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Daniel May I, London silversmith

"Daniel May, bachelor of St Sepulchre, Holborn parish, married Ann Croxton at St Giles, Cripplegate in 1775. The christening of Sophia Anne the daughter of Daniel and Ann May of Barking Dog Walk was recorded at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1776. The christening of Daniel the son of Daniel and Ann May of Hoxton Town was recorded at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1782 and probably relates to Daniel May II (Grimwade p.593). Henrietta born 1787 the daughter of Daniel and Ann May was christened in 1815 at St Matthew, Bethnal Green. The record shows an address at Fink Street [Ed note: this is Turk Street, not Fink] and her father as a silversmith. Charles born 1787 the son of Daniel and Ann May was christened in 1817 at St Anne and St Agnes, Aldersgate, The record shows the address as Bethnal Green and his father as a silversmith. No death or burial record has been traced."




from Grimwade's "London Goldsmiths 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives from the Original Registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and Other Sources" p. 593 as transcribed here: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=28006
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Edit: I believe there's a mistake here. It says that Charles, son of Daniel & Ann born 1787 was christened 1817 but I belive that christening was of Charles Croxton May born 1817, son of the 1787 Charles.

Edit again: There is an adult baptism of Charles May in 1817, The note added says:
"I declare that previous to baptizing Charles May I saw in his family bible- Charles May born 5 December 1784 registered at ?? Lane fairly written and with no marks of interlineation. I believe the above record to be correct. Nov, 9, 1817 ?, curate,"

A tree on Ancestry says that Charles May born 1784 was the son of Daniel May & Ann Croxton. This tree has a photo of the hallmark of Daniel May and Charles Neale registered 1783

There some possible marriages:


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Charles May
Spouse: Anne Brown
Marriage: 23 Jul 1811 - St John, Hackney

Name: Charles May
Spouse: Ann Morgan
Marriage: 2 Jul 1813 - St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
Wintesses: Ann Morgan?, Charlotte Morgan and Henrietta ?

Banns for above marriage?

Name: Charles May
Spouse: Ann Mawzan
Marriage: 27 Jun 1813 - St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
Banns read 13, 20 27 Jun

This Daniel May was a silversmith and married to a Croxton. Could they be grandparents of Charles Croxton May?

Daniel May

in the London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921
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Name: Daniel May
Event Date: 27 Feb 1775
Parish: St Sepulchre
County: London
Spouse's Name: Ann Croxton
Event Type: Bond
Reference Number: DL/A/D/24/MS10091E/88

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
NameCharles May
GenderMale
Birth Date05 Dec 1784
Baptism Date09 Nov 1817
Baptism PlaceSaint Anne and Saint Agnes,London,London,England

Household Members

Charles May
Ann
Daniel May




London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name Charles May
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 9 Nov 1817
Father's Name Daniel May (Silversmith)
Mother's Name Ann May
Parish or Poor Law UnionSt Anne and St Agnes Aldersgate
BoroughCity of London
Register TypeParish Registers

Something is written at the bottom of the page regarding Charles and a family bible.

I have to pop out...so I don't have time to type it out at the moment.

Charles Croxton May

in the London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
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Name: Charles Croxton May
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Mar 1817
Father's name: Charles May
Mother's name: Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

Birthdate was 10 Jan. 1817

There are more, bear with me

Name:Sophia May
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:25 Jul 1819
Father's name:Charles May <<Silversmith
Mother's name:Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Name:John May
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:15 Feb 1818
Father's name:Charles May
Mother's name:Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Name:Charles Croxton May
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:9 Mar 1817
Father's name:Charles May
Mother's name:Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Name:Charlotte May
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:29 Nov 1815
Father's name:Charles May
Mother's name:Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Name:Ann May
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:7 Dec 1814
Father's name:Charles May
Mother's name:Ann May
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bethnal Green St Matthew
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Just re-read that: so vague I'm sorry. What can I do to go to trace back earlier than Charles May? How can I find out what other children he had? The birthdate and birth area in the title are a guess - but a pretty good one based on other family information.

I would like to establish the details of my direct ancestor, Charles May. He was a silverworker - especially in thimbles. One of his sons was Charles Croxton May (1817-1892) who carried on the business. They were descended from Huguenots but I haven't been able to trace back past Charles May.

I am in Australia, so going on site to chapels etc isn't an option unfortunately.