The Latham Family
Written and researched by Margaret
Odrowaz-Sypniewska
The Meaning of the Name Latham
Latham comes from the medieval Latin Lathomi or Latomi meaning "stone cutters" or "masons." . In Norse, the word was hlathum meaning "barn." The earlier spellings of this name were Leathan/Leathom meaning "the house near the barn." "Ham" means "house." Another book states that Latham/Lathom means "one who came from Lathom or Laytham in Yorkshire, or Lathom in Lancashire (Smith, 300).
The Latham Crest and Coat of Arms:
The Latham coat of arms appears in Foster's Dictionary of Heraldry: Feudal Coat of Arms and Pedigrees. 125:
Latham of Essex and Lancaster, an eagle preying on a child, all ppr., the child in swaddling clothes, gules, bound argent, at the head of the child is an oak-branch of the second.
First Record of the Latham Family:
The Lathoms were an Anglo-Saxon family that lived in Latham Manor in West Riding Yorkshire, England. Latham House was originally a lofty tower called "The Eagles." Sir Dunning Latham, Earl of Latham (a Saxon lord) was living in Lancaster County about the time of the Norman Conquest. He married Lady Marigard of Avon and Essex, the daughter of the Duke of Essex.
Sir Dunning Latham sided with the Normans, thus betraying the Saxon people. His lordship was given to him by the Normans because of his choice. Sir Dunning was granted his lordship of the Chapelry of Lathom in 1067. His wife's father also sided with the Normans.
Sir Dunning Latham and his wife Lady Marigard de Essex, had a son named Siward. Siward was born in 1073. Marigard died during his birth and Dunning never remarried, and he died in 1092, of pneumonia.
Sir Dunning of Latham was thought to have been the son of Ughtred. Uchtred/Ughtred was the Earl of Northumberland. He married Elgiva of England. Ichtred was the son-in-law of Ethelred II, "the Unready," King of England (d. 1016) who was married to (1) Alfflaed.
The name Latham first appears in English records in 1266.
The Latham Family Tree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La30. Dunning b c 1050 probably a companion of the Conqueror
La29. Siward de Lathom was b 4 Jul 1073 in the Chapelry of Latham, Lancaster d 9 Jan 1095 in the Chapelry of Lathom m 22 Nov 1092 Helga of Chester b 4 Mar 1064, and d 13 Dec 1095 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La28 | Henry (son of Siward) de Latham, was born on 27 Apr 1093 in the Chapelry of Latham, Lancaster, England, and died 12 Jun 1128. Henry married Alice Woodward on April 24, 1118. Alice was born on April 4, 1092, and died on April 14, 1165. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La27 | Robert (son of Henry) de Lathom was born August 18, 1123, in the Chapelry of Lathom, Lancaster, England. Robert married Dora Whimple Magnus, the daughter of Orme Magnus (son of Ailward) on May 23, 1143. Dora was born on February 16, 1126, in Castlebury, England, and died December 28, 1185, in the Chapelry of Lathom, Lancaster, England. Robert dies in 1198. He held the manor of Woolfall, near Xuyton (now Merseyside). geni.com shows all three children by Emma de Grelle but two marriages to her. Here Richard is presumed to be by Dora not Emma. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La26 | Richard de Latham b 1172 d 1220
m Alice Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La25 | Robert de Latham b 1209 d 1 Sep 1286 Ormskirk Lathom manor was built in 1304. Robert had free warren and
a market fair at Lathom and Robye, High Sheriff of Lancaster in 1236, 1248, 1249, and 1263
m 1223 Amica de Alfreton b 26 May 1200 d 11 Nov 1250 dau of |
+1 Robert Lord and baron of Alfreton, Normanton, and Farmham in the reign of Edward I, and prior to 1252 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La24 | Sir Robert de Lathom b 22 Jun 1240 in Lancaster d 4 Jul 1302
fought against the Scots in 1291 and 1309, was Justice of Oyer and Ternminer in 1324. He had a Knight's
charter of the manors of Latham and Roby in 1303
m 26 Jan 1267 Catherine de Knowselegh/Knowesley of Derby. dau of |
+1 Thomas de Knowselegh 1247-1277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-1 | Robert de Lathom b 1248 d c 1290
m Joan de Millom |
-1 Nicolas de Lathom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-2 | Alice de Latham b 1280 Latham
m Sir John de Eland |
-1 Thomas Eland b 1312 m Joan Conyers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23 | Isabel Latham b c 1286 Lathom d 1313 Chapelry Lancaster
m John de Savile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La22 | Sir John Savile b about 1280
m Jane de Bosco dau of Matthew de Bosco, alias Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La22-2 | Margaret de Savile prioress of Kirklees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-4 | Joan de Lathom b 10 Mar 1296 Lancashire d 14 Nov 1344 St Bernice Retreat
m1 William de Holland m2 Joh de Bellew m3 William de Moulton -1 Maud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-5 | Sir Thomas de Lathom, I b by 1301 in Latham, Lancaster d September 14, 1370
m1 by 21.05.1329 Alianore/Eleanor Ferrers b c 1297 + 5 ch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-5-1 | Isabel Lathom b c 1330 Tankerley York d 26 Oct 1414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-5-2 | Edward Lathom of Parbold b c 1341 Ormskirk d 1383 Wigan Lancashire
m Elena Boteler b 1396 Merton Morecambe Bay Lancashire dau of John Boteler and Margaret de Redmayne she m2 Nicholas de Crofte had issue |
-1 Robert Lathom b c 1370 d c 1446 m Eleanor | -1-1 Edward Lathom of Parbold b c 1475 d 1558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-5-3 | Margaret Lathom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-5-4 | Sir Thomas de Lathom II b c 1348 Lancashire d there 20 Mar 1382 m1 Isabel Pilkington + 1 ch m2 Jennet de Venables + 2 ch p3 Mary Oskatel + 1 ch | -1 Ellen de Lathom b 1384 Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire
-2 Isabel Lathom b c 1365 Ormskirk Lathom d 26 Oct 1414 m1 Sir Geoffrey Worseley m2 Sir John Stanley -3 Margaret Lathom -4 Sir Oskatel Lathom |
-2-1 Elizabeth Worsley b c 1384 m Arthur Worsley -2-2 Sir John II Stanley, titular King of Mann m Isabel/Elizabeth Harrington b aft c 1386 Lancaster d 22 Mar 1445 dau of Sir Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harrington and Isabel Cogan -2-3 Henry Stanley -2-4 George Stanley -2-5 Thomas Stanley, of Elford -2-6 Ralph Stanley -2-7 Margaret Stanley m Ravenscroft -2-8 Robert Stanley -2-9 William Stanley |
-2-1-1 Geoffrey Worseley -2-1-2 Robert Worsley -2-1-3 William Worsley -2-2-1 Sir Thomas de Stanley, Sr., 1st ... -2-2-2 Richard Stanley, Archdeacon of C... -2-2-3 Edward Stanley, Archdeacon of Ch... -2-2-4 Alice Stanley m Wolton -2-2-5 William Stanley -2-2-6 James Stanley, Archdeacon of Che... -2-2-7 Nicholas Stanley -2-2-8 Isabel Stanley m Dalton -2-2-9 Katherine Stanley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -5-5 | Robert de Latham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Ryan Latham of Astley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| presumably of this family was Sir Thomas de Latham b c 1330 m Joan Venables dau of Sir Hugh de Venables of Kinderton b c 1306 and m2 Katherine Houghton dau of Richard Houghton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-6 | Hugh de Latham b c 1303 Whittle d 14 Sep 1303
m Joyce Latchkey (b. 1301) on March 23, 1319, in Latham |
-1 Philip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-7 | Phillip de Lathom b c 1310 incompatible
= Philip de Latham of Congleton, Chesire born July 7, 1227, in Lancaster
m Mary de Chester on May 24, ?1500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-8 | Margery Lathom b 1272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-9 | Katherine de Lathom b aft 1257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La23-10 | Edward de Lathom of Parbold b asft 1257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La24-2 | Cecilia de Lathom b c 1225 m Gilbert de Culcheth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La24-3 | Richard de Lathom b 1226 d 1344
m Dionysia m2 Alice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La24-4 | Henry de Lathom b 1228 d 1258 m Elena de Turtam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La24-1 | Thomas de Lathom of Mosborough Lancashire b 1260 | -1 Mary de Lathaom m John Dalton | -1-1 Jennet Dalton b 1302 Yorkshire
-1-2 William Dalton b 1305 Byspham Lancashire d 8 Mar 1372 -1-3 Sir John Dalton b 1320 Dalton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -2 | dau de Lathom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -3 | Roger de Latham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -4 | Gilbert de Latham de Scarisbrick b 1170 d 1238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From Claude J Latham's tree and of no established relation to the above was: La? William Latham b 1786 Laurens SC d Benton TN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La?-1 | Carter C Latham b 1822 Johnson Co IL d 16 Nov 1862 Trenton North Gibson TN
m Rhohda Jane Britt b 1832 d 1891 | +1 Beacom C Britt b 1804 d 1876
m Nancy Wallace b 1812 d 1845 | +2 Ryals Britt b 1770 d 1810
m Rhody Jane Parish b 1778 d 1850 +2 Nathan C Wallace b 1800 d 1861 m Finity Britt b 1800 | +3 Joseph Britt b 1740 d 1791
m Jane +3 Everet Wallace b 1765 d 1845 m Catherine Horner b 1770 d 1845 | +4 Benjamin Britt b 1715 Isle of Wight VA d 1775 Johnston NC
m Charity Parker d 1775 Johnston NC +4 Nicholas Wallace +4 George W Ransom Horner m Elizabeth Holloway b 1775 Orange Chatham NC d there 1778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La?-1-1 | Benjamin Nathaniel Latham b 1846 d 1921
m Martha Josephine Moore b 28 Dec 1858 Tippah Co MS d 23 Jun 1927 Tishomoing Johnston OK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La?-1-1-1 | Benjamin Addison Latham b 1881 d 1973
m Ora Zeba Newman b 1876 d 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La?-1-1-1-1 | Claude N Latham b 1905 d 1969
m Maggie Elizabeth Allen b 1911 d 1997 parents of Claude J Latham, author's 43 cM DNA match with 18 cM segment on chr 3, Andrews on chr 11 |
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From Eleanor Self's tree and of no established relation to the above was: La? James Latham b 1659 Plymouth MA d 6 Feb 1738 Bridgewater MA m Deliverance Alger La?-1 | Susannah Latham b 1690 d 1772 m Nathaniel Harden b 1690 d 1751 son of John Harden and Anna Hannah Harding
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| La?-1-1 | Mary Harden b 1725 d 1785
m John Cary b 1718 d 1793 son of John Cary b 1690 Bridgewater MA and Experience Sweeting b 1605 d 1729
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| La?-1-1-1 | Isaac Cary b 1740 d 1791 m Eunice Beardsley
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| La?-1-1-1-1 | Abram Cary b 1762 d 1816 m Mary Sutton b 1765 dau of Jonathan Sutton and Rachel Colyer desc of Daniel Sutton b 25 Feb 1680 Piscataway NJ d 1751 and Patience Martin b 1584 d 1722
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| La?-1-1-1-1-1 | Col Samuel Cary b 1784 Mendahm Morris Co NJ d 27 Aug 1828 Henry Co IN m Sarah Goble
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| La?-1-1-1-1-1-1 | Jefferson Cary b 1815 d 1848 m Mary Owens
| -1 Fielding Cary b 1837 Hagerstown Wayne Co IN d 1869 Sabine Pass Jefferson Co TX m Mary Madison dau of D.P. Maadison
| -1-1 Richard Carey b 28 Dec 1862 Sabine Pass d 1955 Beaumont TX m Ada Hemmenway b 1863 d 1950 dau of Edward Hemmenway and Melissa Knodell
| -1-1-1 Mary Carey b 1885 m Jerry Boone Johnson son of Jeremiah Johnson and Angelina Buck granson of Robert Johnson b VA
Grandparents of Eleanor Self, author's DNA match
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SOURCES for G1 to G9:
Smith, Elsdon C. New Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 300.
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