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May Short 1887–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1887

Birth Location: Australia

Death Date: 26 Nov 1959

Death Location: Perth, Western Australia

Father: John Short

Mother: Lovie Allen

Spouse(s): Joseph Gardam

Children(s): J Gardam

May Short was born in 1887 in Australia, the child of John Tregerthen Short And Lovie Caroline Allen. May Short married Joseph R W Gardam, and had children including J R W Gardam. May Short passed away in 1959 in Perth, Western Australia.

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Biography

  • May Short was born in 1887 in Australia, the child of John Tregerthen Short And Lovie Caroline Allen.
  • May Short married Joseph R W Gardam, and had children including J R W Gardam.
  • May Short passed away in 1959 in Perth, Western Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Short
1859–1933
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
JS
Lovie Allen
1857–1937
Birth Location: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
LA

Spouses(s)

Joseph Gardam
1874–1948
Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England
JG

Children(s)

J Gardam
1919–1967
Birth Location: Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
JG

May Short's Ancestors

Self
May Short
1887–1959
Birth Place: Australia
Parents
John Tregerthen Short
1859–1933
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Lovie (Caroline) Allen
1857–1937
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Robert (Harry) Allen
1828–1915
Islington St Mary, England
Sarah (Ann) Dunbar
1824–1868
Newtonstewart, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah DUNBAR
1799–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Short's Descendants

1.
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May Short (1887–26 Nov 1959) m. Joseph (R W) Gardam (January 1874–29 June 1948)
  1. 1. J (R W) Gardam 1919–1967 m. Phyllis (Madge) Gardam 1920–2015

May Short's Timeline

16 Records

1885
26 Aug 1885
Birth of May Short in Petersburgh, South Australia, Australia
Petersburgh, South Australia, Australia
1885
26 Aug 1885
Birth of May Short in Petersburg, Frome, South Australia, Australia
Petersburg, Frome, South Australia, Australia
1885
26 Aug 1885
Birth of May Short in Petersburgh Saus
Petersburgh Saus
1885
1885
Birth of May Short in Petersburgh Saus
Petersburgh Saus
1885
26 Aug 1885
Birth of May Short in Petersburg, South Australia
Petersburg, South Australia
1887
1887
Birth of May Short in Australia
Australia
1887
1887
Birth of May Short in Australia
Australia
1914
1914
Age 27
May Short was married in Swan, Western Australia
Swan, Western Australia
1925
1925
Age 38
May Short resided here in West Perth, Perth County, Western Australia, Australia
West Perth, Perth County, Western Australia, Australia
1958
27 April 1958
Age 71
Death of May Short in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Cottesloe, Western Australia
Cottesloe, Western Australia
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Cottesloe Wa
Cottesloe Wa
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
1959
26 Nov 1959
Age 72
Death of May Short in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Petersburgh, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: South Australian Births, Index of Registrations 1842 to 1906

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Petersburg, Frome, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Petersburgh Saus

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Petersburgh Saus

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Petersburg, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Australia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Swan, Western Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: West Perth, Perth County, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Cottesloe, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Cottesloe Wa

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1958
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Perth, Western Australia
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