Susan May

Biography

Susan May was born on September 3, 1838, in St. Kew, Cornwall, England.[1][3][4] She was baptized there on October 14, 1838.[2] Her parents were Anthony May and Rebecca May.[1][2][3][4][5]

Susan was recorded in the 1841 census with her parents and four siblings. The family was living at St Tudy village, where her father was a carrier.[3] The family was still living at St Tudy in 1851 but her father's occupation had changed to a regrater,[4] a middleman who travelled the country buying up farm produce for market.

Susan married her 1st cousin Anthony May on May 29, 1856, in Stoke Damerel, Devon.[6] Their fathers were brothers. Shortly after their marriage the couple immigrated to New Zealand on the 'Martaban' and settled at Waiuku.[7] Together they had the following children: Rebecca May;[7] Anthony May;[8] Mary May;[9] Susan Ann May;[10] Philippa Jane May;[7] Isabella May;[7] Mabel May;[7] Ernest Charles May;[11] Frederick John May;[7] William James May.[7]

Susan died on February 19, 1925, at her home, Cornwall Road, Waiuku, aged 86 years.[5][12][13] She was buried in the Waiuku Cemetery on February 22, 1925.[5][12][13]

Headstone Inscription

I.L.M. of Susan bel. wife of Anthony MAY who d. 10 Feb. 1925 a. 86 yrs. Gone but not forgotten. Also Anthony bel. husb. of the above who d. 7 July 1931 a. 99 yrs. At rest.[13]

Sources

1. Birth Certificate for Susan May, General Register Office, UK (www.gro.gov.uk), GRO Reference: Sep Quarter 1838, Volume 09, Page 37, Bodmin Registration District. Image attached to profile.
2. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6Q8Q-ZNC?cc=1769414&wc... : 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Baptisms, 1838-1891 > image 3 of 103; Cornwall Records Office, Truro. Image attached to profile.
3. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQB7-9KJ : 3 August 2016), Susan May in household of Anthony May, St Tudy, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Image attached to profile.
4. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKF-SW5 : 21 October 2017), Susan May in household of Anthony May, Saint Tudy, Cornwall, England; citing Saint Tudy, Cornwall, England, p. 24, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Image attached to profile.
5. Death printout for Susan May, died 19 Feb 1925, Waiuku; registration number 1925/327, Births, Deaths & Marriages, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). Image attached to profile.
6. "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KC9C-3QN : 4 August 2017), Anthony May and Susan May, 1856, Marriage; from "Church of England parish registers 1538-1911," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Devon, archive reference , images provided by FamilySearch International. Image attached to profile.
7. Anthony May's early days recalled, New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20758, 29 December 1930, Page 6; digital images, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19301229.2.21 : accessed 8 March 2018).
8. Obituary for Anthony May Jnr, Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 282, 26 November 1918, Page 6; digital images, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19181126.2.55 : accessed 8 March 2018).
9. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24J-KKYH : accessed 7 August 2017), Mary May, 1860; citing Birth, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz); registration number 1860/4021.
10. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24J-2V2X : accessed 10 August 2017), Susan Ann May, 1862; citing Birth, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz); registration number 1862/5882.
11. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24V-MBMS : accessed 10 August 2017), Ernest Charles May, 1871; citing Birth, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz); registration number 1871/17228.
12. Death notice for Susan May, New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18949, 21 February 1925, Page 1; digital images, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19250221.2.2.4 : accessed 8 March 2018).
13. "New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007," database, Ancestry.com; citing New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated, transcriptions of headstones; Waiuku Cemetery, Row 27