Mary Jane (Way) Major (abt. 1857)

Born about Aug 1857 in Netherbury, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Wife of Eli Major — married 31 Jan 1884 in Netherbury, Dorset, England

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Jane Way, daughter of Thomas Way and Mary Bartlett, ^[1][2] was born in about August 1857 in Netherbury, Dorset. ^[1][3] She was baptised on 16 August 1857 in Netherbury, Dorset. ^[2] She married Eli Major on 31 January 1884 in Netherbury, Dorset. ^[4]

Census

Census: with parents and two sisters

Date: 1861

Place: Netherbury, Dorset, England ^[5]

Census: with parents and five siblings (Jane in census)

Date: 1871

Place: Netherbury, Dorset, England

Census: dressmaker, living with parents and four siblings

Date: 1881

Place: Netherbury, Dorset, England ^[1]

Census: with three sons shown as seaman's wife

Date: 1891

Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Census: with husband and six children

Date: 1901

Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Census: with husband and five children

Date: 1911

Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England ^[6]

Residence

Residence: (on death of son)

Date: 31 MAY 1916

Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} England and Wales Census, 1881, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-2WH6 : 12 December 2017), Mary Jane Way in household of Thomas Way, Netherbury, Dorset, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 2120/39, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,759.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N27F-XS6 : 22 March 2020), Mary Jane Way, 1857.
3. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X33-LPS : 1 October 2014), Mary Jane Way, 1857; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Beaminster, Dorset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-NP2Q : 7 December 2017), Eli Major and Jane Way, 31 Jan 1884; Marriage, citing Netherbury, Netherbury, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,629.
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7GK-YJP : 24 October 2019), Mary I Way, Netherbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1911, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW31-2DT : 3 July 2019), Jane Major in household of Eli Major, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgements

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