May Burnett
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May Burnett (1901 - ? )
~ 1901
15. MAY BURNETT was born on 4 April 1901 in Greenbottom, Kenwyn, Cornwall.
Father: unknown
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Burnett (No. 11)
From the copy of the birth certificate:
Registration District - Truro
1901 Birth in the Sub-district of Kenwyn in the County of Cornwall
No. 412
When and where born / Name / Sex / Name of father / Name of mother / Occupation of father / informant / When registered / Registrar
Fourth April 1901 Greenbottom Kenwyn RD / May / Girl / (-- blank --) / Elizabeth Ann Burnett / (-- blank --) / X The mark of Elizabeth Ann Burnett Mother Greenbottom Kenwyn / Fifteenth May 1901 / R M Crapp Deputy Registrar
The name of the father and his occupation was left blank in the birth certificate. May Burnett was born out of wedlock under mysterious circumstances.
May Burnett was raised by his grandparents, John Thomas and Mary Ellen Burnett since she was a very young child.
~ 1911
May Burnett, age 9, was living with her grandparents, John Thomas and Mary Ellen Burnett, at Greenbottom Scorrier, Cornwall (see above at the grandparents to see the census details).
Her grandfather was a carpenter & joiner.
Sources:
1. 1901 birth listed in index for May Burnett. England & Wales, Birth Index online at Ancestry.com. Date: Apr-May-Jun 1901; Registration District: Truro; County: Cornwall; Vol: 5c; Page: 131. Searched on June 15, 2012 Friday 6:07 PM.
2. 1901 copy of the birth certificate of May Burnett. From General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2JD United Kingdom. Received on August 15, 2012 Wednesday 9:45 AM.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Cornwall, Kenwyn, (District) 09, Image No. 146, Ancestry.com. No. of schedule 71 or 72, Household of John Thomas Burnett of Greenbottom. Searched on June 3, 2012 Sunday 5:11 PM.
First published July 15, 2012 Sunday 4:55 PM.
Last updated August 16, 2012 Thursday 5:29 PM.
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