May
Libby
Born in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Walter Etheridge Libby
and Eliza Ann Whatty
Sister of
Ella Libby
Wife of
George Stephen Archer
— married
7 Mar 1917 in Plaistow
Descendants 
Died
at age 84
in Chester
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2018
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May Libby was born in England.
Contents |
Biography
May Libby was born on November 15, 1893 in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Her parents were Walter Etheridge Libby (1869 - 1951) and Eliza Ann Whatty (1870 - 1929).
Her sister was Ella Libby (1895 - ~1963).
In 1901 (aged ~7), She was living in West Ham with her father, Walter (36); her sister, Ella (5); and Eliza A Libby (31),
In 1911 (aged ~17), She was living in West Ham with her father, Walter E (47); her sister, Ella (15); and Eliza A Libby (41),
May married George Stephen Archer (1893 - 1970) on March 7, 1917 in Plaistow.
Their children were...
- Unknown Archer (>1920s - >1920s)
- John Libby Archer (1920 - 2007)
- Rex David Archer (1930 - 2020)
- Roy G. Archer (1920s - 2010s).
May died on August 14, 1978 in Chester aged 84.
Records and Facts
Birth
| Event Type: | Birth Registration |
| Name: | May Libby |
| Event Date: | 1893 |
| Event Place: | West Ham, Essex, England |
| Registration District: | West Ham |
| Page: | 87 |
| Volume: | 4A |
| Affiliate Line Number: | 277 |
| Registration Quarter: | Oct-Nov-Dec |
| Registration Year: | 1893 |
Census - 1901
| Event Type: | Census |
| Event Place Note: | Sutton Court Road |
| Name: | Walter Libby |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 36 |
| Event Date: | 31 Mar 1901 |
| Event Place: | West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Event Place -Original-: | West Ham, Essex, England |
| Sub-District: | Plaistow |
| Registration District: | West Ham |
| Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1865 |
| Birthplace: | Meragissy, Cornwall |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Occupation: | BLACKSMITH |
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Head |
| Page Number: | 22 |
| Piece/Folio: | 64 |
| Schedule Type: | 144 |
| Household Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Libby | Father | M | 36 | Meragissy, Cornwall |
| Eliza A Libby | Mother | F | 31 | Meragissy, Cornwall |
| Ella Libby | Sister | F | 5 | Plaistow, Essex |
Census - 1911
| Event Type: | Census |
| Name: | Walter E Libby |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 47 |
| Event Date: | 1911 |
| Event Place: | Plaistow St Mary, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Event Place -Original-: | West Ham, Plaistow E, Essex, England |
| Sub-District: | Plaistow |
| Sub-District Number: | 3 |
| Enumeration District: | 36 |
| Registration District: | West Ham |
| District Number: | 188 |
| Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1864 |
| Birthplace: | Mevagissey, Cornwall |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Occupation: | BLACKSMITH |
| Number in Family: | 4 |
| Industry: | CHEMICAL MAN |
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Head |
| Document Type: | 3 |
| Page Number: | 1 |
| Source Page Type: | 6 |
| Piece/Folio: | 407 |
| Registration Number: | RG14 |
| Schedule Type: | 204 |
| Household Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter E Libby | Father | M | 47 | Mevagissey, Cornwall |
| Eliza A Libby | Mother | F | 41 | Mevagissey, Cornwall |
| Ella Libby | Sister | F | 15 | Plaistow, Essex |
Marriage
| Event Type: | Marriage |
| Registration District: | West Ham |
| Name: | George S Archer |
| Marriage Date: | 1917 |
| Marriage Place: | West Ham, Essex, England |
| Page: | 575 |
| Volume: | 4A |
| Affiliate Line Number: | 119 |
| Registration Quarter: | Jan-Feb-Mar |
| Registration Year: | 1917 |
| Spouse Name -available after 1911-: | Libby |
| Possible Spouse: | Mary Libby |
| Household Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George S Archer | Spouse | |||
Sources
- ↑ * Family Search: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F9C-7RB : 1 October 2014), May Libby, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Ham, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ * Family Search: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9N4-NNK : 20 May 2019), May Libby in household of Walter Libby, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Plaistow subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch
- ↑ * Family Search: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWFM-2QS : 22 June 2019), May Libby in household of Walter E Libby, Plaistow St Mary, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch
- ↑ * Family Search: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26N8-GQD : 13 December 2014), George S Archer and null, 1917; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1917, quarter 1, vol. 4A, p. 575, West Ham, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree Profile Libby-1722 Added By Merryl Hunkin; 22 July 2018
- Family records
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Ruth (Archer) Rouxel
Libby-1734 and Libby-1722 appear to represent the same person because: May Libby, daughter of Walter Ethridge Libby and Eliza Ann Whatty was my grandmother
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