Hughes tree » William May (1770-1842)

Personal data William May 

Source 1Sources 2, 3

Household of William May

He is married to Esther Bromilow.

They got married on February 3, 1793 at St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England, he was 22 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Esther Yates  1807-1889 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William May

James May
1720-????
Mary
± 1720-1790
thomas lawrenson
1715-????
ann
William May
1745-1809

William May
1770-1842

1793

Esther Bromilow
1772-> 1841

Esther Yates
1807-1889

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    Sources

    1. (Not public)
    2. Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: HO107; Piece: 517; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Prescot; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 27; Page: 17; Line: 11; GSU roll: 306904 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday August 2, 1770

    • The temperature on August 2, 1770 was about 17.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1770: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 19 » Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
      • May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
      • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
      • June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
      • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
      • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

    Day of marriage February 3, 1793

    • The temperature on February 3, 1793 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
      • May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
      • July 22 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
      • August 27 » French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
      • September 8 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
      • October 16 » War of the First Coalition: French victory at the Battle of Wattignies forces Austria to raise the siege of Maubeuge.
      • December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
    

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