Margaret May

Abt 1842 -

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Margaret May
  Born	Abt Mar 1842	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  Age: 19y
  Address: West View No 20, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  cotton cloth looker & piece maker
  Age: 19y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  Age: 29y
  Address: A Watch House, Shelley Road, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  housewife
  Age: 29y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  Age: 37y
  Address: Maynard Street No 18, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [6]
  Age: 54y
  Address: Maynard Street No 18, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I2408	Foster
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	William Heron May,   b. Abt 1817, Preston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1881, Preston, Lancashire, UK  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Grace Unknown,   b. Abt 1816, Preston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1902, Preston, Lancashire, UK  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	George Sharples,   b. Abt 1853, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Married	Abt Sep 1875	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [7]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Sharples,   b. Abt 1874, Preston, Lancashire, UK + 2. James Sharples,   b. Abt 1875, Preston, Lancashire, UK   3. John Sharples,   b. Abt 1878, Preston, Lancashire, UK   4. Herbert Sharples,   b. May 1880, Preston, Lancashire, UK   5. George Sharples,   b. Abt Jun 1882, Preston, Lancashire, UK   6. Maggie May Sharples,   b. Abt Jun 1885, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Mar 1842 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 19y,Address: West View No 20, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 7 Apr 1861 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Occupation - cotton cloth looker & piece maker,Age: 19y - 7 Apr 1861 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - Mary Ann Sharples - Abt 1874 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - James Sharples - Abt 1875 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Married - Abt Sep 1875 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - John Sharples - Abt 1878 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - Herbert Sharples - May 1880 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 29y,Address: A Watch House, Shelley Road, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 3 Apr 1881 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Occupation - housewife,Age: 29y - 3 Apr 1881 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - George Sharples - Abt Jun 1882 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Child - Maggie May Sharples - Abt Jun 1885 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 37y,Address: Maynard Street No 18, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 54y,Address: Maynard Street No 18, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 31 Mar 1901 - Preston, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Margaret seems to have been 10 years older than her husband - and to have lied consistently about her age!

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Census 1881 - 4-Apr-1881, RG11; Piece: 4232; Folio: 25; Page: 46. [S4] CRI, Mar 1842, Preston, vol 21, p6_1 (Reliability: 3). [S197] UK Census 1861 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG09-3139-51-28 (Head is William May), (RG09-3139-51-28), RG09-3139-51-28, 7 Apr 1861. [S644] UK Census 1881 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG11-4232-25-46 (Head is George Sharples.), (RG11-4232-25-46), RG11-4232-25-46, 3 Apr 1881. [S508] UK Census 1891 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG12-3434-48-31 (Head is George Sharples.), (RG12-3434-48-31), RG12-3434-48-31, 5 Apr 1891. [S352] UK Census 1901 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG13-3948-51-28 (Head is Geo Sharples.), (RG13-3948-51-28), RG13-3948-51-28, 31 Mar 1901. [S4] CRI, Sep 1875, Preston, vol 8e, p850 (Reliability: 2).