Ernest William MAY m. Maggie Dorothy TURNER - Tonbridge

[lizdb]

The death reg for the Ernest MAy dying in Kent in Dec 1980 (age 74) gives a d-o-b of 6th Aug 1906

That ties in with the 4 year old you found in 1911 with parents Philip and Chrissie.
Not proved (yet) if that is the same Philip as the one with wife Lucy in 1901
Where does the 1911 one give as his birthplace?

[lizdb]

Maybe ....
MArriage
Jul/Aug/Sep 1906
Sevenoaks 2a 1647

Philip May / Christina Elizabeth Ferris

Marriage cert would confirm if he had been married before

I cant see an obvious death for Lucy.

[leightorr25]

On the marriage certificate (dated 4 Aug 1930) it has Ernest's age as either 24 or 34 (Illegible). If he was 24, that would put his DOB around 1906, whereas if he was 34, it would be around 1896. I'm leaning towards 24 as both the record that Liz has and the one I found suggest a birth after 1900. Also, I cannot find any record for an Ernest William MAY born in 1896.

My record is:

Philip MAY Married M 23 1888 Iron Moulder-Blast Furnace Tonbridge Kent
Chrissie Elizabeth MAY Married 4 years F 22 1889 Folkstone Kent
Ernest William MAY Son M 4 1907 Sundridge Kent
Mildred Elizabeth MAY Dau F 3 1908 Tonbridge Kent
Gracie Beatrice MAY Dau F 2 1909 Tonbridge Kent
Philip MAY Son M 0 (2 months) 1911 Tonbridge Kent
Kate GILBERT Boarder Single F 22 1889 Machine Hand Tonbridge Kent

Reg Dist: Tonbridge
Address: 33 Priory Walk
County: Kent

[leightorr25]

Does his death notice state any birth place??

[leightorr25]

Also, this Philip May sounds very promising BUT it does state on the marriage certificate that his father's name was Peter and that he was a gardener....maybe the name is recorded incorrectly and he had retired by 1930?? At the age of 42, seems a bit young....

[rosie99]

The date of birth on the death registration index is all we can look at.  The place of birth MAY be on the registration but it would only be where the person registering the death thinks he was born.

The death reg for the Ernest MAy dying in Kent in Dec 1980 (age 74) gives a d-o-b of 6th Aug 1906

The birth registration
Births September qtr 1906   
May  Ernest William     Sevenoaks  2a 851

[lizdb]

So the Philip (with Lucy) in 1901 doesnt look as if he is the same as the Philip(with Chrissie) in 1911 as he is far too old.
If 23 in 1911, he could not have had a previous marriage before 1901.

BUT - thank you for reminding us, 'your' Ernest Wiilliam said his father was Peter, not Philip! So we may be on the wrong track with both of these Philips - though the 1911 one looks good with the "Chrissie" connection and the child Ernest May of the right age for 'your' one, as it fits perfectly with the info given at his death.

[leightorr25]

Thanks Liz. Sometimes I wish genealogy was more simple!! 

I really appreciate the effort and today has definitely brought me closer to finding some more answers about my Maternal ancestry! Thank you to you both, please let me know should you need any assistance from good old RSA archives - now THOSE are entertaining to work with....not half as good as the international literature!