Henry MAJOR^[1]

1806 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Henry MAJOR  [2]
  Birth	1806	Birchington, , Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F95AC6CEC9664C5B83EDAF6C22B2A66A2C36
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I16415	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Grayling MAJOR,   b. 1767, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. 1839, Folkestone, , Kent, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Harriet BATEMAN,   b. 1774, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. 1841 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1795	Folkestone, , Kent, England   [1]
  Family ID	F5017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther JOHNSON,   b. 1806, Canterbury, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1830
  Children	1. Mary MAJOR,   b. Abt 5 Apr 1831, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. 1832 (Age 0 years)   2. Mary MAJOR,   b. Abt 3 Jul 1833, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann MAJOR,   b. 21 Oct 1835, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry MAJOR,   b. 12 Jul 1837, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. George MAJOR,   b. 1840, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. William MAJOR,   b. 1842, Bermondsey, , London, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. John Grayling MAJOR,   b. 1846   d. 1921 (Age 75 years)   8. James Bateman MAJOR,   b. Abt 3 Dec 1848, Folkestone, , Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   9. Harriet Bateman MAJOR,   b. Abt 3 Dec 1848   d. 11 May 1930, Barton upon Irwell, , Lancashire, England (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F5071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1806 - Birchington, , Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Generation 7 Henry Major married Esther Johnson about 1827. Esther was B. 1806 at Canterbury, Kent. Esther’s mother was Mary Johnson, B. 1779 at Patrigbourn, who was living with Henry and Esther at their home at 8b, Grosvenor Place, Brighton in 1851. Henry was listed as a Shoemaker (Master). Henry and Esther had 9 children. The 6 youngest children were still at home in 1851. The children were 8.i John Grayling Major, B. 1846, D, 1921. ii James Bateman Major, B. 3/12/1828 at Folkestone Kent. Married Martha Cox. James occupation in 1854 was a shoemaker like his father. James and Martha had children. John Major, B. 1854 at Horsham. George Major, B. 1856 at Brighton. Married Margaret Fisher. Martha Major, B. 1859 at Littlehampton. iii Mary Major, B. 1831, Folkestone, D. 1832. iv Mary Major, B. 1833, Folkestone, married Luke Jones. v Ann Major, B. 21/10/1835 at Folkestone marr. James Donald McKay. vi Henry Major, B. 12/7/1837 at Folkestone. vii George Major, B. 1840 at Folkestone Kent. viii William Major, B. 1842, Bermondsey, Surrey. Married Anna Hobbs, 30/5/1865. St Nicholas Church Brighton. Also married Annie Gill, 13/7/1868, St.Nicholas Church, Brighton. Anna Hobbs was previously married, her maiden name being Fox. ix Harriet Bateman Major, B. 12/11/1848 at Brighton. Married Jabez Henry Norris on 12/6/1867 at St.Nicholas Church, Brighton. Source: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/5084/majorother/WilliamMajorc163 0.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Richard Nelson. [S351] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of July 31, 2006).