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James May 1806–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1806

Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1859

Death Location: Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Father: John May

Mother: Elizabeth Beattie

Spouse(s): Agnes Sturrock

Children(s): Elizabeth May, James May, David May, Agnes May, Janet May, Julia May, William May, Anne May, Charlotte May, George May

James May was born in 1806 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of John May And Elizabeth Beattie. In 1841, James May resided in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. James May married Agnes Sturrock, and had children including Agnes May, Anne May, Charlotte May, David May, Elizabeth May, George May, James May, Janet Scott May, Julia May, William May. James May passed away in 1859 in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland..

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Biography

  • James May was born in 1806 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of John May And Elizabeth Beattie.
  • In 1841, James May resided in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • James May married Agnes Sturrock, and had children including Agnes May, Anne May, Charlotte May, David May, Elizabeth May, George May, James May, Janet Scott May, Julia May, William May.
  • James May passed away in 1859 in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland..

Immediate Family

Parents

John May
1766–
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Beattie
1775–
Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardine, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Sturrock
1811–1887
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth May
1852–1934
Birth Location: Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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James May
1835–1903
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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David May
1836–1858
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Agnes May
1839–
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Janet May
1841–
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Julia May
1845–1927
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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William May
1847–1894
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Anne May
1850–
Birth Location: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Charlotte May
1854–1938
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
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George May
1857–1914
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
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James May's Ancestors

Self
James May
1806–1859
Birth Place: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
John May
1766–
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Beattie
1775–
Benholm, Kincardine, Scotland
Grandparents
John May
1741–
Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Mary Scott
1746–
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Alexander Beattie
1747–
Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Isobel Taylor
1743–1825
Benholm, Kincardinshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Beattie
1718–1814
Margaret Nicol
1716–
Robert Taylor
1712–1760
Jean Hutchon
1722–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beattie
1694–
Mary Laurence
1693–
James Nicol
1690–
Janet Falconer
1688–1731

James May's Descendants

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James May (27 Aug 1806–21 Feb 1859) m. Agnes Sturrock (21 Jul 1811–30 Jul 1887)
  1. 1. Elizabeth May 1852–1934 m. Thomas Young 1856–1912
    1. 1. Agnes (May) Young 1878–1965 m. Samuel (Wilson) Ewen 1877–1945
      1. 1. Alexander (Robertson Young) Ewen 1911–1986 m. Elizabeth Clark 1915–1995
        1. 1. Alexander ("Sandy") Ewen 1935–1943
        2. 2. William ("Billy") Ewen 1943–1944
      2. 2. William Ewen 1909–1979 m. Mary (Mcintosh) Wood 1914–1977
        1. 1. Evelyn Ewen 1946–2020
        2. 2. Ruth (Monro) Ewen 1934–2019 m. Francis Beattie 1931–2017
      3. 3. Elizabeth (May) Ewen 1907–1936
      4. 4. Agnes (May) Ewen 1915–1998 m. William Cooper 1905–1987
        1. 1. William (Samuel) Cooper 1936–2014 m. Barbara (Ann) Bayne 1932–1991
      5. 5. Wilhelmina Ewen 1920–1972 m. Robert Fraser 1920–
        1. 1. Agnes (May) Fraser 1942–2015 m. George (Whitson) Paterson 1938–2006
    2. 2. William (May) Young 1879–1951 m. Alice McLareny 1876–1942
      1. 1. William Young 1902– m. Agnes (Nicoll) Anton 1903–1978
        1. 1. Irene (Anton) Young 1932–2017 m. James (Wilson) Eddie 1926–2007
        2. 2. Margaret (Mcintosh) Young 1935–2018
      2. 2. Alexander (Aitken) Young 1905–1963 m. Charlotte (Moncreiff) Anderson 1905–1981
        1. 1. Ian (Alexander) Young 1935–2004
        2. 2. Arline Young 1937–2015
      3. 3. Elizabeth (May) Young 1903–1908
    3. 3. Thomas Young 1881–1944 m. Margaret (Ann Macauley) Connor 1884–
      1. 1. Thomas Young 1920– m. Marion (McKenzie) Storrier 1924–1990
        1. 1. Linda (May) Young 1948–2002
    4. 4. Ann (May) Young 1884–1976
    5. 5. Alexander (Robertson) Young 1886–
    6. 6. George (Hunter) Young 1888–1936 m. Mary (Whyte) Mitchell 1891–
      1. 1. Mary (Whyte) Young 1917–2003 m. Hugh Higgins 1914–1993
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Young 1890–1967 m. William Birmingham 1886–
      1. 1. Sydney (James) Birmingham 1923–1998
      2. 2. Elizabeth (May) Birmingham 1912–1990 m. Francis (Anderson) Robertson 1911–
      3. 3. Ethel (Welford) Birmingham 1914–2003
      4. 4. William Birmingham 1915–1965 m. Mary Harris 1918–2010
  2. 2. James May 1835–1903 m. Jane Watson 1836–
    1. 1. William May 1857–
    2. 2. Betsy (Watson) May 1861–1948 m. David (B) Clark 1858–1910
      1. 1. James (May) Clark 1883–1958 m. Margaret O'Neill 1884–1961
        1. 1. Arthur (O'Neill) Clark 1910–1994 m. Ellen (Hughes) Whyte 1904–1994
      2. 2. Catherine (M) Clark 1890–1946 m. Edwin (James) Milne 1887–1946
        1. 1. Edwina Milne 1922–1993 m. William (Stanley) Upton 1919–1989
      3. 3. Arthur Clark 1903– m. Jane (Calder) Kydd 1905–1968
      4. 4. Maggie (Prain) Clark 1882–1929 m. Alexander Ruxton 1876–1938
        1. 1. William (McLeod) Ruxton 1921–1969 m. Marjory (Hay) Scott 1918–
      5. 5. Alfred (Anderson) Clark 1893–
      6. 6. Mabel (May) Clark 1895–
      7. 7. David (B) Clark 1898–
      8. 8. William (Barnet) Clark 1900–1983
    3. 3. James (Watson) May 1865–1931 m. Elizabeth Chalmers 1863–1927
    4. 4. John (Irvine) May 1867–
    5. 5. David May 1868–
    6. 6. Catherine (Fleming Gordon) May 1871–1959 m. David Wallace 1864–
      1. 1. David (William) Wallace 1891–
      2. 2. Jane Wallace 1894–
      3. 3. James (May) Wallace 1898–1917
      4. 4. Robina (Wilson) Wallace 1903–2003 m. Norman Horsburgh 1903–1962
      5. 5. Anne (Nicol) Wallace 1909–
    7. 7. George May 1872–
    8. 8. Julia (Ann) May 1874–1960 m. John (Jackson) Foreman 1868–1931
      1. 1. Flora Foreman 1896–
      2. 2. William Foreman 1898–
      3. 3. James (Duncan) Foreman 1899–1969 m. Isabella (Blyth) Lees 1895–1977
      4. 4. Margaret (Francis Stewart) Foreman 1904–1905
    9. 9. Susan May 1854–
    10. 10. Jane May 1860– m. William Norrie 1854–
      1. 1. Agnes (May) Norrie 1881–
      2. 2. Laura (J) Norrie 1879–
      3. 3. William Norrie 1882–1958 m. Mary Laughlan 1887–1964
        1. 1. Catherine (Ross Scott) Norrie 1907–
        2. 2. Margaret Norrie 1913–
        3. 3. William Norrie 1929–2012
        4. 4. William Norrie 1902– m. Agnes (Marion Hamilton) Morgan 1904–
      4. 4. James Norrie 1885–
      5. 5. Harry Norrie 1887–
      6. 6. Alexander Norrie 1889–
      7. 7. Kate Norrie 1890–
      8. 8. Daisy Norrie 1895–
    11. 11. Agnes May 1863–1950 m. James Duncan 1854–1943
      1. 1. George Duncan 1887–1967 m. Annie (Gibb) Bean 1884–1965
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Duncan 1889–1899
      3. 3. James Duncan 1890–
      4. 4. Jane Duncan 1885–1887
      5. 5. Walter Duncan 1895–1895
      6. 6. Agnes (M) Duncan 1893–
      7. 7. David Duncan 1894–1981 m. Euphemia (Mitchell) Findlay 1902–1990
        1. 1. Agnes (May) Duncan 1929–2019 m. William (Luke) Gallacher 1930–1987
      8. 8. Charles Duncan 1897–
      9. 9. Thomas Duncan 1899–
  3. 3. David May 1836–1858
  4. 4. Agnes May 1839– m. George Hunter 1837–
    1. 1. George Hunter 1869–
    2. 2. Agnes Hunter 1872–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hunter 1874–
    4. 4. William Hunter 1876–
    5. 5. David Hunter 1878–
    6. 6. Charles Hunter 1882–
  5. 5. Janet (Scott) May 1841–
  6. 6. Julia May 1845–1927
  7. 7. William May 1847–1894
  8. 8. Anne May 1850–
  9. 9. Charlotte May 1854–1938 m. Alexander McKenzie 1846–
    1. 1. George (May) McKenzie 1888–1958 m. Alice (Malcolm) Mann 1891–1991
    2. 2. Henry McKenzie 1890–1973 m. Agnes (Stormonth) Wilkie 1894–1934
      1. 1. George (May) McKenzie 1918–1978 m. Grace (Gray) Watson 1912–1976
        1. 1. Harry McKenzie 1941–2007
      2. 2. Johan (Wilkie) McKenzie 1919–1919
      3. 3. Henry McKenzie 1922–1967 m. Kathleen (Smith) Low 1927–2001
        1. 1. Agnes (Helen) McKenzie 1949–2017
      4. 4. Charlotte (May) McKenzie 1925–2012 m. Alexander (Moore) Robertson 1924–2016
      5. 5. Charles (Fitchet) McKenzie 1928–1929
      6. 6. Helen (Jolly Wilkie) McKenzie 1929–1999
      7. 7. David (Milne) McKenzie 1924–2008 m. Ella Soutar 1925–1994
    3. 3. David (Milne) Mckenzie 1892–1966
    4. 4. Charlotte Mckenzie 1898–1904
  10. 10. George May 1857–1914 m. Janet Mair 1856–1936

James May's Timeline

5 Records

1806
27 Aug 1806
Birth of James May in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1806
27 Aug 1806
James May was baptized in Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 35
James May resided here in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 45
James May resided here in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
1859
21 Feb 1859
Age 53
Death of James May in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.
Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1806
    Event Place: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: St Cyrus; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 480; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1806
    Event Place: Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: St Cyrus; ED: 6; Page: 7; Line: 480; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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