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Hi Reggie
The Mays were Londoners. I do not know from where the family originated or when they arrived in the city. As far as I can SEE original documents from the 1790s onwards, they were successful traders around Brooks Market in Holborn.
We think my g.g.g.grandfather possibly had a brother Richard and a sister Jane. And that their father as another William, married to a Ruth unknown.
I will put all the clues into my tree and await further developments. I have a headach now!!!!!! Given up for a while, until some more is digitalised.
Cheers Rosalind.

going on the info Mike found on your other posting - this could be a sister to William Snr.

Name: Jane Mackie May
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 01 Feb 1768
Christening Place: SAINT MARTIN IN THE FIELDS,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William May
Mother's Name: Ruth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00145-8
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 561143

Dear Ann,
Thank you very much for all the information, which corroborates well with my own long drawn efforts over the last year or so. There were lots of Williams in the family. One died in 1809 at St Andews, after the birth of the last child, but no age given. The 1862 death gives no age either.
Dolby was a butcher and had freedom of the City by reason of birth. Does that mean William was a butcher also?
A John May (date unknown) was a butcher at 2 Beauchamp street Brooks Market. He took action in a court of law about his wife's inheritance , after he had retired and moved away. Is he related? Cheers. Ros.

you have a duplicate posting Rosalind - best delete it or things are going to get confusing

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Name: William May
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1862
Event Place: Holborn, London, England
Age:
Birth Date:
Page: 316
Volume: 1
Registration Quarter: 2
Affiliate Line Number: 22

???????????? - the marriage

Name: William May
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Weeks
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 22 May 1790
Event Place: Saint Bride Fleet St ,London,London,England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02242-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 380157, 380158, 380159, 380160, 380161, 380162, 380163, 380164

John May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 2 March 1796 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

William Thomas May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 25 December 1792 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

Mary May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 18 June 1797 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

Elizabeth May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 12 June 1803 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

Richard May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 7 April 1805 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

Henry May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 28 June 1801 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabeth

William James May
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 26 July 1807 SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
father: William May
mother: Elizabet

Name: Dolby Thomas May
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1862
Event Place: Pancras, London, England
Age:
Birth Date:
Page: 68
Volume: 1
Registration Quarter: 1
Affiliate Line Number: 23

Name: Dolby Thomas May
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 21 Apr 1799
Christening Place: SAINT ANDREW,HOLBORN,LONDON,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William May
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P01051-6
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 374355

In what sense are you 'looking' for him?

Who did he marry? When and where?

How old was he when he died?

I am looking for william may living around brooks market in holborn above the bars during 1790 to 1809, when he died. His children were william thomas 1792, james, john, mary, dolby thomas1799, henry, elizabeth, richard 1805 and william james 1807.
I do not know where father william was born or his exact birth date, or siblings.
Dolby thomas was a butcher with the freedom of the city of london, by reasonof birth and so was his father. William senior was registered jn 1794. Please help .thanks rosalind.