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Samuel May 1798–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 December 1865

Death Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas May

Mother: Margaret Cook

Spouse(s): Ann Benny

Children(s): Anna May, Agnes May, Mary May

The story of Samuel May began in 1798 in 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Samuel May married Ann Benny, and had children including Agnes May, Anna May, Mary Ann Andrew May. Samuel May passed away in 1865 in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel May began in 1798 in 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
  • Samuel May married Ann Benny, and had children including Agnes May, Anna May, Mary Ann Andrew May.
  • Samuel May passed away in 1865 in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas May
1773–1850
Birth Location: East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
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Margaret Cook
1776–1852
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Ann Benny
1800–1868
Birth Location: Newlyn East, Cornwall, England
AB

Children(s)

Anna May
1836–1905
Birth Location: Newlyn East, Cornwall, England
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Agnes May
1830–1901
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
AM
Mary May
1827–1904
Birth Location: Newlyn East, Cornwall, England
MM

Samuel May's Ancestors

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Samuel May
1798–1865
Birth Place: 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas May
1773–1850
East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Margaret (Jane) Cook
1776–1852
Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Samuel May
1749–1834
East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Joanna Symonds
1750–1837
East Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John May
1730–1819
Kath Mill
1724–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William May
1688–
Margery Doble
1688–

Samuel May's Descendants

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Samuel May (1798–5 December 1865) m. Ann Benny (Abt 1800–Abt. 1868)
  1. 1. Anna May 1836–1905 m. Richard (Samuel) Glanville 1834–1888
    1. 1. Richard (Samuel) Glanville 1862–1913 m. Anne (Maud) Knott 1869–1941
      1. 1. Gladys (Myrtle) Glanville 1898–1950
      2. 2. George (Bernard) Glanville 1895–1971
      3. 3. Herbert (Stanley) Glanville 1894–1961
      4. 4. Edith (Victoria) Glanville 1892–1965
      5. 5. Ivy (May) Glanville 1902–1969 m. Leslie (Gordon) Eames 1903–1969
        1. 1. Mildred (Dorothy) Eames 1925–2016 m. Allen (Thomas John) James 1922–2006 m. Ronald (William Henry) Knight 1919–1989
        2. 2. Sidney (Gordon) Eames 1926–2000
        3. 3. Leslie (George) Eames 1928–1952
        4. 4. Merle (Patricia) Eames 1935–2005
      6. 6. Ivan (Victor) Glanville 1906–1973
    2. 2. Annie (Marie) Glanville 1873– m. Richard Stephens 1867–1942
      1. 1. Gladys (Edna) Stone 1904–1988
      2. 2. Richard (Henry Norman) Stephens 1894–1918
      3. 3. Stanley (Gleade) Stephens 1895–1972
      4. 4. Lilian (Hilda) Stephens 1896–1973
  2. 2. Agnes May 1830–1901
  3. 3. Mary (Ann Andrew) May 1827–1904 m. James (Andrew) Spargo 1827–1904
    1. 1. James Spargo 1865–1945
    2. 2. John (Arthur) Spargo 1853–1941
    3. 3. Mae (Anna) Spargo 1857–1920
    4. 4. Annie Spargo 1860–

Samuel May's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Samuel May in 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1865
5 December 1865
Age 67
Death of Samuel May in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: 26, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1865
    Event Place: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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