Charles May (buried 1922)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
May
First name: 
Charles
Other Christian names: 
Frederick Albert
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1070
Born: 
06/03/1898
Died: 
28/01/1922
Buried: 
01/02/1922
Occupation: 
Tailor, Journeyman

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
11
Cemetery plot: 
25
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None found - listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None

Life story

Life story

Charles Frederick Albert May was born in 1888 in Paddington to Charles Frederick May, Born Bermondsey, London and Edith Mary Chapman Born Paddington London. Fredericks parents are married on 13th December 1897 in All Saints, Notting Hill London. Charles was the eldest child and had a younger Brother and sister Sydney May born 1904, Lillian Edith born 1909 all three children are born in London. His father works as a journeyman tailor In 1911 the family were now settled living in Worthing at 18 Thorn Road, Worthing, and his father is now working as a Tailor. In 1921 the family is living at 11, Thorn Road, Charles, senior, runs his tailoring business from home, and Charles, junior, is an assistant tailor to his father.

Charles Frederick May, junior, dies, aged 23 in Worthing, on 28th January 1922. His family remain in Worthing and Father dies in Chichester in 1934 and mother dies in 1966 at the grand age of 93. Brother Sydney lives in Worthing with his wife and family and works as a chauffeur, he dies in 1980. Sister Lilian Edith marries in 1947 and works as a Drapers clerk, she dies in Worthing in 1991

Burial researcher: 
Gail Warner-Clarkson

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
06/03/1898

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
28/01/1922
Age (at time of death): 
23
Cause of death: 
Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Syncope
Address at time of death: 
11 Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

Living at 103 Tavistock Crescent. Charles is living in Kensington Father Charles 27 is a Journeyman Tailor. Mother Edith is 28 and Frederick is 3. This is a shared house and the head is also a Journeyman Tailor

1911 census: 

CENSUS - Living in Worthing at 18 Thorn Road Father Charles is now 37, and Occupation is Tailor. Maker, Mother Edith is 38, Charles is 13, Sydney is 7 and Edith is 1

1921 census: 

Living at 11, Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex. Charles Frederick May, 48yrs, Tailor, wife, Edith Mary, 48yrs, son, Charles Frederick, 23yrs, Assistant Tailor,                                                                      daughter, Lillian Edith, 12yrs, plus 4 visitors.