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Sarah Isabel May 1860–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1860

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jun 1929

Death Location: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Father: John May

Mother: Caroline Wolfenden

Spouse(s): James Backhouse, William (O'Brien)

Children(s):

Sarah Isabel May was born in 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of John May And Caroline Elizabeth Wolfenden. In 1861, Sarah Isabel May resided in Castleton, Lancashire, England. In 1871, Sarah Isabel May resided in Castleton, Lancashire, England. Sarah Isabel May married James Sharp Backhouse, William O Bryan O Brien. Sarah Isabel May passed away in 1929 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sarah Isabel May was born in 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of John May And Caroline Elizabeth Wolfenden.
  • In 1861, Sarah Isabel May resided in Castleton, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1871, Sarah Isabel May resided in Castleton, Lancashire, England.
  • Sarah Isabel May married James Sharp Backhouse, William O Bryan O Brien.
  • Sarah Isabel May passed away in 1929 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah May's Ancestors

Self
Sarah May
1860–1929
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
John May
1820–1879
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Caroline (Elizabeth) Wolfenden
1823–1901
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Mills) (May)
1795–
Hannah ("Nanny" May) (Mills)
1800–
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Jeremiah ("Jerry") Wolfenden
1791–1866
Prestwich-cum-Oldham, Lancashire, England
Betty Wolstancroft
1792–1853
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Wolfenden
1770–1846
Ellen Marlor
1775–1854
George Woolstencroft
1758–1854
Martha Hardy
1755–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Wolfenden
1741–1790
Martha Dunkerley
1737–1793
John Woolstencroft
1723–1791
Jane Buckley
1730–1798
Isaac Hardy
1721–
Alice
1729–1806

Sarah May's Timeline

9 Records

1860
Mar 1860
Birth of Sarah Isabel May in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 1
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Castleton, Lancashire, England
Castleton, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 11
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Castleton, Lancashire, England
Castleton, Lancashire, England
1873
21 Dec 1873
Age 13
Sarah Isabel May was baptized in St Chad's, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
St Chad's, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 21
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Castleton, Lancashire, England
Castleton, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 31
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Castleton, Lancashire, England
Castleton, Lancashire, England
1921
1921
Age 61
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
1925
1925
Age 65
Sarah Isabel May resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1929
Jun 1929
Age 69
Death of Sarah Isabel May in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1860
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [2] Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [3] UK, Outward Passenger Lists
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3332; Folio: 115; Page: 38; GSU roll: 6098442
    [5] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4106; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1341982
    [6] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4117; Folio: 68; Page: 33; GSU roll: 846715
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3035; Folio: 17; Page: 29; GSU roll: 543068
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1517288, ED 57, Sch 34; Book: 17288

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1873
    Event Place: St Chad's, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Castleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3035; Folio: 17; Page: 29; GSU roll: 543068

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Castleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4117; Folio: 68; Page: 33; GSU roll: 846715

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Castleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4106; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 1341982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Castleton, Lancashire, 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: 3332; Folio: 115; Page: 38; GSU roll: 6098442

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Wallasey, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1517288, ED 57, Sch 34; Book: 17288

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Electoral registers, Burgess rolls and Voters Lists; Reference: Hq324.241LIV

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1929
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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