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Facts and Events
| Name |
Thomas May |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
21 Nov 1795 |
Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England |
| Christening[1] |
20 Dec 1795 |
Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England |
| Marriage |
2 Apr 1826 |
Thorverton, Devon, Englandto Mary Grear |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Tiverton, Devon, EnglandRowlands |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Cruwys Morchard, Devon, EnglandGroubear |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Tiverton, Devon, EnglandPalmers Village |
| Death[5] |
1868 |
Devon, England |
Thomas May was born on 21st November 1795 and baptised the following month at Cruwys Morchard in Devon, son of Mary May, formerly Cockram, and her husband Robert May, a farmer. Thomas was the second of the couple's ten children, but his elder brother died young, making Thomas effectively the eldest. When Thomas was still a small boy the family moved to the neighbouring parish of Templeton.
In 1826, aged 30, Thomas married Mary Grear at Thorverton. They had a number children together. The 1841 census finds the family living at Rowlands in Tiverton. Back in Templeton, Thomas's father died in 1842. The 1851 census finds Thomas, Mary and two children living back in Thomas's native Cruwys Morchard at Groubear. At this time Thomas was working as a dairyman. In 1857 Thomas's mother died. In 1861 Thomas, Mary and three children were living at Palmers Village to the west of Tiverton.
Thomas died in 1868, aged 72. Mary outlived him, and appears in the 1871 census living with one of their daughters.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Church of England. Cruwys Morchard Parish Registers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Services).
Baptisms 1795
Thomas Son of Robert and Mary May born 21st November and baptised 20th December
- ↑ 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 4; Folio 5; Page 4, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Rowlands, Tiverton, Devon
Tho[ma]s May, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Mary May, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
Anne May, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
Tho[ma]s May, male, 2 [1839/40], born in county
Edward May, male, 4 months [1841], born in county
- ↑ 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 417; Page 36, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Groobear No.2, Cruwys Morchard, Devon
Thomas May, head, married, male, 60 [1791/2], Dairyman, b. C. Morchard
Mary May, wife, married, female, 53 [1797/8], b. Bickleigh
Thomas May, son, male, 10 [1840/1], b. Tiverton
Mary May, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], b. Tiverton
- ↑ 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 67; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Palmers Village, Tiverton, Devon
Thomas May, head, married, male, 63 [1797/8], Ag Lab, b. Cruwys Morchard, Devon
Mary May, wife, married, female, 56 [1804/5], b. Thorverton, Devon
Ann May, daughter, unmarried, female, 28 [1832/3], Servant, b. Tiverton, Devon
Thomas May, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Ag Lab, b. Tiverton, Devon
Mary May, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], b. Tiverton, Devon
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Thomas MAY, March Quarter 1868, Tiverton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 305, aged 75 [1792/3]
Thomas appears to have died between 1861 and 1871 as Mary appears in the 1871 census described as a widow. This appears to be the only death of an adult Thomas May in the Tiverton district in that time.
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