About May Crommelin
Lived 1850 – 1930 (aged 79–80). May Crommelin was a British writer, novelist and travel writer.
1899 poster advertising Bay Ronald, a "thrilling domestic drama", with photograph of an oil portrait of May de la Cherois Crommelin.
Maria Henrietta de la Cherois Crommelin, known as May de la Cherois Crommelin, (1850–1930) was a novelist and travel writer born in Ulster, Ireland On the death of her brother, Frederick Armand, who succeeded their father Samuel Arthur Hill de la Cherois Crommelin, J.P. D.L. as head of the family, May and her sisters Evelyn and Caroline (Mrs Robert Barton Shaw), were recognised jointly as heads of the family of de la Cherois Crommelin. She also contributed travel pieces and short stories to magazines like The Idler.
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Who was May Crommelin?
Anglo-Irish novelist and travel writer
When was May Crommelin born?
May Crommelin was born in 1850 in Carrowdore.
When did May Crommelin die?
May Crommelin died on 10 August 1930.
What was May Crommelin's occupation?
May Crommelin was a writer, novelist and travel writer.
What nationality was May Crommelin?
May Crommelin was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). May Crommelin. https://biography.guide/may-crommelin/
MLA: "May Crommelin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/may-crommelin/.
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