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William Francis Mays 1884–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 February 1884

Birth Location: Malala South Australia

Death Date: 20 July 1956

Death Location: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia

Father: John Mayes

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): May Nelson

Children(s): Eliabeth Eckert, Gladys Mays, Francis Mays

In 1884, William Francis Mays entered the world in Malala South Australia, born to John Mayes And Sarah Elizabeth Smith. William Francis Mays married May Cecilia Nelson, and had children including Eliabeth Eleanor Eckert, Ette Mays, Francis Charles Mays, Gladys Vic Mays, Gwenda Mays, Irene Mays, John Arthur Mays, May Mays, Renee Mays, Ruby Mays, William Mays. William Francis Mays passed away in 1956 in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1884, William Francis Mays entered the world in Malala South Australia, born to John Mayes And Sarah Elizabeth Smith.
  • William Francis Mays married May Cecilia Nelson, and had children including Eliabeth Eleanor Eckert, Ette Mays, Francis Charles Mays, Gladys Vic Mays, Gwenda Mays, Irene Mays, John Arthur Mays, May Mays, Renee Mays, Ruby Mays, William Mays.
  • William Francis Mays passed away in 1956 in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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William Mays's Ancestors

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William Mays
1884–1956
Birth Place: Malala South Australia
Parents
John Mayes
1843–1922
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith
1850–1946
? Bromham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Edmond Mays
1817–1890
Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Prudence Mays
1817–1893
Long Stratton, Felthorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Fiddey
1786–1863
Sophia Mayes
1793–
John Townshend
1793–1870
Pheobe Potter
1795–1864
2nd-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

William Mays's Descendants

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William (Francis) Mays (21 February 1884–20 July 1956) m. May (Cecilia) Nelson (31 May 1886–15 Aug 1965)
  1. 1. Eliabeth (Eleanor) Eckert 1907–1996 m. William Ueckert 1905–1976
  2. 2. Gladys (Vic) Mays 1909–
  3. 3. Francis (Charles) Mays 1910–2001 m. Mavis (Dorothy) Finn 1917–1992 m. Elizabeth (May) Foster 1930–2002

William Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1884
21 February 1884
Birth of William Francis Mays in Malala South Australia
Malala South Australia
1956
20 July 1956
Age 72
Death of William Francis Mays in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1884
    Event Place: Malala South Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1956
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] BillionGraves.com Burial Index

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