MAY family of Middlesex

[mrbollinger]

According to #1, Charles should be a farmer.

Yes, I picked that up as well. Charles should be a farmer and Frederick is a Motor Car Cleaner. That's quite the change from a Cabinet Maker in 3 years.

[suemalings]

I agree but I have found occupations do change. I have a tree where one person was a baker on one census , then a Railway Guard on another. Frederick was a Motor Mechanic in 1939 still in the motor trade. I can't find a baptism for the son (on the 1939) - this is becoming very annoying that I can't find anything!!

[suemalings]

On the 1939 register Frederick W was born on the 17 July 1914. The marriage of Frederick and Alice took place on the 4 August 1914. The birth reg. of Frederick shows that his mother's maiden name was Kelly, so it is a son.

Going over the page on the 1939 register there is a Charles R May born 22 October 1919 - Butcher and a Sidney F born 14 July 1922 - Unemployed. There are also 4 closed records which suggests that there must have been at least 7 children.

No help in tracing Charles William though.

[Sandyhall]

On the 1939 register Frederick W was born on the 17 July 1914. The marriage of Frederick and Alice took place on the 4 August 1914. The birth reg. of Frederick shows that his mother's maiden name was Kelly, so it is a son.

Going over the page on the 1939 register there is a Charles R May born 22 October 1919 - Butcher and a Sidney F born 14 July 1922 - Unemployed. There are also 4 closed records which suggests that there must have been at least 7 children.

No help in tracing Charles William though.

See post no 9

[Sandyhall]

May - Kelly Births in Edmonton, Middlesex

Freerick H 17 July 1914 Hackney on 1939 Census

Violet A Jan 1917 Edmonton

Charles R dec 1919 Edmonton on 1939 Census

Sidney F Sept 1922 Edmontom on 1939 Census

Irene D Sept 1924 Edmonton died March 1925

Maisie sept 1926 Edmonton

Leslie J Sept 1928 Edmonton

Trevor G Dec 1928 Edmonton

Norman A june 1931 Edmonton

Irean D Sept 1932 Edmonton

Olive J March 1935 Edmonton

There is only the 1 marriage for May to Kelly in Middlesex area and time fram

[suemalings]

How old was Alice on the marriage certificate?

If she was born in 1884 (as the 1939 register states) she would have been 38 when Sidney was born. There were 3 more children after Sidney possibly Irene, Maisie and Leslie but Alice would be 44 at Leslie's birth.

[Sandyhall]

Trevor G Dec 1928 Edmonton

Birth should be 1929 not 1928 my mistake

I have followed all through marriages etc.

[suemalings]

I have found entries on the Electoral Rolls:

All for 14 Glenalmond Avenue
1946 - Frederick H, Frederick W, Charles R, Alice M
1947 & 1949 - as above but also with Sidney
1955 Alice M, Charles R, Frederick H, Norman A, Trevor G

All this really tells us us that Alice and Frederick were still alive in 1955 and that two of the children were Norman and Trevor.

[suemalings]

Just found a death registration for Alice M May - Harrow 1962 age 68. That makes her birth 1894, perhaps that dob is a little more realistic when you look at the birth dates of the children.

[Dundee10]

How old was Alice on the marriage certificate?

If she was born in 1884 (as the 1939 register states)....

Frederick's wife Alice was born 4 Aug 1894.