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May PyeAge: 891902–1991

Name
May Pye
Given names
May
Surname
Pye
Married Name
May Ireland
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Birth 8 January 1902 33 36
 Southport, Lancashire, England

Address:
Plough Hotel, Crossens, Southport
May Pye birth certificate
May Pye birth certificate

Birth of a sister 12 September 1903 (Age 20 months)
 Southport, Lancashire, England

younger sister - Annie Redfern "Queenie" Pye
Birth of a sister 28 October 1906 (Age 4)
 Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

younger sister - Mary Pye
Birth of a brother 21 May 1908 (Age 6)
 Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

younger brother - Thomas Redfern Pye
Birth of a brother 11 June 1909 (Age 7)
 Bury, Lancashire, England

younger brother - Frank Pye
Emigration 31 July 1912 (Age 10)
 London, England

Note: The Pye family, less Harry, sailed on the ss Norseman, a steamship with a registred tonnage of 6929. It departed from the Port of London with 828 adults and 300 children bound for Brisbane. The Pye family sailed as far as Melbourne.
Pye family UK shipping record
Pye family UK shipping record


SS Norseman
SS Norseman

Immigration 19 September 1912 (Age 10)
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Note: Mary Agnes & Thomas Pye, together with seven of their eight children left England in July 1912 on board the SS Norseman. They arrived in Melbourne in September 1912 after a seven week voyage. They stayed in a small hotel in Spencer Stret, Melbourne for three weeks. They then went to Park Oarchards, living behind the chalet and working for Gibbs-Bright and Sell orchards for one year.
Event
Pye family photograph ca 1912
1912 (Age 9)
 

Pye Family photograph ca 1912. Standing (from left): Harry, William; Middle row (from left): Gertrude, Thomas, Mary, Anne, May; Seated at front (from left): Mary, Frank, Thomas
Pye Family photograph ca 1912. Standing (from left): Harry, William; Middle row (from left): Gertrude, Thomas, Mary, Anne, May; Seated at front (from left): Mary, Frank, Thomas

Residence 1913 (Age 10)
 Mitcham, Victoria, Australia

Address:
Schwerkolt's Cottage, near Deep Creek, Mitcham, Victoria
Pye family at Schwerkolt's cottage in about 1913
Pye family at Schwerkolt's cottage in about 1913

Photograph
Family Photograph
1917 (Age 14)
 Vermont, Victoria, Australia

Pye Family at Vermont
Pye Family at Vermont

Death of a paternal grandmother 31 January 1921 (Age 19)
 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, England

paternal grandmother - Elizabeth Pye
Death of a paternal grandmother 31 January 1921 (Age 19)
 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, England

paternal grandmother - Elizabeth Pye
Birth of a daughter
#1
8 October 1921 (Age 19)
 

daughter - Bethel "Beth" Ireland
Birth of a daughter
#2
25 June 1924 (Age 22)
 

daughter - June Ireland
Birth of a son
#3
22 June 1930 (Age 28)
 

son - Alec Redfern Ireland
Death of a father 24 April 1948 (Age 46)
 Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

father - Thomas Pye
Death of a mother 1 June 1953 (Age 51)
 Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

mother - Mary Agnes Redfern
Death of a husband 25 April 1960 (Age 58)
 Donvale, Victoria, Australia

husband - Alexander Ireland
Death of a brother 1973 (Age 70)
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Harry Redfern Pye
Death of a brother 1973 (Age 70)
 

elder brother - William Redfern Pye
Death 30 September 1991 (Age 89)
 Templestowe, Victoria, Australia

Last change 6 July 2013 - 17:33:25
 

by: Michael Norbury
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father
Tom Pye-2.jpg Thomas Pye

Birth 20 October 1868  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death 24 April 1948 (Age 79)  Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

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mother
Mary Redfern-Pye.jpg Mary Agnes Redfern

Birth 4 November 1865 41 33  Bury, Lancashire, England

Death 1 June 1953 (Age 87)  Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

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Religious marriage: 16 March 1892 — Walton on the Hill, Lancaster, England
9 months
#1 elder brother
Harry Redfern Pye

Birth 18 December 1892 24 27  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death 1973 (Age 80)  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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2 years
#2 elder brother
William Redfern Pye

Birth 12 December 1894 26 29  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death 1973 (Age 78)  

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5 years
#3 elder sister
Gertrude Eleanor Pye

Birth 16 June 1899 30 33  Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Death 8 June 1993 (Age 93)  Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#4 herself
May Pye

Birth 8 January 1902 33 36  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death 30 September 1991 (Age 89)  Templestowe, Victoria, Australia

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20 months
#5 younger sister
Annie Redfern "Queenie" Pye

Birth 12 September 1903 34 37  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death yes  

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3 years
#6 younger sister
Mary Pye

Birth 28 October 1906 38 40  Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

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19 months
#7 younger brother
Thomas Redfern Pye

Birth 21 May 1908 39 42  Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

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13 months
#8 younger brother
Frank Pye

Birth 11 June 1909 40 43  Bury, Lancashire, England

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husband
Alexander Ireland

Birth 10 December 1898 38 36  Donvale, Victoria, Australia

Death 25 April 1960 (Age 61)  Donvale, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
herself
May Pye

Birth 8 January 1902 33 36  Southport, Lancashire, England

Death 30 September 1991 (Age 89)  Templestowe, Victoria, Australia

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#1 daughter
Bethel "Beth" Ireland

Birth 8 October 1921 22 19  

Death 18 November 2012 (Age 91)  Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#2 daughter
June Ireland

Birth 25 June 1924 25 22  

Death 15 August 2002 (Age 78)  

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6 years
#3 son
Alec Redfern Ireland

Birth 22 June 1930 31 28  

Death 30 August 2010 (Age 80)  

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#4 son
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#5 daughter
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#6 son
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Emigration
The Pye family, less Harry, sailed on the ss Norseman, a steamship with a registred tonnage of 6929. It departed from the Port of London with 828 adults and 300 children bound for Brisbane. The Pye family sailed as far as Melbourne.

Immigration
Mary Agnes & Thomas Pye, together with seven of their eight children left England in July 1912 on board the SS Norseman. They arrived in Melbourne in September 1912 after a seven week voyage. They stayed in a small hotel in Spencer Stret, Melbourne for three weeks. They then went to Park Oarchards, living behind the chalet and working for Gibbs-Bright and Sell orchards for one year.


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Pye Family at Vermont
Pye Family at Vermont
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Pye family UK shipping record
Pye family UK shipping record
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May Pye birth certificate
May Pye birth certificate
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SS Norseman
SS Norseman
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Pye Family photograph ca 1912. Standing (from left): Harry, William; Middle row (from left): Gertrude, Thomas, Mary, Anne, May; Seated at front (from left): Mary, Frank, Thomas
Pye Family photograph ca 1912. Standing (from left): Harry, William; Middle row (from left): Gertrude, Thomas, Mary, Anne, May; Seated at front (from left): Mary, Frank, Thomas
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Pye family at Schwerkolt's cottage in about 1913
Pye family at Schwerkolt's cottage in about 1913
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