Hi and again!
Right, back to the rest of your question Mgky!
I have never found a baptism for Gurney.
His father was widely billed as being agnostic and againsnst religion. His mother was Scottish and of a very religious . I can't remember of which denomination but very strict - Church of Scotland or a Scottish Nonconformist group.
There are baptisms around London for his sister and older brother inthe Church of England but I've not found them for Gurney and his other brother.
After his father lost money and had debts on the railway, he and his brother were left to make their own way, and worked up in the world of letters. He eventuaally had editorshiops on the Derby Mercury and after ma4rrying a Derbt girl he went to the Argus in Australia.
Five children were baptised in the church of England.
Now another mystery. He came back to Salford and stayed there and Essex and the four boys were rebaptised Catholics. We have no evidence of conversion for Gurney though - or his wife or daughter and the youngest daughter born in this country was baptised Church of England.
She by 1911 is working in a convent and I think from what people remember she was a Catholic.
The older brother had already converted - another long story to catholicism.
You would ask!
The son who brought the grave was definitely a catholic, but we're surprised if this is the case that the grave is not at Moston.
So we think it could be either! I've a couple of obituaries but no clue.
I wonder if the boys converted because the older brother who was a Catholic helped out and possibly got places at a Catholic school for them. Maybe he wouldn't convert, maybe because his wife wouldn't? She died soon after the return.
So really, I'm not sure. Every bit of evidence another big mystery!
Thank you again for all your efforts.
Best wishes
Emms
