Person:Louisa May (10)

Louisa Rimmer was born in 1887 in Plymouth, the daughter of a compositor printer named William May and his wife Louisa Kate Harry. Louisa grew up in Plymouth, where the family lived at Pear Tree Cottage, 21 John Street. Louisa was not baptised as a baby, but when she was fifteen years old.

In 1909, aged 22, Louisa married a sailor named William Rimmer. In the early part of their marriage William was clearly away from home - the 1911 census finds Louisa still living with her parents at 21 John Street. Louisa and William had two sons. After William left the Navy he became a market gardener specialising in tomatoes and moved the family to Southport in Lancashire.

Louisa died there in 1963, aged 76. William outlived her by nearly five years.

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

   b. Louisa MAY, March Quarter 1887, Plymouth Registration District, Vol. 5b, page 282 (exact date taken from a public member tree on Ancestry.co.uk)

2. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 12 General Register Office: 1891 Census Schedules, Class RG12; Piece 1726; Folio 14; Page 21, 5 Apr 1891, Primary quality.

   Address: 11 John Street, Plymouth, Devon
   3 rooms occupied
   William May, head, married, male, 30 [1860/1], Printers Compositor, employed, b. Devonport, Devon
   Louisa May, wife, married, female, 33 [1857/8], b. Dartmouth, Devon
   Winnifred May, daughter, single, female, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Louisa May, daughter, single, female, 4 [1886/7], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Alice May, daughter, single, female, 3 [1887/8], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Frank May, son, single, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Harry May, son, single, male, 1 [1889/90], b. Plymouth, Devon

3. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 13 General Register Office: 1901 Census Schedules, Class RG13; Piece 2103; Folio 11; Page 13, 31 Mar 1901, Primary quality.

   Address: Pear Tree Cott, 21 John St, Plymouth, Devon
   4 rooms occupied
   William May, head, married, male, 40 [1860/1], Letterpress Printer, worker, b. Devonport, Devon
   Louisa May, wife, married, female, 43 [1857/8], b. Dartmouth, Devon
   Winifred May, daughter, female, 15 [1885/6], General Servant (Domestic), worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   [page RG13/2103/11/14]
   Louisa May, daughter, female, 14 [1886/7], General Servant Domestic, Worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Frank May, son, male, 11 [1889/90], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Alice May, daughter, female, 13 [1887/8], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Harry May, son, male, 10 [1890/1], b. Plymouth, Devon
   William May, son, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Bertram May, son, male, 6 [1894/5], b. Plymouth, Devon

4. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Simon's Church, Plymouth. (Plymouth: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office), Primary quality.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of S. Simon's in the County of Devon in the Year One Thousand nine Hundred & two
   No. 42
   When Baptized: Sept. 30 - Adult
   Child's Christian Name: Louisa
   Parents' Names - Christian: William & Louisa Kate
   Parents' Names - Surname: May
   Abode: 21 John St.
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Compositor
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: F. Wiltshire

   Baptised at same time as sister Winifred Kate.

5. ↑ General Register Office. The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) RG 14 General Register Office: 1911 Census Schedules, RG14PN13001 RG78PN749 RD276 SD3 ED25 SN450, 2 Apr 1911, Primary quality.

   Address: 1 Pear Tree Cottages, 21 John Street, Plymouth, Devon
   Rooms occupied: Four
   William May, Head, male, 50 [1860/1], Married, Invalid, b. Devonport, Devon
   Louisa May, Wife, female, 53 [1857/8], Married 27 years, 8 children born alive to this marriage, 7 still living, b. Dartmouth, Devon
   Louisa Rimmer, Daughter, female, 24 [1886/7], Married 1 year, 0 children born alive to this marriage, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Alice May, Daughter, female, 23 [1887/8], Single, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Harry May, Son, male, 20 [1890/1], Single, Domestic R.N., Worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Bertram May, Son, male, 16 [1894/5], Single, Errand Boy (Printer's), Worker, b. Plymouth, Devon

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office), Primary quality.

   d. Louisa RIMMER, September Quarter 1963, Southport Registration District, Vol. 10f, page 493, aged 76 [1886/7]

7. ↑ England and Wales, United Kingdom. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Primary quality.

   1963
   RIMMER Louisa of 42 Hampton Road Southport Lancashire (wife of William Rimmer) died 23 August 1963 at Fleetwood Hospital Southport Administration Lancaster 26 September to Richard Rimmer aircraft inspector. Effects £379 9s. 3d.