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Joseph Mayor                                      1788-1860
Joseph was born on 4 September 1788, the son of Rev. John Mayor and Ann Hollings, at Shawbury, Shropshire. He married Charlotte Pratt.
Charlotte Pratt                                      1786-1871
Charlotte was born on 19 December 1786, the youngest daughter of Rev. Joseph Stephen and Frances Cecilia Pratt, at Whitkirk, Yorkshire.
I have identified the following children.
  Charles Born 20 Jul 1814   South Collingham, Nottingham  
Robert Born 6 Feb 1817   South Collingham, Nottingham  
Joseph Born 1 Jan 1818   South Collingham, Nottingham  
Charlotte Born 27 Mar 1819   South Collingham, Nottingham Married Rev. Archibald Æneas Julius
Frances Cecilia Born 3 Jul 1820   South Collingham, Nottingham  
George Born 14 Jul 1821   South Collingham, Nottingham Married Elizabeth Juliana Wood
Harriet Born 23 Feb 1823   South Collingham, Nottingham  
Maria Frances Born 23 Feb 1823   South Collingham, Nottingham Married Rev. Walter John Clarke

Birth of Parents
Joseph Mayor b: 4 Sep 1788  c: 2 Nov 1788       Shawbury, Shropshire
third son of Rev. John Mayor and Ann Hollings

Charlotte Pratt b: 19 Dec 1786  c: 26 Jan 1787       Whitkirk, Yorkshire
youngest daughter of Rev. Joseph Stephen Pratt and Frances Cecilia ?

Marriage
5 Oct 1813
Joseph Mayor
Charlotte Pratt
South Collingham, Nottingham

Children
Charles Mayor b: 20 Jul 1814  c: 5 Oct 1814             South Collingham, Nottingham,
son of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Robert Mayor b: 6 Feb 1817               South Collingham, Nottingham,
son of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Joseph Mayor b: 1 Jan 1818  c: 30 Jan 1818             South Collingham, Nottingham,
son of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Charlotte Mayor b: 27 Mar 1819  c: 4 Apr 1819             South Collingham, Nottingham,
daughter of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Frances Cecilia Mayor b: 31 Jul 1820  c: 3 Sep 1820             South Collingham, Nottingham,
daughter of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
George Mayor b: 14 Jul 1821  c: 5 Aug 1821             South Collingham, Nottingham,
son of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Harriet Mayor b: 23 Feb 1823                             South Collingham, Nottingham,
twin daughter of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt
Maria Frances Mayor b: 23 Feb 1823                             South Collingham, Nottingham,
twin daughter of Joseph Mayor and Charlotte Pratt

1851 Census HO107-2104 31 March 1851 Navenby, Lincolnshire
Clint House
Joseph Mayor (s)
Charlotte (M)
Frances Cecilia(s)
Age 33
Age 64
Age 30
Curate of Navenby Collingham
Seacroft
Collingham
Notts
Yorkshire
Notts
1 Jan 1818
19 Dec 1786
31 Jul 1820

Death
Joseph Mayor Died 19 Apr 1860, Age 71,       1860 2Q Newark 7b 193

The Times, Monday, Apr 23, 1860                         DEATHS
  On the 19th inst., at the Rectory, the Rev. Joseph Mayor, M.A., 47 years rector of South Collingham, and incumbant of Langford-with-tolme, in the 72nd year of his age.
NOTTINGHAM   31 Jul 1860                         Probate
MAYOR, The Reverend Joseph, The Will of the Reverend Joseph Mayor, late of South Collingham, in the County of Nottingham, Clerk, deceased, who died 19 April 1860, at South Collingham, aforesaid, was proved at Nottingham by the oath of the Reverend Joseph Mayor of Cossington, in the County of Leicester, Clerk, the Son, and one of the Executors.   Effects under £6,000

1861 Census RG9-2279 8 April 1861 Cossington, Leicestershire
 
Joseph Mayor (s)
Charlotte (W) (Mother)
Frances Cecilia (Sis)
Maria Frances Clarke (M)(Sis)
George Sydenham Clarke (Nephew)
Plus 5 Servants
Age 43
Age 73
Age 40
Age 38
Age 12
Rector of Cossington South Collingham
Seacroft
Collingham
Collingham
Swinderby
Notts
Yorkshire
Notts
Notts
Lincoln
1 Jan 1818
19 Dec 1786
31 Jul 1820
23 Feb 1823
4 Jul 1848

1871 Census RG10-3261 3 April 1871 Cossington, Leicestershire
 
Joseph Mayor
Charlotte (Mother)
Katherine Anne (Cousin)(s)
Plus 4 Servants
Age 53
Age 84
Age 40
Rector Collingham
Yeadon
Madley
Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire
Shropshire
1 Jan 1818
19 Dec 1786
abt 1830

Death
Charlotte (Pratt) Mayor Died 21 Oct 1871, Age 85,       1871 4Q Barrow 7a 79

The Times, Wednesday, Oct 25, 1871                         DEATHS
  On the 21st Oct., at Cossington Rectory, Leicestershire, in the 85th year of her age, CHARLOTTE MAYOR, widow of the Rev. Joseph Mayor, late rector of South Collingham, Nottinghamshire.
LEICESTER   5 Dec 1871                         Probate
MAYOR, Charlotte, The Will of Charlotte Mayor, late of Cossington, in the County of Leacester, Widow, who died 21 October 1871, at Cossington, was proved at Leicester, by the Reverend Joseph MAyor, of Cossington, Clerk, the Son, the sole Executor.   Effects under £1,500


SPECIAL THANKS  to Joan Beatty (Craymer), of Sydney, Australia, a descendant of Rev. John Mayor (1755-1826), for many of the details provided above.
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