Person:Elsie May (6)

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Name Elsie May
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1897 Plymouth, Devon, England
Census[2] 31 Mar 1901 Plymouth, Devon, England19 John Street
Census[3] 2 Apr 1911 East Stonehouse, Devon, England1 High Street

Elsie May was born in 1897 at Plymouth in Devon, daughter of Hannah May. She appears in the 1901 census living with her mother and grandparents at 19 John Street in Plymouth.

In 1903 Elsie's mother married Joseph Williams, who became Elsie's stepfather. The 1911 census finds Elsie living with her stepfather and his parents, and described as "Elsie Williams", taking his surname.

Elsie has yet to be traced after 1911.

References
  1. Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    b. Elsie MAY, December Quarter 1897, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 229

  2. England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG13; Piece 2103; Folio 11; Page 13, 31 Mar 1901.

    Address: 19 John Street (General dealer shop), Plymouth, Devon
    3 rooms occupied
    William May, head, married, male, 64 [1836/7], Beer retailer & grocer, own account, b. Bradnick [sic], Devon
    Ann May, wife, married, female, 65 [1835/6], b. Crewkerne, Somerset
    Anna May, daughter, single, female, 25 [1875/6], b. Plymouth, Devon
    Elsie May, daughter, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Plymouth, Devon

  3. England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
    Class RG14; Piece 13005; Schedule 70, 2 Apr 1911.

    Address: 1 High Street, Stonehouse, Devon
    7 rooms occupied
    Joseph Williams, head, male, 66 [1844/5], married, Publican, own account, working at home, b. Worcester, Worcestershire
    Mary Williams, wife, female, 71 [1839/40], married 40 years, 8 children born alive, 3 children still living, b. Stonehouse, Devon
    Joseph Williams, son, male, 37 [1873/4], married 14 years, 6 children born alive, 3 children still living, Skilled Labourer - Driller H.M. Dockyard, worker, b. Stonehouse, Devon
    Elsie Williams, daughter, female, 13 [1897/8], b. Plymouth, Devon
    Kathleen Mary Williams, daughter, female, 8 [1902/3], b. Stonehouse, Devon
    Beatrice Williams, daughter, female, 6 [1904/5], b. Stonehouse, Devon