William Charles Mayoh (1838 - 1906)

Born 20 Mar 1838 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Mayoh and Ann (Windross) Mayoh

Husband of Betsy (Wilson) Mayoh — married 29 Apr 1863 in Young, Colony of New South Wales.

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1906 at age 68 in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

This profile is part of the Mayo Name Study.

William Mayoh has English ancestors.

William Mayoh was born in Lancashire, England.

William Mayoh was an Assisted Immigrant to New South Wales.

William Mayoh migrated from Lancashire to Australia.

William Charles Mayoh was born at Little Bolton, Lancashire, England, on the 20th of March 1838, the eldest of twelve children, born to Thomas Mayoh and Ann Windross.^[1][2][3][4]

William travelled to Australia aboard the Brothers with his parents in 1841.

Brothers.

William Mayo married Elizabeth Huckel, who was also the eldest of eleven children, born to William Huckel and Eliza Wilson, on the 29th of April 1863 at Lambing Flats, now known as Young, in the Colony of New South Wales,^[5] and the site of the Lambing Flat Riots, three years earlier. In 1863, at the time of his marriage William was a labourer living at Moppity (near Young) NSW. Best man at William & Elizabeth's wedding was a Thomas Mayoh (possibly Thomas Mayoh born November, 1814) , bride's maid was Elizabeth Mayoh, (possibly Elizabeth Mayoh, born 1845). It is possible William may have been baptised a Unitarian or Methodist at birth and baptised Roman Catholic after arriving in Australia.

William and Elizabeth had fourteen children. Three passed away as infants and two never married.

1. Mary Ann.
2. Eliza.
3. Alice.
4. Albert.
5. James.
6. Clara.
7. William.
8. Robert.
9. Florence.
10. Maud.
11. Gertrude.
12. David.
13. Iva.
14. George.

A farmer, he arrived in Australia with his parents Thursday 11th of March, 1841, nine days before his third birthday. He is mentioned in an 1889-1890 Directory as living at Sandy Creek, Grenfell N.S.W. owning 6 horses, 25 cattle, and 250 sheep.

William Mayoh passed away on the 20th of April 1906 at Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia and was laid to rest in the Grenfell Roman Catholic Cemetery on the 21st.^[6][7][8]

Obituary MR. W. MAYOH, of Sandy Creek, died on Friday, 20th instant, from inflammation of the lungs ; agod (58. He leaves a widow and five daughters : Mrs. Wm. McMahon, Mrs. R. Butler, Mrs. W. Butler, Mrs. C. Butler (three sisters having married three brothers), and Mrs. Saynes, of Young ; the three surviving sons are Joseph, William, and Michael. Deceased resided in this district twenty years, having previously lived on Moppitty and at Young. He and Mr. Wm. McMahon first took up two blocks of land on Euldrie, for which there was great competition. A friend, on hearing of deceased's departure, exclaimed, ' a moral straightforward and honest man could not be found.' The funeral on Saturday was largely attended, and the following would have been still more numerous but for the fact that several friends mistook the time when the procession was to pass through the town.Rev. Father Lane officiated at the grave.^[9]
Estate After his death the value of his estate was sworn for Probate at £2819 in 1906. (2018 value = between $30,800.00 & $77,300.00) Probate was granted to the Executor of his estate, David Joseph Mayoh, on Monday the 11th of June 1906. The Florence Butler who witnessed the signing of the will was William's daughter, (Florence V. Butler).

Research Notes

William Charles Mayoh was probably William Mayo (sic) of Coolamondra NSW (sic - Cootamundra NSW ?) who, at Binalong NSW on Wednesday 1st of September 1858, registered the birth of James Mayoh.

Sources

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship between William Charles Mayoh and his parents Thomas Mayoh and Ann (Windross) Mayoh is confirmed with a GEDmatch AuDNA test match between Noelene Conn and her 2nd Cousin Mabs Teese who both share 30 cMs on chromosome 9. Their MCRA's are their gr. grandparents Thomas Mayoh and Ann Windross. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.3, based on a total of 147 cMs across 9 DNA segments.

1. ↑ England, Lancashire - GRO Birth Indexes England & Wales General Register Office Online Index - Births > Mar Qtr 1838 > Mayoh, William; Registration District: Bolton Union; Volume No. 21; Page No. 136; Mother's Maiden Surname: Windross.
2. ↑ Birth Certificate for William Charles Mayoh, 20 March 1838, Registration No. 8101456-2, Bolton Union, County of Lancaster, General Register, Copy in possession of David Urquhart.
3. ↑ MAYOH, WILLIAM,WINDROSS,GRO Ref: 1838 M Qtr,BOLTON UNION, Vol. 21,Pg.136
4. ↑ England, Lancashire - Birth Certificate "Research Your Family History Using The General Register Office". 2019. GOV.UK. Accessed September 29 2019. UK GRO > 20 Mar 1838. William Mayoh > Place: Little Bolton, Lancashire; Registration District: Bolton Union; General Register Office, England; Certified copy purchased from GRO in the personal files of David Urquhart
5. ↑ Australia, New South Wales - Marriage Certificate > Date: 29 Apr 1863; Name: William Mayo & Elizabeth Huckel; District: Kennedy; Place: Roman Catholic Church , Young; Ref:1863/003280 ; General Registry Office, Sydney. Certified Copy in the personal files of David Urquhart.
6. ↑ Australia, New South Wales - Death Certificate > 20 Apr 1906 > William Charles Mayoh > District: ; Place: Grenfell, New South Wales; Ref: 1906/005232; General Registry Office, Sydney. Certified copy in the personal files of David Urquhart.
7. ↑ Death Certificate for William Charles Mayoh, 20 April 1906, File No. 1906/005232, State of New South Wales District Registrar, Certified copy in possession of David John Urquhart. Available to view in the Images Tab on this profile.
8. ↑ Australia, New South Wales - NSW Death Index > "" How To Research Your Family History ". 2019. Bdm.Nsw.Gov.Au. Accessed October 4 2019. Australia, NSW Deaths Index > Year: 1906; Ref: C5232; Name: William s/o Thomas & Ann Mayoh; Place: Grenfell.
9. ↑ Obituary - The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951) - 28 Apr 1906 > "Obituary - The Grenfell Record And Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951) - 28 Apr 1906". 2019. Trove. Accessed October 4 2019. Obituary, 1906, William Charles Mayoh

See Also:

• Find A Grave, database and images  : accessed 31 August 2019), memorial page for William Charles Mayoh (20 Mar 1838–20 Apr 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #139725840, citing Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Brian Allan (contributor 48595076) .
• Measuring Worth - Relative Worth Comparators and Data Sets>"Measuring Worth - Relative Worth Comparators And Data Sets". 2019. Measuringworth.Com. Accessed November 5 2019. value change
• Information on his burial was obtained from a monumental/gravestone inscription.
• (sic) - that is correct (appended in brackets after a quoted passage to indicate that the passage is quoted exactly even though its incorrectness or absurdity would suggest that it was not quoted exactly)

Acknowledgements

• Peter James Mayoh's research.
• Glenda Dykes research and published book for Huckel Reunion in 1988, "Pictures of Many Years"
• Pixabay
• Battye Library.
• Eastern Goldfields Historical Society.
• Western Australian Museum.