Rev. John May, B.A.
Born: August 19, 1866, at Saltcoats, Ayrshire
Died: August 21, 1901, at Kawimbe [Oct 1901]

Rev. John May originally trained as a marine engineer before studying at Cheshunt College to become a missionary, earning a B.A. degree in 1894 [Oct 1901]. At Cheshunt College he met Elizabeth Ross Burton, who he married on May 4, 1897 [Jun 1897]. He was ordained two days later on May 6 [Jun 1897], and the couple departed England on June 8, slated for Kawimbe [Jul 1897]. He used his marine engineer training to help repair the Morning Star, and at Kawimbe focused on developing the industrial department and improving the mission’s elementary schools [Oct 1901]. On June 12, 1898, the couple had a still-born son [Nov 1898]. On March 8, 1900, Mrs. May gave birth to a second son, John [Jun 1900], who died on December 17 of that year [Feb 1901]. Following Rev. May’s death, Mrs. May gave birth to a daughter on November 6, 1901 [Dec 1901].

Elizabeth Ross May, B.A., née Burton
Ms. Burton studied at Cheshunt College, earning her B.A. in 1894. She married her classmate Rev. John May on May 4, 1897 [Jun 1897]. The couple departed England on June 8, slated for Kawimbe [Jul 1897]. On June 12, 1898, the couple had a still-born son [Nov 1898]. On March 8, 1900, Mrs. May gave birth to a second son, John [Jun 1900], who died on December 17 of that year [Feb 1901]. Following the death of her husband, she had a daughter on November 6, 1901 at Kawimbe [Dec 1901]. She requested to stay in the Central Africa Mission [Oct 1901], but returned to England, arriving September 13, 1902 with her daughter [Nov 1902]. In England she collected and revised Scripture translations Rev. May had worked on, publishing a small book titled “Mukyele Utiswe.” She became a Director of the London Missionary Society in 1908, and was elected Chairman of the Examination Committee in 1920.

Dr. Wilfrid McFarlane, M.B., Ch.B., M.C.
Born: January 2, 1878, at Edinburgh

Originally working in an insurance office†, Dr. W. McFarlane studied Medicine at Edinburgh University. He was appointed as a missionary on November 10, 1903 [Dec 1903] and married Ella Robertson on February 25, 1904. They departed for Central Africa on April 21, 1904 [Jun 1904]. The couple had a daughter, Marion Alexis, at Mbereshi on August 19, 1905 [Nov 1905]. Dr. McFarlane resigned in 1914 over a disagreement with London Missionary Society policy. He was in active service for five years during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross. Afterwards, the McFarlanes were with the Church of Scotland mission in Blantyre from 1920-1936†.

Dr. Sidney Herbert Morris, M.B., Ch.B.
Born: May 11, 1875, at Market Harborough
Died: January 11, 1918

Dr. S.H. Morris studied at Edinburgh University and then worked as house surgeon at the Poplar and Greenwich hospitals [Jul 1901]. Appointed as a medical missionary, he departed England on May 24, 1901 [Jul 1901]. In September 1902 he resigned from the London Missionary Society to enter government service [Nov 1902].