Thanks Mike.
In the 1871 census George Hiam and wife Mary have Thomas ( 15) Ann Elizabeth (5) Laura 3) and Elizabeth Rowe ( niece aged 13 ) who you mention living together.
The brick wall Thomas Ham I have found after going to Worcester archives that he married on August 5 to Elizabeth Braithwaite with witnessesCharles and Eliza Baker at Worcester St Helens.
Then married Elizabeth Hall on October 27 1830 at St Peter Worcester with witness Hannah Hazeley and David Hoesley.
So Caroline may have been born in wedlock in Oct 1828 not as I had originally thought.
Still no nearer finding his parents, but it’s all interesting .
A friend of mine found a Thomas Hiam born in 1807/8 on a public member tree married to Elizabeth Hall, that Thomas was born in Manea Cambridgeshire so perhaps I now need to research that route.
Many thanks for your input.
Janet

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GRO Index

BALDWIN's children

mother's maiden name: HIAM

Percy Walter BALDWIN - J Qtr 1893, Worcester - War records on Ancestry
Gertrude May BALDWIN - M Qtr 1895, Worcester

?? on the1901 census, the mother's goes by the name of Sarah/Larura/Laura M (on Ancestry)

Laura Matilda CORDING death 1906 in Worcester aged 38 = c 1868

The following Census Transcriptions from FMP should be of help:

1891
Astwood Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Print View image Start free family tree Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
George Hiam Head Married Male 57 1834 Worcestershire, England Railway Porter
Charlotte Hiam Wife Married Female 45 1846 Worcestershire, England -
Margaret Emma ? Daughter Single Female 18 1873 Worcestershire, England Teacher Of Music
Maud Elizabeth Hiam Daughter - Female 11 1880 Worcestershire, England -
George Henry Thos Hiam Son - Male 10 1881 Worcestershire, England -
Walker Baldwin Boarder Single Male 25 1866 Gloucestershire, England Labourer On Railway

Stephenson Terrace, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Edward Woodhouse Head Single Male 63 1828 - -
Catherine Ball Housekeeper Single Female 43 1848 - Housekeeper
Annie Heam Cook Single Female 25 1866 Claines Cook Domestic
Laura Heam Housemaid Single Female 23 1868 Claines Housemaid Domestic

Laura Matilda married again:
Marriages Mar 1899
Baldwin Laura Matilda Worcester 6c 324
Cording John William Worcester 6c 324

1901 Census
56, Astwood Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
John W Cording Head Married Male 31 1870 Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Railway Goods Guard
Sarah M Cording Wife Married Female 33 1868 Worcester, Worcestershire, England -
Percy W Baldwin Step Son Single Male 8 1893 Worcester, Worcestershire, England -
Gertrud M Baldwin Step Daughter - Female 6 1895 Worcester, Worcestershire, England -
Vera A Baldwin Step Daughter - Female 3 1898 Worcester, Worcestershire, England -
Alice L Cording Daughter - Female 0 1901 Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Laura died in 1906:
Deaths Jun 1906
CORDING Laura Matilda 38 Worcester 6c 149

and John William Cording married again:
Marriages Dec 1906
Cording John William Worcester 6c 495
Miles Esther Worcester 6c 495

1911 Census
18 Victoria Avenue Worcester, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John William Cording Head Married Male 39 1872 Railway Goods Guard Brierley Hill Staffordshire
Esther Cording Wife Married Female 40 1871 - Brierley Hill Staffordshire
John William Cording Son - Male 7 1904 - Worcester Worcestershire
Evelyn Alice Cording Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Worcester Worcestershire

Percy Baldwin is with his Aunt in 1911:
45 Astwood Road Worcester, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Thomas Curnock Head Married Male 44 1867 Tr Rd Worcester Railway Foreman
Annie Curnock Wife Married Female 45 1866 Droitwich Rd Worcester - (Original says Claines)
Arthur Curnock Son Single Male 19 1892 Astwood Rd Worcester St Barnabas Parish Railway Clerk
Lilly Curnock Daughter Single Female 17 1894 Astwood Rd Worcester St Barnabas Parish -
William Curnock Son Single Male 15 1896 Astwood Rd Worcester St Barnabas Parish Assistant In Butter Shop
Cyril Curnock Son Single Male 3 1908 Astwood Rd Worcester St Barnabas Parish -
Percy Baldwin Nephew Single Male 18 1893 Astwood Rd Worcester St Barnabas Parish Assistant In Butter Shop

Marriages Jun 1891
Curnock Thomas Droitwich 6c 527
Hiam Ann Elizabeth Droitwich 6c 527

Mike

FoD PRs confirm the above Walter Baldwin's father was indeed William, not Samuel.

Record_ID: 374588
Entry_Number: 334
Year: 1866
Month: Mar
Day: 25
Parents_Surname: BALDWIN
Child_Forenames: Walter
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Newent
Occupation: Bricklayer
Officiating_Minister: F.Harrison
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 42
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex: B435

His parent's marriage;

Record_ID: 143506
Entry_Number: 168
Year: 1847
Month: Jun
Day: 20
Grooms_Surname: BALDWIN
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age: Of f
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Mason
Grooms_Residence: Culver St.
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: BALDWIN
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Mason
Brides_Surname: KERSEY
Brides_Forenames: Hannah Marthia
Brides_Age: Of f
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Culver St.
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Mark of James Holford
Witness_2: Mark of Elizabeth Oakley
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John James Skally
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 84
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex_Groom: B435
Soundex_Bride: K620

So why does GlosBMD show his mother's maiden name as Nurthen ?
Is this a real surname or an error ?
Is it relevant that her father is not named on the record ?.

Searching FreeBMD for all records with surname Nurthen, shows it is indeed a valid one albeit unusual.

Cannot find any earlier records for Hannah, but revisiting FamilySearch;

1851 Culvert St, Newent, Gloucestershire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Baldwin Head M 24 Bricklayer. Newent, Gloucestershire
Hannah Baldwin Wife F 25 Newent, Gloucestershire
Albert W Baldwin Son M 3 Newent, Gloucestershire
Thomas Baldwin Son M 1 Newent, Gloucestershire

BUT I ALSO FIND THIS !

1851 Longhope, Gloucestershire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Kearsey Head M 43 Master miller. Prestbury, Gloucestershire
Mary Kearsey Wife F 42 Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire
Amelia Meek Visitor F 31 House servant. Weston Under Penyard, Herefordshire
John Beear Servant M 26 Journeyman Miller. East Down, Devonshire
William Baldwin M 16 Apprentice To Miller. Newent, Gloucestershire
John Chamberlain Servant M 45 Millers Loader. Blaisdon, Gloucestershire
George Coates Servant M 30 Labourer. Badgworth, Gloucestershire

Finally for now, searching this forum for "Kersey Newent" gave this prior post, which includes a mention of a Mark NURTHEN Kersey.. which is no surprise as this site's PR database includes over 100 Nuthern PRs, all in Newent or that area...
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=46224

Curiouser and curiouser ?????

Thank you Jeff for this amazing amount of information it is really appreciated.
I have Laura Matilda born in Claines in 1868 died in Worcester 1906. Her father was my Great Great Grandfather George Thomas Hiam and her mother Mary Raybould who died in 1871 aged 29.
Many thanks
Janet

There are two newspaper entries which may refer to William Rowe, the husband of Sarah Hiams,

BNA Worcester Journal - Saturday 05 August 1865

COWARDLY ASSAULT AT CLAINES.— William Rowe, employed at Messrs. Hardy and Padmore's iron foundry, in this city, was summoned for assaulting Mary Ann Russell, a married woman, living in the Droitwich-road, Claines. The complainant, who appeared to be very ill, and was accommodated with a chair, stated that on the evening of the 24th of July, between nine and ten o’clock, she was standing in the turnpike road, when she heard the defendant coming down the road in a drunken state, cursing and swearing very badly. She retired into her own garden. The defendant came up, got over the wall into the garden, and asked for complainant’s husband, but on being told he could not see him, he struck complainant a severe blow on the jaw, and several other blows about the body. The defendant’s wife arrived on the spot, and tried to get him away; he then turned upon her and beat her. Case dismissed on defendant paying the costs.

BNA Worcestershire Chronicle - Wednesday 05 August 1863

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—William Rowe was charged with assaulting P.C. Rudniski in the execution of his duty. The constable stated that between twelve and one that morning he watched the prisoner loitering about through Lansdowne and Lansdowne Crescent, and, as his movements were suspicious, he took him into custody. The prisoner was very violent and violently resisted. The wife of the prisoner was in court and entreated the Bench to deal leniently with her husband. She had, she said, four young children, and had only been confined three weeks. Mr. Superintendent Power recommended the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the court, in which he was joined by Rudniski, who said he did not wish to press the charge. He was, therefore, cautioned and discharged.

If this latter entry really is William and Sarah Rowe there should be two more children after Elizabeth Louisa and Sarah Jane.

From the GRO index this looks like them,

ROWE, MARY ANN Mother's Maiden Surname: HYAMS
GRO Reference: 1861 D [fourth] Quarter in WORCESTER Volume 06C Page 269

ROWE, GEORGE ALFRED Mother's Maiden Surname: HYAMS
GRO Reference: 1863 S [third] Quarter in WORCESTER Volume 06C Page 281

No other children registered in Worcester up to 1873.

GR 1871 Census, Worcester St Clements

Alfred James HIAM, Head, Mar, 25, Glover, b. Worcester
Catherine, Wife, Mar, 26, Nottingham
Thomas, Son, 3, Worcester, St Clements
George ROWE, 7, Worcester, St Clements

Ancestry

Name: William Edward Roe
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 28 Feb 1836
Baptism Place: Cheltenham, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England
Parish as it Appears: Cheltenham
Father: Edward Roe
Mother: Jane Roe

GR 1851 Census, Worcester

Edmund AMPHLETT, Head, Mar, 31, White Smith, b. St ??????, Worcester
Emily, Wife, Mar, 31, Gloveress, Claines, Worcestershire
Rose, Daur, 10, Extra Parochial, Worcester
Emily Mary, Daur, 8, St Martins, Worcester
Louisa, Daur, 5, Extra Parochial, Worcester
Julia, Daur, 3, Extra Parochial, Worcester
Lydia, Daur, 1, Extra Parochial, Worcester
Wm Roe, Adopted Son, 15, White Smith, Cheltenham

(In 1861 William and Sarah are living next door to the Amphletts)