Hi Lawrence Thank you very much for your suggestions. I have checked film 0596989 from end to end - twice - and can find no other Bosworth anywhere in the records for the non-conformist churches in Middlesex, which cover Hammersmith, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Hendon (2 chapels), Highgate, Hounslow, Kensington, Ponders End, Southgate, Stains, Stanwell and Totttenham. But I can give it another try when the FHC opens after the summer holidays on 12th August. I will try to find Dr. William's Library and look there. I believe that my colleague has already checked the LMA, but we can also look into this again from a fresh viewpoint. I suspect that the Layton/Leyton spelling issue was a typo from my side, but thank you for noticing the variations - both there and at Wansted/Wanstead. I was not aware of the local history unit in Enfield and thank you for the pointer. Your response is very useful. Regards Mike At 13:16 08-07-2008, you wrote: >Presumably, the birth info came from his parents. > >To be baptised at 7 or 8 is a little old - perhaps his family had just >converted from the Church of England? There might be baptisms of >siblings and even possibly the parents too, at the same time, though it >would also be worth checking this register a few years either way for >more traditionally-spaced baptisms of siblings. Another possibility is >that the family moved into the area after several years not having >proper access to a chapel (or to a chapel the family approved of) for >their son's baptism. In this case there might be individual family >baptism records in Independent chapel registers spread over quite an >area. > >I would check Dr. Williams' Library and the London Metropolitan Archives >to see if any other records survive for this particular chapel. For >instance, a minute book might record the admission of the family into >the congregation. Even a modest mention of a Mr. Bosworth making a >contribution or performing some service for the chapel might provide a >possible first name for the father. > >By the way, in case you hadn't realised, Layton and Leyton are the same >place, spelt Leyton these days, and Wansted is now spelt Wanstead. Both >places are only a few miles from Ponders End, which is generally >considered to be an outlying part of Enfield. > >There is a good local history unit in Enfield Town that is partly aimed >at researching local family history, so they would also be well worth >checking out for anything on the surname. I realise that you're abroad, >but you should find all these repositories on the interweb. > >Cheers, >Lawrence > >-----Original Message----- >From: essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:essex-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bosworth >Sent: 08 July 2008 07:27 >To: essex-uk@rootsweb.com >Subject: [Ess] Joseph Henry BOSWORTH > > >Joseph Henry was apparently 11 years old when >baptised in Ponders End Independent church on 16 >May 1907 this detail is from film No. 0596989 >seen at the local FHC. The good minister John >Knight also noted Josephs date of birth on his >record - 29 March 1796 - but where this information came from is not >recorded. > >Throughout his life Joseph stated that he was >born in Enfield, at that time in Middlesex I >have all census records from 1841 to 1881. He >died aged 87 on 23 May 1883 in Leyton, Essex I >have that record too and also a note of his >marriage on 1 Jan 1815 to Phebe Nash at St. >Margarets Westminster. Shortly after the >marriage they moved to Essex where I have records >of the birth of five children between 1816 and >1823 in Wansted, but by 1841 they were in Layton, >where Joseph lived for the remainder of his life. >He was a farrier (shoeing blacksmith). > >So I know much about my 3x gr. grandfather Joseph >Henry Bosworth but neither the names nor other >details of his parents. My family tree is stuck >at 1796 and has been for over two years. Could >one of you more experienced researchers out there >please help me to go further back in time? > >Thank you in advance >Mike in Denmark >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1537 - Release Date: >06/07/2008 05:26 > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1537 - Release Date: >06/07/2008 05:26 >