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Name	Ernest Watson O'May
Born	7 February, 1879 Tasmania, Australia
Died	19 December, 1942 (aged 63) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	bicycle accident
Related Entries	[View as tree] O'May, Irene Mary (wife) Blanchard, Mary Ann (mother-in-law) Thompson, John Denis (father-in-law) Seal, Kate Rolfe (sister-in-law) Thompson, Sydney Stewart (brother-in-law) Thompson, John Harold (brother-in-law)
Occupation or Descriptor *	ferry master (1940-1942) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1942) Australian Natives’ Association (national) (member, 1906)

* Dates are approximate

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