Hi Liz,

A bit about the family of your Eliza MAY (Mrs Thomas DOVER), and her siblings.

Death of Eliza R. DOVER (nee MAY) in 1874:

669/1874 DOVER ELIZA R THOMAS REBECCA SYDNEY

SMH, Saturday 16 May 1874:

THE FRIENDS of the late Mrs. ELIZA R. DOVER are respectfully invited to attend her Funeral ; to move from the residence of her brother-in-law, Mr. J. W. Jackson, Parramatta-street, TO-MORROW (Sunday) AFTERNOON, a half-past 2 o'clock, to Necropolis.

THE FRIENDS of Mr. J W. MAY are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved SISTER, Mrs. Thomas Dover ; to move from the residence of her brother-in-law, Mr. J. W. Jackson, TO-MORROW (Sunday) AFTERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, to Necropolis. C. KINSELA and SONS, George-street.

THE FRIENDS of Mr. J. W. JACKSON are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved SISTER-IN-LAW, Mrs. E. R. Dover ; to move from his residence, No. 64, Parramatta-street, TO-MORROW (Sunday) AFTERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, to the ...

This is the marriage of the couple (her sister), in 1861, from where the funeral of Eliza R DOVER (nee MAY), left from:

208/1861 JACKSON JAMES W MAY JANETTE V SYDNEY


Death of her brother, Mr. J. W. MAY, in 1874:

2393/1874 MAY JAMES W THOMAS REBECCA GLEBE

SMH, 22 October, 1874:
THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. JAMES W. MAY are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral ; to move from his late residence, Bay-street, Glebe, TO-MOR- ROW (Friday) AFTERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, to Necropolis. C. KINSELA and SONS, George-street, ....

THE FRIENDS of Mr. J. W. JACKSON, Hairdresser, are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late deceased BROTHER-IN-LAW, Mr. James W. May ; to move from his late residence, Bay-street, Glebe, TO-MORROW (Friday) AFTERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, to Necropolis. C. KINSELA and SONS.


Death of her sister, Janet Victoria MASON (nee MAY, formerly JACKSON, formerly THOMAS), in 1897:

3023/1897 MASON JANET V THOMAS REBECCA WATERLOO

SMH, 15 January 1897, has all her funeral notices.
MASON, January 13, Janet Victoria Mason, daughter of the late Thomas May, Esq., of Park Lodge, Parramatta, aged 57 years. At rest.

First marriage of Janet Victoria MAY in 1861:

208/1861 JACKSON JAMES W MAY JANETTE V SYDNEY

SMH, Saturday, 6 April 1861:
MARRIAGES
On the 1st instant, by special license, Sydney, by the Rev. Dr. Fullerton, Mr. J. W. Jackson, to Janette Victoria, fourth daughter of J. May, Esq., of Parramatta.

Second marriage of Janet Victoria MAY in 1883:

36/1883 THOMAS RICHARD JACKSON JANET V SYDNEY

Third marriage of Janet Victoria MAY in 1890:

6403/1890 MASON HENRY THOMAS JANET REDFERN


I have not found a funeral notice, in the papers, in 1874, as yet, for Thomas DOVER.

Mary