Mary (Chapman) Mayes (1787 - 1854)

Born 2 Sep 1787 in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England

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Died 22 Jan 1854 at age 66 in Haynes, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Mary (Chapman) Mayes was born in Bedfordshire, England.

It is possible that this person is a conflation. There are some inconsistencies -

Baptism at Wootton when her siblings were baptised at Ridgmont

The marriage at Odell (18miles north of Ridgmont and 16miles northwest of Haynes) which does not fit with Mary coming from Ridgmont and the children being born in Haynes (sometimes called Hawnes)

Mary was baptised at Wooton on 2 Septmeber 1787. She was the fourteenth of fifteen children of William Chapman and Ann Parker. ^[1]

Mary married Thomas Mayes at Odell by licence issued on 10 February 1809. ^[2] The wedding took place the next day. ^[3] There were nine children from the marriage :-

Ann (Mays) Parson - Haynes 1809

Susanna (Mayes) Randall - Hawnes 1815

Elizabeth (Mayes) Cowland - Hawnes 1815

Sarah (Mayes) Cherry - Haynes 1816

William Chapman Mayes - Hawnes 1819

John Mays - Haynes 1821

Mary Ann Mayes - Haynes 1823

Isaac Mayes - Hawnes 1827

Thomas Mays - Haynes 1832

At the 1841 census Mary (53) Thomas (50), a labourer, William (22) John (20) Mary (18) Issac (16?) and Thomas (8) are living at Northwood End, Hawnes. ^[4] At the 1851 census Mary (64) and Thomas (63) a pauper are still living at Northwood End, Hawnes. So John (30) and agricultural labourer and lodgers John Evans, his wife Ann and daughters Betsy (11) and Salome (5) are also in the house. All the Evans family are working including the children. ^[5]

Mary was buried at St Mary's Church Haynes on 25 January 1854 aged 66. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7MP-3M9 : 21 March 2020), Mary Chapman, 1787.
2. ↑ FindMyPast Archdeaconry Of Bedford Marriage Licences Vol Ii 1791-1837 Page 39
3. ↑ "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Z-1T7V : 15 October 2019), Thomas Mayes and Mary Chapman, 1809.
4. ↑ 1841 England Census Class: HO107; Piece: 4; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Hawnes; County: Bedfordshire; RD: Ampthill; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 21; Page: 36; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241192
5. ↑ 1851 England Census Class: HO107; Piece: 1754; RD: Ampthill; Civil Parish: Hawnes; ED: 1; Folio: 164; Page: 32; GSU roll: 87681-87682
6. ↑ FindMyPast.com Bedfordshire Family History Society National Burial Index For England & Wales
7. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=VhjYxxttL1nN1GySUQHRZg&scan=1 Year 1854 Q1 District Ampthill Volume 3b Page 236