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Stella Margaret May 1879 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW)

Death Date: 1968

Death Location: Taree, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William May

Mother: Sarah Moore

Spouse(s): Richard Sky

Children(s): Frederick Sky, Richard Sky, William Sky

Stella Margaret May was born in 1879 in Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW), the child of William David May and Sarah Jane Moore. Stella Margaret May married Richard Ellis Sky, and had children including Frederick Manning Sky, Richard Cowley Sky, William Robert Holdsworth Sky. Stella Margaret May passed away in 1968 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Stella Margaret May was born in 1879 in Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW), the child of William David May and Sarah Jane Moore.
  • Stella Margaret May married Richard Ellis Sky, and had children including Frederick Manning Sky, Richard Cowley Sky, William Robert Holdsworth Sky.
  • Stella Margaret May passed away in 1968 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stella May's Ancestors

Self
Stella May
1879 – 1968
Birth Place: Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW)
Parents
William David May
1851 – 1930
Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Sarah (Jane) Moore
1853 – 1935
Queenshead, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William May
1820 – 1887
Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
Margaret Kinninmonth
1819 – 1851
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Joseph Moore
1825 – 1901
Sheffield or Queenshead, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Holdsworth
1825 – 1906
Southowram, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William MAY
1788 – 1871
Elizabeth BUTLER
1788 – 1836
David KINNINMONTH
1784 –
Elizabeth HARDIE
1794 – 1870
Joseph Moore
1796 –
Hannah Ferrand
1796 –
John Holdsworth
1800 – 1882
Rebecca Busfield
1800 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas MAY
1762 – 1837
Mary CURTEIS
1765 –
Thomas BUTLER
1765 – 1818
Sarah GURR
1766 – 1849
Peter KININMONTH
1752 – 1827
Janet DUNCAN
1762 –
John Hardie
1768 –
Margaret Greig
1769 –
William FERRAND
1753 –
Nancy Brook
1751 –
Benjamin Holdsworth
1770 – 1851
Hannah Priestley
1772 –
William Busfield
1758 –
Hannah Brook
1765 –

Stella May's Descendants

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Stella (Margaret) May (1879 – 1968) m. Richard (Ellis) Sky (10 Nov 1880 – 11 Jun 1949)
  1. 1. Frederick (Manning) Sky (30 Oct 1904 – 5 Jan 1956) m. Lynette (Kathleen) Breden (1907 – 14 Sep 1995)
    1. 1. Sky
  2. 2. Richard (Cowley) Sky (1910 – 4 Aug 1994) m. Phyllis (Edna) Bowtell (26 Aug 1916 – 31 Dec 2004)
    1. 1. Ronald Sky m. Leonna
    2. 2. Lincoln Sky m. Helen
    3. 3. Alma Sky m. Bill Yarnold
  3. 3. William (Robert Holdsworth) Sky (1914 – 7 Mar 1978) m. Mildred (Noelean) BOWTELL m. Mildren (Nolean) Bowtell

Stella May's Timeline

7 Records

1879
28 Sep 1879
Birth of Stella Margaret May in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1879
1879
Birth of Stella Margaret May in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1879
1879
Birth of Stella Margaret May in Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW)
Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW)
1936
1936
Age 57
Stella Margaret May resided here in Wingham, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia
Wingham, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia
1968
1968
Age 89
Stella Margaret May resided here in Taree, Lyne, New South Wales, Australia
Taree, Lyne, New South Wales, Australia
1968
9 Jul 1968
Age 89
Death of Stella Margaret May in Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Taree, New South Wales, Australia
1968
1968
Age 89
Death of Stella Margaret May
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Sydney, NSW (Reg. Wollahra, Sydney, NSW)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Wingham, Cowper, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Taree, Lyne, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Taree, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1968

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bulga, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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