May GRAY (1885-1974)

May Elizabeth GRAY, daughter of Charles James GRAY (1840?-1915) and Eliza Jane GREEN (1843?-1920?), was born on 18 September 1885 in Putney, Surrey.^1,2,3,4 She was baptised on 20 December 1885 in Putney. The ceremony was conducted by A. Gordon.² On 20 December 1885 she lived in Putney.² The address was: Tufnell Laundry, Sefton Street, Putney, Surrey. She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 in Putney, London aged 5.¹ The address was: Alfred Villa, Sefton Street, Putney, London. On 5 April 1891 she was a Scholar.¹ Between 1891 and 1893 she lived in Putney.^1,5 The address was: Alfred Villa, Sefton Street, Putney, London. She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 in Wandsworth, Surrey aged 15.⁶ The address was: 73 Summerstown, Wandsworth, Surrey. On 31 March 1901 she was a Laundry Worker.⁶ On 11 June 1910 she lived in Wandsworth, London.⁷ The address was: 73 Summerstown, Wandsworth, London. She married Leslie Arthur Hugh MOORE on 11 June 1910 in Summerstown, London when he was 24 and she was 24. The marriage was witnessed by Herbert Edgar Fine and Ethel Shepherd.⁷ The address was: St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon Road, Summerstown, London. She died on 24 March 1974 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada aged 88.⁸

 

Leslie Arthur Hugh MOORE⁷ and May Elizabeth GRAY had the following children:

 

	Daisy MOORE (1914- )
	Lesley May MOORE ( - )
	Monica Violet MOORE (1920-2010)

Sources

1	Census 1891 Putney, London (GRAY, Charles James) (RG12 Pc-452 Fo-176 Pg-32).
	The National Archives.

2	Baptism Register 1885 Putney, Surrey (GRAY, May Elizabeth).
	Wandsworth Register Office.

3	Family Tree (GRAY, Charles James).
	Hemmings Family Box.

4	GRO Index of Births 1885 Dec Wandsworth Vol 1d Pg 764

5	Electoral Register 1893 Putney, Wandsworth (GRAY, Charles James).
	Battersea Library.

6	Census 1901 Wandsworth, Surrey (GRAY, Charles James) (RG13 Pc-487 Fo-92 Pg-52; RG13 Pc-487 Fo-92 Pg-53).
	The National Archives.

7	Marriage Register 1910 Summerstown, London (MOORE, Leslie Arthur Hugh & GRAY, May Elizabeth).
	Wandsworth Register Office.

8	British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 (Ancestry UK)