Blencowe May E 1896

May Edith Blencowe [4544]
1896-1970
thomasblencow1857 Green Maria Hannah 1865
Father Nm: Thomas William Blencowe 1857 Mother Nm: Maria Hannah Green 1864.1

Marriage Dt:1921, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 to William Leith Peters, Age: 25, Event Date: 23 Aug 1921, Parish: Blackheath Hill Holy Trinity, Borough: Greenwich, Father Name: Thomas William Blencowe, Spouse Father Name: James Peters.

Kin comments: Sister Esther Maria was killed 21st September 1940 when killed in a bombing raid on Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey just one mile from home. Brothers that served;

BlencoweThomasWilliam2 Blencowe(noteAttached)
Brother Thomas William who later emigrated to Australia served with Royal Field Artillery until 1920. Brother Richard far-right served with the East Surrey Regiment and Labour Corps. Brother John (James smallest child) served with Royal Field Artillery in WW2.

Spouse Comments: William Leith Peters a Photographer by profession served in the RAF in France in the war and was honourably discharged in Dec 1918. It’s possible that May and William met while both serving in the RAF.

Children: Doreen Peters 1927.

Baptism 27 Sept 1896 Southwark Parish
1901 Census 23 Clarence St, Rotherhithe
  1. Blencoe Mary Wife F 1864 Greenwich 36
  2. Blencoe May Dau F 1897 Rotherhithe 4
  3. Blencoe Richard Son M 1895 Rotherhithe 6
  4. Blencoe Rose Dau F 1898 Rotherhithe 3
  5. Blencoe Thomas Head General Labourer Gasworks M 1857 Bicester 44
  6. Blencoe Thomas Son M 1894 Greenwich 7
  7. Blencoe John Son M 1900 Rotherhithe 1
1911 Census 11 Temeraise Street, Bermondsey
  1. Blencowe Esther Dau F 1907 Rotherhithe 4
  2. Blencowe Florence Dau F 1903 Rotherhithe 8
  3. Blencowe James Son M 1905 Rotherhithe 6
  4. Blencowe Mary Hannah Wife F 1864 Greenwich 47
  5. Blencowe May Dau F 1897 Rotherhithe 14
  6. Blencowe Richard Son M 1895 Rotherhithe 16
  7. Blencowe Rose Dau F 1898 Rotherhithe 13
  8. Blencowe Thomas Head Gas Works Worker M 1857 Bicester 54
  9. Blencowe Thomas Son M 1894 Greenwich 17
Women’s Royal Air Force
WW1

Blencowe May Edith, Clerk, Women’s Royal Air Force.

1918
  • 2nd May. May joined the Women’s Royal Air Force, She was a Clerk at No 2 Stores Regents Park Rd. NW1. Note May joined the WRAF shortly after it was formed 1 Apr 1918

    WRAF from WW1 Photo from RAF Museum
    WRAF from WW1 Photo from RAF Museum
1919
  • 3rd Oct. Demobilised.
Sources
  1. The family history collected by nephew Alan Blencowe of Perth Australia.
After the War

Married 1921 to William Peters had one child Doreen.

Trained at Teachers College and became a Biology Teacher in Edinburgh.1

Death 1970 Age 74

District Bromley, Kent, Volume 5A, Page 1147.

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Note: there are 5 records that exist for this woman that are not shown in the Gallery for copyright reasons.