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Robert Mays 1841–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1841

Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: after 1881

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Edmond Mays

Mother: Prudence Mays

Spouse(s): Mary Mays

Children(s): F Cresswell, Robert Mays, Annie Cresswell, Henry Mays

Robert Mays was born in 1841 in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Edmond Mays And Prudence Mays. In 1851, Robert Mays resided in Lambeth, Surrey, England. Robert Mays married Mary Ann Mays, and had children including Annie Louisa Mays Cresswell, F Cresswell, Henry John Mays, Robert Edmund Mays. Robert Mays passed away in 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Mays was born in 1841 in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Edmond Mays And Prudence Mays.
  • In 1851, Robert Mays resided in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
  • Robert Mays married Mary Ann Mays, and had children including Annie Louisa Mays Cresswell, F Cresswell, Henry John Mays, Robert Edmund Mays.
  • Robert Mays passed away in 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmond Mays
1817–1890
Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Prudence Mays
1817–1893
Birth Location: Long Stratton, Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mays
1851–1915
Birth Location: Egham, Surrey, England
MM

Children(s)

F Cresswell
1875–1952
Birth Location: Lambeth, Surrey, England
FC
Robert Mays
1871–1875
Birth Location: Lambeth St John the Evangelist, England
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Annie Cresswell
1877–1968
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England
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Henry Mays
1873–1949
Birth Location: 6 Bond Street, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, England
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Robert Mays's Ancestors

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Robert Mays
1841–1881
Birth Place: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Edmond Mays
1817–1890
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Prudence Mays
1817–1893
Long Stratton, Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Fiddey
1786–1863
Horsham St Faiths, Norfolk, England
Sophia (twin to Maria) Mayes
1793–
Felthorpe St Margarets, Norfolk
John Townshend
1793–1870
Norfolk, England
Pheobe Potter
1795–1864
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fiddy
1763–1846
Susanna Whillimite
1765–1816
John Mays
1765–1827
Mary Mayes
1760–1838
Robert Townshend
1759–
Harriet
1762–1858
James Poller
1770–1817
Mary Capps
1795–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fiddy
1724–1787
Mary Buttley
1727–1783
George Williment
1733–
Sarah Pratt
1734–
Benjamin Mayes
1794–1873
Mary Mayes
1796–1851
Hewitt
1739–1791
Mary Alexander
1735–1801
Robert Townshend
1734–1784
Samuel Capps
1745–1820
Grace Crisp
1753–1822

Robert Mays's Descendants

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Robert Mays (Dec 1841–after 1881) m. Mary (Ann) Mays (9 Feb 1851–30 Nov 1915)
  1. 1. F Cresswell 1875–1952 m. John (Edward) Williams 1869–1910
    1. 1. William (A) Williams 1909–1987 m. Phyllis Toner 1906–1984
      1. 1. Anthony (Alfred) Williams 1948–1964
    2. 2. Florence (Mabel) Williams 1899–
    3. 3. Edwina (Boles) Williams 1901–1972
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Waters 1924–1968
    4. 4. Violet (Ethel) Williams 1902–
    5. 5. Frederick (George) Williams 1904–
    6. 6. Albert (Edward) Williams 1907–
  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
    1. 1. Ernest (Charles) Cresswell 1906–1907
    2. 2. Florence (Airne French) Mays 1914–1914
    3. 3. Vera (Rose) Mays 1907–1907
    4. 4. Desmond (Adam William) Mays 1912–1913
    5. 5. Henry (William Thomas) Mays 1905–1980 m. Elizabeth (M) Mays 1902–1969 m. Irene Telly 1906–2005
      1. 1. Henry (G) Mays 1929–1996 m. Mary (Bridget) Sullivan 1923–1996 m. Hooper 1935–2009
      2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Mays 1930–2022 m. Clifford (Robert) Wheeler 1929–2003
      3. 3. Catherine (Margaret Isabel) Mays 1937–2008 m. John (L) Racher 1932–2006 m. Joseph (T) Boyce 1924–1998
      4. 4. Violet (Mildred) Smith 1941–2008 m. William ('Bill') Packer 1940–1981
      5. 5. Leonard (J) Mayes 1933–2011 m. Valerie (Ann) Lane 1942–2016
    6. 6. Isabell (Daisy) Mays 1909–1990
    7. 7. Leonard (Lewis) Mays 1918–1948 m. Yvonne (Mary) Mays 1923–1983
    8. 8. Violet (B) Mays 1905–1973 m. Francis (Frank Thomas) Stevens 1910–1974
      1. 1. Stevens 1943–1943
    9. 9. John (Maude) Mays 1912–1940

Robert Mays's Timeline

10 Records

1841
Dec 1841
Birth of Robert Mays in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
1841
26 Dec 1841
Robert Mays was baptized in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 10
Robert Mays resided here in Lambeth, Surrey, England
Lambeth, Surrey, England
1861
1861
Age 20
Robert Mays resided here in 40 Barratt Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England
40 Barratt Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England
1861
1861
Age 20
Robert Mays resided here in Lambeth, Surrey, England
Lambeth, Surrey, England
1869
January 1869
Age 28
Robert Mays was married in Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk
Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk
1871
1871
Age 30
Robert Mays resided here in Lambeth, London, England
Lambeth, London, England
1880
bef 1880 or 1883
Age 39
Death of Robert Mays in Greenwich, London, England
Greenwich, London, England
1881
1881
Age 40
Robert Mays resided here in Castle Green Hermitage, Folkestone, Kent, England
Castle Green Hermitage, Folkestone, Kent, England
1881
after 1881
Age 40
Death of Robert Mays in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1841
    Event Place: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 653; Folio: 65; Page: 32; GSU roll: 818941
    [2] 1861 England Census
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1572; Folio: 412; Page: 12; GSU roll: 174806-174807
    [4] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England
    [4] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: BT ANW 1842_d-h

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1869
    Event Place: Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1572; Folio: 412; Page: 12; GSU roll: 174806-174807

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: 40 Barratt Street, Lambeth, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Lambeth, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 653; Folio: 65; Page: 32; GSU roll: 818941

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Castle Green Hermitage, Folkestone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
    Record Source: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1880 or 1883
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1881
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
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