hi, i have looked through the 1871 census and found joseph steel born about 1840/1841 he is a labourer living with the brown family in northumberland county, there is alos a note that says he doesn,t live with his wife, mary is living with her father william archibald in 1871, can,t find anything on william john or joseph, although i did find many william steel.s in the us with the same birth year,can,t prove they are the children of joseph and mary archibald,there is a joseph steele in 1891 in northumberland county matching the bierth year of 1838,he is listed as a widow,i di find a birht for grace steel in 1859?, to a john and grace, john steel born about 1840?,married grace windle,joseph steel married mary archibald in 1859,john steel born 1806 in scotlan, had elizabeth steel born 1834,joseph steel born 1838, marion stell born 1836, ann steel born 1845,married richard price, mary steel born 1846, married a mcarthur, john steel born 1842/1843,married grace windle, richard steel born 1851 ,married elizabeth fuller in 1865, thaey had 2 children,richard steel died july 1873 in chatam, grace steel born about 1856,married a mcarthur first name unknown,john steel died in saint john 1923?, lists his parents as joseph steel and mary clark, is it possible that mary archibald steel married a clark after john,s death., john steel born 1806 was married to grizella? she died in 1867. also john steel born about 1840/1842 his wife is listed on a death cert. as being mary windler, so i,m thinking she was mary grace windle. i did find the combie family in mass. sheila