matilda mayes/masey

[Cas (stallc)]

79 Slaney Street,

https://www.birminghamforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=6932.0

Cas

[Vixen999]

Robert died 9mths old with Bronchitis.  Different address - hospital street???  It mentions Eliza Mazey present at the death.  is this Robert's sister?

[Neale1961]

I wouldn’t worry about the spelling of Maisey. There was not uniform spelling until very modern times. Names were written as they sounded when spoken, so you will get all sorts of variations - Massey, Mays, Mezey, etc. When Robert Maisey married in 1821, he signed his name with that spelling.


From the information you have so far, Sabina was born 1841 in Birmingham, and her father was James, a bricklayer.  The birth you have found in 1854 Norfolk is not her.

[Vixen999]

Neale, what makes you think Sabina was born 1841 in birmingham?  have I missed something?  And yeah I have learnt as you say about the name variations but its going to make tracking this family quite hard I think.  I thought once I had matilda's birth record things would prove to be more plain sailing but its not.  I dont know who I am looking for name wise eg eliza her sister, do I look for Mayes. Maisey etc

Any help tracking Sabina's family would be great.  I think everyone here did a good job of locating Thomas's. 

[Vixen999]

I found this entry.  It has the name Louisa and Matilda....I know Louisa was mentioned on a census someone posted up about.  May not be related tho
SNELL, LOUISA  MATILDA     HONGSTON 
GRO Reference: 1842  D Quarter in NEWTON ABBOT  Volume 10  Page 164

[Neale1961]

Neale, what makes you think Sabina was born 1841 in birmingham?

Information from the 1861 census - previously posted.

[Vixen999]

Name   James Mayes
Baptism Age   0
Birth Date   Abt 1822
Baptism Date   26 Jun 1822
Baptism Place   Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Father   
Robert Mayes
Mother   
Margt. Mayes

I found the above, Mayes and Maisey being used interchangably.

I also found marriage bans in which a James Mays is listed as a herring curer.  Dont know yet if James had a daughter Eliza but found this

James Mays
Gender   Male
Parish as it Appears   Birmingham, St Jude
Child   
Elizabeth Mays

Still no joy on sabina yet.

[Vixen999]

Neale1861  The census with James on, it says Oliver his wife?  But as you said he married an Eliza?  Interesting on that census he has Eliza and Matilda as names for his children

[Vixen999]

Cas, just got John May/s birth cert.  Again Thomas and Sabina are listed as his parents.  They are using the spelling of May.  They are living Back 52 Old Cross Street, the same street they were living when Matilda was born.

Theres a slightly different address on the death cert.  Cant make out the first bit of the address.  Apparently John died of an accidental burn of  - congestion of small intestines??  There was an inquest.  No sure what 7 days PM means - post mortem?  Is there any way to get a copy of the inquest?