Hello Ann, It is highly likely that the HARVEYs attended Shortwood Baptist Church, Horsley. I have the records but I may not be able to search them because they are on my old computer which has 'died'. I do have CDs of the files but I can't gain access to the data base a present. There are likely to be other people who can help, particularly Liz Jack who has a copy of the files. Cheers, Janet Heskins In a message dated 05/11/2008 07:58:19 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: For some years now I have been trying to trace the birth/christening of Isaac Harvey ,he is my gt,gt,gt gdfather born ABOUT 1750 I think .He married Jane Gregory on 29th June 1773 in Horsley Parish Church , Jane's christening and her family appear in Parish Registers but nothing for Isaac.There are several other Harvey's not christened in Parish records about this time ,so I am wondering if they were non conformists but haven't a clue as to how to finf them . Isaac and Jane had six to eight children ,their first Thomas born in 1774 but not christened in the Parish church until he was two ,others are in Parish records ,but strangely there is a gap between 1774 to 1781 and I wondered if ,there were miscarriages or if he was working away from home or in the Army or navy ? He is shewn as a broadweaver on his 1773 marriage record . Two of his sons (at least) were in the British Army Aaron and Richard (born 1781 and 1783) , Richard is my gt gt gd father and fought at Waterloo , I think he may have been married twice as he appears in the 1841 census in Chloe St Amberley with a wife and younger family , He died in St Chloe in 1845 . In the Horsley Parish records there are several Harveys missing from the 1750-180's . The IGI shows a record for an Isaac born 1748-50 BUT I believe that this is from an entry that I posted a year or so ago and seems to have been entered into the IGI records ??? The Harveys were/are quite a large family , Some of Aarons descendants have ended up in Australia and my Richard b1783 one of his sons Richard b 1815 ,at sea on the way to ,or from Waterloo .Lived and worked in the Lambeth area of London ,he was married twice and in all had about thirteen children .I have quite a lot of names and information on these families . Can anyone please help me with Isaac's birth/christening place and details further back with his parents etc . If anyone else is researching Harveys would love to hear from you Ann from Leicester Does anyone have access to newspapers from 1766 (Stroud or Gloucester maybe) in the Horsley area as a Jno Harvey killed his wife and committed suicide was buried on the Bath road side out of Horsley . _____________________________________________ Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. ------------------------------- 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