Looking for any info on Thomas Henry Mayne and his family in Wales.

[Retrogirl94]

Hello, I'm looking for any information on my 2x Great Grandfather Thomas Henry Mayne.
(1870-1912) Going back though my records, I realized I have made a mistake with Thomas's death year. It looks like he died in 1912 at the age of 42

I know he was born in a workhouse in Somerset but I have no record of his parents or siblings. He  moved to Wales when he was 15 and worked as a coal miner in Mountain Ash, Wales. In 1895, he married my 2x great grandmother, Mary Jane Cousins (1871-1961). They had 5 children. 2 died as children but the other 3 lived. Apart from my great grandad, I have very limited info on the family after 1911.

Any information about the Mayne family or any hints or tips to help me break this very confusing wall in my tree would be very helpful.

Thanks

[KGarrad]

Welcome to RootsChat!

First thing to do would be to get a copy of his Birth Certificate.
Birth: March qtr 1869
Clutton Registration District     vol 5c, page 648

Main, Thomas Henry

The Mother's Maiden Name is blank - usually indicating an illegitimate birth.


A PDF copy will cost £7, and can be obtained using the above information from:
www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates

[Kay99]

Welcome from me as well 

When you have the birth cert I also noticed that there are two more Main births in the Clutton Reg District on the GRO Birth Index with no mother's maiden name listed

AGNES    MAIN    
GRO Ref 1867  June Qter CLUTTON  Volume 05C  Page 652
ELLEN   MAIN      
GRO Ref 1865  Sept Qter CLUTTON  Volume 05C  Page 633

And just in case this is relevant I think these girls were living with their grandparents in 1871 in Publow Somerset as below. (I see your Thomas Henry lists his birthplace as Publow in the census) and there is a baptism on 8 Sep 1867 Publow of an Agnes Mayne with mother Ann Mayne -Single Woman

James Main 58   Somerset
Ann   Main   46   Publow, Somerset
Ellen   Main   Granddaughter   5   Publow,Somerset
Agnes Main   Granddaughter   3   1868  Publow, Somerset

Kay

[avm228]

Welcome from me too.

His mother may have died shortly before the 1871 census (when Thomas Mayne aged 1 was in the workhouse):

Ann Mayne, aged 30, Dec qtr 1870 Clutton 5c 455.

[avm228]

Tracing the Mayne/Cousins children:

Thomas James Mayne, mmn Cousins, Sep qtr 1898 Pontypridd (died Dec qtr 1898 Pontypridd, aged 0)
Alfred Mervyn Mayne, mmn Cousins, Dec qtr 1900 Pontypridd (died Dec qtr 1900 Pontypridd, aged 0)
Frederick Cyril Mayne, mmn Cousins, Jun qtr 1902 Pontypridd
Alfred Mervyn Mayne, mmn Cousins, Mar qtr 1903 Pontypridd (died Jun qtr 1927 Pontypridd, aged 24)
Violet Mayne, mmn Cousins, Sep qtr 1904 Pontypridd

[Kay99]

Welcome from me too.

His mother may have died shortly before the 1871 census (when Thomas Mayne aged 1 was in the workhouse):

Ann Mayne, aged 30, Dec qtr 1870 Clutton 5c 455.

The Somerset Burial Index on F M P confirms the burial was at Publow
Ann Main Age   30
Burial date   16 Oct 1870 Publow

Kay

[avm228]

Possible death for Thomas (though age slightly inaccurate):

Thomas Mayne aged 41, Sep qtr 1912 Pontypridd 11a 462.

Edit - sorry, I see you have him living until 1945.

[Retrogirl94]

Welcome to RootsChat!

First thing to do would be to get a copy of his Birth Certificate.
Birth: March qtr 1869
Clutton Registration District     vol 5c, page 648

Main, Thomas Henry

The Mother's Maiden Name is blank - usually indicating an illegitimate birth.


A PDF copy will cost £7, and can be obtained using the above information from:
www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates

Hello, Thanks for your reply. I will defiantly look into this.

[trish1120]

1841 Census
James Maine, 25
Ann Maine, 20
Ann Maine, 3

1851 Census
James Main, 37, Ag Lab, born Compton Dando, Somerset
Ann Main, 30, born Publow
Ann Main, 12

1861 Census
James Maine, 49
Anne Maine, 40
Anne Maine, 21

Marriage;
01 Jun 1843, All Saints, Publow
James MAINE to Ann COBLEY, Bachelor/Spinster (no Fathers named)

Baptisms;
All Saints, Publow

Anne COBLEY 16 Jul 1820 Parents, JOSEPH/HARRIETT,  Father a Coalminer

ANN Cobley 08 Sep 1838, Mother ANNE, Note; Illegitimate. Private Bapt. Adm. Into ch. 18-11-1838

Marriage;
29 Jul 1805 All Saints, Publow
Joseph COBLEY to Harriet HODGES

Marriage;
25 Dec 1833, All Saints, Publow
Harriet COBLEY, Widow, to Roger WINDMILL, Widower

JOSEPH Cobley was buried 30 Apr 1826 age 43 ( birth c 1783)

Other Burials;
HARRIET Windmill 12 May 1867 age 84 ( c 1783)
ROGER Windmill 12 Sep 1852 age 76

Trish

Gosh Anc has the 1871 Census for James/Ann under Marin