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Maria Sands 1861–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1861

Birth Location: Brenchley, Kent, England

Death Date: Jan 1937

Death Location: Tonbridge, Kent, England

Father: Charles Sands

Mother: Martha Sands

Spouse(s): Thomas May

Children(s): Thomas May, Alfred May, Frederick May, Daisy May, Charles May, Minnie May

Maria Sands was born in 1861 in Brenchley, Kent, England, the child of Charles Sands And Martha Sands. In 1861, Maria Sands resided in St Andrew, Brenchley, Kent, England. Maria Sands married Thomas William May, and had children including Alfred Sydney May, Charles May, Daisy Maria May, Frederick Ernest May, Minnie May, Thomas May. Maria Sands passed away in 1937 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Maria Sands was born in 1861 in Brenchley, Kent, England, the child of Charles Sands And Martha Sands.
  • In 1861, Maria Sands resided in St Andrew, Brenchley, Kent, England.
  • Maria Sands married Thomas William May, and had children including Alfred Sydney May, Charles May, Daisy Maria May, Frederick Ernest May, Minnie May, Thomas May.
  • Maria Sands passed away in 1937 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Sands's Ancestors

Self
Maria Sands
1861–1937
Birth Place: Brenchley, Kent, England
Parents
Charles Sands
1838–1919
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Martha Sands
1839–1910
Rotherfield, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Grandparents
Samuel ((Sambrote)) Sands
1792–1879
Mayfield, Sussex, England
ANN WESTON
1792–1885
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SANDS
1768–1847
Hannah Medhurst
1766–1848
Richard Weston
1751–1813
Elizabeth (Weston)
1770–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sands
1736–1801
Ann Giles
1736–1805
Thos Esq
1739–1815
Elizabeth Allchorne
1742–1822
Henry Collins
1739–
Elizabeth Cramp
1739–

Maria Sands's Descendants

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Maria Sands (abt 1861–Jan 1937) m. Thomas (William) May (October 1856–June 1915)
  1. 1. Thomas May 1877–1954 m. Alice (Mary) Burvell 1877–
    1. 1. Thomas May 1910–
    2. 2. Edith May 1902–
    3. 3. Daisy May 1906–
    4. 4. Minnie May 1900–
    5. 5. Charles May 1912–
  2. 2. Alfred (Sydney) May 1887– m. Jennie (May) Moorhouse 1892–1917
    1. 1. Jennie (Marion) May 1917–2007 m. Robert (D) Glaesner 1916–2007
    2. 2. Sidney (Alfred) May 1904–
    3. 3. Alfred (S) May 1912–
  3. 3. Frederick (Ernest) May 1892–
  4. 4. Daisy (Maria) May 1897–1989 m. Arthur (James) Dadswell 1892–1980
  5. 5. Charles May 1881–1968 m. Pamela (May) Copsey 1885–1977
    1. 1. Pamela May 1911–1989 m. William (Henry) Stoneman 1907–1968
      1. 1. Mary (Pamela) Stoneman 1947–2010 m. Peter (John) Twort –2019
    2. 2. Thomas (Copsey) May 1917–2007 m. Edith (E) Knight –1995
    3. 3. Charles May 1909–
    4. 4. Frank May 1915–
  6. 6. Minnie May 1886–

Maria Sands's Timeline

10 Records

1861
abt 1861
Birth of Maria Sands in Brenchley, Kent, England
Brenchley, Kent, England
1861
16 Jun 1861
Maria Sands was baptized in Speldhurst, Kent, England
Speldhurst, Kent, England
1861
1861
Maria Sands resided here in St Andrew, Brenchley, Kent, England
St Andrew, Brenchley, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 10
Maria Sands resided here in St John the Baptist, Sussex, England
St John the Baptist, Sussex, England
1881
1881
Age 20
Maria Sands resided here in Hadlow, Kent, England
Hadlow, Kent, England
1882
April 1882
Age 21
Maria Sands was married in Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom
Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 30
Maria Sands resided here in Fordcombe, Penshurst, Penshurst, Kent, England
Fordcombe, Penshurst, Penshurst, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 40
Maria Sands resided here in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
1911
1911
Age 50
Maria Sands resided here in Ightham, Kent, England
Ightham, Kent, England
1937
Jan 1937
Age 76
Death of Maria Sands in Tonbridge, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1861
    Event Place: Brenchley, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 921; Folio: 33; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341219
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 1575
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1051; Folio: 102; Page: 8; GSU roll: 827485
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 898; Folio: 18; Page: 27
    [7] 1861 England Census
    [8] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Kent and Sussex Courier; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1937; Publication Place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; ,0.18285477,0.5714684,0.30696136&xid=

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Speldhurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1882
    Event Place: Hollingbourn, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Andrew, Brenchley, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1051; Folio: 102; Page: 8; GSU roll: 827485

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 921; Folio: 33; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341219

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Fordcombe, Penshurst, Penshurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 898; Folio: 18; Page: 27

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Ightham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beagles Wood Farm
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Kent and Sussex Courier; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1937; Publication Place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; ,0.18285477,0.5714684,0.30696136&xid=

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Canada, World War I CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1937
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 1575
    [2] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Kent and Sussex Courier; Publication Date: 2 Apr 1937; Publication Place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; ,0.18285477,0.5714684,0.30696136&xid=

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