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Failure to rego a birth carried no penalty until 1875, so sometimes you trally have to rely more on the census.
Even after 1875, all the law required was that you rego the birth within 6 wks, not that you name the child.

1881 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-2YKZ
Event Place Westbury Upon Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Registration District Barton Regis
Residence Note Lamplighters Rd
Occupation Gen Servant
William Matthews Head M 58 Bedminster, Somerset, England
Ella Matthews Wife F 67 Ashford Capbonal, Herefordshire, England
Rebecca Hancock Servant F 22 Tockington, Gloucestershire, England

Deaths Mar 1893 (>99%)
Hancock Eliza 80 Thornbury 6a 146

1891 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBGJ-M2M
Residence Note Tockington Village
Thomas Hancock Head M 77 Gloucestershire, England
Eliza Hancock Wife F 78 Gloucestershire, England

1881 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-GD8X
Residence Note Tockington Village
Occupation General Labourer
Thos Hancock Head M 66 Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Eliza Hancock Wife F 67 Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Charlot Hancock Daughter F 17 Olveston, Gloucestershire, England

1871 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RZ-H1S
Event Place Tockington, Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Hancock Head M 56 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Eliza Hancock Wife F 50 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Rebecca Hancock Daughter F 13 Olveston, Gloucestershire

1861 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KT-TYB
Event Place Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Registration District Thornbury
Residence Note Tockington Road
Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 1747 / 117 Page Number 8
Thomas Hancock Head M 46 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Eliza Hancock Wife F 46 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Jane Hancock Daughter F 20 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Mark Hancock Son M 18 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Mary Hancock Daughter F 8 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Sarah Hancock Daughter F 6 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Rebecca Hancock Daughter F 3 Olveston, Gloucestershire

1851 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKG-JV3
Thomas Handcock Head M 36 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Eliza Handcock Wife F 36 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Jane Handcock Daughter F 10 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Mark Handcock Son M 8 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Luke Handcock Son M 6 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Eliza Handcock Daughter F 4 Olveston, Gloucestershire
George Handcock Son M 2 Olveston, Gloucestershire
Mary A Handcock Daughter F 0 Olveston, Gloucestershire



Olveston
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/68118
Subject Location ST 600 872 [100m precision]

Tockington
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1818124
Subject Location ST 6087 8655 [10m precision]

Aust
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3901847
Subject Location ST 5612 8925 [10m precision]

One major tool thru to the 1970s is the GRO index via:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

This has recently been supplemented with:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp
Order Certificates Online and search the GRO historic birth and death indexes [historic = thru 1915].
You have to rego first - it's free.
This gives the mum's maiden surname pre-1912, and the age at death pre-1866.

You should also supplement this with the local index, if one is available - see:
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/local_bmd
Of interest is
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/
for Gloucs (excluding the Bristol area) and also
http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/
for Wilts (excluding Swindon).

The local offices has to organize their certs differently from the GRO, so they use a difft ref.
This ref gives the subdistrict a B or D was rego'ed in, and the church/rego office that had the official marr register.
Usually this info is given in the ref in code. Also, usually the last element in a local marr ref is an entry #, not a page #, so one knows who wed whom pre-1912.


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Marriages Mar 1885 (>99%)
Burden Charles Bristol 6a 47
HANCOCK Rebecca Bristol 6a 47
HARDING Eliza Bristol 6a 47
Latham James Bristol 6a 47

Here's Sarah with her 8 siblings:

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
LATHAM, THOMAS HANCOCK HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1886 J Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 220

LATHAM, BENJAMIN JAMES HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 199

LATHAM, GEORGE HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 210

LATHAM, MARGARET HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 223

LATHAM, ALICE HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1893 J Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 230

LATHAM, ANNIE HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1895 M Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 228

LATHAM, SARAH HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 203

LATHAM, WILLIAM HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1900 D Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 261

LATHAM, WINIFRED HANCOCK Order
GRO Reference: 1903 M Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 268


https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND

1901 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDK-5S6
1871 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNB-LRJ
1881 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-KXK6

We can look up on WiltsBMD:
LATHAM, JAMES CLARIDGE Order
GRO Reference: 1863 S Quarter in MALMSBURY Volume 05A Page 40


Wiltshire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Mother's Maiden Name Sub-District Registers At Reference
1859 LATHAM Benjamin CLARIDGE Malmesbury East History Centre ME/10/377
1861 LATHAM Mary J CLARIDGE Malmesbury East History Centre ME/11/450
1863 LATHAM James CLARIDGE Malmesbury East History Centre ME/12/363
1876 LATHAM Margaret A CLARIDGE Christian Malford History Centre CM/7/445

Marriages Dec 1854 (>99%)
Claridge Sarah Stroud 6a 592
Creed Henry Stroud 6a 592
Latham James Stroud 6a 592
Ockford Mary Ann Stroud 6a 592

Criteria entered: Groom Surname: latham, District: Stroud, Parish: Minchinhampton, Building: Holy Trinity, Year From: 1854, Year To: 1854,
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename Register Entry
LATHAM James CLARIDGE Sarah C23/1 217

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3289644

Criteria entered: Surname: latham, Year From: 1855, Year To: 1855, District: Stroud, Office: Stroud, Minchinhampton,
Child Surname Child Forename Mother's Former Name Register Entry
LATHAM William CLARIDGE 5 283

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http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ have recently changed their output format for the worse.
Index coverage on home page gives options, but no links, so it's a bother to use them.
By comparison, South Tyneside has a "Marriage Indexes" link, which decodes the reference on a search hit like:

22/04/1844 SMITH, John REYNOLDS, Isabella C F3 247

as CF = St Hilda, South Shields
South Tyneside decodes the registration subdistrict on the hit for Bs and Ds
WiltsBMD decodes the church code (as well as B/D subdistrict) on the hit
North Tyneside doesn't decode their church nor subdistrict ref, e.g.

SMITH, Mary
Year of Birth: 1843
Register Book, Entry Number: E4, 218

A number of sub-districts have, at various periods, made up the Tynemouth Registration District over the years. These are:
Tynemouth, Tynemouth First, Tynemouth Second, Wallsend, Earsdon, Whitley
plus Blyth and Cramlington (now held at Morpeth) and Longbenton (now held at Newcastle).

So it's easy to guess code E stands for Earsdon.(E4 indicates it's the 4th Earsdon birth register).

Happy researching Brenda.

Prickles. :-)

Ooooooo thank you all looks promising Brenda

William Lathem

in the Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
View Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
Name: William Lathem
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1811
Spouse: Jane Wein
Event Type: Marriage
Parish: Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Register Type: Parish Registers

James Weare Latham

in the Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913
View Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913

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Name: James Weare Latham
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1828
Parish: Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Parish as it Appears: Minchinhampton
Father: William Latham
Mother: Jane Latham
Register Type: Parish Registers

1851

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Latham Head Married Male 64 1787 Lath Cleaver Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Mary Latham Wife Married Female 60 1791 Wool Picker Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
James Latham Son Unmarried Male 22 1829 Lath Cleaver Gloucestershire, England

Sarah's father James on the 1939 Register......

James Latham on the 1939 Register

Latham Household (3 People) No 2 Bilsham Cottages , Thornbury R.D., Gloucestershire, England

James Latham 25 Jul 1863 Male Cowman Retired Widowed 2 1
Leonard (H G) Latham 05 Sep 1912 Male Carter Farm Single 2 2
Winifred Robbins (Steele) 25 Sep 1919 Female - Single 2 3

(Winifred Robbins doesn't actually show on the image.......after Leonard, there is One Closed Record)

This is actually the birth of Leonard H G Latham...

Henry L G Latham in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Henry L G Latham
Mother's Maiden Name: Latham
Registration Year: 1912
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Thornbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 425

You would need a copy of his birth cert to find out who he belongs to.

Leonard Henry G Latham in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Leonard Henry G Latham
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1912
Date of Registration: Aug 1985
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 1003


That should get you started......if you need further help, you can always get back to us.

Prickles. :-)

Well, she didn't come from Australia!

LATHAM, SARAH HANCOCK
GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in THORNBURY Volume 06A Page 203


Sarah Latham in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sarah Latham
Registration Year: 1898
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Thornbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 203

James Latham

in the Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
View Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

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Name: James Latham
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1854
Age: Full Age
Spouse: Sarah Claridge
Father: William Latham
Event Type: Marriage
Parish: Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census TranscriptionBilsham, Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
James Latham Father Married Male Farm Labourer 47 1864 Wilts
Transcription
Rebecca Latham Mather Married Female - 52 1859 Tackington Glos
Transcription
Sarah Latham Daughter - Female - 13 1898 Inst Glos
Transcription
William Latham Son - Male - 11 1900 Inst Glos
Transcription
Winifred Latham Daughter - Female - 9 1902 Inst Glos

(James and Rebecca married 26 years.....9 children born and living)

Sarah Latham in the Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
Name: Sarah Latham
Baptism Date: 30 Oct 1898
Baptism Place: Olveston, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England
Father: James Latham
Mother: Rebecca Latham

James Latham

in the Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933 No Image
Text-only collection

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Name: James Latham
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1885
Marriage Place: Bristol, St Paul, Portland Square, Gloucestershire, England
Father: James Latham
Spouse: Rebecca Hancock

Name: James Latham
Birth Date: abt 1864
Date of Registration: Mar 1941
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Thornbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 724

1871
Name: James Latham
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Relation: Son
Father's name: James Latham
Mother's name: Sarah Latham
Gender: Male
Where born: Somerford, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: Kingston Langley
Ecclesiastical parish: Langley Fitzurse
Town: Kingston Langley
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chippenham
Sub-registration district: Christian Malford
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 15
Piece: 1900
Folio: 23
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
James Latham 30
Sarah Latham 36
William Latham 15
Benjamin Latham 12
Mary J Latham 9
James Latham 7

Sarah Pitman on the 1939 Register
Pitman Household (5 People) 5 Council House East Field Lane , Thornbury R.D., Gloucestershire, England

Sarah Pitman 12 Sep 1898 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 233 2
William (James) Pitman 10 Nov 1891 Male General Labourer Married 233 1
William J Pitman 28 Jun 1920 Male General Labourer Single 233 3
Edna W Latham (Pitman) 07 Jun 1922 Female Seeking Work - 233 4
Donald Pitman 30 Jul 1924 Male General Farm Labourer Single 233 5
(5 closed Records)

Sarah Latham

in the Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933 No Image
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Name: Sarah Latham
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1917
Marriage Place: Pilning, St Peter, Gloucestershire, England
Father: James Latham
Spouse: William Pitman

1901 England Census
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1901

Name Sarah Latham
Age 2
Estimated Birth Year abt 1899
Relation to Head Daughter
Gender Female
Father James Latham
Mother Rebecca Latham
Birth Place Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Civil parish Olveston
Search Photos Olveston, Gloucestershire, England
Ecclesiastical parish Olveston St Mary
Town Ings
County/Island Gloucestershire
Country England
Registration district Thornbury
Sub-registration district Almondsbury
ED, institution, or vessel 7
Piece 2411
Folio 78
Page number 2
Household schedule number 9
Household Members
Name Age
James Latham 38
Rebecca Latham 42
George Latham 12
Margeret Latham 10
Alice Latham 8
Annie Latham 6
Sarah Latham 2
William Latham 5/12
Beatrice Latham 5

Hi Brenda

Sarah Latham in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Sarah Latham
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1917
Registration district: Thornbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Spouse: William Pitman
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 561


Sarah Latham in the Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
Name: Sarah Latham
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1917
Marriage Place: Pilning, St Peter, Gloucestershire, England
Father: James Latham
Spouse: William Pitman
Spouse Father: Henry Pitman

Trying to trace ancestors of Sarah Latham, I Believe came from Aust, Thornbury area.
Married William Pitman, had several children, one was my Brother in Law. Can you help please.