George Henry May

1871 - 1958  (86 years)

• Name	George Henry May
  Birth	5 Jul 1871	Waddingham, , Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)George Henry Last nameMay Birth registration year1871 Registration quarter3 Mother's maiden nameMontgomery DistrictCaistor CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Page596 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Sep 1939	2 Queen Street, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England   [2]
  	Relationship      First name(s)      Last name(s)      Birth date      Sex      Marital status      Occupation      Schedule      Schedule sub number      Head      George H      May      05 Jul 1871      Male      Married      Retired Chimmey Sweep      88      1 Wife      Betsy      May      30 Jul 1870      Female      Married      Unpaid Domestic Duties      88      2 Daughter      Minnie      May      05 Dec 1895      Female      Single      Retail General Dealer Groceries      88      3
  		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6451_6451A_009 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6451_6451A_009
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	2 Queen Street, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England   [2]
  	Retired Chimmey Sweep
  	Relationship      First name(s)      Last name(s)      Birth date      Sex      Marital status      Occupation      Schedule      Schedule sub number      Head      George H      May      05 Jul 1871      Male      Married      Retired Chimmey Sweep      88      1 Wife      Betsy      May      30 Jul 1870      Female      Married      Unpaid Domestic Duties      88      2 Daughter      Minnie      May      05 Dec 1895      Female      Single      Retail General Dealer Groceries      88      3
  		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6451_6451A_009 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6451_6451A_009
  _UID	4CADA1738620428C99AEE3E0593EEB98A578
  Death	Jan-Mar 1958	Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England
  	First name(s)George H Last nameMay SexMale Birth year1873 Age85 Death quarter1 Death year1958 DistrictScunthorpe CountyLincolnshire Volume3B Page471 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast
  Person ID	I76099	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Betsy Colley,   b. 30 Jul 1870, Waddingham, , Lincolnshire, England d. Oct-Dec 1950, District Scunthorpe (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1892	Waddingham, , Lincolnshire, England   [3, 4]
  	First name(s)Betsy Last nameColley Marriage quarter4 Marriage year1892 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Betsy Colley married one of these people George May, Charles Henry Whittingham DistrictCaistor District number- CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number1403 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Betsy Last nameColley SexFemale Birth year1870 Age22 Marriage year1892 Marriage date26 Oct 1892 ResidenceWadingham Spouse's first name(s)George Spouse's last nameMay Spouse's age22 Spouse's residenceWadingham Father's first name(s)Frank Father's last nameColley Spouse's father's first name(s)Robinson Spouse's father's last nameMay PlaceWaddingham cum Snitterby CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland ArchiveLincolnshire Archives Page166 Event typeMarriages Record setLincolnshire Marriages And Banns CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom © Findmypast
  		M26857 - Marriage George May & Betsy Colley 26101892 M26857 - Marriage George May & Betsy Colley 26101892
  Children	1. Minnie May,   b. 5 Dec 1895, Hodsock Forest, Blyth, , Nottingham, England d. 31 Aug 1986 (Age 90 years)   2. Arthur Henry May,   b. 13 Oct 1901, 12 Cressey's Court, Brigg, , Lincolnshire, England d. 1 Sep 1985, 4 Lancaster Road, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F26857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Caistor - Volume 7a Page 596 (Reliability: 3). [S471] www.findmypast.co.uk, 1939 UK Register Transcription (29 September 1939), (1939 UK Register Transcription), TNA_R39_6451_6451A_009 (Reliability: 3). [S553] © Findmypast, Lincolnshire Marriages Transcription, (© Findmypast), gbprs_lincs_waddingham_par_1_8_0320 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Caistor - Volume 7a Page 1403 (Reliability: 3).