died in 1957 They seemed to have spent their lives in Scotstown, Rutherglen to be specific. The children from this marriage were; Marshal Lang Steel b.21/10/1917 d.1999 (My Father) William Alexander Steel b.1913 Alexander Kennedy Steel b.1913 (he may have died in Southampton during WW2) Annie Kennedy Steel b.1913 There may have been other children as he told me of a brother that was working as a delivery boy in Glasgow, in the late 20's, who was knocked down and killed by a car. My father married in 1952 and had three sons, Me!!, Daniel Peter and Stephen Paul, we in turn have done our bit and "bred" another generation of Steel's!!!! I also discovered that William Alexander married a Sarah Hemsley 29/10/1939 That is it!!! Can anyone add a few links or facts to assist with my quest..... please. Thanks Dave Steel <davidsteel@btconnect.com>