Albert Edward May 1892-1959

 
Edmund Charles May
(1833-?)
Caroline Tucker
(1835-?)
John Reynolds
(1823-?)
Mary
(-)
Alfred May
(1860-?)
Eliza Reynolds
(1861-1898)
Albert Edward May
(1892-1959)


  • Born: 1892, Stone, Kent, England
     
  • Christened: 10 Aug 1892
     
  • Marriage: Bertha Florence Smith 17 Oct 1915, Greenhithe, Kent, England
     
  • Died: 1959, age 67. Bow Arrow Hospital, Dartford, Kent
     
  • Buried: 11 November 1959. Stone Cemetery, Dartford, Kent

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Wife / Children:
Bertha Florence Smith

  • daughter
  • Vera Lilian May
  • Harry George May
    (1920-2004)
  • Ronald W. May
  • Albert Edward May
    (1925-1994)
  • Eileen G. May
  • Doris E. May
    (1929-2002)
  • Marilyn May


Siblings:

At the time of his christening in 1892 he was living at Invicta Road, Dartford

The parish record shows his father Alfred was a Gas Stoker.


Holy Trinity Church, Dartford


 


In 1901, at age 8, Albert was living at 63 St. Albans Road, Dartford, Kent with his widower father Alfred May and his 13 year-old brother Harry.


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Albert married Bertha Florence Smith, daughter of
Albert Edward Smith and Caroline Hughes, on 17 Oct 1915 in Greenhithe, Kent. (Bertha Florence Smith was born in 1895.)

The marriage certificate shows Albert was 22 and Bertha 20.
They lived at 7 Lamb Cliff, Greenhithe, Kent.   Albert was an amunition worker.


St Marys Church, Greenhithe


Albert May died November 1959 at the Bow Arrow Hospital, Bow Arrow Lane, Dartford, Kent. At the time, the hospital had 117 beds, 107 of which were for tuberculosis patients and 10 for non-tuberculous cases. The hospital closed in 1983. The building has been demolished replaced by housing.

He was buried 11 November 1959 at the Stone Cemetery, St James Lane, Stone, Dartford, Kent (grave number J 1799). The service was performed by Ernest G Pratt.



 
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