May BLACKMORE

  General Notes:

Birth Jun 1884 Fulham 1a 252 Blackmore May
Born 24 May 1884 at 11 Iffley Road, Hammersmith, Middlesex
May, Girl, George Frederick Blackmore, Ellen Elizabeth Blackmore formerly Browne, Civil Engineer. Informant was G F Blackmore father of same address on 11 June 1884

1901 census
RG13/39 F25 P41
30 Rylett Crescent, Hammersmith, London (near Goldhawk Road)
Blackmore George F, Head, M, 44, Civil Engineer, Martlesham Suffolk
do Ellen E, Wife, M, 44, Ashwellthorpe Norfolk
do May, Daur, S, 16, , Hammersmith

1911 census
RG14/200 RG78/7 RD3 SD1 ED6 SN216
30 Rylett Crescent, Fulham, Hammersmith, London
George Frederick Blackmore, Head, 54, Married, Civil Engineer (Engineers Dept LCC), Martlesham Suffolk, married 29 years
Ellen Elizabeth Blackmore, Wife, 54, Married, , Ashwellthorpe Norfolk
May Blackmore, Daughter, 26, Single, , London
Ida Blackmore, Daughter, 24, Single, Secretary, London
- Ellen is stated as having 3 children born alive, 2 are alive and 1 has died

Went to a finishing school in Belgium

Thought that she didn't marry

Deaths Mar 1934 Kingston 2a 820 Blackmore May 48
She was found dead on 5 January 1934 at "Croyde", Foley Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey
May Blackmore, Female, 48 years, Of no occupation a spinster daughter of George Frederick Blackmore deceased a civil engineer. The certificate was issued following an inquest held on 6 January 1934.
Cause of death - Coal Gas poisoning, Suicide while temporarily of an unsound state of mind (agrees with information from the family).
Her actual age, though, was 49

Probate 1934
Blackmore May of Croyde Foley Road Claygate Surrey spinster died 5 January 1934 Probate London 8 November to Thomas Frank Kingston civil servant. By decree dated 18 October 1934. Effects £3656 8s 4d

Details of Probate and Will
In his Majesty's High Court of Justice, The Principal Probate Registry
May Blackmore of Croyde Foley Road Claygate in the County of Surrey spinster
Died there on the 5^th January 1934
Probate was granted to
Thomas Frank Kingston (in the will called Frank Kingston) of 29 Old Lodge Lane Purley in the said County of Surrey Civil Servant the sole executor named in the said will - The Honourable Sir Alexander Dingwall Bateson knight one of the Justices of the said High Court having on the 18^th day of October 1934 by his final decree in an action entitled Kingston against Knight (by his guardian) and another pronounced for the force and validity of the said will.
Gross value of estate £3656-4-10
Net value of personal estate £2818-18-5
Duty paid £86-12-1
Dated 8^th November 1934
Extracted by Grundy Izod & Co 11 Arundel ......

This is the last Will and Testament of me May Blackmore of Croyde Foley Rd Claygate in the County of Surrey made this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty - four.
I hereby revoke all wills made by me at any time theretofore. I appoint Frank Kingston 29 Old Lodge Lane Purley Surrey to be my Executor, and direct all my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and that my body be cremated.
I give and bequeath unto Miss Louie Knights 10 Beaconsfield Rd Ealing my residence and the furniture and contents therein except the items specifically bequeathed.
I bequeath to C Allan Reed, Konalt Leatherhead Surrey my fathers gold & silver watches (two). my gold wrist watch which was formally(sic) my sisters to Trevor G C Knight, my nephew, my jewellery between the two following at their discretion and agreement Mrs C A Reed as above & Miss Sylvie Thompson 73 Ewell Road Surbiton.
My industrial shares to Mr H W Thompson of 73 Ewell Rd Surbiton - to be sold War Loan and from sum realised I leave to my Executor in trust for my nephew Trevor Knight when he arrives at age of twenty-one years the sum of £500
Two hundred pounds to Mrs E Lawson of Ravenscar Foley Rd Claygate - £50. to Mrs E Pugsley West Hill Braunton and £100 to Frank Kingston as my Executor.
The residue if any to Miss Lucy Browne of 7 Pants Green Waltham Cross.

Signed by the said Testator in the presence of us present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses

signature of May Blackmore
signature of Agnes Sturgess
Chiswick Place
83 Ewell Road
Surbiton
Surrey

signature of Jessie Eleanor Hodgson
83 Ewell Rd
Surbiton
Surrey

Page 1 of the will contained the following in the margins
- signature of ????? Commisioner for Oaths
- signature of T F Kingston Executor
- Pronounced on the 18th day of October 1934 in an action entitled ? Kingston against Knights (by his guardian)

  Noted events in her life were:

• Probate: issued in London (by decree), 8 Nov 1934, London, England.