Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,710 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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William May

From Graces Guide

Engineer to the Woolwich (Old Barge House) Steam Ferry Ltd

This may refer to:

William May, born 1831 in Greenwich

1881 William May 50, civil and mechanical engineer, lived in Battersea with Maria May 48, Edward May 20, Harry May 11, George May 9, John May 6, Alexander May 3, Catherine May 18, Charlotte May 15, Elizabeth May 13[1]

Designed and patented landing brows which were used in construction of the company's landing stages on the Thames.

Died before the 1891 census when Maria was recorded as having been widowed[2]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1881 census
  2. 1891 census