Cornelius MAJOR (c1733-1818)
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Descendants of: Cornelius MAJOR b c1733 bu 31 May 1818 St Peter, Thurston, SFK, ENG aged 84yrs Will dated January 1818; was resident at Beyton And: Mary MARK (1739-1812) Married: c1760 Children | |----- Mary MAJOR | bp 12 Sep 1761 Great Barton, SFK, ENG | bu 13 May 1789 Thurston, SFK, ENG aged 27 years | |----- Henry MAJOR | b c1767 Barton, SFK, ENG | m 1803 Elizabeth WADE | d 1854 aged 87yrs | bu 15 May 1854 St James, Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG | Mentioned in father's will | |----- Cornelius MAJOR | b c1771 | bu 8 Jun 1797 Thurston, SFK, ENG aged 26 years | |----- John MAJOR | b c1771 | m1 22 May 1800 Ann SHARPE | m2 05 Apr 1808 Mary HALE Chedburgh, SFK, ENG by Licence | m2 in the presence of Wm SILVERSTON and Sally SILVERSTON | bu 05 May 1841 All Saints, Chedburgh, SFK, ENG aged 70yrs | Mentioned in father's will | |----- Mark MAJOR | bp 19 Jun 1774 Great Barton, SFK, ENG | m 16 Jun 1809 Catherine EDWARDS | bu 18 Jun 1862 St George, Stowlangtoft, SFK, ENG aged 92yrs | Mentioned in father's will | |----- Susan MAJOR b c1776 Beyton, SFK, ENG m 14 Mar 1810 Rands PEARL bu 15 May 1857 All Saints Great Thurlow Mentioned in father's will
Descendants of:
Henry MAJOR (1767-1854) And: Elizabeth WADE b c1776 or c1778 bu 29 Aug 1859 St James, Bury St Edmunds aged 83yrs Married: 1803 Brockley, SFK, ENG Children | |----- William MAJOR | |----- Henry MAJOR | b c1804 Bury, SFK, ENG | d 1861 aged 57yrs | bu 2 Jul 1861 St James, Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG | |----- Emily MAJOR | b c1807 Bury, SFK, ENG | m Henry MARK | |----- James MAJOR | b c1809 Bury, SFK, ENG | |----- Ann MAJOR | b c1813 | m1 LAWRENCE | m2 14 May 1853 Henry PEARL | |----- Josiah MAJOR | b c1813 Bury, SFK, ENG | Will dated 29 Aug 1882. Probate granted 17 Nov 1898. | |----- Cornelius MAJOR | bp 8 Jun 1815 | |----- Mary Elizabeth MAJOR | b c1814 Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG | m 22 Nov 1837 James PEARL | d 1 Jun 1907 Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG aged 93yrs | |----- Alexander MAJOR b c1819 Bury, SFK, ENG
Descendants of:
Mark MAJOR (1774-1862) And: Catherine EDWARDS (1787-1842) Married: 14 Jun 1809 Creeting St Peter near Stowemarket by licence by the Rector Charles DAVEY in the presence of John EDWARDS and one other - illegible. Children | |----- Mary Ann MAJOR | bp 20 Apr 1810 Thurston, SFK, ENG | |----- Cornelius MAJOR | b 10 Nov 1810 Clare, SFK, ENG | bp 23 Jul 1819 Rede, SFK, ENG | m1 1849 Emma MATTHEW of Haverhill | p Sarah GLASSOCK - had children by Cornelius | d 9 Apr 1880 aged 62yrs | "Emma beloved wife of Cornelius MAJOR of Shalford, Essex who | died 4 Jan 1860 aged 37 and was brought here to rest among her | family and friends, Parish Church of St George, Stowlangtoft. | Emma: born 10 Nov 1814 Clare, SFK, ENG; bp Rede | |----- Mary Ann MAJOR | bp 23 Jul 1813 Thurston, SFK, ENG | m William GOLDING | bu 12 Nov 1833 St George, Stowlangtoft aged 23yrs | "On the 12th day of November 1833 the remains of Mary Ann the | affectionate wife of William GOLDING of Roughan and the eldest | daughter of Mark and Catherine MAJOR of this parish, died at | the age of 22." | | |----- Mark Edwards MAJOR | b 1811 Barton, SFK, ENG | bp 23 Jul 1813 Thurston, SFK, ENG | m Jun Qt 1845 Mary Ann WILLIS Dunmow, ESS, ENG | d 2 Sep 1858 Hempstead Hall, ESS, ENG | | | |--- Ellen MAJOR | b c1854 Blakenham, SFK, ENG | | |----- Susan Ann MAJOR | bp 23 Jul 1813 Thurston, SFK, ENG | m 29 Sep 1836 Samuel William BACON | d 07 or 18 Oct 1844 aged 32 years | |----- Charlotte MAJOR | bp 21 Jun 1816 Rede, SFK, ENG | m Henry CUTHBERT | d Mar Qt 1902 Woodbridge, SFK, ENG aged 88yrs | Henry died 23 Dec 1883 Bosmere, SFK, ENG aged 68yrs | | | |--- Catharine Louisa CUTHBERT | b Jun Qt 1843 Depwade, NFK, ENG | m Jun Qt 1865 Francis Barnard JENNINGS Depwade, NFK, ENG | | | |--- Henry R. JENNINGS | | b Jun Qt 1866 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Catherine Maude JENNINGS | | b Sep Qt 1867 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Francis W. JENNINGS | | b 1868 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Alice Adelaide JENNINGS | | b Mar Qt 1870 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | m Jun Qt 1893 Edwin DAVIES Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | | | |--- Kenneth Cuthbert Johnson DAVIES | | b Jun Qt 1894 Greenwich, KEN, ENG | | | | | |--- Ernest Cuthbert JENNINGS | | b Dec Qt 1871 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Ethel Mary JENNINGS | | b Jun Qt 1873 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Alfred Major JENNINGS | | b Mar Qt 1875 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | d Mar Qt 1876 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Eva Olivia JENNINGS | | b Jun Qt 1876 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Arthur Henry JENNINGS | | b Dec Qt 1878 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Lucy Louisa A. JENNINGS | | b Jun Qt 1883 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | | |--- Herbert Charles JENNINGS | b Dec Qt 1885 Ipswich, SFK, ENG | | |----- Catherine MAJOR | bp 21 June 1816 Rede, SFK, ENG | |----- Ann Maria Catherine MAJOR | b 7 Jun 1818 Rede, SFK, ENG | bp 23 Jul 1819 Rede, SFK, ENG | bu 27 May 1834 St George, Stowlangtoft, SFK, ENG aged 15yrs | |----- Caroline MAJOR | bp 17 Jun 1824 Rede, SFK, ENG | m William DYER | | |----- Sarah MAJOR | bp 17 Jun 1824 Rede, SFK, ENG | m 11 Sep 1845 John Hayes BATLEY | |----- Emily MAJOR b c1825 bp 26 Jul 1827 Rede, SFK, ENG m 23 Jul 1844 Charles Stuart BAILEY d Sep Qt 1873 St Giles, LON, ENG aged 44yrs
Descendants of:
John MAJOR (1771-1841) And: Ann SHARPE bu 13 Oct 1806 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG aged 29yrs Married: 22 May 1800 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG by Licence Children | |----- John MAJOR | b 19 Aug 1802 | bp 24 Aug 1802 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG | bu 25 Dec 1807 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG aged 5 years | Received into the church 03 Jun - year not given | |----- Henry MAJOR | b 04 Aug 1803 | bp 12 Aug 1803 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG | d 19 Jun 1817 aged 12 years at Bury St. Edmonds | bu 19 Jun 1817 All Saints, Chedburgh, SFK, ENG | Received into the church 03 Jul 1807 | |----- Cornelius MAJOR b 02 Sep 1806 bp 07 Sep 1806 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG bu 10 Apr 1810 Chedburgh, SFK, ENG aged 4 years Received into the church 03 Jul 1807
1841 Census Traverse, Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG Henry MAJOR, 70yrs, Tailor, born in the county Elizabeth MAJOR, 60yrs, born in the county Henry MAJOR, 35yrs, Tailor S., born in the county James MAJOR, 31yrs, Tailors Sh., born in the county Josiah MAJOR, 27yrs, Tailor S., born in the county [Next page] William MAJOR, 35yrs, Dealer in glass, born in the county Anne MAJOR, 30yrs, born in the county
1841 Census Stowlangtoft, SFK, ENG Mark MAJOR, 65yrs, farmer, born in the county Catherine MAJOR, 50yrs, born in the county Charlotte MAJOR, 20yrs, born in the county Cornelius MAJOR, 20yrs, born in the county Caroline MAJOR, 15yrs, born in the county Emmely MAJOR, 14yrs, born in the county Charles ASHMAN, 20yrs, male servant, born in the county William BROOKBY, 20yrs, male servant, born in the county
1851 Census 4 Abbeygate St, Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG Henry MAJOR, Head, 85yrs, Tailor (3 men), b Barton, SFK, ENG Elizabeth MAJOR, Wife, 73yrs, b Whepstead, SFK, ENG Henry MAJOR, Son, 47yrs, unmarried, Tailor, b Bury, SFK, ENG James MAJOR, Son, 42yrs, unmarried, Draper, b Bury, SFK, ENG Josiah MAJOR, Son, 38yrs, unmarried, Tailor, b Bury, SFK, ENG Cornelius MAJOR, Son, 35yrs, married, Miller, b Bury, SFK, ENG Alexander MAJOR, Son, 32yrs, unmarried, Draper, b Bury, SFK, ENG
1851 Census 5 Traverse, Bury St Edmunds, SFK, ENG William MAJOR, Head, 45yrs, unmarried, glass dealer employing 2 men, b Bury, SFK, ENG
1881 Census Firbank House, Ipswich St Mathew, SFK, ENG Henry CUTHBERT, Head, 62yrs, malster employing 26 men & 2 boys, b Brockford, SFK, ENG Charlotte CUTHBERT, Wife, 63yrs, b Stowlangtoft, SFK, ENG Alice GARNHAM, Cook, 21yrs, unmarried, b Bucklesham, SFK, ENG Hannah SCOGGING, Housemaid, 18yrs, unmarried, b Ipswich, SFK, ENG