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Vera Jane May 1900 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUL 1900

Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 14 APR 1974

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: Richard May

Mother: Elizabeth Truscott

Spouse(s): Philip Campanella

Children(s): Charles Campanella, Myrtle Campanella, Jemelia Campanella, Agnes Campanella

In 1900, Vera Jane May entered the world in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, born to Richard Devonshire May and Elizabeth Jane Truscott. Vera Jane May married Philip Lewis Campanella, and had children including Charles Richard Campanella, Myrtle Elizabeth Jane Campanella, Jemelia Campanella, Agnes Lyla Campanella. Vera Jane May passed away in 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Vera Jane May entered the world in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, born to Richard Devonshire May and Elizabeth Jane Truscott.
  • Vera Jane May married Philip Lewis Campanella, and had children including Charles Richard Campanella, Myrtle Elizabeth Jane Campanella, Jemelia Campanella, Agnes Lyla Campanella.
  • Vera Jane May passed away in 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard May
1872 – 1919
Birth Location: Polgooth, St Ewe, Cornwall, England
RM
Elizabeth Truscott
1877 – 1926
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
ET

Spouses(s)

Philip Campanella
1884 – 1943
Birth Location: Pine Hill, Queensland, Australia
PC

Children(s)

Charles Campanella
1919 – 2002
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
CC
Myrtle Campanella
1921 – 1966
Birth Location: Alpha, Queensland, Australia
MC
Jemelia Campanella
1924 – 2012
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
JC
Agnes Campanella
1928 – 2009
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
AC

Vera May's Ancestors

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Vera May
1900 – 1974
Birth Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Richard Devonshire May
1872 – 1919
Polgooth, St Ewe, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Truscott
1877 – 1926
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
John (James) Truscott
1854 – 1929
Crowan, Cornwall, England
Catherine (Louisa) Merrylees
1856 – 1924
Woolwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Truscott
1828 – 1904
Elizabeth Simmons
1830 – 1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simmons
1805 – 1862
Mary Ingram
1806 – 1887

Vera May's Descendants

1.
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Vera (Jane) May (1 JUL 1900 – 14 APR 1974) m. Philip (Lewis) Campanella (30 OCT 1884 – 28 AUG 1943)
  1. 1. Charles (Richard) Campanella (7 JUL 1919 – 7 JUL 2002) m. Gladys (Elizabeth) Richardson (3 AUG 1921 – 8 APR 2017)
    1. 1. Dennis Campanella (ABT 1944 – )
    2. 2. Dianne (Gail) Campanella (8 APR 1950 – ) m. Keith (Arthur) Watson (1 APR 1946 – )
      1. 1. [________] Watson (AFT 1971 – )
      2. 2. [________] Watson (AFT 1971 – )
      3. 3. [________] Watson (AFT 1971 – )
  2. 2. Myrtle (Elizabeth Jane) Campanella (4 OCT 1921 – 12 JAN 1966) m. Ernest (Robert) White (24 DEC 1916 – 28 MAR 1972)
    1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) White (7 MAY 1939 – ) m. Patrick (William) Sullivan (7 MAR 1935 – 8 OCT 2011)
    2. 2. Comet (Robert) White (3 NOV 1940 – ) m. Sandra Russell (21 NOV 1949 – )
    3. 3. Ernest (Alexander) White (24 MAY 1944 – ) m. Sue White (ABT 1944 – )
    4. 4. Myrtle (Phyllis) White (1 OCT 1946 – ) m. Kevin Bowles (ABT 1946 – )
    5. 5. Marlyn (Alison) White (7 MAY 1947 – ) m. Grahame (Douglas David) Gibson (7 DEC 1962 – )
    6. 6. Phillip (Albert) White (7 JUL 1948 – 19 MAR 1968)
    7. 7. Dawn (Margaret) White (12 OCT 1949 – ) m. Robert (Owen) Williams (6 JUN 1948 – )
    8. 8. Ivan (Lewis) White (25 AUG 1951 – ) m. Debbie Smith (29 JAN 1959 – )
    9. 9. Trevor (James) White (5 NOV 1952 – ) m. Dorothy (Davida Bross) Wilshire (21 NOV 1955 – )
    10. 10. Fiona (Jane) White (27 AUG 1954 – ) m. Bruce McQuade (6 MAR 1946 – )
    11. 11. Wayne (Daniel) White (18 OCT 1955 – ) m. Wendy [________] (ABT 1955 – ) m. Sonja [________] (ABT 1955 – )
  3. 3. Jemelia Campanella (23 MAY 1924 – 15 DEC 2012) m. Ernest (Leslie) Hansen (10 FEB 1914 – 23 SEP 2006)
    1. 1. Patricia (Lesley) Hansen (28 JAN 1946 – )
      1. 1. Ross Cobb (10 MAR 1977 – )
      2. 2. Kodi Hansen (27 OCT 1989 – )
    2. 2. Margaret (Yvonne) Hansen (4 NOV 1947 – )
    3. 3. Phillip (Charles) Hansen (20 NOV 1948 – )
    4. 4. Alfred (Allan) Hansen (1 JUN 1950 – 5 JUN 1950)
    5. 5. Glenda (Rebecca) Hansen (18 MAR 1952 – )
      1. 1. Brion (Paul) Kirby (26 APR 1975 – ) m. Sharon (Marie) Ponton (9 AUG 1970 – )
        1. 1. Ethan (James Finbarr) Kirby (2 MAR 1999 – )
        2. 2. Jefferson (Paul Aidan) Kirby (5 OCT 2001 – )
        3. 3. Kirsten (Anna-Marie Kathleen) Kirby (1 MAY 2005 – )
    6. 6. Raymond (Henry) Hansen (2 JUL 1955 – ) m. Leeanne (Margaret) Gehrke (13 JUL 1959 – ) m. Kaylene (Jeanette) Shields (21 DEC 1962 – ) m. Linda (Patricia) Southern (28 JUN 1955 – )
      1. 1. Damien Hansen (AFT 1978 – )
      2. 2. Renae Hansen (18 MAR 1980 – ) m. Daniel (Wayne) May (29 JUN 1978 – )
        1. 1. Tristan (Lee Arthur) May (24 JUN 2009 – )
      3. 3. Natasha Hansen (AFT 1980 – )
    7. 7. Dennis (James) Hansen (24 MAY 1957 – )
  4. 4. Agnes (Lyla) Campanella (1 AUG 1928 – 19 FEB 2009) m. Owen (John) Magill (27 MAR 1928 – 1 NOV 1997)
    1. 1. John Magill (AFT 1954 – )
    2. 2. Kieran Magill (AFT 1954 – )
    3. 3. Maria Magill (AFT 1954 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Magill (AFT 1954 – )
    5. 5. Peter Magill (AFT 1954 – )
    6. 6. Andrew (Hunter) Magill (ABT 10 MAY 1961 – 2 JUN 1961)

Vera May's Timeline

2 Records

1900
1 JUL 1900
Birth of Vera Jane May in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
1974
14 APR 1974
Age 74
Death of Vera Jane May in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1900
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 APR 1974
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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