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Thomas May 1492 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Father: Richard May

Mother: Alice Shoyswell

Spouse(s): Lady Whitfield

Children(s): George Maye, John Mayes, John May, Robert Maye, Beatrice May, Thomas Maye, George May, Anne Maye, William May

The story of Thomas May began in 1492 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, with parents Richard May and Alice Shoyswell. As an adult, Thomas May wed Lady Margaret Whitfield. Their household included George Maye, John Mayes, John May, Robert Maye, Beatrice May, Thomas Maye, George May, Anne Maye and William May. Thomas May's life came to an end in 1560 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.

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Parents

Richard May
1448 – 1530
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
RM
Alice Shoyswell
1469 – 1492
Birth Location: Sussex, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Lady Whitfield
1494 – 1561
Birth Location: Ticehurst, Sussex, England
LW

Children(s)

George Maye
1518 – 1585
Birth Location: Bringhurst, Sussex, England
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John Mayes
1520 – 1598
Birth Location: Shouldham, Norfolk, England
JM
John May
1524 –
Birth Location: Sulfolk, England
JM
Robert Maye
1525 – 1574
Birth Location: London, England
RM
Beatrice May
1526 –
Birth Location: Friston, Sussex, England
BM
Thomas Maye
1528 – 1557
Birth Location: Ticehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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George May
1530 –
Birth Location: Ticehurst, Sussex, England
GM
Anne Maye
1531 – 1605
Birth Location: Metfield, , Suffolk, England
AM
William May
1533 – 1590
Birth Location: Menheniot, Cornwall, England
WM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1492
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1560
    Event Place: Ticehurst, Sussex, England
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