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John Willis May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: London, England
parents: Richard May, Mary Ann

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: John Willis May
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 26 May 1790
baptism/christening place: ST JOHN ZACHARY,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
father's name: Richard May
mother's name: Mary Ann
indexing project (batch) number: C02246-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 374455

Sarah Susannah May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: London, England
parents: Richard May, Mary Anne

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Sarah Susannah May
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 22 Oct 1788
baptism/christening place: ST JOHN ZACHARY,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
father's name: Richard May
mother's name: Mary Anne
indexing project (batch) number: C02246-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 374455

Ann May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

residence: London, England
parents: Richard May, Mary Ann

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Ann May
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 22 Jul 1787
baptism/christening place: ST JOHN ZACHARY,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
father's name: Richard May
mother's name: Mary Ann
indexing project (batch) number: C02246-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 374455

Richard May
England Marriages, 1538–1973

marriage: 13 Aug 1786 —Saint John Zachary With Saint Anne And Saint Agnes, London, London, England
spouse: Mary Ann Gray

record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973
groom's name: Richard May
bride's name: Mary Ann Gray
marriage date: 13 Aug 1786
marriage place: Saint John Zachary With Saint Anne And Saint Agnes,London,London,England
indexing project (batch) number: M02246-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 374455

Hi Rosalind,

Above you said the family were poor but actually they were quite successful as the Mays and Bawtrees were members of the Goldsmiths Company. I am descended from the Bawtrees and my ancestors trace back from my mother to Henry Bawtree and Maria Ann Wood. Henry's father? was a William Bawtree who worked at the Bank of England as an engraver and designed 'the first banknote', Probably not completely true but he did design/engrave banknotes which could not be fraudulently reproduced and there are some examples on the internet.

Henry Bawtree died quite young and Maria Wood married again but for some reason her Bawtree children did not do quite so well, becoming fruitiers in London markets, rather than bankers like most of Henry's siblings.


I have a list of 25 Bawtrees belonging to the Goldsmith Co.,(and a couple joined the Carpenters? Co.,) and would suggest it would be worth you looking at such records for the Mays. There are lots of Richard Mays but these records may help you decide which is your line.

from Merryl.

Hi there,
Thank you all so much. That is wonderful. I am off the net just now except for this small laptop, which is difficult for me to see. I will add it to my tree as soon as I can. There are two other people with hot matches to the May and Bawtree families now, so we will all benefit. Very grateful. Ros. :-)

Rosalind,
For information before 1837, you can try here (which is what people replying to you have done):
https://www.familysearch.org/