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John Mays 1765–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: 23 May 1827

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Benjamin Mayes

Mother: Mary Mayes

Spouse(s): Mary Mayes

Children(s): Mary Maise, Elizabeth Mayes, Sophia Mayes, Robert Mayes, Maria Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, John Mayes, Samuel Mayes

In 1765, John Mays entered the world in Norfolk, England, born to Benjamin Samuel Alsop Mayes And Mary Mayes. In 1614, John Mays resided in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. John Mays married Mary Mayes, and had children including Elizabeth Mayes, John Mayes, Maria Mayes, Mary Maise, Robert Mayes, Samuel Mayes, Sophia Twin To Maria Mayes. John Mays passed away in 1827 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1765, John Mays entered the world in Norfolk, England, born to Benjamin Samuel Alsop Mayes And Mary Mayes.
  • In 1614, John Mays resided in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
  • John Mays married Mary Mayes, and had children including Elizabeth Mayes, John Mayes, Maria Mayes, Mary Maise, Robert Mayes, Samuel Mayes, Sophia Twin To Maria Mayes.
  • John Mays passed away in 1827 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Mayes
1794–1873
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
BM
Mary Mayes
1796–1851
Birth Location: Coltishall, Norfolk, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Mayes
1760–1838
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
MM

Children(s)

Mary Maise
1778–1825
Birth Location: Horstead, Norfolk, England
MM
Elizabeth Mayes
1794–
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
EM
Sophia Mayes
1793–
Birth Location: Felthorpe St Margarets, Norfolk
SM
Robert Mayes
1790–1859
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
RM
Maria Mayes
1793–1793
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
MM
Elizabeth Mayes
1795–
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
EM
John Mayes
1797–
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Samuel Mayes
1788–1838
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
SM

John Mays's Ancestors

Self
John Mays
1765–1827
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
Benjamin Samuel Alsop Mayes
1794–1873
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Mary Mayes
1796–1851
Coltishall, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Mayes
1757–1843
Sutton, Norfolk
Mary (Anne) Palmer
1759–1844
Repps with Bastwick, Norfolk
Press
1770–
Great-Grandparents
Francis Mayes
1716–1772
Mary Kibel
1723–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Mayes
1696–1729
Elizabeth Jessup
1691–1740

John Mays's Descendants

1.
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John Mays (1765–23 May 1827) m. Mary Mayes (Abt. 1760–28 May 1838)
  1. 1. Mary Maise 1778–1825 m. Henry Mayes 1776–
    1. 1. Charles Mays 1802–1860 m. Maria Mayes 1802–1880
      1. 1. William (Miller) Mayes 1830–1912 m. Elizabeth Mayes 1826–1912
        1. 1. John (Charles) Mayes 1852– m. Emily (Elizabeth) Fiddey 1848–1932 m. Caroline 1851–
        2. 2. Jane (E) Mayes 1858–
        3. 3. William Mayes 1867–
        4. 4. Charles Mayes 1863–
        5. 5. Robert Mayes 1870–
        6. 6. Alice (Sophia) Mayes 1857–1941
        7. 7. Samuel (John) Mayes 1863–1949
      2. 2. John (Miller) Mayes 1839–1921 m. Susan (Jael) Flood 1837–1915
        1. 1. Harry (Lee) Mayes 1880–1957 m. Lucy (Ann) Weedon 1871–1931
        2. 2. Harriet (Maud) Mayes 1878–1958
        3. 3. Louisa (Mary) Mayes 1875–1958
        4. 4. William (John) Mayes 1869–1941
        5. 5. Charles (John) Mayes 1867–1944
        6. 6. John Mayes 1877–1953
        7. 7. Frederick (George) Mayes 1873–1931 m. Martha (Fanny) Iredale 1872–1946
        8. 8. Annie (Flood) Mayes 1865–1947
        9. 9. John Mayes 1877–1953
        10. 10. William (John) Mayes 1869–1944
      3. 3. Charles (Albert Miller) Mayes 1843–1903
      4. 4. Maria (Miller Mayes) Gardner 1834–1869
      5. 5. Robert (Miller) Mayes 1832–1872
  2. 2. Elizabeth Mayes 1794–
  3. 3. Sophia (twin to Maria) Mayes 1793– m. Samuel Woodcock 1793–1832 m. Edmund Fiddey 1786–1863
    1. 1. Edmond Mays 1817–1890 m. Prudence Mays 1817–1893
      1. 1. Edmund (Francis) Mays 1851–1856
      2. 2. Harriet (Sophia) Mays 1846–1922
      3. 3. William Mays 1837–1929
      4. 4. Robert Mays 1841–1881 m. Mary (Ann) Mays 1851–1915
        1. 1. F Cresswell 1875–1952 m. John (Edward) Williams 1869–1910
        2. 2. Robert (Edmund) Mays 1871–1875
        3. 3. Annie (Louisa Mays) Cresswell 1877–1968
        4. 4. Henry (John) Mays 1873–1949 m. Isabel (K.) Coleman 1880–1954
      5. 5. John Mayes 1843–1922 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith 1850–1946
        1. 1. John (Edmund) Mays 1877–1922 m. Polly (Ellen) Hawthorne 1880–1965
        2. 2. William (Francis) Mays 1884–1956 m. May (Cecilia) Nelson 1886–1965
        3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth) Mays 1880–1907
        4. 4. Nellie (Dora) Mays 1887–1968 m. William (Frederick Zion) Braham 1887–1949
        5. 5. Arthur (Durham) Mays 1891–1981
      6. 6. Sophia Mays 1846–1866 m. James (Dozer Tozer Toyer) Tyger 1825–
        1. 1. James (Toyer Tozer) Dozer 1866–
      7. 7. Louisa Mays 1859–1887 m. Frederick Janett 1853–1887
        1. 1. William Janett 1890–
      8. 8. Annie Brown 1861–1954 m. John (William Brown) postman 1858–1924
        1. 1. Edwin Brown 1882–
        2. 2. Herbert (William) Brown 1886–
        3. 3. Lilian (Grace) Brown 1887–1972
        4. 4. Arthur (Edmund) Brown 1891–
        5. 5. Ethel (Louisa) Brown 1894–1976
        6. 6. Daisy (Cecelia) Brown 1902– m. Samuel (George) Hambling 1882–1942
        7. 7. Florrie Brown 1888–
        8. 8. Annie Woollett 1904–1996
        9. 9. Elsie (May) Brown 1896–1981
      9. 9. Francis Mays 1856– m. Karoline (Elizabeth) Passmore 1864–
        1. 1. Constance (Ellen) Mays 1884–
      10. 10. Mary Mays 1839–1868
  4. 4. Robert Mayes 1790–1859
  5. 5. Maria Mayes 1793–1793
  6. 6. Elizabeth Mayes 1795–
  7. 7. John Mayes 1797– m. Susan Mayes 1797–1869
  8. 8. Samuel Mayes 1788–1838 m. Maria Sparks 1796–
    1. 1. Ann (Maria) Mayes 1817–

John Mays's Timeline

9 Records

1614
1614-1775
John Mays resided here in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1760
abt 1760
Birth of John Mays in Felthorpe St Margarets, Norfolk
Felthorpe St Margarets, Norfolk
1765
1765
Birth of John Mays in Horsham St Faith (St Mary & St Andrew church), Norfolk, England
Horsham St Faith (St Mary & St Andrew church), Norfolk, England
1765
1765
Birth of John Mays in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1808
1 Oct 1808 Might not be this John Mays, TBC
Age 43
John Mays resided here in Portsmouth - Prison Hulk. Life for Burglary in Bury St Edmunds
Portsmouth - Prison Hulk. Life for Burglary in Bury St Edmunds
1809
abt 1809
Age 44
Death of John Mays
None
1809
13 Mar 1809
Age 44
Burial of John Mays in Sutton, Norfolk, England
Sutton, Norfolk, England
1827
May 1827
Age 62
Death of John Mays
None
1827
23 May 1827
Age 62
Burial of John Mays in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Horsham St Faith (St Mary & St Andrew church), Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 48311

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1760
    Event Place: Felthorpe St Margarets, Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1614-1775
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1808 Might not be this John Mays, TBC
    Event Place: Portsmouth - Prison Hulk. Life for Burglary in Bury St Edmunds
    Record Source: UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1827
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 48311

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1809
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: nro_register_bills\at\sutton

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1809
    Event Place: Sutton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: nro_register_bills\at\sutton

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 May 1827
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 483/11
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