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James Reynolds May 1847 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1847

Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 October 1921

Death Location: 51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England

Father: William May

Mother: Eliza Seabrook

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James Reynolds May was born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, the child of William May and Eliza Seabrook. In 1851, James Reynolds May resided in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. In 1881, James Reynolds May resided in West Ham, Essex, England. James Reynolds May passed away in 1921 in 51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • James Reynolds May was born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, the child of William May and Eliza Seabrook.
  • In 1851, James Reynolds May resided in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England.
  • In 1881, James Reynolds May resided in West Ham, Essex, England.
  • James Reynolds May passed away in 1921 in 51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England.

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James May's Ancestors

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James May
1847 – 1921
Birth Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Parents
William May
1804 – 1866
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Eliza Seabrook
1808 – 1891
Deptford, Kent, England
Grandparents
John May
1778 – 1819
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Sarah Culverhouse
1779 – 1872
Deptford Greenwich, London, County of Kent, England
William Seabrook
Ann
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James May's Timeline

4 Records

1847
24 Jan 1847
Birth of James Reynolds May in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
1851
1851
Age 4
James Reynolds May resided here in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 34
James Reynolds May resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1921
10 October 1921
Age 74
Death of James Reynolds May in 51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England
51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census
    [2] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1921
    Event Place: 51 Tylney Rd, Forest Gate, Essex, England

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