Family of Unknown May

Partner: Unknown May

  • Name:

  • Unknown May

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Child 1: John May

  • Name:

  • John May

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  • MAY John. 10 June 1874. The Will with a Codicil of John May late of Mistley in the County of Essex Gentleman who died 3 May 1874 at Mistley was proved at Ipswich by Henry Crawter Batley of East Bergholt in the County of Suffolk Silk Mercer and John Matthew Constable of Mistley Gentleman the Executors. Effects under £40,000.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1801

  • Holbrooke, Suffolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 39-40)

  • Independent, Manningtree, essex

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 49-50)

  • Landed proprietor, High Street, Manningtree, Essex

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 59-60)

  • Landowner, High Street, Manningtree, Essex

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 69-70)

  • Retired corn merchant, Mistley, Essex (unmarried)

  • Death:

  • 3 May 1874 (age 72-73)

  • Mistley, Essex

Child 2: James May

  • Name:

  • James May

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Ann Howard (1816-1868)

  • Children:

  • Sarah Charlotte May (1837-1907)

  •  

  • James Howard May (1842-1870)

  •  

  • Eliza Ann May (1845- )

  •  

  • Emma May (1849-1935)

  • Note 1:

  • Lawford, Essex: The charity estate consists of a large house, barn, and 22A. of land, let for £42, a garden let for £4, and 12A. now forming part of Mrs. Greene's park, and held by her on lease, at the yearly rent of £21. Mr. James May is one of the trustees, and a large portion of the income is distributed annually in clothing, and the rest is applied in supporting a dame school.

    From William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Essex

    http://www.archipel.demon.co.uk/Tendring/lawford.html

  • Note 2:

  • MAY James. 6 March 1869. The Will with three Codicils of James May late of Lawford in the County of Essex Gentleman deceased who died 14 February 1869 at Lawford aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of William May of Brantham in the County of Suffolk Merchant the Nephew and John Matthew Constable of Mistley in the County of Essex aforesaid Gentleman and John May of Mistley aforesaid Gentleman the Brother three of the Executors. Effects under £14,000.

  • Birth:

  • c. 1813

  • Lawford, Essex

  • Census (1):

  • btw 1841 and 1851 (age 27-38)

  • Miller, Mill House, Lawford, Essex

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 47-48)

  • Miller, Mill House, Lawford St, Lawford, Essex

  • Death:

  • 14 Feb 1869 (age 55-56)

  • Lawford, Essex

  • Burial:

  • 19 Feb 1869

  • Lawford, Essex

Note on Child 1: John May

MAY John. 10 June 1874. The Will with a Codicil of John May late of Mistley in the County of Essex Gentleman who died 3 May 1874 at Mistley was proved at Ipswich by Henry Crawter Batley of East Bergholt in the County of Suffolk Silk Mercer and John Matthew Constable of Mistley Gentleman the Executors. Effects under £40,000.

Note on Child 2: James May (1)

Lawford, Essex: The charity estate consists of a large house, barn, and 22A. of land, let for £42, a garden let for £4, and 12A. now forming part of Mrs. Greene's park, and held by her on lease, at the yearly rent of £21. Mr. James May is one of the trustees, and a large portion of the income is distributed annually in clothing, and the rest is applied in supporting a dame school.

From William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Essex

http://www.archipel.demon.co.uk/Tendring/lawford.html

Note on Child 2: James May (2)

MAY James. 6 March 1869. The Will with three Codicils of James May late of Lawford in the County of Essex Gentleman deceased who died 14 February 1869 at Lawford aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of William May of Brantham in the County of Suffolk Merchant the Nephew and John Matthew Constable of Mistley in the County of Essex aforesaid Gentleman and John May of Mistley aforesaid Gentleman the Brother three of the Executors. Effects under £14,000.