Birth: 20 January 1881 Southwold, Suffolk, UK
Father: Joseph Henry Chamberlain May 1854-1922
Mother: Sarah Ann Sage 1862-a1911
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: October-December 1907 Blything, Suffolk, UK
Wife: Kate Potter 1883-1964
Death: July 1934 11 Coastguard Road, Caister next Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
Burial: 6 July 1934 Grave 2 Section 42 Caister Cemetery, Caister, Norfolk, UK
Olive Maude Iris May [Fielder, Stubbs] 1909-1967
Jack William B May 1911-1978
Birth of William George L May in FreeBMD in January-March 1881 in Blything (4A 798).
In the 1881 census as William George May aged 2 months, born in Southwold, Suffolk, and living with his parents (Joseph and Sarah Ann) and sister (Mary Ann) at 6 Victoria Street, Southwold, Suffolk.
In the 1891 census as William G May aged 10, born in Southwold, Suffolk, a yard boy, and living with his parents (Joseph H and Sarah A), three brothers (Fredrick C, James and John R), and sister (Susannah) in two rooms in Victoria Street, Southwold, Suffolk.
Two entries in Ancestry UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928 for William George Linder May born on 20 January 1881, one in Southwold, Saffolk and the other in Southwold, Suffold, a fisher boy, height 5 ft 4.5 to 5ft 5in, light brown hair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion, scars over eyes, cross and half bracelet on forearm, enlisted Chatham, number 288878, first served 6 August 1896 to 8 November 1997 on Impregnable, 9 November 1997 to 20 January 1898 on Ganges, 21 January 1998 to 26 May 1998 on Australia, 27 May 1998 to 18 November 1900 on Renown promoted from B2Cl to Ord to AB, 19 November 1900 to 27 January 1901 on Pembroke, 28 January 1901 to 27 February 1901 on Sanspareil, 28 February 1901 to 22 January 1902 on Wedfire promoted to Ldg Sea, 23 January 1902 to 5 May 1902 on Pembroke I, 6 May 1902 to 20 November 1903 on Sutley, promoted to P02C and P01cl, 21 November 1903 to 4 December 1903 on Pembroke I, 5 December 1903 to 20 December 1904 on Pioneer promoted Lg Sea, 21 December 1904 to 31 May 1905 on Wildfire, 1 June 1905 to 4 March 1906 on Pembroke II, promoted PO2cl, 5 March 1906 to 2 April 1906 on Pembroke I, 3 April 1906 to 1 June 1908 on Illustrious, promoted POI, 28 June 1908 to 23 July 1909 on Pembroke I, 24 July 1909 to 14 March 2010 on Tyne, 15 March 2010 to 31 March 2010 on St George, 1 April 2010 to 9 February 2011 on Asteon?, 10 February 1911 to 4 June 1911 on Pembroke I, 5 June 1911 to 22 November 1911 on Commonwealth, 23 November 1911 to 26 June 1912 on Victory I, 27 January 2012 to 12 May 1914 on Scottish St Andrews, promoted Btn, 13 May 1914 to 31 July 1914 on Scottish Cove Bay, promoted PO, 1 August 1914 to 5 April 1915 on Bacchante, 6 April 1915 to 8 June 1915 on Pembroke II, 9 June 1915 to 12 February 1919 on Wildfire, 13 February 1919 to 31 December 1919 on President IV Bridge of Wen, Scottish Cove Bay, Hastings Rye Harbour promoted Ldg Btn, 1 January 1920 to 19 January 1921 on Pembroke Rye Har. Also had Coastguard service. He was paid gratuity for raising V42 Impreg Aug, and War gratuity.
Marriage of William George L May and Kate Potter in FreeBMD in October-December 1907 in Blything (4A 2207).
His daughter was registered in April-June 1909 in Bury St Edmunds.
In the 1911 census as William G L May aged 30, born in Southwold, Suffolk, Petty Officer 1st Class R N, and living with his wife (Kate), and daughter (Olive Maude Iris) in five rooms at 27 Springfield Rd, Gillingham, Kent.
His son was registered in October=December 1911 in Gillingham.
In the 1921 census as as William G L May born in Suffolk in 1881 and living with Kate May (wife?), Jack W B May (son?) and Olive M T May (daughter?) in Winchelsea St Thomas the Apostle, Rye, Sussex.
Death of William G L May in FreeBMD in July-September 1934 aged 53 in Yarmouth (4b 39).
Entry in Ancestry England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 for William George Linder May died at 11 Coastguard Road aged 53 and buried on 6 July (no year) in Caister next Yarmouth.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995 for William George Lindee (sic) May buried on 8 (sic)July 1934 in grave 2, section 42 at Caister Village Cemetery, Norfolk. "Page 230 Burials in the Parish of Caister in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1934 [...] William George Linder May No. 1840 [of] Caister [on] July 6th [aged] 53 yrs."
There are thirty seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William George Linder May.
William George Linder May was the father of Olive Maude Iris May, wife of Arthur Leslie Stubbs, Felicity's second cousin twice removed.
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