Person:Maud May (2)

Maude May was born on 10th December 1867 at Plymouth in Devon, daughter of Ann May, formerly Hutchings, and her husband William May, a publican and grocer. The family lived at 29 James Street, which was the Portland Inn. Maude appears there in the 1871 census living with her parents and siblings. Some time between 1871 and 1881 the family moved just around the corner to 10 John Street. Both Maude's widowed grandfathers came to live with the family at 10 John Street during her childhood; her maternal grandfather Edmund Hutchings appears in the 1881 census living with the family, whilst her paternal grandfather William May died at 10 John Street in 1890.

On 2nd November 1890, aged 22, Maude was married to a seaman named Edward Thomas John Turner. It was a double wedding with her sister Elizabeth, who married Edward's brother William in the same church on the same day. Maude and Edward's children were therefore 'double cousins' with Elizabeth and William's children.

The 1891 census finds Maude and Edward living at 12 Cecil Street in Plymouth, where they lived in one room. Shortly after the 1891 census they had a son, Edmund Hutchings Turner. He was named after Maude's maternal grandfather, who died later in 1891. They then had a daughter named Dorothy Maude in 1892, but sadly she died aged just one year old in 1893. Maude and Edward's next sighting is in 1898, by which time they had left England altogether and were living in Ireland. Edward was now working as a coastguard and he appears to have been based at several different coastguard stations along the south coast of Ireland. In 1898 they had a daughter Gladys May Turner born at Bunmahon in County Waterford. The 1901 census finds the family living at Downeen near Rosscarbery in County Cork. In 1903 they had a daughter Anne Louisa Kate Turner born at Castletownbere in County Cork.

Some time between 1903 and 1909 the family returned to England, were they had a daughter Lilian Maureen Turner born in 1909 at St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. The 1911 census finds the family living at the Coast Guard Station at St Just in Penwith. The 1911 census also tells us that they had had six children, but that two had died. The identity of the sixth child has yet to be established.

By 1919 the family was back in Plymouth. Maude's daughter Gladys was married in 1919 in Plymouth and Maude's first grandchild was born later that year. In 1921 Maude's son Edmund was married too, and another grandchild followed in 1924.

Edward died in Plymouth in 1928, aged 62. At the time of his death his address was given as 38 Quarry Park Road, Peverell, Plymouth. After his death Maude moved to 7 Segrave Road in the Milehouse area of Plymouth. Maude's eldest son Edmund died in 1932, aged 42. Her daughter Anne never married and stayed in the Plymouth area. Maude's daughter Gladys and her family moved to Weymouth in Dorset. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Maude was living with her daughters Anne and Lilian at 7 Segrave Road. In 1941 Maude went to stay with her daughter Gladys; quite likely to escape the blitz of Plymouth which was ongoing. Maude died whilst staying in Weymouth, on 17th June 1941. She was 73 years old.

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

   b. Maud MAY, December Quarter 1867, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 254, mother's maiden name Hutchings

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Holy Trinity Church. (Plymouth: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office).

   BAPTISMS Solemnized in Holy Trinity Parish Church, Plymouth, in the County of Devon, in the Year 1867
   When Born. Decr 10th 1867 No.1098
   When Baptized. Decr 29th 1867
   Child's Christian Name. Maud
   Parents' Name. Christian. William and Ann
   Parents' Name. Surname. May
   Abode. 29 James St
   Quality, Trade, or Profession. Inn Keeper
   By whom the Ceremony was performed. Francis Harris, Incumbent

3. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Charles Church. (Plymouth: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office).

   BAPTISMS SOLEMNIZED IN THE PARISH OF CHARLES, PLYMOUTH, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON, IN THE YEAR 1870
   When Born. December 10 1867 No.3120
   When Baptized. March 13 1870
   Child's Christian Name. Maud daug[hte]r of
   Parents' Name. Christian. William and Ann
   Parents' Name. Surname. May
   Abode. 29 James Street
   Quality, Trade, or Profession. Baker
   By whom the Ceremony was performed. S. Thelwall, Curate

   This second baptism was at the same time that her sister Elizabeth Mary was baptised.

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2116; Folio 56; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 29 James Street, Plymouth, Devon
   William May, head, married, male, 34 [1836/7], Beer House Keeper, b. Collumpton, Devon
   Ann May, wife, married, female, 35 [1835/6], b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   William May, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Stoke Damerel, Devon
   Frank May, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Maud May, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Elizabeth M. May, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Plymouth, Devon

5. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 2194; Folio 7; Page 19, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 10 John Street, Plymouth, Devon
   William May, head, married, male, 45 [1835/6], Publican & Hauler, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Ann May, wife, married, female, 45 [1835/6], Publican's Wife, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   William May, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Compositer Printer (unemployed), b. Devonport, Devon
   Frank May, son, male, 16 [1864/5], b. Plymouth, Devon, Imbecile
   Maud May, daughter, female, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Elizabeth M. May, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Annie May, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Hannah May, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Edmund Hutchings, father, widower, 70 [1810/1], Gardener, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

6. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1731; Folio 84; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 12 Cecil Street, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon
   1 room occupied
   Edward Turner, head, married, male, 25 [1865/6], Seaman (A.B.), employed, b. Woolwich
   Maude Turner, wife, married, female, 23 [1867/8], b. Plymouth, Devon

7. ↑ Census Office. Ireland Census 1901. (National Archives of Ireland).

   Townland: Downeen, Parish: Ross, County Cork
   Form A (about the family)
   Edward Turner, head, Church of Ireland, Read & Write, 35 [1865/6], male, Boatman Coast-Guard R.N., married, b. Kent, England
   Maude Turner, wife, Church of Ireland, Read & Write, 33 [1867/8], female, married, b. England
   Edmund Turner, son, Church of Ireland, Read & Write, 9 [1891/2], male, scholar, b. England
   Gladys Turner, daughter, Church of Ireland, 2 [1898/9], female, b. Co. Waterford
   Form B (about the house)
   Walls of brick, stone or concrete
   Roof of slate, iron or tiles
   4 rooms occupied
   5 windows in front of house

8. ↑ 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 14093; Schedule 78, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Coast Guard Station, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall
   5 rooms occupied
   Edward Turner, head, male, 45 [1865/6], married, Petty Officer Coastguard - Royal Navy, worker, b. Woolwich, Kent
   Maude Turner, wife, female, 43 [1867/8], married 20 years, 6 children born alive, 4 children still living, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Gladys Turner, daughter, female, 12 [1898/9], School, b. Bonmahon, Waterford, Ireland
   Daisy Turner, daughter, female, 7 [1903/4], School, b. Castletownbere, Cork, Ireland
   Lilian Turner, daughter, female, 1 [1909/10], b. St Just in Penwith, Cornwall

9. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Plymouth County Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Plymouth County Borough
   7 Segrave Road, Plymouth, Devon
   TURNER, Maude / female / 10 Dec 1867 / widow / unpaid domestic duties
   TURNER, Anne L.K. / female / 10 Jun 1903 / single / Chief clerk Haulage Contractor
   MORTON, L.M. / female / 23 Aug 1909 / married / unpaid domestic duties

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

    d. Maude TURNER, June Quarter 1941, Weymouth Registration District, Volume 5a, page 741, aged 73 [1867/8]

11. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1941
    TURNER Maude of 7 Segrave-road Milehouse Plymouth widow died 17 June 1941 at Belair Cross-road Rodwell Weymouth Dorsetshire Probate Llandudno 24 November to Gladys May Northcott (wife of Leonard Thomas Northcott).
    Effects £804 11s. 4d.