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Richard May 1422 – 1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1422

Birth Location: Kennington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt 1454

Death Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Father: John May

Mother: Mary Alster

Spouse(s): Alice Shoyswell

Children(s):

According to available records, Richard May was born in 1422 in Kennington, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of John May and Mary Alster. Following those early years, Richard May married Alice Shoyswell. In the later years of life, Richard May died in 1454 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Parents

John May
1400 – 1459
Birth Location: Kennington, Kent, England
JM
Mary Alster
1400 – 1453
Birth Location: Kent, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Alice Shoyswell
1469 – 1492
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1422
    Event Place: Kennington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1454
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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