See also
Husband:
Ephraim May (1891-1978)
Wife:
Ada May Field (1891-1973)
Children:
Marriage:
Q4 1914
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
blacksmith's striker, milling machine operator / machinist5 6
Birth:
23 Jul 1891
Baptism:
25 Mar 1894 (age 2)
St. John the Baptist Church, Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, England3
son of Henry May (platelayer) and Sarah of Campsea Ashe
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
5 Ash Corner Cottage, Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, England7
son living with his parents Henry and Sarah, brothers George, John, William, Harry and Charles, and sisters Ethel, Norah and Florence. Born in Campsey (sic) Ash
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
21 Newton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5
an unmarried boarder working as blacksmith's striker for a general engineers and living in six rooms with his future brother and sister-in-law James and Alice Field, and his future nephew Robert Field. Born in Campsea Ashe Suffolk
Military Service:
frm 3 Jul 1919 to 6 Jul 1920 (age 27-28)
British Army Royal Medical Corps9
Did Ephraim also serve again in 1936 as no:473129?
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 29 yrs 9 mns)
7 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
married son-in-law and and an out of work milling machinist for Ransomes Sims & Jefferies at Orwell Works and living in five rooms with his in-laws James and Eliza Field, his wife Ada, and his daughter Constance. Born in Campsea Ash Suffolk
Witness:
30 Jul 1938 (age 47)
Ephraim May witnessed the marriage of Clarence Edward Hall and Constance Florence May on Saturday on 30 July 1938 at St. Margaret's Church, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 48)
50 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
a married <unreadable> assistant agricultural implements (heavy worker) living with his wife Ada, son-in-law Clarence Hall, married daughter Constance Hall, and a closed record. Born on 23rd July 1891
Death:
Q1 1978 (age 86)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England4
St Nicholas 18 04 2017
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
sewing machinist12
Birth:
7 May 1891
Baptism:
25 Apr 1893 (age 1)
St. Nicholas's Church, St. Nicholas Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11
daughter of James Robert Field (labourer) and Eliza of 13 Portman Street, baptised with sister Edith and born on 7th May 1891
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10)
23 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13
daughter living with her parents James and Eliza, sisters Florence, Constance and Jessie, brothers Frank, Percy and George, and widowed great aunt Susan Cable. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Witness:
4 Jan 1909 (age 17)
Ada May Field witnessed the marriage of Sydney Edwin Wright and Florence Eliza Field on Monday on 4 January 1909 at Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
94 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12
unmarried daughter working as a sewing machinist for a corset maker and living in six rooms with her parents James and Eliza, brother Percy, sister Constance, her sister-in-law Sarah, and her nephew Ernest. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 2 mns)
7 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
married daughter doing home duties and living in five rooms with her parents James and Eliza, her husband Ephraim May, and her daughter Constance May. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 48)
50 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Ephraim, son-in-law Clarence Hall, married daughter Constance Hall, and a closed record. Born on 7th May 1891
Death:
Q1 1973 (age 81)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England14
1923 baptism Constance Florence May
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
30 Jul 1917
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 3 yrs 11 mns)
7 White Elm Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6
granddaughter living in five rooms with her grandparents James and Eliza Field, and her Ephraim and Ada. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Baptism:
11 Feb 1923 (age 5)
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Newton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16
daughter of Ephraim May (platelayer) and Ada of 26 Alan Road, born 30th July 1917
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 22)
50 Alan Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her parents Ephraim and Ada May, her husband Clarence, and a closed record. Born on 30th July 1917
Death:
13 Dec 1993 (age 76)
Probate:
16 Apr 1994
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18
of 47 Norfolk Road Ipswich died 13th December 1993, probate not exceeding £125,000 (~£227,000 in 2017)
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2353. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Plomesgate 1891 quarter:3 volume:4a page:901. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Campsea Ashe St. John the Baptist baptisms entry:124. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1978 quarter:1 volume:10 page:3020. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10830 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:11. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9426 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:351. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1788 folio:32 page:9 schedule:49. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6611D page:8 line:15 letter code:TVOS. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.
Ancestry UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). ref:11/M/117711, Z/Ramc/29132. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1891 quarter:2 volume:4a page:909. Cit. Date: 24 March 2026.
Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Nicholas baptisms entry:412. Cit. Date: 24 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10828 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:3 schedule:140. Cit. Date: 23 May 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1777 folio:94 page:26 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 24 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1973 quarter:1 volume:4b page:3122. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1917 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1461. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.
Ancestry Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich St. Bartholomew baptisms 1919-1924 page:21 entry:187. Cit. Date: 26 May 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1994 quarter:1 district:7471D register:D12B entry:139 date:0294. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich week:64 1994. Cit. Date: 25 May 2026.