May Cawdery was the eldest daughter of Francis Arthur Cawdery and May Hall. She was born at 23 West Brownbill Street in Salford, and lived there all her life. Her mother had moved into the house sometime before 1891, and her extended family continued to reside there until just before the property was demolished during the urban renewal of the 1960s. May died in the house on the 30th of December, 1955 of cancer. She was 57.
May was born on the 18th of May 1898, and christened at the local parish church, Stowell Memorial, on the 1st of June in the same year.
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| May Cawdery birth certificate (copy) |
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| click on images to enlarge |
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| 1912 |
The document above shows that on the day before her 14th birthday, her schooling had come to an end, and she was preparing to enter the world of work. During the First World War, May worked at British Westinghouse in Trafford Park in support of the war effort.
On the 30th of July, 1921, May married John Taylor at St. Cyprian's Church (1899-1963), Salford.
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| John & May |
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| Marriage certificate (copy) of May Cawdery and John Taylor [1] |
The church was very close to where John's family lived at 13 Troy Street (Ordsall).
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| Troy St and St Cyprian (yellow cross) on Taylorson St. in Ordsall, Salford |
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| St. Cyprian (taken 1955) photo credit: Ken Williamson |
May and John had three children
- John (7 March 1926- 13 Feb. 1985)
- Frank Charles (04 Feb 1931-Dec. 1984)
- May (living)
May Cawdery Taylor was cremated. Her remains were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance, Peel Green Cemetery.
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| Death certificate (copy) of May Cawdery Taylor |
Notes
[1] The transcription (shown below) from the OnLine Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire website contains a transcription error. John was a tram driver for the Corporation, not a train driver.
Marriages at St Cyprian
in the District of Ordsall, Salford
Marriage: 30 Jul 1921 St Cyprian, Ordsall, Lancs.
John Taylor - 25, Train Driver, Bachelor, 13 Troy Street
May Cawdery - 23, House Duties, Spinster, 23 West Brownbill Street
Groom's Father: Charles Taylor, Clerk
Bride's Father: Francis Arthur Cawdery, Joiner
Witness: Walter Nicholls; Hannah Armstrong
Married by Banns by: Joseph Phoenix, Officiating Minister
Register: Marriages 1915 - 1929, Page 120, Entry 239
Source: Manchester Central Library
See also Salford Street Party 1937
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