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John Henry May 1575 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1575

Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1617

Death Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Richard May

Mother: Mary Hillersdon

Spouse(s): Cordelia Bowes

Children(s):

John Henry May was born in 1575 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, the child of Richard May and Mary Hillersdon. John Henry May married Cordelia Bowes. John Henry May passed away in 1617 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Henry May was born in 1575 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, the child of Richard May and Mary Hillersdon.
  • John Henry May married Cordelia Bowes.
  • John Henry May passed away in 1617 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John May's Ancestors

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John May
1575 – 1617
Birth Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Parents
Richard May
1536 – 1588
London, Middlesex, England
Mary Hillersdon
1540 – 1618
Devon, England
Grandparents
George Maye
1518 – 1585
Bringhurst, Sussex, England
Elisabeth (Anne) Henley
1520 – 1550
Cranbrook, Kent, England
John Hillersdon
1500 – 1568
Membland, Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Elizabeth (Joane) Kirkham
1510 – 1575
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas May
1492 – 1560
Lady Whitfield
1494 – 1561
John Henly
1500 –
Margaret Nichols
1500 –
Andrew Hillersdon
1481 – 1539
Anna Hatch
1482 – 1539
John Kirkham
1472 – 1529
Lucy Tremayle
1474 – 1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard May
1448 – 1530
Alice Shoyswell
1469 – 1492
Robert Whitfield
1454 – 1541
Agnes Giles
1479 – 1567
Roger Hillersdon
1462 –
Fortescue
1467 –
William Hatch
1420 – 1516
Margaret Horton
1442 – 1510
Nicholas Kirkham
1434 – 1516
Jane Wrey
1445 – 1480
Thomas Tremayle
1411 – 1508
Margaret Rivers
– 1518

John May's Timeline

4 Records

1575
24 Mar 1575
Birth of John Henry May in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1575
8 Jun 1575
John Henry May was christened in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
1617
19 Dec 1617
Age 42
Death of John Henry May in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
1617
19 Dec 1617
Age 42
Burial of John Henry May in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1575
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1575
    Event Place: Ware, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1617
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1617
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

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