Here is a MAYO / THORNE / BOON Family Group which lived principally in Monmouthshire. I hope that this material will be of use to some of you MAYO researchers out there. Henry Charles MAYO was born in Broadwey in Q4 of 1850; bp. there on December 8th., 1850. On April 30th., 1870, in Weymouth district, Henry married (1) Charlotte Jane THORNE in Sutton, Dorset, and they had two sons. For the 1871 census in Broadwey, Henry 20 was a sawyer, living with Charlotte J. 21 and Frederick, 1 month. Henry was, later, a railways man. Charlotte died in Weymouth district in Q1 of 1874. On November 16th., 1874, in Newport district, Monmouthshire, Henry married (2) Martha BOON. Henry and Martha lived in Bassalleg, Monmouthshire. In 1881, Henry 31, a railway switchman, and family were living in Pye Corner, Rogerstone, Monmouthshire; in 1891, Henry 41 and family resided at Rogerstone, Monmouthshire; Henry 60 was in Newport, Monmouthshire, for the 1911 census. Martha died in South Wales, near Cardiff, aged 74 in 1934; Henry, aged 86, died in 1936. Henry Charles MAYO and Charlotte had two sons: 1. Frederick William MAYO, born in Q1 of 1871 in Broadwey, bp. there on April 9th., 1871. In Q4 of 1897, in Newport, he married Sarah Ann MEAKER, who had been born in Newport, Monmouthshire, c 1872. At the 1901 census, Frederick 30 was a railway engine driver, living in Trowbridge, Wilts, with wife, Sarah 29 and son, Henry 1. By the 1911 census, this family was living in Wrexham Regis, Denbighshire, Wales. Frederick and Sarah had issue. 2. Thomas James Thorne Mayo, born in Q2 of 1873, in Wigan, Lancashire. On May 27th., 1901, in Bassalleg, Thomas James Thorne MAYO married Amelia BOLTON. Did they have any children? Henry Charles Mayo and Martha had issue: 3. Beatrice Mary MAYO, born in Basselleg, Monmouthshire about 1878; birth registered in Newport in Q3 of 1878. Beatrice married James John T. GOODE and they had three known children, all born in Newport, M. At the 1901 census, James was a railway ticket collector, living in Newport. This family later moved to Cardiff. 4. Alfred John MAYO, born in Basselleg, Monmouthshire, about Q4 of 1882. Alfred John was also a railwayman. On June 8th., 1908, Alfred married Susannah POOLER, in Cardiff. He served in WW1, ending as a sergeant; he then worked for the Council in Cardiff. Alfred died in Cardiff in 1946 and Susannah in Cardiff in 1965. They had issue. 5. Ernest Alexander MAYO, born in Basselleg, Monmouthshire, about 1886, birth registered in Newport in Q1 of 1886. Ernest married Mabel WATKINS in 1915. Ernest and Mabel lived in Newport, Gwent, Wales, where they had four known children. Ernest died in 1967, aged 81, and Mabel has also passed away. They had issue. 6. Sydney Ivor MAYO, born in Basselleg, Monmouthshire, about 1889, birth registered in Newport in Q4 of 1889. During the First World War, he married Maud CHIVERS. Sydney was killed in the war; no issue. The MAYO ancestors of this family came from Frome St. Quintin, Dorset, back in the 1600s and 1700s. I would be pleased to exchange MAYO family history notes with any descendant or researcher of this family, all cousins of mine. I would be delighted to learn something new about the descendants of Henry Charles MAYO. Best Christmas wishes to all. May 2013 be a great year for your family searches. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada. MAYO Family Genealogist