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William May 1533 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas May

Mother: Lady Whitfield

Spouse(s): Isabel Bellero

Children(s):

In 1533, William May entered the world in Menheniot, Cornwall, England, born to Thomas May and Lady Margaret Whitfield. William May married Isabel De Bellero. William May passed away in 1590 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, William May entered the world in Menheniot, Cornwall, England, born to Thomas May and Lady Margaret Whitfield.
  • William May married Isabel De Bellero.
  • William May passed away in 1590 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William May's Ancestors

Self
William May
1533 – 1590
Birth Place: Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas May
1492 – 1560
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Whitfield
1494 – 1561
Ticehurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Richard May
1448 – 1530
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Alice Shoyswell
1469 – 1492
Sussex, England
Robert Whitfield
1454 – 1541
Agnes Giles
1479 – 1567
Biddenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John May
1420 – 1454
Alice (Shoyerwell)
1420 – 1464
John Shogswell
1445 –
Mary Atwater
1445 – 1500
John Whitfield
1436 – 1492
Lady Milford
1430 – 1491
John Giles
1460 – 1501
Agnes Hopper
1447 – 1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John May
1400 – 1459
Mary Alster
1400 – 1453
John Fauconer
1400 – 1459
Joan Shoyerwell
1400 – 1459
Matthew Whitfield
1400 – 1475
Lady Lancaster
1397 – 1475
John Milford
John Giles
1392 – 1470
Alice Bramstone
1391 – 1491

William May's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of William May in Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Menheniot, Cornwall, England
1590
1590
Age 57
Death of William May in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Menheniot, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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