Records on Steele (Germany)

Peterde Vreede

I can't find the historocal record of Steele (near Essen in Germany) in the period before 1815.

Can you help me?

dontiknowyou

That may be all FamilySearch has at this time.

To dig deeper, read the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Start here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Rhineland_(Rheinland),_Prussia,_German_Empire_Genealogy

Mike357

@Peterde Vreede, there are records for Steele, Germany in the FamilySearch Catalog. Please, check to be sure that this is the area for which you are interested.

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=46329&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Germany%2C%20Preu%C3%9Fen%2C%20Rheinland%2C%20Steele%22

The Catalog can be easily searched by clicking Search : Catalog; and entering the location for which you'd like to see records.

Hope this helps. If not, please let us know.

Peterde Vreede

Hello Mike,

Thank you for the link ti the records of Steele in Germany!

The baptisms end in 1809. I'm searching fot a baptism in 1813. Are there records for Steele in 1813?

With kind regards,

Peter de Vreede

DebiKR

@Peterde Vreede

If records exist but just have not been released to FamilySearch, you might try contacting the local Church in Germany. Consult the Wiki to see if one is listed there, or you might try writing or calling the local church directly. If you are not sure if your ancestors were Catholic or Protestant, you'll probably want to contact both.

I did a quick Google Search for "steele germany kirche" and it listed both the Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church. Click on the link to their website. Google Translate can help in reading their websites in English. You can then find contact information to either call or send an email. I find it a good idea if you write, to send the letter in English followed by a Google Translation into German.

They will likely be able to tell you where those records are held and how to contact the appropriate archive.

Best wishes in your search!

BaerbelJ

Steele civil registration records begin in October 1874, so you will need to look for church records. Steele was predominantly Catholic and currently belongs to the Diocese of Essen. This diocese is currently digitizing its church records. See https://www.bistum-essen.de/info/bistum/bistumsarchiv/kirchebuecher-im-archiv-des-bistums-essen

The church archivist's e-mail is listed under "Ansprechpartner" at the bottom of this webpage. You can contact her and ask the archive to look up the specific record you need. There will be a charge. You can also ask if the archive is planning to share its records online after digitization is finished, for instance, on www.matricula-online.eu.

I hope this helps.

Baerbel

Some additional information:

The German GenWiki page for Steele includes some helpful information and links, including links to digitized marriage proclamation records for Steele for 1810, 1812, and 1813, see https://wiki.genealogy.net/Steele

The Catholic church records for Steele began in 1630. The evangelical church records for the local parish in Königssteele began in 1697.

The Personenstandsarchiv Rheinland in Duisburg also has copies of the Catholic records up to 1874. See https://www.archive.nrw.de/landesarchiv-nrw/landesarchiv-nrw-abteilung-rheinland-duisburg

Napoleonic era civil registration records beginning in 1812 have survived but with gaps. Check with the Essen City archive about availability: https://www.essen.de/dasistessen/stadtgeschichte_1/stadtarchiv_1/essen_de___inhaltsseite_270.de.html . See the top item.