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Offline lilyrose

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William & James Mayo
« on: Tuesday 05 October 04 13:15 BST (UK) »
a very long shot I know but am looking for William Mayo (probably born about 1795-1800) and his son James Mayo (born 1822).  I don;t know whereabouts they were form in Ireland but they moved to Northamptonshire and James was resident in Blisworth when he married in 1842.  I believe they worked on the canals

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Re: William & James Mayo
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 10 November 04 23:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi Lilyrose.

Without wanting to state the obvious, Mayo is a name that comes from County Mayo!  ;D

Sorry I can't be of any more help.  Good luck.


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Re: William & James Mayo
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 25 December 07 08:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi Lilyrose,

The surname Mayo was also found in Antrim, Dublin, Kildare and Meath at the time
of Griffiths Valuations of Ireland 1848-64. Funnily enough the first names of the vast majority of Mayos in those counties were not known. One possible way to discover where the Mayo family may have lived in Ireland is to do some research into the Irish surnames in the Blisworth area. 

Here's a useful list of sources that may show families named Mayo in Ireland. Unfortunately not all of them are online. There's no listing on the Flax Growers List of 1796 . Many of the links shown below are on John Hayes Fáilte Romhat.com website.

Census Records
First Valuation
Griffith's Valuation 1848-64
Householders Index
Land Owners in Ireland 1876
Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland 1824
Selected Irish Marriages 1600 - 1900
Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846
Street Directories
Surnames from 1841-1851 census
Tithe Applotment Books

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