Our Brick Wall

[DevonJewel]

Hi,
I guess we're still very much the novices, we've been working on our tree for about three years now and have a good tree back to 1814 but seem to be totally stuck there.
With Richard Bat(t)ley and wife Sarah christening their son Richard on 16 Sept at Burnham in Essex - father's occupation described as a Serving Man (so sailor or servant?).
 I live in Devon so Essex isn't somewhere I can just pop into.  I've written to a couple of people in the Essex local history but they personally didn't have any info.
We've been widening the tree in the hope of having a breakthrough but at present we seem to have been working at it the longest.

Any suggestions where we can go from here please ?
DJ

[Indaloman]

A negative response I am afraid. I have checked Burnham on IGI and it is not listed. I have also searched BIVRI and could not find anything of help there either.

Knowing Rootchatters I would be very surprised if someone does not come up trumps for you.

Dont lose heart, for 11 years I had been trying to push my paternal line back when a couple of weeks ago a member put me on the right line and I found 6 new ancestors.

Good luck

[trish1120]

Hi,

Do you have a request for this under the name Bill on Genoforum in 2007??

If not someone else is researching this line. Has Richard as Richard Henry Battley, born 1814.

 Trish

[DevonJewel]

Hi Yes, Bill is my eldest uncle's grandson and we are working on the tree together - and just can't seem to get past this at the moment.  The tree gets wider and wider as we look at all the "side shoots" but haven't managed to get further back.
DJ

[rosie99]

Hi

Have you considered the marriage on the IGI for
Richard Battley
Sarah Ann Churchyard
10th August 1809
St George the Martyr, Southwark

Rosie

[DevonJewel]

Hi,
No that's a new one on me.  I seem to have problems with IGI.
Tell me more any other children?  Or would I be able to send for the document ? Would it give their parents' names.
Sorry, I'm exited, too many questions.
DJ

[trish1120]

 

Hope its the right one.

Cheers,

Trish

[DevonJewel]

Hi

Have you considered the marriage on the IGI for
Richard Battley
Sarah Ann Churchyard
10th August 1809
St George the Martyr, Southwark

Rosie

I went and found it on IGI but tried to download it and my machine tries to stop it and then when I click to allow the download, its a file I don't recognise and can't open so - can you explain more please or do I have to go somewhere to see it?
Sorry if I'm asking the obvious but I want to learn.
If it is Richard's parents and he wasn't born till 1814 presumably there should be brothers and sisters older than him out there somewhere.
DJ
DJ

[rosie99]

Hi

Sorry I didn't come back to you earlier, I'd answered your query during a break from decorating

From the Hugh Wallis site it does not appear that the IGI has any baptisms for this church.  I don't think that you can download anything constructive from the IGI it is really more like a finding aid, more information is generally only obtainable from the Parish registers.  Perhaps someone is able to do a look up for you, I am afraid my research isn't normally in London  so I am not sure where the PR's would be for this parish but I'm sure someone on here could help if you post a look up for it.

Rosie