Gordon I saved your message, but don't think I wrote to you before In my BLACk family in Bristol twp. Pontiac I have George Latham BLACk b. 20JUN1861 s/o George Latham and Elizabeth Black Also I have Mary Jane LATHAM m. 15Jan 1853 Thos SPARLING Clarendon Twp, Can you give me any more info on either of these - their parents names? Were they siblings etc? late 19th cent Lilly Latham m.c. 1900 James Stevens I also have 2 Lathams in the 20th century Leslie b. 1947 and his dau Laurie b 1975 Dave Ireton, Toronto Ont. Gordon Hillman <gordonhillman@sympatico.ca> wrote: I am still working on solving the problem of the Irish origins of Nathanial LATHAM who arrived in Fitzroy about 1854 and appears on several census records from that time. I have also gathered the records of his children from the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. No mention is made of his parents or town of origin. In my searching I have come across LATHAM families in Bristol, Pontiac, Quebec. John LATHAM is reported to have arrived around 1812 (military?) from County Tyrone. His father is reported to be a Nathanial LATHAM who died in Ireland in 1835. I have tracked them in census and church records so far. There is also a James LATHAM who would be a contemporary. Neither Griffiths Index nor the Freeholders Index of Ireland shows a Nathanial LATHAM but there are other spellings - LEATHEM and LEATHAM. There are no LATHAM or related spellings in Tyrone in Griffiths. My theory is that the families are related. Does anyone have any connection to these people and can cast some light on the matter? Gordon Hillman Sarnia, Ontario, Canada ==== CAN-ONT-CARLETON Mailing List ==== Remember -- no query is ever too small, someone may have the answer to add to your family group sheets ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals