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Francis William Amiable Carpenter Major, Esq. D. C. C.

Male 1788 - 1864  (76 years)


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  • Name Francis William Amiable Carpenter Major  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Esq. D. C. C. 
    Birth 1788  Ireland? Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • He was appointed Deputy Assistant Commissary General on 29 May 1812. He was appointed Assisu tant Commissary Gereral 7 Jun 1825
      He was promoted to Deputy Commisssary General in 1846. He was appointed Deputy Com. General to Canada on 8 Oct 1849.
      Source
      The Barbadian Newspaper , November 7. Times, Oct. 8. Deputy Commissary General Major, late in charge at Malta, who had been returned to England on half-pay, is appointed Deputy Com. General to Canada.
      See Thom's Directory of Ireland 1852, page 123.British Colonies & Possessions, Nova Scotia, 1623; & And Cape Breton 1758.
      Deputy Commissary General: F.W.A.C. Major, esq on 25 Oct 1850 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Burial Feb 1864  Preston Cemetery, Salmon River, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Halifax Citizen, Thursday, February 25, 1864 -- MARRIAGES, DEATHS, NEWS. DEATHS. At Mount Edward, Dartmouth, on Tuesday evening, Deputy Commissary General F. W. A. C. Major, in his 76th year. Also, at 7 o'clock, last evening, Melita Louisa, eldest daughter of the above. Funerals will take place to-morrow, Friday, at 2 o'clock, P.M. from Mount Edward. Their remains will be interred in Preston Cemetery, Salmon River.
    Death 23 Feb 1864  Mount Edward, Dartmouth, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Halifax Citizen, Thursday, February 25, 1864 -- MARRIAGES, DEATHS, NEWS. DEATHS. At Mount Edward, Dartmouth, on Tuesday evening, Deputy Commissary General F. W. A. C. Major, in his 76th year. Also, at 7 o'clock, last evening, Melita Louisa, eldest daughter of the above. Funerals will take place to-morrow, Friday, at 2 o'clock, P.M. from Mount Edward. Their remains will be interred in Preston Cemetery, Salmon River.
    Person ID I4554  Gittens Direct Line from REunion
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2016 

    Father John Major,   b. Abt 1740 
    Mother Ann Forsyth 
    Family ID F1475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Skinner 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1821  Saint Peter, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Clement Major,   b. 12 Jun 1822, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1895, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Mary Jane Major,   b. 13 Jun 1823, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Charles Henry Major, Esq.,   b. 1834, St. Kitts? Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1886, Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Family ID F1458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

    Family 2 Catherine 
    Marriage Abt 1836  [1] 
    • Malta Family History http://website.lineone.net/~aldosliema/rm.htm
      F.W.A.C. MAJOR, Deputy Commissary General in 1847
      - Mrs MAJOR, the wife of Asst.Commissary General Major, gave birth to a son 2nd April 1837
      - Mrs MAJOR the wife of Asst.Commissary General Major, gave birth to a daughter 19th May 1838.
      - Francis William MAJOR, the son of Deputy Commissary General Major, aged 8 months, buried 12th March 1847

      Online query: February 11, 2004 : "I am looking for the family of Francis William Amiable Carpenter Major and his wife Catherine. FWAC Major was the Assistant Commissary General of Malta in the 1830's-1840's. He and his wife Catherine had the following children...
      - Wallace Cartledge Major b. Apr. 2, 1837 in Malta
      - Melitia Louise Major b. May 19, 1838 in Malta
      - Fanny Varlo Major b. June 2, 1839 in Malta
      - Lucy Eliza Major baptized May 31, 1849 in Basford, Nottingham, Eng.
      - Maximus Drake Major
      - Rosa Jane(?)
      I know that after her husband Francis died, Catherine Major was living...
    Children 
     1. Maximus Drake Major
     2. Rosa Jane Major
     3. Wallace Cartledge Major,   b. 2 Apr 1837, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Melitia Louise Major,   b. 19 May 1838, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Fanny Varlo Major,   b. 2 Jun 1839, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Lucy Eliza Major,   b. Abt 1849   d. 1929, Kennetcook, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F1461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S208] EW, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens,, March 21, 2012>, "Major Family,".

    2. [S251] IGI, Batch: M513881 1779 - 1825 1157942.

    3. [S2349] Leslie, Chris, E-mail correspondence with Gittens, Cliff. Privately held by Gittens, Cliff, Chris Leslie [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Gittens, Cliff, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens, Cliff.