William Alfred Macey 1888-1915

I was researching the wider branches of my family tree and came across William Alfred, who is my 4th cousin 2 times removed. I found him in the 1911 census (in the army based in India) but then he seemed to disappear, with no 1921 or 1939 entries. As he had been in the army …

Frederick John Macey 1897 – 1915

This is part of a project where I seek to give some background to the Maceys and Macys who died in either World War One or World War Two. Frederick John was born on the 27th of July in 1897 at 4 South Parade Cottages in Combe Down, Somerset (Source: Birth certificate). He was the …

Charles Frederick William Macey 1869-1919

A couple of years ago I compiled a list of the locations of Macys and Macys who are commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. I wanted to learm about their history above when they were born and when/where they died. In the past I have written about the Maceys of Chilmark inscribed on the …

Maceys on the Chilmark War Memorial – Part 2 of 2

In my last post, 'Maceys on the Chilmark War memorial Part 1' I was unsure whether the 'A Macey' identified in the Commonwealth War Graves database was indeed from Chilmark as the next of kin address was Worton-on-Tees. But this was because his wife had remarried and moved to the North of England. 'A Macey' …

Maceys on the Chilmark War Memorial – Part 1 of 2

In 1920 a war memorial was "raised at Chilmark as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War." Those who died in World War 2 were added later. In 2016 the memorial was given grade II listed status as part of …

Maceys of Chilmark in the 1881 Census

This is the first in a series of blog posts looking more in depth into the Maceys of Chilmark, Wiltshire. I thought I would try and use an info-graphic (built with Canva) to show the demographics in Chilmark. It's my first attempt and I'm no graphic designer! Hopefully it gives the statistics in a clear …

What’s in a name? An unoriginal blog title

This post will shed light on the origin of the Macey/Macy name. The difference between the two spellings will be discussed in a later blog post. Where is it from? The Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames 3rd edition classifies the origin of surnames into four categories: Relationship, occupation or office, nicknames and local. Examples Relationship: …

Maceys of Chilmark

Updated April 2019: Corrections to the number of Maceys in each census year My direct family line of Maceys originate from the village of Chilmark in Wiltshire, England. It is a village approximately 13 miles to the West of Salisbury and not far from Stonehenge. Before I started on this genealogical journey, Chilmark was a …