See also
| Name: | John May |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Unknown May ( - ) |
| Mother: | - |
| Birth | c. 1801 | Holbrooke, Suffolk |
| Census | 1841 (age 39-40) | Independent, Manningtree, essex |
| Census | 1851 (age 49-50) | Landed proprietor, High Street, Manningtree, Essex |
| Census | 1861 (age 59-60) | Landowner, High Street, Manningtree, Essex |
| Census | 1871 (age 69-70) | Retired corn merchant, Mistley, Essex (unmarried) |
| Death | 3 May 1874 (age 72-73) | Mistley, Essex |
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.