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William Mays 1837–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1837

Birth Location: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 21 June 1929

Death Location: Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmond Mays

Mother: Prudence Mays

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The story of William Mays began in 1837 in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England. William Mays passed away in 1929 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Mays began in 1837 in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England.
  • William Mays passed away in 1929 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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William Mays's Ancestors

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William Mays
1837–1929
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

William Mays's Timeline

3 Records

1837
abt 1837
Birth of William Mays in Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
1837
5 Mar 1837
William Mays was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1929
21 June 1929
Age 92
Death of William Mays in Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1837
    Event Place: Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 455

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 455
    [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: BT ANW 1838_a-f

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1929
    Event Place: Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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