Thomas MAY

Abt 1850 - 1892  (~ 42 years)

• Name	Thomas MAY
  Birth	Abt 1850	Hamble, Hampshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3F9A528CEF894C1F922FE79B577640B7A1F3
  Death	20 Jan 1892	Coast Guard Staion, Ringwould, Kent   [2]
  Burial	25 Jan 1892	Kingsdown, Kent   [3]
  Notes	1881 census: at Norton (Wall End Coast Guard Station), Selsey, Sussex) (both MAY), Thomas (head, 29, coast Guard, born Hamble, Hants) and Mary A (wife, 25, born Southampton, Hants). Also Charles MOREY (brother in law, 14, mariner, born Hamble, Hants). 1891 census: at No. 2 Battery, Worth, Kent (all MAY), Thomas (head, 40, coast Guard, born Hamble, Hants), Mary A (wife, 35, born Southampton, Hants), Elizabeth M (daughter, 9, scholar, born Selsey, Sussex), Alice L (daughter, 7, born Hamble, Hants) and Eva W (daughter, 7 months, born Worth, Kent). It appears that Thomas died on 20 January 1892 at the Coast Guard Staion, Ringwould, Kent. He was 40: the cause of death was influenza and pneumonia. His funeral was reported in a number of Kent newspapers - the following is from the Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury, Saturday, January 30, 1892 (at finfmypast.co.uk): "FUNERAL OF A COASTGUARD. - On Monday afternoon the funeral of the late Thomas May, a coastguardsman at Kingsdown Staion, who died after only a few days' illness, took place at the Kingsdown burial ground. The coffin, which was covered by the Union Jack, was borne to the grave on the shoulders of his comrades, a detachment of whom came from all the stations in the Deal division, extending from No. 2 Battery to Cornhill. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Canon Nisbet, in the absence, through sickness, of the Rev. E Badger, and a firing party of twelve coastguardsmen fired three volleys over the grave. The full band of the R.M. Depot was also in attendance."
  Person ID	I859	Thorpe le Soken, Essex
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Agnes MOREY,   b. Abt 1856, Southampton, Hampshire d. Jun 1936, Southampton, Hampshire (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1879	Southampton RD   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mary MAY,   b. 7 Jan 1882, Selsey, Sussex) d. Mar 1966, Southampton RD (Age 84 years)   2. Alice Louise MAY,   b. Dec 1883, Hamble, Hampshire d. Mar 1903, Southampton RD (Age ~ 19 years)   3. Florence Agnes MAY,   b. Jun 1889, Eastry RD d. Jun 1889, Eastry RD (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Eva Winifred MAY,   b. 23 Aug 1890, Worth, Kent d. Sep 1974, Southampton RD (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1850 - Hamble, Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Thomas May 1850 - 1892 Death certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] 1891 census. [S11] Death certificate (copy). [S92] Deal, Walmer, and Sandwich Mercury at findmypast.co.uk. [S3] BMD index, Q2 1879 Southampton 2c/18. (Reliability: 3).