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Facts and Events
Name |
Susannah Greenslade |
Gender |
Female |
Birth[2][3][4] |
Abt 1801 |
Shobrooke, Devon, England |
Marriage |
26 Oct 1829 |
Cullompton, Devon, EnglandSt Andrew to William May |
Census[1] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Cullompton, Devon, EnglandKnowle |
Census[2] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Halberton, Devon, EnglandHigher Ford |
Census[3] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Tiverton, Devon, EnglandEast Barton |
Census[4] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Cadeleigh, Devon, EnglandMill, Little Silver |
Death[5] |
23 Aug 1879 |
Tiverton, Devon, EnglandYearlstone |
Origins
Susannah Greenslade's origins have yet to be established. As an adult she consistently claimed to have been born in about 1801 at Shobrooke in Devon. It is quite possible therefore that she was the one baptised there on 8th February 1801. However, the evidence found to date is inconclusive - in particular there was a Susannah Greenslade who died in 1826 who is hard to identify - see further discussion on the page for the Susannah Greenslade baptised in 1801.
Adulthood
Susannah's first confirmed sighting is on 26th October 1829 at Cullompton in Devon to William May, a dairyman. After their marriage they initially moved back to her native Shobrooke, where their eldest son, Robert, was born and baptised. They then moved about ten miles east of Shobrooke to Bradninch, where they lived at a place called Downhead Farm. They had another three children born whilst living at Bradninch; Ann in 1832, William in 1835 and Elizabeth in 1838. Some time between 1838 and 1841 they moved to Knowle in the neighbouring parish of Cullompton, where they had a daughter named Emma in about 1841. William worked as a husbandman and dairyman. They appear to have regularly moved around the villages of mid Devon, and generally lived in isolated farms and hamlets rather than in the villages or towns. By 1851 they were living at Higher Ford in the parish of Halberton.
In 1859 Susannah's eldest son Robert was married in Plymouth, and her first known grandchild was born the following year. her daughter Ann and son William also married and started having children in the early 1860s. The 1861 census finds Susannah and William living at East Barton in the parish of Tiverton.
By 1871 Susannah and William were living at the Mill in the hamlet of Little Silver in the parish of Cadeleigh. On this occasion William was described as a farmer of 25 acres. Their daughter Emma in 1871 was working as a domestic servant in London. She died in London in 1872, aged about 30. Their daughter Elizabeth married in 1872 at Silverton.
Susannah died on 23rd August 1879 at Yearlstone in the parish of Tiverton, not far from East Barton where they had been living in 1861. She was in her late 70s or 80s. William survived her by just over ten years, and went to live first with their youngest surviving daughter Elizabeth and her family, and after her death in 1883 with he went to live with their son William, who lived in the same street in Plymouth as their son Robert.
References
- ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 225; Book 6; Folio 7; Page 9, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Knowle, Cullompton, Devon William May, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag lab, b. in county Susan May, female, 35 [1801-06], b. in county Ann May, female, 7 [1833/4], b. in county William May, male, 5 [1835/6], b. in county Elizabeth May, female, 3 [1837/8], b. in county
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class HO107; Piece 1888; Folio 545; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Higher Ford, Halberton, Devon William May, head, married, male, 40 [1810/1], Dairyman, b. Templeton, Devon Susanna May, wife, married, female, 50 [1800/1], b. Shobrook, Devon Elizabeth May, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], Scholar, b. Bradninch, Devon Amy May, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Cullompton, Devon
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 1480; Folio 85; Page 17, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: East Barton, Tiverton, Devon William May, head, married, male, 50 [1810/1], Dairyman, b. Templeton, Devon Susanah May, wife, married, female, 61 [1799/1800], b. Showbrook, Devon Emma May, daughter, unmarried, female, 20 [1840/1], b. Cullompton, Devon Elizabeth May, visitor, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], Dress maker, b. Bradninch, Devon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 2166; Folio 58; Page 13, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: Mill, Little Silver, Cadeleigh, Devon William May, head, married, male, 61 [1809/10], Farmer of 25 acres employing 1 man occasionally, b. Templeton, Devon Susan May, wife, married, female, 76 [1894/5], b. Shobrooke, Devon Mary Ridler, servant, widow, female, 50 [1820/1], General servant, b. Templeton, Devon
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
Registration District Tiverton | 1879 Death in the Sub-district of Tiverton in the County of Devon | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | 87 | Twenty third August 1879 Yearlstone Tiverton | Susan May | female | 86 years [1792/3] | Wife of William May Dairyman | Debility from Age Certified by John Reddness MRCS LSA | X The mark of William May Widower of deceased Yearlstone Tiverton | Twenty sixth August 1879 | Arthur Cruwys Sharland Registrar |
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