May Brown 1908 - 1977
1908 . May Brown was born 12/11/1908 Morpeth to parents William Brown & Margaret Gair . She had siblings Ada Brown 1906, Mona Brown 1918 , Gladys Brown 1922 & George Brown 1924,
1911C.May Brown , 3, is living in 3 rooms at 61 1/2 Victoria Crescent, Bedlington. Her parents married 5 years, 2 children, both still alive
| William | Brown | Head | Married | Male | Coal Miner Hewer | 29 | 1882 | Red Row Bedlington St Northumberland | |
| Margaret Jane | Brown | Wife | Married | Female | Domestic Household Duties | 26 | 1885 | Cambois Northumberland | |
| Ada | Brown | Daughter | - | Female | - | 6 | 1905 | Cambois Northumberland | |
| May | Brown | Daughter | - | Female | - | 3 | 1908 | Bedlington Northumberland |
labelling suspect on this. Ada 1906, May 1908, Mona 1918!
1926 . May Brown, only 17, married Edwin Critchlow, he 18, general dealer, on 17/5/1926, in Seaton Hirst Parish Church. Her address 111 Portia Street, his 4 Bungalow, North Seaton. Her father William Brown, miner. His James Critchlow, general dealer . Witnesses Frederick George Critchlow & Beatrice E Critchlow Buttle . .Morpeth Jun 1926
They had met at the fairground where he was working. May's parents warned her to stop seeing him or being banned from their house. And, once married, May never entered her parents' house again. Thier daughter, Audrey, the only one of their children who passed the 11+, was welcomed in her Brown grandparents' home
They had the followng children: Edwin Critchlow 9/4/1927, Audrey Critchlow 1929, Ronald Critchlow1931, Margaret R Critchlow 1934 all born Morpeth & Michael Critchlow NorthC Sep 1946 - still alive 2016
1939 Register. May Critchlow, b. 12/11/1908, is living 1-2 Woodhorn Road, Ashington
| Edwin | Critchlow | 07 Jul 1907 | Male | General Electric Labour | Married | 240 | 1 | ||
| May | Critchlow | 12 Nov 1908 | Female | Unpaid Domestic | Married | 240 | 2 | ||
| Edwin | Critchlow | 9 Apr 1927 | Male | At School | Single | 240 | 3 |
| Ronald | Critchlow | 29 Aug 1931 | Male | At School | Single | 240 | 5 |
plus 3 offically closed records- likely Audrey, Ronald & Margaret
1977. May Critchlow, b. 12/11/1908, died Northumberland Central Mar 1977- so aged ~ 69
Her husband died in 1986
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