James O'May (abt. 1846 - 1935)

Born about 1846 in Scotland

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (Watson) O'May — married 6 Mar 1874 in St. Mark's Church, Kangaroo Point, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1935 at about age 89 in Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

JAMES O'MAY (O'May-10)

PARENTS. Thomas & Isabella (??) O'May

BIRTH. Abt, 1846, Scotland

IMMIGRATION. 1856. On the INDIAN QUEEN.

(1856). IMMIGRATION. PORT OF HOBART TOWN. ARRIVED. January 22.—Indian Queen, ship, 1050 tons, Jobson, from Liverpool via Melbourne the 19th instant,, with general cargo and 60 bounty emigrants. Surgeon-superintendent : Dr Dunn. Agents: Kerr, Bogle, & Co.

TAS GOV ARCHIVES: ARRIVALS:

Name: O'May, James

Record Type: Arrivals

Age: 8

Arrival date: 22 Jan 1856

Departure port: Liverpool Ship:

Indian Queen

Remarks: With parents Thomas and Isabella and siblings Catherine, Thomas, Mirren, Isabella and Robert.

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1508942

Resource: CB7/12/1/6 p189

MARRIAGE. 6 Mar 1874, St. Mark's Church, Kangaroo Point, Tasmania, Australia

MARRIAGE. 6 Mar 1874, Margaret Elizabeth Watson, daughter of Thomas Watson & Mary Ann (Garlick) Watson

MARRIAGE NOTICE. O'MAY—WATSON.—On the 6th March, at St. Mark's Church, Kangaroo Point, by the Rev. R. Wilson. James, youngest son of the late Mr. Thomas O'May, to Margaret Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Watson, of Muddy Plains.

Children:

(1) Alice O'May, b. 27 Jan 1875, d. 25 May 1945

(2) Eveline/Evalyn O'May, b. 9 Dec 1876, d. 2 Mar 1922, m. 4 Sep 1912, Dudley Hobart Sargent, son of Richard Rothwell Sargent & Margaret Hannah (Mewburn) Sargent

(3) Ernest Watson O'May, b. 7 Feb 1879, d. 19 Dec 1942, m (1). 30 Sep 1903, Diana/Dinah Mary Bignell, daughter of George Bignell & Grace Thompson (Macmichael) Bignell], m (2). 1906, 10 Nov 1906, Irene Mary Thompson, daughter of John Denis Thompson & Mary Ann/Marian/Marion (Parmenter) Thompson, m (3). 8 Dec 1939, Mavis Priscilla Stewart, daughter of Charles John Stewart & Violet Elizabeth (Dove) Stewart

(4) Oswald Thomas O'May, b. 1 Mar 1885, d. 3 Oct 1947, m. 3 Jun 1914, Mary Elsie Nathalie Berry, daughter of Nathaniel Hotham Berry & Jane (Samuel) Berry, div. 1937

DEATH. 30 Nov 1935, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

DEATH NOTICE. O'MAY.—On November 30,1935, at his residence, Britannia Street, Bellerive, James (Master Mariner), the dearly beloved husband of Margaret E. O'May, aged 89 years.

BURIAL. St Matthews Anglican, Cemetery, Rokeby, Tasmania, Australia

In Loving Memory of

JAMES O’MAY

Passed Away 30TH NOV 1935. Aged 89 Years

Also MARGARET ELIZABETH

Wife of the Above

Passed Away 12TH OCT 1936. Aged 85 Years

Also

ALICE O’MAY

Daughter of the Above

Died 25TH MAY 1945

Aged 70 Years

OBITUARY. MR. JAMES O'MAY. PIONEER IN FERRY SERVICE. Mr. James O'May, a pioneer in the trans-Derwent ferry service and a Clarence district identity, died at his home at Bellerive on Saturday night. He was in his 89th year. The late Mr. O'May was a member of a family which came to Tasmania from Scotland in the Indian Queen in 1856, and started in business as O'May Bros, ferry proprietors, in 1865. For seven years they rowed ferry boats from Kangaroo Point (now Bellerive) to Hobart, and then they built the Enterprise, the first of the several ferry steamers with which the name of O'May has been associated in the trans-Derwent passenger service. When in 1912 the family sold its interest to the Rosny Estates and Ferry Company, Mr. James O'May was appointed manager of the ferry department. Upon his retirement in 1921, the employees of the company presented him with an address, and the residents of Clarence made a presentation in appreciation of his services with the ferry, and of his valuable work in the advancement of the municipality. Mr. O'May was a member of the Town Board, and a councillor in the district for 16 years, and at the time of his death was president of the Bellerive Regatta Association. He married a daughter of the late Thomas Watson, of Sandford. He is survived by Mrs. O'May, who is in her 84th year, and by a daughter, Alice, and two sons, Ernest and Oswald O'May. The funeral will take place at the Rokeby cemetery on Tuesday, leaving Bellerive at 2.45 p.m.

Death of Spouse: 12 Oct 1936, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

• (1856). IMMIGRATION. PORT OF HOBART TOWN. ARRIVED: The Tasmanian Daily News (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1855 - 1858) Wed 23 Jan 1856, Page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202385659

• TAS GOV ARCHIVES: ARRIVALS: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CB7-12-1-6$init=CB7-12-1-6p146j2k

• Marriage Notice: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Mon 23 Mar 1874, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8928897

• Death Notice: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Mon 2 Dec 1935, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30066362

• Burial: http://www.gravesoftas.com.au/municipalities/Clarence/St%20Matthews%20Anglican%20Church%20Rokeby/O'May%20Margaret%20Elizabeth.jpg

• Obituary: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Mon 2 Dec 1935, Page 9: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30066425