Hi Carolyn ! Have you had any other answers to your queries ? I have not seen any ! I don't know this area well, but I would guess that in the 1861 and 1871 Censuses that Charles Saltmarsh himself gave the information about his birthplace and so gave the actual village of Great Hallingbury, but in the 1881 Census that some official may have filled in the information from the records and so put down the larger Registration District of Bishops Stortford which actually included that same village ? You are actually quite lucky to have his full name on this later Census as they sometimes only listed people in prison or asylums by their initials ! I hope this helps ! Best Wishes ! Roger. ---------------------- On 29 Jun 2008, at 13:58, Carolyn Perkes wrote: > Greetings from Canada, > > With the kind help of some list members here and elsewhere I have been > able to find some records of my Saltmarsh line in Great and Little > Hallingbury (on the 1861 and 1871 census). I also have a scanned copy > of the marriage record (by banns) of Charles Saltmarsh (father > William, coachman) and Sarah Thurley (father Jeremiah) in Great > Hallingbury in 1844. > > I have three questions: > > 1. How do I go about obtaining a copy the birth and/or christening > record for Charles Saltmarsh, born ca 1824, in Great Hallingbury (that > is the birth place indicated on the 1861 and 1871 census)? I am > presuming this would be for St. Giles, as they were C of E. > > 2. On the 1881 Census, I find a Charles Saltmarsh age 57 (so, born > 1824) listed in Parkhurst Prison, IOW Carisbrooke, with his birth > place given as Bishops Stortford. Of course I am wondering if this is > the same Charles. What is the likelihood of Bishops Stortford and > Great Hallingbury (about 2 miles apart) being listed as the birth > place for this person? I'm afraid I may be confused about parishes and > districts. > > 3. If it is possible that this is the same person, how does one find > records for a trial, crime and sentencing? I've looked at the Old > Bailey proceedings online, but there is no trial for Charles Saltmarsh > in the time frame 1871 to 1881. > > Thanks so much for your thoughts. > > Best regards, > > Carolyn Perkes >