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William May 1820 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1820

Birth Location: Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1887

Death Location: "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William MAY

Mother: Elizabeth BUTLER

Spouse(s): Margaret Kinninmonth, Sarah Scott

Children(s): Elizabeth May, William May

In 1820, William May entered the world in Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England, born to William MAY and Elizabeth BUTLER. In 1841, William May resided in Maidstone, Kent, England. William May married Margaret Kinninmonth, Sarah Scott, and had children including Elizabeth May, William David May. William May passed away in 1887 in "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1820, William May entered the world in Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England, born to William MAY and Elizabeth BUTLER.
  • In 1841, William May resided in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  • William May married Margaret Kinninmonth, Sarah Scott, and had children including Elizabeth May, William David May.
  • William May passed away in 1887 in "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William MAY
1788 – 1871
Birth Location: Sutton, Linton Near Maidstone, Kent, England
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Elizabeth BUTLER
1788 – 1836
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kinninmonth
1819 – 1851
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Sarah Scott
1809 – 1889
Birth Location: Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth May
1850 – 1927
Birth Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
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William May
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
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William May's Ancestors

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William May
1820 – 1887
Birth Place: Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
William MAY
1788 – 1871
Sutton, Linton Near Maidstone, Kent, England
Elizabeth BUTLER
1788 – 1836
Maidstone, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas MAY
1762 – 1837
Kent, England
Mary (CURTIS \) CURTEIS
1765 –
Kent, England
Thomas BUTLER
1765 – 1818
Chatham, Kent, England
Sarah GURR
1766 – 1849
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard MAY
1723 – 1793
Sarah SHEDMAN
– 1797
John CURTIS\CURTEIS
1734 – 1783
Elizabeth BROOKER
Edward BUTLER
1743 –
Mary
1745 –
John GURR
1736 – 1790
Elizabeth LESTER
1736 – 1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William May
1695 –
Elizabeth
Shedman
Sarah
John CURTEIS
Ann IDEN
Thomas GURR
1701 – 1741
Sarah HALL
1705 – 1776
William LESTER
1705 – 1764
Sarah CHERRY
1701 – 1767

William May's Descendants

1.
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William May (25 Oct 1820 – 22 Aug 1887) m. Margaret Kinninmonth (7 Aug 1819 – Dec 1851) m. Sarah Scott (9 Dec 1809 – 23 Apr 1889)
  1. 1. Elizabeth May (4 Feb 1850 – 19 Apr 1927) m. Samuel York (1839 – 1 Aug, 1929)
    1. 1. William (George) York (11 Apr 1871 – 01 Dec 1956) m. Lucy (Edith) Roffey (abt 1875 – 21 Feb 1954)
      1. 1. Leslie York (1893 – 19 Aug 1963) m. Nancy (Noella) Dauet
      2. 2. Elsie York (19 Sep 1897 – Mar 1898)
      3. 3. Alfred (George) York (9 Apr 1899 – 13 Aug 1969) m. Lillian (Ethel) Tye (21 Dec 1902 – 15 Jan 1965)
        1. 1. Peter (Alfred) York (3 Oct 1926 – 26 Sep 2011)
        2. 2. Kenneth York (28 Feb 1929 – 29 Jun 1997) m. Iris
        3. 3. Ronald York (26 Feb 1931 – 22 Sep 1982) m. Unknown
        4. 4. Jeanette (Edith) York (27 Jun 1943 – 26 Jul 1993) m. Ian (Alan) Yule (8 Sep 1942 – )
        5. 5. York
        6. 6. York
      4. 4. Nellie York (25 Jun 1901 – 7 Jun 1935)
      5. 5. Iris (Gwenda) York (24 Jun 1903 – 4 Jul 1976)
    2. 2. Samuel (Walter) York (28 Apr 1873 – 10 Oct 1943) m. Kathleen (Beatrice) Gorman (ABT 1872 – 12 May 1901) m. Catherine (Peate) Reid (1872 – 29 Apr 1935)
      1. 1. Walter (Creer) York (1896 – May 1896)
      2. 2. Norman York (1898 – 18 Dec 1978) m. Emily (Frances) Dickin (1898 – 8 Aug 1975)
    3. 3. Samuel (Walter) York (28 Apr 1873 – 10 Oct 1943) m. Kathleen (Beatrice (Catherine)) Gorman (16 Mar 1873 – 12 May 1901) m. Catherine (Peate) Reid (1872 – 30 Apr 1935)
      1. 1. Roland (Oliver) York (31 Dec 1895 – 27 Feb 1968) m. Marjorie (Ada Maria) Price (22 Jul 1899 – 3 Aug 1999)
        1. 1. Marjorie (Iris) York (28 Feb 1923 – 18 Aug 2014) m. Alfred (George) Burgess (21 Feb 1922 – 21 May 1983)
      2. 2. Walter (Creer) York (1896 – 27 May 1896)
      3. 3. Norman York (1898 – 18 Dec 1978) m. Emily (Francis) Dickin (1898 – 8 Aug 1975)
        1. 1. Brian
        2. 2. Rona
    4. 4. Sarah (May) YORK (1876 – 21 Aug 1956) m. Henry (James) CURRIE ( – Apr 1932)
      1. 1. Albert (C. (Bert)) CURRIE (1895 – ) m. Catherine (Mary) DOOHAN ( – 18 Aug 1968)
      2. 2. Henry (C. (Harry Cliff)) CURRIE (ABT 1900 – )
      3. 3. Frederick (C. (Charles)) CURRIE (1905 – ) m. Johanna MEEHAN
    5. 5. Sarah (May) York (2 May 1876 – 21 Aug 1956) m. Henry (James) Currie ( – Apr 1932)
      1. 1. Albert (Bernard (Bert)) Currie (2 May 1895 – 14 May 1986) m. Catherine (Mary) Doohan (2 Apr 1890 – 18 Aug 1968)
        1. 1. Currie
      2. 2. Henry (C. (Cliff)) Currie (Abt 1900 – 1972)
      3. 3. Frederick (C. (Charles)) Currie (1905 – 1974) m. Johanna Meehan
    6. 6. Ethel (Constance) YORK (1879 – 8 Nov 1895)
    7. 7. Ethel (Constance) York (18 Mar 1879 – 8 Nov 1895)
    8. 8. John (Ernest) York (1882 – Jul 1883)
    9. 9. John (Ernest) York (27 May 1882 – 22 July 1883)
  2. 2. William (David) May (27 Dec 1851 – 2 May 1930) m. Sarah (Jane) Moore (1853 – 9 Jan 1935)
    1. 1. Edith (Constance) May (1877 – 16 Mar 1946) m. Isaac CLYDE ( – 1941) m. Isaac Clyde (1 Jan 1876 – 1941) m. Isaac Clyde (1 Jan 1876 – 1941)
      1. 1. Heather CLYDE (1902 – 1966) m. Cyril (Martin) BAILEY ( – 1959)
      2. 2. Dorothy CLYDE (1903 – 1903)
      3. 3. Milton (John) CLYDE (1905 – ) m. Myrtle (Millicent) BOULTON
      4. 4. William (Robert) Clyde (1907 – ) m. Minnie (M) Collings (1908 – 1973)
        1. 1. Margaret Clyde
      5. 5. Stanley CLYDE (1910 – )
      6. 6. Heather Clyde (1902 – 1966) m. Cyril (Martin) Bailey
      7. 7. Dorothy Clyde (1903 – 1903)
      8. 8. Milton (John) Clyde (1905 – ) m. Myrtle (Millicent) Boulton
      9. 9. Stanley Clyde (1910 – )
      10. 10. Heather Clyde (1902 – )
      11. 11. Alice Clyde (1902 – )
      12. 12. Dorothy Clyde (1903 – 1903)
      13. 13. Milton (John) Clyde (1905 – )
      14. 14. Stanley Clyde (1910 – )
    2. 2. 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
    3. 3. Alice May (5 Aug 1881 – 14 Sep 1975) m. Frederick (James) Collings (1880 – 1940)
      1. 1. Francis (J) Collings (1906 – 02.07.1969) m. Mary (K.) CULLEN m. Mary (K.) Cullen
      2. 2. Minnie (M) Collings (1908 – 1973) m. William (Robert) Clyde (1907 – ) m. Roy Lee
      3. 3. Frederick (William) Collings (24 Nov 1912 – 23 Jun 1974) m. Mary (A.) Kennedy m. Dorothy (May) Bagot (12 Sep 1915 – 12 APR 1997)
      4. 4. Ronald (aka Donald Arthur) May (6 Apr 1906 – 15 Nov 1983) m. Emily (Christina) Turner (22 December 1915 – 23 January 1989) m. Norma (Beatrice) Pascoe (6 Apr 1925 – 17 May 1994)
        1. 1. Lucy (Clare) May (21 Mar 1936 – 21 Jan 2018)
        2. 2. Robin (Marcia) May (18 August 1942 – 25 April 2001)
        3. 3. May
        4. 4. May
        5. 5. May
        6. 6. Gloria (Margaret) May
    4. 4. Annie May (1884 – 1965) m. Reginald (B.) Ryan ( – 1955)
    5. 5. William (Joseph) May (1885 – 23 Jul 1944) m. Marian (aka Mary Ann (Molly) Taylor aka) Slimon (12 Sept 1889 – 6 May 1977)
      1. 1. Ilma (Marion) May (1912 – 29 Dec 1916)
      2. 2. Beatrice (Ethel (Betty)) May (4th June 1917 – 21 Aug 1974) m. Percy (Norman) Capewell (11 Jul 1913 – 31 May 1992)
        1. 1. David Capewell
        2. 2. Ian Capewell
        3. 3. Kerrie Capewell
      3. 3. Aileen (Peggy (Peggy)) May (1920 – 23 Aug 1920)
      4. 4. John (Taylor (Jack)) May (9 Aug 1921 – 20 Aug 1988) m. Janice (Lorraine) Wren (3 Aug 1935 – 22 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. May
        2. 2. May
        3. 3. May
    6. 6. Charles May (1888 – 23 May 1982) m. Ida (E) Pye ( – Jan 2000)
    7. 7. Robert ((Bob)) May (abt 1887 – 23 May 1982) m. Delia Evans (14 Sep 1889 – 9 Aug 1990)
    8. 8. Beatrice May (6 Jul 1891 – 7 Dec 1972) m. John (James Livingstone) Henderson (3 Sep 1872 – 26 Aug 1949) m. Herbert (L.) Henderson
      1. 1. John (Moore) Henderson (11 Apr 1913 – 8 Jan 2006) m. Kathleen (Doris (Doris)) Taylor m. Judith Parks (10 Oct 1922 – 8 Oct 2010)
      2. 2. Robert (Malcolm) Henderson (2 Dec 1918 – 23 Nov 1943)
    9. 9. Florence (Heather (Heather)) May (1895 – 1958) m. Frederick (K.) Still m. John Davis ( – 26 Nov 1962)
      1. 1. Colin (Frederick) Still (26 May 1918 – ) m. Gwendth (Doris (Gwen)) Perriam

William May's Timeline

7 Records

1820
25 Oct 1820
Birth of William May in Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
1820
25 Dec 1820
William May was baptized in Parish Church, Linton, Kent, England
Parish Church, Linton, Kent, England
1841
1841
Age 21
William May resided here in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 31
William May resided here in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
1885
1885
Age 65
William May resided here in Sand's Directories - Maidstone Cottage, Point Piper-road, Paddington
Sand's Directories - Maidstone Cottage, Point Piper-road, Paddington
1887
22 Aug 1887
Age 67
Death of William May in "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1887
23 Aug 1887
Age 67
Burial of William May in Grave No. 481, Section 2, Church of England Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, NSW Australia
Grave No. 481, Section 2, Church of England Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, NSW Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1820
    Event Place: Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1159; Folio: 12; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542765
    [4] 1841 England Census, Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 490; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Maidstone; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8a; Folio: 15; Page: 22; Line: 20; GSU roll: 306882
    [5] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia; Year Range: 1887
    [6] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [7] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1820
    Event Place: Parish Church, Linton, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 490; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Maidstone; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8a; Folio: 15; Page: 22; Line: 20; GSU roll: 306882

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1855

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1855

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Sand's Directories - Maidstone Cottage, Point Piper-road, Paddington

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1887
    Event Place: "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia; Year Range: 1887
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Grave No. 481, Section 2, Church of England Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, NSW Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002
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