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Esther MAY 1856–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1856

Birth Location: Ruyley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 December 1899

Death Location: Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Thomas MAY

Mother: Rachel KELSHAW

Spouse(s): Robert SCHOLES

Children(s): Mary SCHOLES, Thomas SCHOLES, Alice SCHOLES, Rachel SCHOLES, Robert SCHOLES

Esther MAY was born in 1856 in Ruyley, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas May And Rachel Kelsall Kelshaw. In 1891, Esther MAY resided in Little Lever, Lancashire, England. Esther MAY married Robert Scholes, and had children including Alice Scholes, Mary Ellen Scholes, Rachel Scholes, Robert Scholes, Thomas May Scholes. Esther MAY passed away in 1899 in Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Esther MAY was born in 1856 in Ruyley, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas May And Rachel Kelsall Kelshaw.
  • In 1891, Esther MAY resided in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.
  • Esther MAY married Robert Scholes, and had children including Alice Scholes, Mary Ellen Scholes, Rachel Scholes, Robert Scholes, Thomas May Scholes.
  • Esther MAY passed away in 1899 in Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

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Esther MAY's Ancestors

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Esther MAY
1856–1899
Birth Place: Ruyley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas MAY
1831–1895
Rachel ((Kelsall)) KELSHAW
1829–1874
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther MAY's Descendants

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Esther MAY (abt 1856–3 December 1899) m. Robert SCHOLES (1856–1930)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) SCHOLES 1887–1965
  2. 2. Thomas (May) SCHOLES 1880–1943 m. Jane GREEN 1881–1956
    1. 1. Wilfred SCHOLES 1911–2003
    2. 2. Ida SCHOLES 1915–1918
    3. 3. John SCHOLES 1918–1941
    4. 4. Harold SCHOLES 1913–1972
  3. 3. Alice SCHOLES 1884–
  4. 4. Rachel SCHOLES 1885–1961
  5. 5. Robert SCHOLES 1889– m. Katherine LYONS 1885–
    1. 1. Elizabeth SCHOLES 1909–
    2. 2. Maria SCHOLES 1916–
    3. 3. Annie SCHOLES 1910–

Esther MAY's Timeline

3 Records

1856
abt 1856
Birth of Esther MAY in Ruyley, Lancashire, England
Ruyley, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 35
Esther MAY resided here in Little Lever, Lancashire, England
Little Lever, Lancashire, England
1899
3 December 1899
Age 43
Death of Esther MAY in Bolton, Lancashire
Bolton, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1856
    Event Place: Ruyley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3125; Folio: 70; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6098235
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Little Lever, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3125; Folio: 70; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6098235

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1899
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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