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Godfrey Melland MAY (1857 - 1915)
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Godfrey Melland MAY (1857 - 1915)

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Frances Elizabeth Smith TAYLOR (1860 - )



























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Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
GODFREY MELLAND MAY
of Orchard Cottage, Brampton
Died Febryary 23rd 1915
in his 58th year

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
GODFREY MELLAND MAY
of Orchard Cottage, Brampton
Died Febryary 23rd 1915
in his 58th year

b. 1857 at Brampton, Derbyshire, England
m. 1881 Frances Elizabeth Smith TAYLOR (1860 - ) at Crich, Derbyshire, England
d. 1915 at Brampton, Derbyshire, England aged 58
Near Relatives of Godfrey Melland MAY (1857 - 1915)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Benjamin TAYLOR 1832 Heage, Derbyshire, England 1888 Barnston, Nott's, England 56
Mother in Law Mary Ann SMITH 1828 Crich, Derbyshire, England 1870 Crich, Derbyshire, England 42

Self Godfrey Melland MAY 1857 Brampton, Derbyshire, England 1915 Brampton, Derbyshire, England 58

Wife Frances Elizabeth Smith TAYLOR 1860 Crich, Derbyshire, England

Niece Beatrice RATCLIFFE 1886 Mellor, Lancashire, England 1956 Southport, Merseyside, England 70

Sister in Law Miriam Smith TAYLOR 1855 Crich, Derbyshire, England 1920 65
Sister in Law Melicent Smith TAYLOR 1858 Crich, Derbyshire, England 1894 Ambergate, Derbyshire, England 36
Brother in Law John L. TAYLOR 1876 Heage (Belper), Derbyshire, England
Sister in Law Louisa May TAYLOR 1878 Ambergate, Derbyshire, England 1941 63
Sister in Law Adeliza Gertrude Elizabeth Lee TAYLOR 1881 Belper, Derbyshire, England 1916 Chesterfield, Ashover, Derbyshire 35
Events in Godfrey Melland MAY (1857 - 1915)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1857 Godfrey Melland MAY was born Brampton, Derbyshire, England Headstone - died 1915 age 58
1881 24 Married Frances Elizabeth Smith TAYLOR (aged 21) Crich, Derbyshire, England Note 1 86
1911 54 Census 157 Old Road, Chesterfield Note 2
1915 58 Godfrey Melland MAY died Brampton, Derbyshire, England Burial info
1915 58 Burial St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Brampton, Note 3 90
Note 1: Frances Elizabeth Smith Taylor
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
Name Frances Elizabeth Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Marriage Date 28 Sep. 1881
Marriage Place Crich, Derbyshire, England
Father Benjamin Taylor - hotel keeper
Spouse Godfrey Melland May - b Brampton? - draughtsman
FHL Film Number 1751992
Reference ID item 12 p 107
Note 2: MAY
Godfrey Melland (53) - b Brampton, 1858 - manager of iron works
Frances Elizabeth Smith (50) - b Crich
TAYLOR
Adeliza Gertrude Elizabeth Lee (29) - b Ambergate, 1882 - visitor (niece)
Godfrey and Frances married 29 yeras - no children born
Note 3: Godfrey Melland May

Birth
unknown
Death
23 Feb 1915
Burial
St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Brampton, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Source References:
86. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Title: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Auth: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Frances Elizabeth Smith Taylor
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
Name Frances Elizabeth Smith Taylor
Gender Female
Marriage Date 28 Sep. 1881
Marriage Place Crich, Derbyshire, England
Father Benjamin Taylor
Spouse Godfrey Melland May
FHL Film Number 1751992
Reference ID item 12 p 107
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Godfrey Melland May

Birth
unknown
Death
23 Feb 1915
Burial
St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard
Brampton, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
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