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William May 1770 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1770

Birth Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England

Death Date: April 1842

Death Location: Prescot, Lancashire

Father: William May

Mother: Martha Lawrenson

Spouse(s): Esther Bromilow

Children(s): Esther May

In 1770, William May entered the world in St Helens, Lancashire, England, born to William May and Martha Lawrenson. William May married Esther Bromilow, and had children including Esther May. William May passed away in 1842 in Prescot, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • In 1770, William May entered the world in St Helens, Lancashire, England, born to William May and Martha Lawrenson.
  • William May married Esther Bromilow, and had children including Esther May.
  • William May passed away in 1842 in Prescot, Lancashire.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William May's Ancestors

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William May
1770 – 1842
Birth Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England
Parents
William May
1744 – 1798
Whiston, Lancashire, England
Martha Lawrenson
1745 – 1783
Whiston, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Lawrenson
1715 –
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Lawrenson
1673 – 1725
Cicely Glover
1676 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Martlew
1647 – 1710
William Glover
1638 – 1738
Margaret Whalley
1648 – 1738

William May's Descendants

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William May (2 Aug 1770 – April 1842) m. Esther Bromilow (25 Oct 1772 – Apr-Jun 1864)
  1. 1. Esther May (25 Feb 1808 – Apr- Jun 1889) m. Thomas Yates (31 May 1805 – 15 Jan 1875)
    1. 1. John Yates (abt 1840 – Jan 1912) m. Mary Yates (abt 1842 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Yates (11 May 1868 – 1948) m. John Shelbourne (18 JAN 1866 – 1920)
        1. 1. James Shalbourne (abt 1895 – Oct 1959) m. Madelaine (Van) Tenae (abt 1897 – Jul 1942)

William May's Timeline

3 Records

1770
2 Aug 1770
Birth of William May in St Helens, Lancashire, England
St Helens, Lancashire, England
1793
3 Feb 1793
Age 23
William May was married in St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
1842
April 1842
Age 72
Death of William May in Prescot, Lancashire
Prescot, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1770
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1793
    Event Place: St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1842
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire

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