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Olive May Tailby, nee Thorpe - click for larger image. Opens in new window


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

OLIVE MAY

BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED TAILBY
WHO PASSED TO HER REST MARCH 24TH 1954,
AGED 71 YEARS
TO MEMORY EVER DEAR

ALSO

ALFRED TAILBY

WHO DIED MAY 9TH 1967,
AGED 84 YEARS.



Olive May's parentage is not clear from the censuses as the 1891 census describes her as the granddaughter of George Thorpe and Mary Marlow, whilst the 1901 census describes her as their daughter.

Alfred was the son of William Deacon Tailby and Amelia Rose Mee. Alfred and Olive married in 1903.