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Laura Ann May 1877 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1877

Birth Location: Walthamstow, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1946

Death Location: Hackney, London, England

Father: George May

Mother: Ann\ Blackhall

Spouse(s): William Ranscombe

Children(s): William Ranscombe, Laura Ranscombe, Arthur Ranscombe, Evelyn Ranscombe

Laura Ann May was born in Walthamstow, Essex, England in 1877, to George Edward May and Ann\ Annie Blackhall. Later in life, Laura Ann May married William Charles Ranscombe; among their children were William George Ranscombe, Laura May Ranscombe, Arthur Fredrick Ranscombe and Evelyn Margaret Ranscombe. Laura Ann May died in Hackney, London, England, 1946.

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Parents

George May
1841 – 1932
Birth Location: 4 New King St, St Pauls, Deptford, England
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Ann\ Blackhall
1849 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Ranscombe
1877 – 1955
Birth Location: Mile End, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

William Ranscombe
1902 – 1991
Birth Location: Hackney, London, England
WR
Laura Ranscombe
1904 – 1956
Birth Location: Hackney, London, England
LR
Arthur Ranscombe
1907 –
Birth Location: Hackney, London, England
AR
Evelyn Ranscombe
1910 –
Birth Location: Hackney, London, England
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Walthamstow, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, 1921 England Census, 1939 England and Wales Register, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 205; Folio: 31; Page: 55; GSU roll: 6095315, Class: RG11; Piece: 311; Folio: 36; Page: 64; GSU roll: 1341067, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 548, Class: RG13; Piece: 223; Folio: 140; Page: 25, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/189C, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/1182, ED 9, Sch 184; Book: 01182

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Jul 1901
    Event Place: Hackney, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 311; Folio: 36; Page: 64; GSU roll: 1341067

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Christchurch, Hackney, London, 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: 205; Folio: 31; Page: 55; GSU roll: 6095315

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 223; Folio: 140; Page: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: St John-at-Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1921
    Event Place: Hackney, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/1182, ED 9, Sch 184; Book: 01182

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1929
    Event Place: Hackney, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/189C

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995, Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5c; Page: 548, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Newham, London, England
    Record Source: Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

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