I tend to go with 'Batcombe' - by the way there was an unmarried William
Catley recorded in the 1861 returns in that village (his surname appears on
Ancestry as CATHY) - he wasn't born there though.
Checking Hugh Wallis's IGI batch numbers suggests the IGI may only have
baptism entries for Batcombe for the period 1597-1669.
David
Tim wrote.....
In the 1861 census, Edward Catley is a 35 year old Gas Works Superintendant
living in Southgate, near Edmonton with wife Louisa and children Albert E
born Elstree, Herts age 8 and Lydia age 6 born Southgate. He gives his
origin as Somerset whilst Louisa comes from Newbury.
His place of origin in Somerset is unreadable but ends in ...combe.
Have not yet managed to find any further reference to Edward et al other
than IGI which quotes the ' 61 census and suggests that he was born in 1826
in Balcombe. Somerset.
Can not find a Balcombe in Somerset (there is one in Hants) and wonder if
the place is meant to be Batcombe instead? We have researched and
established four Somerset trees that I know of but none as yet, look to
support this Edward.
Anyone else come across Edward and family?
Tim