John MAY

Abt 1810 - 1890  (~ 80 years)

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• Name	John MAY
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1810	Salcombe, Devon, England
  	From the 1851 census where shown as aged 40
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1828 to 1851
  	Tailor
  	At the time of his marriage and of the 1851 census
  Occupation	From 1842 to 1845	Salcombe, Devon, England
  	Publican
  	At the time his children John and Mary were baptised
  Occupation	1847	Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
  	Clerk at Salcombe District Church
  	Recorded at the time his daughter Margaret was baptised but quite likely for a much longer period. The Parish Clerk was the person who assisted in services, leading the singing (or saying) of the responses, psalms etc. He was also invovled in preparing the church for services, and contacting the priest where people wanted baptisms etc. if the priest was not present in the parish. Salcombe was not a parish, but part of Malborough Parish, which is presumably why John was described as Clerk at the District Church, rather than a Parish Clerk. It was usually a role for life, so John may have been the Clerk for over 40 years. Because leading the responses meant the clerk needed to be able to read at least, most could also write and to them was sometimes deputed the keeping of the registers. Even when they did not help with this they often signed as witnesses to marriages, especially when most people could not write. (I have not looked at Salcombe to see what John did; by the time he was clerk more would have been able to sign their name).
  Died	28 Dec 1890	Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England
  	GRO ref: May, John q4 1890 aged 82 Kingsbridge RD 5b 147 Actual date from data transcribed from MIs on South Hams website
  Buried	Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
  	From data transcribed from gravestone, shown as John May, aged 82 (grave C122)
  Origins
  Person ID	I27468	All
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2018

  
  

  Family	Mary BELLETT,   bap. 26 Apr 1807, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England ,   d. 5 Feb 1861, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1828	The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 Sep 2018)
  Children	11 children
  1. Betsey MAY,   bap. 18 Jul 1830, Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah MAY,   bap. 13 May 1832, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas MAY,   b. Abt 1834,   d. 21 Feb 1858  (Age ~ 24 years)   4. William MAY,   b. Abt 1836, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. 29 Dec 1854, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 18 years)   5. Henry Stephen MAY,   b. Abt 1838, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Theodoria MAY,   bap. 23 Jun 1839, Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Maria Cumming MAY,   b. Dec Q 1840, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary MAY,   b. Dec Q 1842, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. John Cumming MAY,   b. Mar Q 1845, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Margaret Howell MAY,   b. Abt 1847, Salcombe, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. George MAY,   b. Sep Q 1853, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England ,   d. 30 Mar 1857, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 4 years)
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F10621	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart