Francis May
Francis May (1803-1885), of Bryant and May
1803 Born in Alton, Hants, son of Samuel and Ann May
1825 Married Jane Holmes[1]
1843 Formed a partnership with another Quaker, William Bryant, to establish a Provisions Merchants business in Tooley Street, London.
1851 Francis May 47 Visitor, son in law, to Sarah Holmes 76, widow, and William Holmes 46 Son, in Alton. Francis was a general merchant, employing 15 people at Tooley Street, London[2]
1861 Francis May 57, general merchant, lived in Reigate Foreign with Jane May 58, Sarah J May 32, William H May 21, Samuel T May 18[3]
1864 Left Bryant and May
1885 Died in Surrey[4]