Thoughts about Blackburn

With there being such a big gap between Sarah and Mary Anne (children of Christopher) there must have been other children born which died. So I have looked at the Free BMD site for Blackburn 1837 -1856. First at Steel then Steele.

Mar 1840 Samuel Steel Blackburn 21 37
Sep 1840 Elizabeth Steel Blackburn 21 17 Death
Mar 1841 Samuel Steel Blackburn 21 9 Death
Jun 1841 Adam Steel Blackburn 21 85
Dec 1841 William Steel Blackburn 21 15
Sep 1842 Sarah Steel Blackburn 21 70
Jun 1844 Mary Jane Steel Blackburn 21 43
Sep 1851 Francis Thomas William Steel Blackburn 21 66 Marriage
Margaret Standing
Dec 1853 William Henry Steel Blackburn 8e 226

Jun 1838 Mary Steele Blackburn 21 14
Dec 1853 Maria Ellen Steele Blackburn 8e 232

As you can see there was not much activity with these names. So it does not look like a local name. We know from the census that Mary Jane and William Henry are children of Christopher and Ann so we can amend the draft tree for these two.

It is would seem unlikely that they would call a second daughter Sarah (although not impossible) so it would appear there is at least one other Steel family in the Blackburn district.

The most likely names to me look like Elizabeth, Samuel and William. Any thoughts appreciated.

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From the IGI site www.familysearch.org

we have a marriage for
Christopher Steele
Ann Wilson
1 Dec 1833
Saint Mary, Blackburn
Batch no. M007086

and also John Steele
Sarah Cunliffe
9 Apr 1832
Saint Mary, Blackburn
Batch no. Moo7086

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From the Lancashire online parish clerk project
www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blackburn/index.html

possible baptisms for Ann

12 Aug 1810 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
Ann Wilson - daughter of James Wilson & Mary
born 24 Jun 1810
Abode Blackburn
Register Baptisms 1792-1812 page 336, entry 19
source film 1278804

4 Dec 1808 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
Ann Wilson - daughter of Thomas Wilson & Nanny
born 14 Oct 1808
Abode Blackburn
Register Baptisms 1792-1812 page 307, entry 29
source film 1278804

25 Dec 1805 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
Ann Wilson - daughter of William WIlson and Susan
born 25 Feb 1805
Abode Blackburn
Register Baptisms 1792-1812 page 246, entry 2
source film 1278804
*baptised with her brother born Sep 1805 James Wilson

also from this site
marriages for steel

18 Mar 1821 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
Robert Burton Warper Bachelor of Blackburn
Mary Steel Spinster of Blackburn
Witness - J. Baron, George Simms
Married by banns by R. Cardwell
Register Marriages 1819-1821 page 253 entry 757
Source Film 1278807

10 Aug 1796 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
William Dickinson Servant of the parish of Blackburn
Sarah Steel (x) Spinster of the same parish
Register Marriages 1792-1797 page 242 entry 974
Source Film 1278807

11 Sep 1796 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn
William Steel cabinet maker of the parish of Blackburn
Isabella Parkinson (x) of the same parish
Register Marriages 1792-1797 page 247 entry 992
Source Film 1278807

So............... to contradict myself there was steel activity before Christopher, mind you they need not be connected to Christopher need they?