May Fenton

May Fenton 

Born: 10 November 1884, East Retford 

Father: Benjamin Fenton (b. 1865)

Mother: Elizabeth Fenton (b. 1865)

Brothers: Ernest Fenton (b. 1890), Benjamin Fenton (b. 1894)

In 1891 – 

She is at Moorgate, Clarborough, East Retford. Her father is listed as ‘Manufacturers Clerk’. May, her mother and brother, Ernest, are unlisted. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 138 Moorgate Hill, Retford. Her father is listed as ‘Rubber Manufacturers Clerk’. May is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and brothers, Ernest and Benjamin, are unlisted. 

In 10/04 – 

PT at National School, East Retford. 

In 10/06 – 

Appointed to London Council. £88.

In 10/08 – 

Address is Felixstowe House, 242 Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 249 Ladbroke Grove, Kensington, London as a boarder. Emma Willis (b. 1852) is listed as ‘Boarding House Keeper’. There is a servant, Nellie Della (b. 1895). Maurice Tanner (b. 1893), a boarder, is listed as ‘India Civil Service Student’. May, Mary A Dickinson (b. 1858) and Frances Cooper (b. 1885) [LDTC 1906] are all boarders and listed as ‘Certified Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 62 Sellons Avenue, Harlesden as a boarder. The head of the household, George Henry Knowles (b. 1874), is listed as ‘Private Esq of Derby’. His wife, Aline Eugenie Knowles (b. 1863), daughter, Aline Mary Knowles (b. 1904), and a visitor, Eugenie Water (b. 1862), are unlisted. May is listed as ‘Certificated Teacher Trained’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 58 St. Marks’ Road, Henley-on-Thames. Michael J Webb (b. 1908) is listed as ‘Managing Clerk to Chartered Accountant’. Constance Webb (b. 1910) is unlisted. There is a closed record. May is listed as ‘Trained Certified Teacher’. 

d.         26 February 1968, Brent

FENTON, May of 259, The Ridgeway, North Harrow, Middlesex, died 26 February 1968. Probate London 9 July £8079.