Hi Geoffrey
I'm unable to get even a sniff of the George Bate - Isabelle Galway family. Are they from a different part of England?
Not to jump to conclusions on you, but sometimes family records aren't exactly untrue, they just are a little different from what the readers expect. For instance, my great-aunt was sure part of our family came from Ross County, Scotland. In fact, not too far up that line was the surname Roose. So, sort of connected in a way, not exactly gospel.
Cheers
Shirlea