Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
George William May, husband of Mabel, father of Arthur, arrived in Hong Kong in 1910/11 with the Royal Engineers. Before the end of the decade he had left to join the Waterworks Office within the Public Works Department (Ronald Taylor, The Arthur May Story, pp. 4-5). Like his wife he was involved with the Theosophical Movement, on one occasion giving a public lecture on 'Spiritualism and Theosophy'.
Comments
George William May 1878 -
1911 Census St Jagos Barracks Gibraltar First Company Royal Engineers
George William May 32 married second corporal engine driver born St Alphage Kent
Spouse Mabel Lilian Lowbridge Shackleton
Marriage 1906 Guisborough North Riding Yorkshire
Children Arthur F May b 1907 Redcar and Thelma May b 1910 Gibraltar
Passenger List May 1935 London to Hong Kong
George W May 58 civil servant
Mabel May 50