That all appears to match the Allen Fay in Chertsey. If he grew up in Chertsey, he may have thought he was born there, until he discovered otherwise. He wouldn't be the only person to make that mistake. My great-grandfather Irving appears to have mistakenly thought for his whole life he was born in the village where his parents lived when he was a child, not knowing that his mother had gone home to her mother to have him (her first child). If you can find the references, you can get certificates for £7 each directly from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ I think you have the reference for what looks like the marriage of Allen Foy & Ann Elizabeth. It's on FreeBMD. Paul Sarah Davies wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions. > > >From Charles Foy's Marriage and Death Certs we know his parents are Allen & > Ann Elizabeth Foy. Allen was a gardener and Ann Elizabeth's maiden name was > unknown. Charles firstly believed his birthplace was in Surrey, then it > changes to Middlesex. He had some education as I have his signature. > He was Methodist. > Unsure as to when he arrived in Australia, though he married in 1869. > He had a large family: > > Allan > Eliza > Mary > Ann Elizabeth > Evangeline > John Henry > Charles > William > Margaret > Harold Augustus Wallbridge > > I'd be interested in the christening records of Susan & Eliza. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Irving" <pauljirving@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-buckinghamshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 11:30 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-Buck] Hammerson, Buckinghamshire .... again... > > > >> The birth certificate of Eliza or (if you can find it) Charles would >> confirm their mothers maiden name, & the marriage certificate would give >> Allen & Ann Elizabeths fathers names. The full christening records might >> give more information than the IGI - Bucks FHS has transcribed the >> Denham records - http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ >> >> I think you need to establish if Ann Elizabeth was the second wife, & if >> so what happened to the first one, & which was the mother of Charles. >> >> Paul >> >> Sarah Davies wrote: >> >>> I think Allen FAY is my ancestor Allen FOY (he appears in the 1841 Census >>> in >>> Cowley near Uxbridge as FOY). no references to Allen Foy after 1841. >>> >>> In the 1841 Census Allen is living with a Susan Foy aged 1 and Ann >>> Neville. >>> I think I've found Susan's Christening in 1839 in Denham (mother's name >>> Ann) >>> and then in 1844 the christening of Eliza Foy also in Denham and parents >>> names were Allin Foy and Ann Elizabeth. >>> >>> haven't found Charles on the IGI yet - typical - he's the one I'm >>> descended >>> from! >>> >>> in 1842 there is a Marriage of Allen Foy possibly to Ann Elizabeth >>> Newells, >>> registered in Uxbridge. >>> >>> The plot thickens ...... >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Paul Irving" <pauljirving@ntlworld.com> >>> To: <eng-buckinghamshire@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ENG-Buck] Hammerson, Buckinghamshire .... again... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Looking at the original you've sent me, I can say it's definitely Fay (I >>>> checked the F against _F_oundling & _F_rances), & looks very much like >>>> Hammerson. Amersham looks like the best bet. His wife's from Harefield, >>>> which is not many miles away. >>>> >>>> Despite the unusual first name, I've not found him in the 1841 or >>>> post-1851 censuses. Do you know his wifes maiden name? Anne Elizabeth >>>> ...? >>>> >>>> Children Charles & Eliza, age 9 & ? (obscured by mark), all born >>>> Harefield, both children at school. Have you found their births? >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: >> ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > _____________________________________________ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >