Joseph MAJOR was born c.1720-1726.

According to his marriage bond, he was a Blacksmith.

A Joseph Major, the son of Joseph, a weaver from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, was apprenticed to Peter Hasert of the Blacksmith's Company - fees were paid 4 Feb 1733/34 (if this is the correct Joseph, he would have been 8 years old if born in 1726, as suggested in the marriage bond).

He was buried 8 Apr 1780, Hanworth Middlesex.

He married Jane Skinner, a widow [maiden name probably Snapes¹⁾ ].

1. Joseph MAJOR, baptised 9 Mar 1754 - Hanworth, Middlesex.
2. James MAJOR, baptised 5 Aug 1757 - Hanworth, Middlesex.
3. Samuel MAJOR, baptised 25 Nov 1759 - Hanworth, Middlesex. [Mother: Ann] »
4. William MAJOR, baptised 7 Feb 1762 - Hanworth, Middlesex. [Mother: Ann]
5. John MAJOR, baptised 6 Jan 1765 - Hanworth, Middlesex. [Mother: Ann]
6. Benjamin MAJOR, baptised 24 Jul 1768, and buried 14 Nov 1769 - Hanworth, Middlesex. [Mother: Ann]
7. Thomas MAJOR, baptised 7 Apr 1771 - Hanworth, Middlesex. [Mother: Ann]