Person:John May (105)

John May was baptised on 23rd April 1809 at Templeton in Devon, son of Mary May, formerly Cockram, and her husband Robert May, a farmer. John was the seventh of the couple's ten children.

In 1832, aged about 23, John married Margaret Skinner at Tiverton. They had several children together and appear to have stayed at Tiverton. The 1841 census finds them living at Jurishayes Cottages there, with John working as an agricultural labourer. Margaret died in 1849. The 1851 census finds John and three of his children living at Withleigh Mill to the west of Tiverton.

John remarried in 1856 to a Mary Clapp from Witheridge. They married at Tiverton, before moving to Cruwys Morchard, where they lived at Eveleigh in both the 1861 and 1871 censuses.

John died in 1873, aged 63, and was buried at Cruwys Morchard. Mary outlived him by just over a year.

1. ↑ Church of England. Templeton Parish Registers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Centre).

   1809 / John Son of Robert & Mary May baptized April the 23rd

   This baptism has been linked to the adult John May of the censuses in light of his stated place of birth and approximate age, and the fact that in 1841 John and his wife Margaret were witnesses to the marriage of Sarah May, who was sister of the John baptised at Templeton in 1809.

2. ↑ 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 255; Book 7; Folio 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Jurishayes Cottages, Tiverton, Devon
   John May, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag Lab, born in county
   Margaret May, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Henry May, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Elizabeth May, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Emma May, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   William May, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ 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 1889; Folio 16; Page 25, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Withley Mill, Tiverton, Devon
   John May, head, widower, male, 43 [1807/8], Ag Lab, b. Templeton, Devon
   Henry May, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Ag Lab, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Emma May, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], b. Tiverton, Devon
   William May, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Tiverton, Devon

4. ↑ 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 1481; Folio 33; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Eveleigh, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   John May, head, married, male, 55 [1805/6], Ag Lab, b. Templeton, Devon
   Mary Mary, wife, married, female, 60 [1800/1], Ag Lab Wife, b. Witheridge, Devon

5. ↑ 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 2174; Folio 72; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Eveleigh, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
   John May, head, married, male, 62 [1808/9], Ag Lab, b. Templeton, Devon
   Mary May, wife, married, female, 70 [1800/1], b. Witheridge, Devon

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

   d. John MAY, March Quarter 1873, Tiverton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 328, aged 68 [1804/5]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Cruwys Morchard Parish Registers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Services).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Cruwys-Morchard in the County of Devon in the Year 1873
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   587	John May	Cruwys Morchard / Lugsland Cottage	March 22nd	68 [1804/5]	Geo. F. Prichard