Elizabeth Ann MAY

   Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth Mary MAY.

  General Notes:

Based on 1891 census, I believe that this is the correct birth entry - there was no registration for an Elizabeth Mary in St Thomas district in the relevent time period. On the 1911 census her name is given as Elizabeth Ann, so no idea why it was Mary on the marriage certificate
Births Jun 1879
May Elizabeth Ann St. Thomas 5b 45

Marriages Jun 1903 St.Thomas 5b 171
on 22 April 1903 at the Register Office, St Thomas
George Henry Best, 23, Bachelor, Sailor (Merchant Services), 30 Saxe Street Exmouth. Father George Henry Best, Tailor
Elizabeth Mary May, 22, Spinster, Domestic Servant, Imperial Hotel Exmouth. Father Edward Thomas May deceased, Sergeant (Army Service Corp)
-Presumably, Saxe Street was in Teignmouth - not Exmouth (see birth and census entries)

Death Dec 1967
Name: Elizabeth A Best Birth Date: abt 1879 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1967 Age at Death: 88 Registration district: Barnstaple Inferred County: Devon Volume: 7a Page: 280

1881 census
Dwelling:Back St
Census Place:Littleham, Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341516 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2138 Folio 97 Page 11
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Mary MAYW45 FPlymouth, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Charwoman
Harriett MAY 14 FPlymouth, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Scholar
Agnes MAY 12 FPlymouth, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Scholar
Edward MAY 11 MPlymouth, Devon, England (image shows 10 yrs old)
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Florence MAY 7 FExmouth, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Scholar
Richard MAY 5 MExmouth, Devon, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Elizabeth MAY 2 FExmouth, Devon, England
Rel:Daur

Elizabeth died in Clarence Hotel High St Barnstaple Devon, aged 86 of old age and buried at Littleham (no headstone)

1891 census
RG12/1675 F52 P11
Fore Street, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
Mary Ann May, Head, Wid, 5?, Charwoman, Cornwall Cawsand
Agnes Mary May, Daur, S, 21, General Servant - Domestic, Devon Devonport
Florence May, Daur, S, 17, General Servant - Domestic, Devon Devonport
Richard J May, Son, S, 16, Mason's Labourer, Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth A May, Daur, , 13, Scholar, Devon Exmouth

1901 census
RG13/2029 F55 P23
Margaret Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Mary Ann May, Head, Wid, 62, Washerwoman, Devon Exmouth
Agnes M May, Daur, S, 27, Laundress, Devon Exmouth
Florence May, Daur, S, 25, Laundress, Devon Exmouth
Elizabeth May, Daur, S, 22, Laundress, Devon Exmouth
Richard May, G.son, , 5, , Devon Exmouth
Louisa May, G.son(sic), , 3, , Devon Exmouth

1911 census
RG14PN12577 RG78PN722 RD270 SD1 ED6 SN442
Navy Cottages, Exmouth, Devon
George Henry Best, Head, 31, Married, Council Labourer (District Council), Teignmouth Devon
Elizabeth Ann Best, Wife, 32, Married 9 years, , Exmouth Devon
Thomas Frederick Best, Son, 7, , , Exmouth Devon
Edward Morris Best, Son, 4, , , Exmouth Devon
- against Elizabeth it states there have been 2 children born alive and both still living
- Elizabeth's mother is on the previous sheet

Photo stored with husband

Elizabeth married George Henry BEST, son of George Henry BEST and Eliza Jane PHILLIPS, on 22 Apr 1903 in Exmouth, Devon, England. (George Henry BEST was born on 21 Oct 1879 in West Teignmouth, Devon, England,¹ died circa Sep 1950 in Exmouth, Devon, England and was buried in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, England.)