Charles May
1801 - 1860
- Born
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4 May 1801
Alton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
- Died
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10 August 1860
King's Road Clapham Park, South London, England, United Kingdom
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 01/06/1854
- Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 54
- Occupation
- Civil engineer
- Relationships
- Parents: Samuel May, draper, and Ann May, both members of the Society of Friends. Spouse: (m. 24 April 1824) Ann Simms (d. 12 December 1860), daughter of Ollive Sims. Children: Robert Charles (5 April 1829); Walter (1831)
- Catalogue
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Recipient of
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Letter, from [William Jackson] Hooker to [Charles] May, dated at Glasgow
Creator: William Jackson Hooker, Sir; William Jackson Hooker Reference number: HS/9/447 -
Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/12/315 -
Letter, from Sir William Pole to Cha[rle]s May, dated at 8 Great George St.
Creator: William Pole Reference number: HS/14/17 -
Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/291
Most frequently corresponded with
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John Frederick William Herschel
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