Hi everyone, I'm a newbie again - have been on the Essex list a long time ago, but unsubscribed while concentrating on other areas. Back in Essex (although only in mind and on pc!) to track down my lost lot. As usual (for my family) this lot are quite elusive, so I was wondering if any locals and people who know the area well could help me geographically as I haven't actually spent a lot of time in Essex. My family are the MAY's from Halstead. Abraham married Susannah Wheatly (surname variants) from Borley in 1815. Both born c.1798-1800. The MAY's lived in Greenstead Green. Children: William, George, Mary Ann, Henry, Charlotte, Ephraim & David *****Henry (b.c.1833) and later children were baptised at High Street Congregational Chapel, Halstead. As the church was new, I was wondering where the eldest children, living in Greenstead Green would have been baptised (and where Abraham & Susannah married - which wasn't her parish - Borley). *****Is Greenstead Green also known as 'Greenstead near Ongar' *****I've read that Greenstead Green is a hamlet just outside Halstead. And that Halstead is within Braintree? I thought it was closer to Earls Colne - as the family say on some census "where born - Greenstead Green" / "Halstead" / "Earls Colne Thank you to anyone who can correct me on the geography of your county. I thought I was in luck tracing my clan from the smallest hamlets, but no luck yet! Thanks again Jane

Braintree district is a big place, but a list of the larger villages can be found at http://www.braintree.gov.uk/Braintree/councildemocracy/Councillors/default.htm together with a map of sorts. Greensted Green is certainly within the Braintree District Council area. HTH Steve Jane wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm a newbie again - have been on the Essex list a long time ago, but unsubscribed while concentrating on other areas. Back in Essex (although only in mind and on pc!) to track down my lost lot. As usual (for my family) this lot are quite elusive, so I was wondering if any locals and people who know the area well could help me geographically as I haven't actually spent a lot of time in Essex. > > My family are the MAY's from Halstead. Abraham married Susannah Wheatly (surname variants) from Borley in 1815. > > Both born c.1798-1800. The MAY's lived in Greenstead Green. > > Children: William, George, Mary Ann, Henry, Charlotte, Ephraim & David > > *****Henry (b.c.1833) and later children were baptised at High Street Congregational Chapel, Halstead. As the church was new, I was wondering where the eldest children, living in Greenstead Green would have been baptised (and where Abraham & Susannah married - which wasn't her parish - Borley). > > *****Is Greenstead Green also known as 'Greenstead near Ongar' > > *****I've read that Greenstead Green is a hamlet just outside Halstead. And that Halstead is within Braintree? I thought it was closer to Earls Colne - as the family say on some census "where born - Greenstead Green" / "Halstead" / "Earls Colne > > Thank you to anyone who can correct me on the geography of your county. I thought I was in luck tracing my clan from the smallest hamlets, but no luck yet! > > Thanks again > > Jane > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 > >

Hi Jane Greenstead Green is a part of Halstead parish, although now it has its own "modern" church, St James the Great, built in 1845. Greensted (usually spelt now without the A to distinguish it, but not always in the past) near Ongar is a distant village and not in the area of your interest. Beware - part of Greenste(a)d near Ongar is also called Greenste(a)d Green. There is a third Greenstead next to Colchester, nearer to your area but probably not involved. Halstead is only "within Braintree" in modern local government terms. A very separate town really. Dudley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane" <jane0312l@talktalk.net> To: <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:20 PM Subject: [Ess] Hi - newbie again > Hi everyone, > > I'm a newbie again - have been on the Essex list a long time ago, but > unsubscribed while concentrating on other areas. Back in Essex (although > only in mind and on pc!) to track down my lost lot. As usual (for my > family) this lot are quite elusive, so I was wondering if any locals and > people who know the area well could help me geographically as I haven't > actually spent a lot of time in Essex. > > My family are the MAY's from Halstead. Abraham married Susannah Wheatly > (surname variants) from Borley in 1815. > > Both born c.1798-1800. The MAY's lived in Greenstead Green. > > Children: William, George, Mary Ann, Henry, Charlotte, Ephraim & David > > *****Henry (b.c.1833) and later children were baptised at High Street > Congregational Chapel, Halstead. As the church was new, I was wondering > where the eldest children, living in Greenstead Green would have been > baptised (and where Abraham & Susannah married - which wasn't her parish - > Borley). > > *****Is Greenstead Green also known as 'Greenstead near Ongar' > > *****I've read that Greenstead Green is a hamlet just outside Halstead. > And that Halstead is within Braintree? I thought it was closer to Earls > Colne - as the family say on some census "where born - Greenstead Green" / > "Halstead" / "Earls Colne > > Thank you to anyone who can correct me on the geography of your county. I > thought I was in luck tracing my clan from the smallest hamlets, but no > luck yet! > > Thanks again > > Jane > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 >

Hi Jane, Greenstead Green is certainly only a short distance from both Halstead (3 miles) and Earl's Colne (about the same or nearer perhaps). Greensted-juxta-Ongar is a completely different village. I visit an elderly relative in Halstead every couple of months and we often take a drive to Earl's Colne and Greenstead Green (where there is a lovely refurbished barn used as a farm shop, cafe and post office). I could possibly take some photos next time I visit. The church is very pretty, though I haven't noticed much else of pictorial interest. The countryside around is lovely and very rural still. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane" <jane0312l@talktalk.net> To: <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:20 PM Subject: [Ess] Hi - newbie again | Hi everyone, | | I'm a newbie again - have been on the Essex list a long time ago, but unsubscribed while concentrating on other areas. Back in Essex (although only in mind and on pc!) to track down my lost lot. As usual (for my family) this lot are quite elusive, so I was wondering if any locals and people who know the area well could help me geographically as I haven't actually spent a lot of time in Essex. | | My family are the MAY's from Halstead. Abraham married Susannah Wheatly (surname variants) from Borley in 1815. | | Both born c.1798-1800. The MAY's lived in Greenstead Green. | | Children: William, George, Mary Ann, Henry, Charlotte, Ephraim & David | | *****Henry (b.c.1833) and later children were baptised at High Street Congregational Chapel, Halstead. As the church was new, I was wondering where the eldest children, living in Greenstead Green would have been baptised (and where Abraham & Susannah married - which wasn't her parish - Borley). | | *****Is Greenstead Green also known as 'Greenstead near Ongar' | | *****I've read that Greenstead Green is a hamlet just outside Halstead. And that Halstead is within Braintree? I thought it was closer to Earls Colne - as the family say on some census "where born - Greenstead Green" / "Halstead" / "Earls Colne | | Thank you to anyone who can correct me on the geography of your county. I thought I was in luck tracing my clan from the smallest hamlets, but no luck yet! | | Thanks again | | Jane | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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 |