Maymans in the Dewsbury area of Yorkshire

This page contains data which we have analysed from research into parish registers, the IGI and census returns. In addition I must acknowledge the help given by Pat Robinson and Lois Gilbey of Australia with some of the earlier information and the lines who emigrated to Australia. All being well the analysis is accurate but if there are mistakes then they are mine alone and I apologise. Like everyone else, I'm human (honest) so please use this list as it is intended and check back against the original documents to be sure. Happy hunting.

Children:

• 2. i David Mayman b. 22 Sep 1760.

2. David Mayman b. 22 Sep 1760, Batley, bpt: 26 Oct 1760, Batley Parish Church, occ: Clothier, m. 27 Dec 1779, in All Saints, Dewsbury, Elizabeth Greenwood, bpt: 28 Mar 1762, Dewsbury Parish Church, (daughter of John Greenwood). Both David and Elizabeth were minors when they married. Witnesses to the marriage were Joe Blackburn & Richard Greenwood.

Children:

• 3. i John Mayman.
• ii Joseph Mayman bpt: 22 May 1782, d. Thought to have died young.
• iii Thomas Mayman bpt: 23 Nov 1783.
• iv William Mayman bpt: 28 May 1786.
• 4. v David Mayman b. 1789.
• vi Joseph Mayman bpt: 25 Feb 1791.
• vii Mary Mayman bpt: 27 Dec 1792, Dewsbury.
• viii Elizabeth Mayman bpt: 19 Dec 1794, Dewsbury.
• ix Sarah Mayman bpt: 14 Dec 1796, Dewsbury.

3. John Mayman bpt: 24 Dec 1780, occ: Clothier, m. 29 May 1806, in St James, Whitehaven, Cumberland, Elizabeth Doak.

Children:

• 5. i David Mayman.
• ii Elizabeth Mayman b. 1808.
• iii John Mayman b. 1815.
• iv Christiana Mayman b. 1817.

4. David Mayman b. 1789, Batley Carr, bpt: 13 Mar 1789, Dewsbury, occ: Clothier/Cloth weaver, m. 28 Dec 1812, in Dewsbury, Elizabeth Ward, b. 1781-1791, Dewsbury. 1841 census shows the family at Townend. It gives David's age as 50. At the 1851 census the family was at Hanging Heaton with David's age given as 63. In 1861 the address given is 32 Hanging Heaton. David is described as a 72 year old widower and Traveller with Woollen Goods. Elizabeth: 1841 census gives her age as 50.

Children:

• 6. i John Mayman b. 1814.
• ii Fanny Mayman bpt: 3 Jun 1816, Dewsbury.
• 7. iii George Mayman b. 1817.
• iv Maria Mayman b. ca 1819, Soothill, bpt: 21 Oct 1819, Dewsbury. 1841 census gives her age as 20.
• v Elizabeth Mayman bpt: 26 Dec 1822, Dewsbury. Thought to have died young.
• vi Jane Mayman b. ca 1823, Dewsbury. 1841 census gives her age as 18.
• vii Elizabeth Mayman b. ca 1826, Dewsbury, bpt: 8 May 1837, Salem Chapel, King St, D'bry (Methodist). 1841 census gives her age as 15.
• 8. viii David Mayman b. ca 1828.
• ix Ann Mayman b. ca 1833, Hanging Heaton, bpt: 8 May 1837, Salem Chapel, King St, D'bry (Methodist). 1841 census gives her age as 8 and that of 1851 says 18. In 1861 she was still living with her father and described as aged 27 and born in Soothill.

5. David Mayman bpt: 23 Mar 1807, St James, Whitehaven, m. 6 Nov 1825, in New Delph, Lancashire, Sarah Hoyle.

Children:

• i Mary Mayman b. 1827.
• ii Jane Mayman b. 1828.
• 9. iii John Mayman b. 1830.
• iv Joseph Mayman b. 1831.
• v William Mayman b. 1832.
• vi David Mayman b. 1833.
• vii Ellen Mayman b. 1834.
• viii Eliza Mayman b. 1836.
• ix Elizabeth Mayman b. 1837, m. in Australia, George Booth.
• x Caroline Mayman b. 1840.
• xi David Fergus Mayman b. 1842.
• xii Ephraim Mayman b. 1845.
• xiii James Mayman b. 1849.
• xiv Sarah Mayman b. 1851.
• xv Eliza Ellen Mayman b. 1853.

6. John Mayman b. 1814, Soothill, bpt: 25 Jul 1814, Dewsbury, occ: Woollen Weaver Hand Loom, m. Elizabeth (Mayman), b. 1822, Soothill. 1861 census gives his age as 46. Elizabeth: Aged 39 at the time of the 1861 census.

Children:

• i Harriett Mayman b. 1844, Soothill, occ: Woollen Weaver hand Loom. Aged 17 at the time of the 1861 census.
• ii Ben Mayman b. 1846, Soothill, bpt: Dewsbury, occ: Woollen Weaver Hand Loom. Aged 15 at the time of the 1861 census.
• iii William Mayman b. 1848, Soothill, occ: Woollen Weaver Hand Loom. Aged 13 at the time of the 1861 census
• iv Maria Mayman b. 1850, Soothill, occ: Bobbin winder. Aged 11 at the time of the 1861 census
• v Miranda Mayman b. 1852, Soothill. Aged 9 at the time of the 1861 census
• vi David Mayman b. 1854, Soothill. Aged 7 at the time of the 1861 census
• vii Anne Mayman b. 1856, Soothill. Aged 5 at the time of the 1861 census
• viii Emma Mayman b. 1860, Soothill. Aged 1 at the time of the 1861 census

7. George Mayman b. 1817, Batley Carr, bpt: 28 Dec 1817, Dewsbury, occ: Clothier/Cloth weaver., m. Alice (Mayman), b. 1822, Mill Bridge. 1841 census gives his age as 20. Married with family at 1851 census, age given as 33. At 35 Hanging Heaton in 1861, age given as 42 - a Woollen Hand Loom Weaver. Alice: Age given as 29 at 1851 census and 39 at 1861 census.

Children:

• i Sam Mayman b. Feb 1851, Hanging Heaton. Age given as 1 month at 1851 census, not shown with family in 1861.
• ii Mary Mayman b. 1853, Soothill. Age given as 8 at 1861 census.
• iii Alfred Mayman b. 1855, Soothill. Age given as 6 at 1861 census.
• iv Sarah A. Mayman b. 1857, Soothill. Age given as 8 at 1861 census.

8. David Mayman b. ca 1828, Hanging Heaton, bpt: 8 May 1837, Salem Chapel, King St, D'bry (Methodist), occ: Cloth weaver, m. Hephzibah Lister, b. 1832, Hanging Heaton, bpt: 16 Sep 1832, Dewsbury (see family #3 on the Gibson & Lister Page). 1841 census gives his age as 13 whilst that of 1851 says 22. By 1861 he is married and living at 54 Common Side, a 32 year old Woollen Weaver Hand Loom born in Soothill. Hephzibah: 1841 census gives her age as 8. In 1851 she was an 18 year old servant at Batley Carr. By 1861 she was married and is described as aged 28 and born in Soothill.

Children:

• i Marina Mayman b. 1853, Soothill. 1861 census gives her age as 8.
• 10. ii Emily Mayman b. 1855.
• iii Annie Mayman b. 1858, Soothill. 1861 census gives her age as 3.
• 11. iv James Mayman b. 6 Feb 1861.
• v Elizabeth Mayman b. 1865, Hanging Heaton, occ: Wool weaver. 1881 census shows her living at Soothill Upper with tha family of her sister Emily as a 16 year old.

9. John Mayman b. 1830, Stalybridge, m. ca 1850, in Lancashire, Mary Ann (Mayman). John died 1854. John drowned in the shipwreck of the "Tayleur" off the coast of Lancashire on its way to Australia. Mary Ann and children survived and emigrated to Australia at a later date.

Children:

• i David Mayman b. 1850, Dukinfield, Cheshire, m. in Australia, Esther Stubbs.

Children:

• i Hephrebah Briggs b. 1875, Hanging Heaton. Aged 6 at the 1881 census.
• ii Emma Briggs b. 1878, Hanging Heaton. Aged 3 at the 1881 census.
• iii Walter Briggs b. 1879, Hanging Heaton. Aged 2 at the 1881 census.
• iv Ada Briggs b. 1880, Hanging Heaton. Aged 6 months at the 1881 census.

11. James Mayman b. 6 Feb 1861, Commonside, Hanging Heaton., occ: See notes, m. 1881, in Dewsbury, Frances Mary Blades, b. 1 Jun 1861, Brigstock, Northamptonshire., (daughter of John Blades and Frances Wakley). Address on 26 Feb 1896 was 4 Ravens Street, Dewsbury. Occupations Shopman and Ironmonger's Assistant. Marriage was registered 4th quarter 1881, Ref: 9b 1103 In the 1881 census he is shown as a 20 year old Ironmonger living at the home of his brother-in-law, James Briggs (Emily's husband), in Commonside, Hanging Heaton, Soothill Upper. Frances: Frances was reputed to be a gypsy. 1881 census shows her as a general domestic servant living in High Bank House, West Parks Street, Dewsbury, aged 20. Head of the houehold was Benjamin Croc+ Cross.

Children:

• 12. i Nellie Mayman b. 9 Jan 1882.
• ii George Lister Mayman b. 1884, occ: Soldier (CSM), m. 3 Apr 1915, in St Philip's Church, Dewsbury, Alice Hall. George died 30 Jul 1916, The Somme. Home address when he died was 76 Cliffe Street, Dewsbury. After leaving Boothroyd Council School he was an apprentice with Armitage Bros, joiners and undertakers before joining the army. Army No was 8246, 10th Battalion, West Riding Regiment. Alice: Husbands obit says she had a brother, Sgt J.R.Ellis, KOYLI, World War 1. Parents Mr & Mrs G.W.Hall, 70 Cliffe Street, Dewsbury.
• 13. iii Ernest Arthur Mayman b. 1891.
• iv Elsie Mayman. Still living at 12 Pyrah Street at Christmas 1919.
• 14. v Maud Annie Mayman.
• vi Roland Lister Mayman b. 1899, d. 1918, France. Served in the Royal Berkshires (11th Platoon, C Company in WW1). Army No 220655.
• vii Edith Mayman m. Lennard Scofield.

12. Nellie Mayman b. 9 Jan 1882, 47 Victoria Road, Dewsbury, occ: Weaver, m. 1 Dec 1906, in St Mark's Church, Dewsbury, Thomas Fieldhouse Richardson, b. 28 Jul 1879, 3 Buslingthorpe Lane, Leeds (see family #3 on the Richardson Page) occ: See message lines, d. 20 Mar 1939, 75 Leeds Road, Dewsbury, bur: 23 Mar 1939, Earlsheaton Cemetery, Dewsbury. Nellie died 11 Oct 1976, Batley General Hospital, Batley, bur: Dewsbury. Birth registered on 9th February 1882. Birthday always celebrated on 8 Jan. When she died she lived at 5 Fletcher Homes, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury. When she married she was living at 12 Pyrah Street, Dewsbury. At some time after Tom's death, she moved to 2 Ann Street, Leeds Road and subsequently to 11 Moorside End, Dewsbury Moor. Thomas: When he died he was a foreman scale man in a dyehouse. When he married he was a warehouseman living at Leeds Road, Dewsbury. When Nellie was born he was a Working Mens Club Caretaker. In 1917, the family lived at 14 Back Ridgway St. They had moved to 75 Leeds Road by August 1930. Army number was 6975. Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Seaforth Highlanders & No 12 Labour Company (1st Platoon, 4th Section). Age 17 months in 1891 census.

Children:

• i George Richardson b. 8 Jan 1908.
• ii Fred Richardson b. 1910.
• iii Nellie Richardson b. 14 May 1914, 24 Albion Road, The Edge, Thornhill., d. Jul 1915, Dewsbury, bur: Jul 1915, Earlsheaton Cemetery, grave no 312.

13. Ernest Arthur Mayman b. 1891, m. Nancy (Mayman). Served as a private in the 1st East Yorks Regiment (8 Platoon, B Company) during WW1. Army No 30663.

Children:

• i Eileen Mayman.

14. Maud Annie Mayman m. (1) Charles Newton, m. (2) Frederick Arthur Simpson, d. 9 Dec 1969, 158 Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, bur: 13 Dec 1969, Dewsbury Moor Crematorium. Maud died 5 Feb 1972, bur: 9 Feb 1972, Dewsbury Cemetery. Burial after service at St John's, Dewsbury Moor. Frederick: Had a son, Keith, by a previous marriage. Keith had a son, Lee. Previously lived at 29 Altofts Terrace, Holbeck, Leeds 11.

Children:

• i Charles Newton.
• ii Joan Newton.
• iii Roy Newton.
• iv Annie Newton.
• v Dorothy Newton.
• vi Audrey Newton.
• vii Lewis Newton.

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