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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

The story of William May began in 1820 in Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England, with parents William MAY and Elizabeth BUTLER. As an adult, William May wed Margaret Kinninmonth and Sarah Scott. Their household included Elizabeth May and William David May. William May's life came to an end in 1887 in "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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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
EB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Kinninmonth
1819 – 1851
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
MK
Sarah Scott
1809 – 1889
Birth Location: Surrey, England
SS

Children(s)

Elizabeth May
1850 – 1927
Birth Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
EM
William May
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Battersea, Wandsworth, Surrey, England
WM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1820
    Event Place: Linton near Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, 1861 England Census, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001, New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1159; Folio: 12; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542765, 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, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia; Year Range: 1887

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 1851
    Event Place: East Bergholt, Suffolk, England

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

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 22 Aug 1887
    Event Place: "Maidstone Cottage", Point Piper Rd., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001, Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia; Year Range: 1887

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

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