James
Sebastopol
May
Born before in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James May
and Ann Cotterel (Cood) May
Brother of
Ann Cude (May) Ware, William Henry May, Alfred Frederick May, Albert May, Charles May, Francis May, Walter May, Emma May, Rosa May, Frances Elizabeth (May) Tottle and Albina Fanny May
Husband of
Elizabeth (Mogford) May
— married
before Dec 1878 in Wellington, Somerset, England
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2010
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Biography
James Sebastopol May's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1855 in the Wellington - Somerset and Devon district.(Mother's maiden name: Cude)[1]
James Sebastopol May, child of James May and Ann May, was baptised on 7 October 1855 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England.[2]
In the 1861 census James and Ann C May, their 4 children and James’ widowed mother are living in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James May | Head | Mar | M | 29 | Blacksmith | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England |
| Ann C May | Wife | M | F | 26 | Bathealton, Somerset, England | |
| Ann C May | Daughter | U | F | 7 | Scholar | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England |
| James S May | Son | U | M | 5 | scholar | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England |
| William H May | Son | M | 2 | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England | ||
| Alfred F May | Son | M | 5/12 | Ashbrittle, Somerset, England | ||
| Ann May | Mother | W | F | 63 | Septouman??, Devon, England |
In the 1871 census James and Ann Cattroll May and their 7 children, and James’ widowed mother were living in Greenham, Ashbrittle, Somerset, England.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James May | Head | Married | M | 39 | Blacksmith | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| Ann Cattroll May | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Blacksmiths Wife | Bathealton, Somerset, England |
| James Sebastopool May | Son | Um | M | 15 | Blacksmiths Son | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| William Henry May | Son | Unm | M | 12 | Scholar | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| Alfried Fred May | Son | Unm | M | 10 | Scholar | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| Albert May | Son | Unm | M | 8 | Scholar | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| Charles May | Son | Unm | M | 6 | Scholar | Ashbrittle Somerset England |
| Frances May | Son | Unm | M | 3 | Ashbrittle Somerset England | |
| Walter May | Son | Unm | M | 1 | Ashbrittle Somerset England | |
| Ann May | Mother | Widow | F | 73 | Labour | Giploman, Devon, England |
Research Notes
- England and Wales Marriage Registration Index
- Name James Sebastopol May
- Event Type Marriage
- Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
- Registration Year 1878
- Registration District Wellington (Somerset)
- County Somerset
- Event Place Wellington (Somerset), Somerset, England
- Volume 5C Page 523 Line Number 351
- James Sebastopol May married Elizabeth Mogford
- Citing this Record [5]
- Fact: Residence (1881) Washfield, Devon, England
- Fact: Residence (1891) Taunton St James, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Fact: Residence (1911) Taunton St James, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Fact: Residence Lower Greenham
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office", database
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 June 2023)
May, James Sebastopol (Mother's maiden name: Cude).
GRO Reference: 1855 Oct-Nov-Dec in Wellington - Somerset and Devon Volume 05C Page 345. - ↑
Baptism:
"Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914", database with images
Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\ashb/2/1/6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60857 #639852 (accessed 26 June 2023) - ↑
1861 Census:
"1861 England Census", database with images
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1609; Folio: 14; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542839; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 11
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #17919737 (accessed 24 June 2023) - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England Census", database with images
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2360; Folio: 17; Page: 2; GSU roll: 835099; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #14694371 (accessed 26 June 2023) - ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D5N-QDN : 13 December 2014), James Sebastopol May, 1878; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1878, quarter 4, vol. 5C, p. 523, Wellington (Somerset), Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 August 2021, 01:26), entry for James Sebastopol May (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8WG-FFW ); contributed by various users.
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[Living Begin]
May-75 and May-74 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates.
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Rejected matches › James Stephen May III › James S. May II › James Stephen May I (1856-1948) › › James Mays (abt.1856-) › James May (1856-1934)
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