[Index]
Alfred MAYO (1820 - 1897)
convict, labourer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth MAYO (1847 - 1866)
Joseph MAYO (1848 - 1895)
Alfred MAYO (1850 - )
John MAYO (1852 - 1903)
William MAYO (1855 - 1936)
Thomas MAYO (1858 - 1924)
Frederick Reuben MAYO (1861 - 1939)
Charles MAYO (1864 - 1931)
Alfred MAYO (1820 - 1897)

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Mary Ann SMITH (1824 - 1897)
Joseph MAYO


























b. 1820 at Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
m. Feb 1846 Mary Ann SMITH (1824 - 1897) at Canberra, ACT, Australia
d. 20 Jul 1897 at Duntroon, ACT, Australia aged 77
Near Relatives of Alfred MAYO (1820 - 1897)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Joseph MAYO

Self Alfred MAYO 1820 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England 20 Jul 1897 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 77

Wife Mary Ann SMITH 1824 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland 09 Nov 1897 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 73

Daughter Elizabeth MAYO 29 Jan 1847 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 17 Apr 1866 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 19
Son Joseph MAYO 1848 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 12 Oct 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 47
Son Alfred MAYO 1850 Duntroon, ACT, Australia
Son John MAYO 1852 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 51
Son William MAYO 1855 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 04 May 1936 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 81
Son Thomas MAYO 1858 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 03 Oct 1924 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Son Frederick Reuben MAYO 1861 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 26 May 1939 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Son Charles MAYO 1864 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 07 Jun 1931 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 67

Son in Law George BAKER 1840
Daughter in Law Elizabeth Janet AUSTEN 1847 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1926 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 79
Daughter in Law Wilhelmena Ellen O'DONNELL 1860 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 05 Mar 1953 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 93
Daughter in Law Mary Ann WARWICK 1859 Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia 08 Mar 1946 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 87
Daughter in Law Sarah Jane BOLTON 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Aug 1938 Kingston, ACT, Australia 69
Daughter in Law Christina WARWICK 1870 Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jan 1953 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 83

Granddaughter Mary Ann BAKER 1866 Duntroon, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Flora Elizabeth MAYO 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Alfred MAYO 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Mary Ann MAYO 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Grandson Ambrose MAYO 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 4
Granddaughter Alison Grace MAYO 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Janet Jennet MAYO 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jan 1964 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia 79
Grandson William Thomas MAYO 1888 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Edith Mary MAYO 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth Alice MAYO 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1959 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson John Charles MAYO 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Albert MAYO 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ada MAYO 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Eva May MAYO 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Ernest Frederick MAYO 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Carrie Frances MAYO 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ethel MAYO 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Joseph William MAYO 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Eveline (Lyna) MAYO 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Jessie MAYO 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Aug 1968 82
Granddaughter Laura MAYO 1888 Majura, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth Dorothy MAYO 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Alice Christina MAYO 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Josephine Marion MAYO 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Coral Rebecca MAYO 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Clara Willamine MAYO 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Jack Gordon Majura MAYO 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William Frederick MAYO 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1972 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Myrtle May MAYO 1899 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 09 Dec 1976 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Granddaughter Irene Agnes MAYO 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Alfred MAYO (1820 - 1897)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1820 Alfred MAYO was born Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England 6
1839 19 Convicted Buckinghamshire, England Note 1 6
01 Sep 1839 19 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per "Parkfield" 6
1845 25 Ticket of leave 6
Feb 1846 26 Married Mary Ann SMITH (aged 22) Canberra, ACT, Australia V1846456 31C/1846, MJ 6
29 Jan 1847 27 Birth of daughter Elizabeth MAYO Ginninderra, ACT, Australia V18472725 64/1847 6
1848 28 Birth of son Joseph MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia V18481442 65/1848 6
1850 30 Birth of son Alfred MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia V18501709 67/1850 6
1852 32 Birth of son John MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia V18521012 70/1852 6
1855 35 Birth of son William MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia V18552630 42B/1855 6
1858 38 Birth of son Thomas MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia 11514/1858 6
1861 41 Birth of son Frederick Reuben MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia 12187/1861 6
1864 44 Birth of son Charles MAYO Duntroon, ACT, Australia 14024/1864 6
17 Apr 1866 46 Death of daughter Elizabeth MAYO (aged 19) Duntroon, ACT, Australia 6566/1975 6
12 Oct 1895 75 Death of son Joseph MAYO (aged 47) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 13947/1895 6
20 Jul 1897 77 Alfred MAYO died Duntroon, ACT, Australia 9482/1897, Queanbeyan 6
Note 1: Quarter Sessions, 15 years transportation
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 194 (Death)
- Reference = 194 (Other Event)
- Reference = 194 (Birth)
- Reference = 194 (Immigration)
- Reference = 194 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 194 (Marriage)
- Reference = 194 (Other Event)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3138/alfred-mayo.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1820; Died: 1897; Married: Mary Ann [Smith]

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Alfred Mayo was born at Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1820. At the age of nineteen, a labourer, he was convicted of burglary at the Buckingham Quarter Sessions (1 January 1839) and was sentenced to fifteen years transportation. He was convicted of stealing clothes from his uncle. He was one of 240 convicts transported on the 'Parkfield', landing in Australia on 1 September 1839. He was described at that time as five feet eight and a half inches tall, of ruddy complexion, light brown hair and hazel eyes, with numerous moles and scars. He was unable to read or write. On arrival he was assigned to the Ginninderra estate of George Thomas Palmer, where he then worked for a number of years. While there, it is reported that he killed a fourteen foot long 'diamond' snake at Round Hill, Weetangera – thought then to be more venomous than the death adder

On leaving Ginninderra he moved to the Campbell's Duntroon, eventually establishing a household of his own at Majura, where he died in July 1897 and was buried at St John's church, Reid. Working for Charles Campbell he had a number of occupations – labourer, overseer, timber splitter, and shepherd – and worked on the construction of St John's church. He evidently returned to Ginninderra from time to time in the sixties as a member of the Duntroon cricket team.

He married Mary Ann Smith in February 1846 not long after receiving his ticket of leave (14 October 1845) and official permission to marry (1846). According to Shumack theirs was the first marriage to take place at St John's church (Shumack p.21). He was twenty-seven, and she twenty-one. Mary had arrived in Sydney on the 'Arkwright' as a bounty migrant with her grandfather's family on 8 Feb 1840.

Alfred and Mary Ann had eight children, the first of whom, Elizabeth was born at Ginninderra (29 January 1847). The later children were all born at Duntroon, except Frederick – Joseph (1848), Alfred (1850), John (1852), William (1855), Thomas (1858), Frederick Reuben (1861) and Charles (1864). Mary died just a few months after her husband in November 1897.

References
Gillespie, L. L. 1992. Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra. The Wizard (Canberra local history series): Campbell
Shumack, S. (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack). 1967. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers. Canberra
McLennan, Wendy & McLennan, Roger 1996. The Mayo connection : a tribute to the pioneering families of the Canberra region : truth, lies and gossip : the family of Alfred Mayo together with families by marriage to his children. Wendy and Roger McLennan, Bridport, Tas

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