May Alfred

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Type of person Individual
Place of birth Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
Place of death Gawler
Significant places May Bros and Co
Tortola House Tod Street

Alfred was born in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall - his parents were Henry May (born in Perranzabuloe), and Mary Antoinette May.

Alfred married Mary Ann Bule. Alfred died 22nd September 1920 in Gawler.

They had 8 children:

Alfred F. May born 22nd November 1874 in Gawler South;

Horace E. May born 5th March 1876 in Gawler;

Bruce H. May born 20th August 1879 in Gawler and died 7th September 1901;

Stanley G. May born 30th October 1882 in Gawler and died 31st July 1917;

Arthur M. May born 5th May 1884 in Gawler and died 12th December 1884 in Gawler;

Alfred M. May born 15th August 1885 in Gawler;

Howard C. May born 20th October 1886 in Gawler and died 29th November 1886 in Gawler; and

Lawrence H. May born 20th July 1893 in Gawler.



Alfred's sister was Mary Ann May born 1854 in Perranzabuloe.


Alfred's brother William was born 1838 in Perranzabuloe and William married Elizabeth.


Alfred's brother Frederick was born in Perranzabuloe in 1840 and Frederick married Mary Ann Mitchell [who was born 1842 and died in Gawler 13th July 1896]. Frederick died in Gawler in 1897.

They had 4 children:

Frederick May born 11th November 1867 in Moonta;

Ernest G. May born 26th March 1875 in Gawler; [He married Elsie May Badcock and they had a son Bertie F. May on 18th October 1902.

Oswald H. May born 8th January 1879 in Gawler; and

Rupert A. May born 23rd June 1882 in Gawler;


Alfred's brother Joseph was born in Perranzabuloe in 1844.

Alfred's sister Janepher May was born 1845 in Perranzabuloe.

Alfred's brother Mathew was born in Perranzabuloe.


We thank Robert Haysom for providing his research into that family history.

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