William May (1816-1903) Tasmania

May, William (1874) William May (1816-1903) Tasmania. University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia. (Unpublished)

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William May emigrated with his family to South Australia in 1839 and later visited Kelvedon where he met Mary Cotton who was to become his wife. In 1874 they moved to Tasmania and established an orchard at Sandford. He served on the Friends' School committee and edited "Australian Friend". William Lewis the eldest son studied shells and also painted Tasmanian wildflowers and another son Alfred created beautiful paintings of birds.

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Keywords:	Quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Tasmania, religious history, social history, Australia, Van Diemen's Land, VDL, William May, William Lewis May, Lewis(WL)May, Alfred May, Mary Cotton, Kelvedon, Forest Hill, Maydena, Sandford, Friends' School, Australian Friend, bird paintings, sea-shells, conchology, Tasmanian wildflowers, paintings, W. Clemes, E. Howie, F. Fryer, J.W. Dixon, Ruth Erskine, signature, autograph
ID Code:	1605
Deposited By:	eprints utas
Deposited On:	26 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	22 Dec 2011 10:13
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