Hi Jan. Have 100s of Aley's in my family tree, Essex seems to be where a lot of them came from, for I have them either born, married or died in the following locations, all covered by a fifty pence piece on the map, Moreton, High Laver, Lower Laver, North Weald, Bobbingworth, Harlow, Epping, Ongar, plus a few other places close by, my father was Harry William Aley, born 20/06/1920 in Chipping Ongar, would be nice to hear more from you, I can be found at www.genesreunited.com or at mickaley@aol.com.
Regards
Mick Aley