Hilda Ryan1 
#19051, b. 1917
Hilda Ryan|b. 1917|p763.htm#i19051|Harry Hutton Ryan|b. 1889|p755.htm#i18874|Elizabeth Lyall Ferrier Stewart|b. 16 Apr 1878|p18.htm#i427|John Ryan|b. a 1854|p572.htm#i14285|Ann Raynes|b. a 1861|p572.htm#i14286|William F. Stewart|b. 30 Jul 1848\nd. 1915|p2.htm#i50|Marion Strafford|b. 19 Sep 1858\nd. 1911|p2.htm#i49|
Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=8 Mar 2010
Hilda Ryan was born in 1917 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England.1 She was the daughter of Harry Hutton Ryan and Elizabeth Lyall Ferrier Stewart.1
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1917/Q2 Toxteth Park Volume 8b Page 288.
Robert H May
#19052
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Robert spent the last part of his life farming in county Wicklow, Ireland. Robert H May was born in England. He married Mary A Campbell. Robert and his brothers were seafaring men and during the last voyage his son Robert was born. He died in Ireland in the prime of his life as a result of injuries received from being thrown from a horse.
Children of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell
- John May
- Mary May
- Robert H May+ b. 11 Oct 1820, d. 27 Aug 1910
Mary A Campbell
#19053
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Mary A Campbell was born in Ireland but from Scottish descent. She married Robert H May. Mary married a British Officer and went to Australia with her husband and mother.
Children of Mary A Campbell and Robert H May
- John May
- Mary May
- Robert H May+ b. 11 Oct 1820, d. 27 Aug 1910
John May
#19054
John May||p763.htm#i19054|Robert H May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|||||||||||||
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
John May was the son of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell. John came to the United States. He was killed in the Mexican war which was between 1846 and 1848.
Mary May
#19055
Mary May||p763.htm#i19055|Robert H May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|||||||||||||
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Mary May was the daughter of Robert H May and Mary A Campbell. Mary married a British Officer and went to Australia with her husband and mother.
William Alcorn
#19056
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
William Alcorn was born in Pennsylvania, USA. William was of German lineage. He married Elizabeth Callehan.
Child of William Alcorn and Elizabeth Callehan
- Martha Alcorn+ b. 2 Oct 1829
Elizabeth Callehan
#19057, d. about 1894
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Elizabeth was of Irish lineage. Elizabeth Callehan was born in Pennsylvania, USA. She married William Alcorn. She died about 1894 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA.
Child of Elizabeth Callehan and William Alcorn
- Martha Alcorn+ b. 2 Oct 1829
William H May
#19058, b. 21 April 1850, d. 6 April 1930
William H May|b. 21 Apr 1850\nd. 6 Apr 1930|p763.htm#i19058|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=4 Jan 2008
William H May was born on 21 April 1850 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. He died on 6 April 1930 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, aged 79.1
Sources of Information
- [S214] E-mails between Thomas P. May and Jan Cooper from 4 January 2008.
Edward O May
#19059, b. 4 January 1852
Edward O May|b. 4 Jan 1852|p763.htm#i19059|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Edward O May was born on 4 January 1852 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. Edward lived in Glendive, Montana.
Elizabeth J May
#19060, b. 6 September 1853
Elizabeth J May|b. 6 Sep 1853|p763.htm#i19060|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Elizabeth J May was born on 6 September 1853 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married ... Bartholomew. Her husband ... died on before 1910. Elizabeth lived in West Union, Iowa.
... Bartholomew
#19061, d. before 1910
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
... Bartholomew married Elizabeth J May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. He died before 1910.
Mary A May
#19062, b. 12 September 1856
Mary A May|b. 12 Sep 1856|p763.htm#i19062|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Mary A May was born on 12 September 1856 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married John W Graham.
John W Graham
#19063
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
John J May
#19064, b. 18 August 1858
John J May|b. 18 Aug 1858|p763.htm#i19064|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
John J May was born on 18 August 1858 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. John lived in Smithfield township, Fayette County, Iowa.
Martha E May
#19065, b. 20 May 1861
Martha E May|b. 20 May 1861|p763.htm#i19065|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Martha E May was born on 20 May 1861 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married Ira Bennett. Martha and Ira lived in Elgin, Iowa.
Ira Bennett
#19066
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Ira Bennett married Martha E May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. Martha and Ira lived in Elgin, Iowa.
Sarah L May
#19067, b. 21 December 1863
Sarah L May|b. 21 Dec 1863|p763.htm#i19067|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Sarah L May was born on 21 December 1863 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. She was the daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. She married Clinton Ambrose Clinton came from Hastings, Nabraska.
Clinton Ambrose
#19068
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
Clinton Ambrose married Sarah L May, daughter of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn, Clinton came from Hastings, Nabraska.
David D May
#19069, b. 3 May 1866
David D May|b. 3 May 1866|p763.htm#i19069|Robert H May|b. 11 Oct 1820\nd. 27 Aug 1910|p286.htm#i7139|Martha Alcorn|b. 2 Oct 1829|p286.htm#i7140|Robert H. May||p763.htm#i19052|Mary A. Campbell||p763.htm#i19053|William Alcorn||p763.htm#i19056|Elizabeth Callehan|d. a 1894|p763.htm#i19057|
Last Edited=30 Sep 2007
David D May was born on 3 May 1866 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA. He was the son of Robert H May and Martha Alcorn. David was unmarried and rented the home farm and lived with his parents.
Sarah Jane Adlington1 
#19070, b. about 1859
Last Edited=11 Jan 2010
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
Sarah Jane Adlington was born about 1859 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1 She married John Eeles, son of John Eeles and Ann Greathead, in 1865 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1,2 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of John Eeles.3 Her husband John died on 1882 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.4
Children of Sarah Jane Adlington and John Eeles
- James Eeles1 b. 1865
- Ellen Eeles1 b. 1867
- Ann Eeles1 b. 1870
James Eeles1

#19071, b. 1865
James Eeles|b. 1865|p763.htm#i19071|John Eeles|b. 1844\nd. 1882|p550.htm#i13733|Sarah Jane Adlington|b. a 1859|p763.htm#i19070|John Eeles|b. a 1813|p156.htm#i3886|Ann Greathead|b. 1813\nd. 1861|p156.htm#i3884|||||||
Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Edward Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Nov 2007
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
James Eeles was born in 1865 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of John Eeles and Sarah Jane Adlington.1 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of John Eeles James was a scholar.3
Ann Eeles1

#19072, b. 1870
Ann Eeles|b. 1870|p763.htm#i19072|John Eeles|b. 1844\nd. 1882|p550.htm#i13733|Sarah Jane Adlington|b. a 1859|p763.htm#i19070|John Eeles|b. a 1813|p156.htm#i3886|Ann Greathead|b. 1813\nd. 1861|p156.htm#i3884|||||||
Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Relationship=6th great-granddaughter of Edward Greathead.
Last Edited=30 Nov 2007
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 1: My direct family - Edward Greathead
Ann Eeles was born in 1870 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of John Eeles and Sarah Jane Adlington.1 In the census of 2 April 1871 in 1 Bath Street, Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of John Eeles.3
Edith Taylor 
#19073, b. 12 July 1925, d. 15 August 1998
Last Edited=10 Jan 2012
- Appears on charts:
- Chart 26: William Greathead
Edith Taylor was born on 12 July 1925.1 She married George Cartwright Greathead, son of George Greathead and Annie Purcell, in July 1992 in Methodist Church, Spills Meadow, Upper Gornal, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.2,3 She died on 15 August 1998 in 7 Moden Close, Upper Gornal, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, aged 73.4,5 The will of Edith was proved on 16 October 1998 in Birmingham to George Green and Co and granted to Carole Skupien and Margaret Georgina Spencer.6
Sources of Information
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - July 1992 Dudley Volume 33 Page 613 Reg 792.
- [S40000] Www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - August 1998 Dudley District No 0651B Reg No B44F Ent No 44 Dor 898.
- [S40000] Www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk - ROB/44F/44.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.
Frances Sophia Shotter1
#19074, b. 19 November 1864, d. 1953
Last Edited=21 Dec 2009

Frances Sophia Emerson née Shotter
Children of Frances Sophia Shotter and George Emerson
- George Cuthbert Emerson+1 b. 20 Mar 1893, d. 1983
- Frances Muriel Emerson1 b. 1894
- John Cyril Emerson1 b. 1896
- Harold Theodore Emerson1 b. 1897, d. 10 Jul 1916
- Francis Frederick Emerson+1 b. 1899
- Philip Shotter Emerson1 b. 3 Dec 1900, d. 1980
- Nora Isabel Emerson2 b. 1903
- Margaret Kathleen Emerson2 b. 1905
Sources of Information
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S22833] Emails between Wendy Davies née Bailey and Jan Cooper from 26 May 2009.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1864/Q4 Wakefield Volume 9c Page 13.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1892/Q2 Aston Volume 6d Page 488.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 2710 Folio 11 Pages 14 and 15.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 17236 RG78 Piece 1059 Registration District 371 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 31 Schedule Number 116.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1953/Q4 Birmingham Volume 9c Page 227 age 88.
George Cuthbert Emerson1 
#19075, b. 20 March 1893, d. 1983
George Cuthbert Emerson|b. 20 Mar 1893\nd. 1983|p763.htm#i19075|George Emerson|b. 2 Nov 1863\nd. 1954|p720.htm#i17999|Frances Sophia Shotter|b. 19 Nov 1864\nd. 1953|p763.htm#i19074|Cuthbert Emerson|b. 1821\nd. 8 Feb 1888|p720.htm#i17988|Isabella Brown|b. 12 Jun 1825\nd. 1904|p718.htm#i17948|||||||
Relationship=2nd cousin 2 times removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=21 Dec 2009

George Cuthbert Emerson
Children of George Cuthbert Emerson and Mabel Goodall
- Dorothy Mabel Emerson+6 b. 17 Jun 1919
- Cuthbert John Philip Emerson+6 b. 6 Nov 1920, d. 24 Dec 2006
Sources of Information
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1893/Q2 West Bromwich Volume 6b Page 848.
- [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 2710 Folio 11 Pages 14 and 15.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 17236 RG78 Piece 1059 Registration District 371 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 31 Schedule Number 116.
- [S22833] Emails between Wendy Davies née Bailey and Jan Cooper from 26 May 2009.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1917/Q3 Aston Volume 6d Page 1133.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1983/Q1 Worcester Volume 29 Page 0854.
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