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. On the 1851 census for Great Leighs, his age is given as 37, and his place of birth as Chatley Hamlet On the 1861 census for Chatley Hamlet, his age is given as 46, and his place of birth as Felsted On the 1871 census for Great Leighs, his age is given as 58, and his place of birth as Great Leighs On the 1881 census for Braintree, his age is given as 65, and his place of birth as Great Leighs On the 1891 census for Stebbing, his age is given as 76, and his place of birth as Felsted. 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? Dennis Galley, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

On 2013/05/03 13:14, Dennis Galley wrote: > 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. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg