People tend the forget the great tide of non-conformity which swept across the county. There are non-con GALLEY baptisms at Little Waltham although I did not see a Robert. Glyn -----Original Message----- From: Paul Eggleton In 1841 he was living in Great Leighs (transcribed as Gallay). His death in 1893 suggests he was born in 1815. > I am having a difficult time finding a Christening record for Robert > GALLEY, > b. abt. 1815 in the Great Leighs area. He was married in 1837 to Sarah > BOREHAM, and the marriage record gives his father's name as William > GALLEY. > > I have checked the Christenings for Great Leighs, Little Leighs, Felsted > and > Great Waltham from 1800 - 1820 with no luck. Can anyone offer any > suggestions? Have you found any candidates for his father's marriage? Often early census records reflect where the person lived as a child. This is not necessarily where the child was baptised or even born. The parents marriage record may provide a further hint. I notice that you haven't found the 1841 record. Not that this will tell you much more than that he was born in Essex or not. But the location might be informative.

I wish to thank the East of London Family History Society for this news, I found it in their latest magazine, a good reason to join a family history society. The cemetery have selected an area, 'Heritage Area', and intend to extinguish the rights of burial, remove the memorials and increase space for burial by re-using these graves. The last burial will have taken place over 75 years ago. The graves are located in square's 21, 22, 36, 37 and 52. If you have any interest in these graves please contact the cemetery at Aldersbrook, Manor Park cemetery@cityoflondon.gov.uk As this is not first hand knowledge I suggest people look for themselves on the cemetery website, just in case I read it incorrectly. Glyn