Lookup Please - John MAY family - near Edinburgh and in Ireland

[johnsmay13]

May family in Ireland and Edinburgh

In relation to North county Dublin. I used to live in Skerries a fishing village some 20 miles north of Dublin. There was a pub on the dock side that was called Joe May's and the owner was a Joe may and his family were fishing folk from that area.

I talked to him and he had a vague recollection of his ancesters coming from Scotland, where he did not know.

But knowing the name May when associated to fishing families is primarily associated with the East Coast of Scotland and in particular the Forth area, then it may well be that is where they came from.

I hope this helps.

[johnsmay13]

Hi

Re the Margaret May who married into the Coull family. Margaret was a relative of the May family in Preston Pans. Her grandfather, William May, was born on the 3rd September 1758 in Preston Pans. Therefore a distant relative of me.

I hope this helps

Rev Iain May

[marcie dean]

Hi John,

Welcome to Rootschat, I, too am related to Port Seton/Prestonpans fishermen. I have not came across the surname, May as yet, but many of my names, are Buchanan, Ritchie, etc. I have my own tree online on My Heritage tree builder. Once you have made 3 posts, we could PM each other, and we could change email addresses etc.

Tom Buchanan

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MARCIE

[*Orion]

Tom,
  Alexander Coul & Margaret May are my ggg-grandparents. I have Coull, Ritchie, Thomson & Bird ancestors in my family tree, all from Prestonpans. I would like to exchange information with you! Thank you!

Children of Alexander Coul/Coull and Margaret May:
3-1 Peter Coul (my gg-grandfather)
3-2 Margaret Coul
3-3 Roy (Robina) Coul
3-4 Alexander Coul
3-5 John Coul

John B. Calder
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[Hibee]

Hi, John B Calder

I'm related to the Prestonpans Birds.  Have a look on my website or via this link...

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=adamsmidlothian&recno=363

Hibee

[tidybooks]

Hi Orion (John B Calder),

I have got an online tree, will give you access, but you must make 3 posts, reply to this will be 2, and one other post will do it. I will then exchange emails and give access to my tree.

Tom

[*Orion]

Will do, Thanks!

[tidybooks]

quote author=*Orion link=topic=391338.msg4503585#msg4503585 date=1338701318]
Tom,
  Alexander Coul & Margaret May are my ggg-grandparents. I have Coull, Ritchie, Thomson & Bird ancestors in my family tree, all from Prestonpans. I would like to exchange information with you! Thank you!

Children of Alexander Coul/Coull and Margaret May:
3-1 Peter Coul (my gg-grandfather)
3-2 Margaret Coul
3-3 Roy (Robina) Coul
3-4 Alexander Coul
3-5 John Coul

John B. Calder
Cambridge, Ontario

I am also related to Ritchie's through my paternal Grandmother, Margaret Grandison Ritchie, her mother and father were both Ritchie's as well. So may have links there also.
I do not have details of 3-4 Alexander Coul and 3-5 John Coul, I have the first 3 births.

Tom Buchanan

[*Orion]

The next generation in my connection to the May family:

Children of Peter Coul/Coull and Agnes Ritchie:

4-1 Alexander Coul
4-2 John Coul
4-3 Roy Coul
4-4 Peter Coul (Coull, my great-grandfather)
4-5 Alexander Ritchie Coul
4-6 Margaret Coul
4-7 Elizabeth (Eliza) Ritchie Coul
4-8 Agnes Coul
4-9 George Ritchie Coul (Coull)
4-10 Robina Ritchie Coul
4-11 Andrew Cunningham Coul (Coull)