Dennis, Again without knowing family circumstances I would assume that Ellen Bennett was a spinster when she married John Galley. It would be Emily (Bennett ), the mother of both Ellen and Minnie that was widowed by 1881. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Galley Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 1:22 PM To: 'Michael Gilbey' Subject: RE: [Ess] Baptism - Minnie RINGWOOD Hi Mick: Wow! What a convoluted set of circumstances. Everything you have found sounds logical. The only question is - the marriage certificate between John GALLEY and Ellen BENNETT states that she was a spinster. If BENNETT wasn't her maiden name, wouldn't it have said "widow"? Thanks very much for all your help. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gilbey Sent: April 9, 2011 7:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Ess] Baptism - Minnie RINGWOOD This is only a suggestion but would Minnie Ringwood be the sister of Emma Bennett? The marriage index indicates that John Galley married Ellen Bennett in 1888 West Ham registration district. The 1891 census does indicate the Minnie Ringwood was John Galley's sister-in-law and therefore, possibly Emma's sister. Not knowing family circumstances there was a Minnie Cole Bennett born last quarter 1878 West Ham registration district which also covered Leyton. The 1881 census does show this Minnie Bennett living in Wanstead with her mother Emily Bennett, a widow. There is also a marriage of a Emily Bennett possibly to a Samuel Ringwood in Edmonton in 1885. Although this is a series of separate facts There is a possibility that your Minnie Ringwood was born Minnie Bennett and her surname was change when her mother Emily Bennett married a Samuel Ringwood. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Galley Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ess] Baptism - Minnie RINGWOOD Hello: I am looking for a Baptism record for Minnie RINGWOOD, who was born about 1880 @ Leyton, Essex. She appears in the 1891 Census for Wanstead Parish in Leyton, Essex as a sister-in-law to John GALLEY, and her age is given as 11. I could not find her in the 1881 Census. Any assistance would be most appreciated... Dennis Galley Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message