George
William
May
Born in Gravenhurst, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Butler May
and Elizabeth (Tait) May
Husband of
Margaret (Brown) May
— married
4 Jun 1901 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Douglas Albert May, Agnes Elizabeth (May) Bennett, Ethel (May) Garrington, Margaret May, Stanley George May, Evelyn Jean (May) Callow, Dorothy Mary (May) Dressler and Shirley (May) McIntosh
Died
at age 57
in Lulu Island, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2015
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Biography
George was born in 1878. He was the son of Robert May and Elizabeth Tait. Their family lived in Burrard, British Columbia.
Census
- 1901 Canada Census:
- Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Robert May Head Male 55 United States
- Elizabeth May Wife Female 59 Scotland
- Cora May Daughter Female 25 Ontario
- William May Son Male 22 Ontario[1]
He married Margaret Brown in 1901.[2]
He passed away in 1936.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-KYZ : 16 December 2019), William May in household of Robert May, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ British Columbia Archives. Genealogy - General Search. Event Type:Marriage. Registration Number:1901-09-047538. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B11372. GSU Mfilm Number:1983529. Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1901-06-04. Event Place:VANCOUVER. Groom:GEORGE WILLIAM MAY. Bride:MARGARET BROWN. Marriage certificate. Accessed 02 Oct 2020. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
- ↑ British Columbia Archives. Genealogy - General Search. Event Type:Death. Registration Number:1936-09-514889. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13156. GSU Mfilm Number:1953020. Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1936-04-30. Event Place:LULU ISLAND. Age at Death:57. Person:GEORGE WILLIAM MAY. No image available online. Accessed 02 Oct 2020. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
Bob Tait
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
May-4200 and May-6900 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates and same parents
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Rejected matches › George May (1863-1929) › William John May (1879-1966) › William T Mayes (1879-1930)
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