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Maw, John
1766 - 1829 (63 years) 
Has 6 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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Abt 1738 - 1777 (39 years)-
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with Living Birth 1766 Derby, , Derbyshire, England 
Gender Male Biography - Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mawe
John Mawe (1764 - 1829) was a British mineralogist who became well known for his practical approach to the discipline.
[edit ] Biography
Mawe was born in Derby in 1764. In early life he appears to have spent fifteen years at sea. In 1790, he became captain of the merchant vessel Trent, trading to St Petersburg [2]. In 1793, he was apprenticed to the Derby mason Richard Brown (1736-1816), and married his daughter, Sarah, on 1 November 1794 .[2] About the end of the century he made a tour of most of the mines in England and Scotland, collecting minerals for the cabinet of the king of Spain.[3] In 1800 he owned the Royal Museums spar shop in Matlock Bath which, through his agent, he was to enter into dispute with Thomas Pearson concerning surrounding mines.[4]
In August 1804 he started on a "voyage of commercial experiment" to Rio de la Plata funded by Portugal's Prince Regent. His missions was to assess the value of the gold and diamond industries that might revitalize Brazil's ailing economy.[5] Mawe had reached Cadiz when war broke out between England and Spain, and he was blockaded in the town where he was taken ill and nearly died. He sailed from Cadiz in March 1805 for Montevideo , and on reaching that town was imprisoned as an English spy. He procured his liberty soon after, but was interned, and did not obtain his release till the capture of Montevideo by William Beresford in 1806. He accompanied the expedition under John Whitelocke to Buenos Aires , and on his return to Montevideo purchased a schooner and sailed to Brazil , putting in at various ports on the way, including the island of Santa Catarina . He was well received in Brazil by the prince regent, who gave him permission to visit the diamond mines of Minas Geraes and other parts of the interior during 1809-10, and also granted him access to the government archives.[3]
Mawe returned to London in 1811, and opening a shop in The Strand , close to Somerset House , became well known as a practical mineralogist.[3] In 1813 he was elected to the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall , and in 1817 he received the diploma of the Jena Mineralogischen Gesellschaft.[2]
John and Sarah Mawe had two children, a son and a daughter. Their son, John Saint Mawe (1797-1820), died aged 22; Sarah requested in her will that she be buried beside him. Their daughter married Anthony Tissington Tatlow (1789-1828), who became a partner of Mawe's in a shop in Cheltenham in 1816.[2]
Mawe died in London on 26 October 1829. A tablet to his memory is in Castleton church, Derbyshire. His business was carried on by James Tennant the mineralogist[3], in partnership with Mawe's widow Sarah until 1840.[2] Sarah Mawe had the title of "Mineralogist to Her Majesty" until she retired.[6]
Name John Mawe _UID 240554068C9F450BB405D162974A46C7D80B Death 26 Oct 1829 149 Strand, London, Middlesex, England Burial 2 Nov 1829 St Mary Le Strand, Westminster, London, , England [2] - First name(s) John Last name Mawe Age - Birth year 1765 Death year 1829 Death date ? ? 1829 Burial year 1829 Burial date 02 Nov 1829 Burial place St Mary-Le-Strand County Middlesex Country England Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre Record set Westminster Burials Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Burials Collections from England, Great Britain
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I19935 - Burial John Mawe 02111829
I19935 - Burial John Mawe 02111829Patriarch & Matriarch 
Maw, William
b. Est 1664
d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather)
Massey, Elizabeth
b. Abt 1738, Leeds,, Yorkshire, England
d. 9 Jan 1777 (Age 39 years) (Mother)Headstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I19935 The Family Maw Last Modified 24 Dec 2021
Father 
Maw, Samuel
b. Abt 1735, All Saints, Derby, , Derbyshire, England
d. 14 Feb 1783 (Age 48 years)
Other Partners: Beighton, Fawnia m. 22 Sep 1778Mother Massey, Elizabeth
b. Abt 1738, Leeds, , Yorkshire, England
d. 9 Jan 1777 (Age 39 years)Marriage 25 May 1759 All Saints, Derby, , Derbyshire, England [3, 4] Age at Marriage He : ~ 24 years and 5 months - She : ~ 21 years and 5 months. Family ID F2882 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Brown, Sarah
b. 1767, Derby, , Derbyshire, England
d. Sep 1846, 149 Strand, London, Middlesex, England (Age 79 years)
Marriage 1 Nov 1794 St Paul Covent Garden, Westminster, London, , England [5, 6] - First name(s) Sarah
Last name Brown
Residence All Saints, Derby
Marriage year 1794
Parish St Paul, Covent Garden
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Maw
Spouse residence St Paul Covent Garden
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Westminster Archives
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First name(s) Sarah
Last name Brown
Name note -
Marriage year 1794
Marriage date 01 Nov 1794
Marriage place Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Maw
Spouse's age -
County Middlesex
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
M6047 - Marriage John Maw & Sarah Brown 01111794
M6047 - Marriage John Maw & Sarah Brown 01111794Age at Marriage He : ~ 28 years and 11 months - She : ~ 27 years and 11 months. Children2 children [7, 8] Family ID F6047 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Dec 2021
- Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mawe
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Birth - 1766 - Derby, , Derbyshire, England 
Marriage - 1 Nov 1794 - St Paul Covent Garden, Westminster, London, , England Child - Mawe, Sarah Ann - 21 Jul 1795 - Derby, , Derbyshire, England 
Child - Maw, John Saint - 21 Feb 1797 - Covent Garden, London, , England 
Burial - 2 Nov 1829 - St Mary Le Strand, Westminster, London, , England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
Documents I19935 - John Mawe (Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20) part 1
I19935 - John Mawe (Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20) part 1
I19935 - John Mawe (Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20) part 2
I19935 - John Mawe (Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20) part 2
I19935 - John Mawe - Life
I19935 - John Mawe - Life
Notes - Proposed Change: Maw Samuel (I9511)
Tree: The Maw Family
Link: <http://www.family-maw.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I9511&tree=Maw>
Description: Hi Johan, This Samuel Maw is the father of the famous John Mawe the first English Mineralologist below is taken from the Oxford DNB article on John Mawe
Mawe, John (1766-1829), mineralogist and dealer in minerals, was born in Queen Street, Derby, the younger surviving son of Samuel Maw (1735-1783), baker, and his first wife, Elisabeth Massey (d. 1777), originally from Leeds. He became a mariner in the late 1770s, and in 1790 he was appointed commander of the merchant vessel Trent, trading to St Petersburg. By 1821 he had visited Morocco, Jamaica, Bombay, and Tellicherry and once 'sounded on a coral reef in … Mozambique' (Mawe, Companion, 23). However, with the coming of the Napoleonic wars, he began 'finding a sea-faring life hazardous' and 'after a favourable voyage … left off going to sea, and with other business, commenced collecting minerals and shells' (ibid., v).
james maw
jamesmaw@tiscali.co.uk
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First name(s) John Last name Mawe Age - Birth year 1765 Death year 1829 Death date ? ? 1829 Burial year 1829 Burial date 02 Nov 1829 Burial place St Mary-Le-Strand County Middlesex Country England Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre Record set Westminster Burials Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Burials Collections from England, Great Britain
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Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing - [S109] Derbyshire, England, Extracted Parish Records, Derbyshire: - Registers of Marriages, 1558-1837a (Reliability: 3).
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First name(s) John Last name Maw Residence St Paul Covent Garden Marriage year 1794 Parish St Paul, Covent Garden Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Brown Spouse residence All Saints, Derby
County Middlesex Country England Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre Record set Westminster Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from England, Great Britain
Westminster Archives
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing - [S171] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), citing microfilm 0422201 (1559 - 1762) for batch C035872, printout call number 0422201, (Film), sheet 00, downloaded 14 Oct 2010 (Reliability: 3).
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