Swindon's first Lady Mayor, May George. Described as the most active and progressive member to occupy a seat on the Town Council, May George was the first woman to hold the office of Mayor of Swindon. And apparently no one knew quite how to address her with speakers at public meetings unsure whether to call her Mr or Mrs Mayor. Sarah May Williams was born in 1883 in Craven Arms, Shropshire on the Welsh Borders, the daughter of George Williams, a railway guard and his wife Eliza. May grew up at 2, Tabernacle Terrace, Carmarthen, one of six daughters and two sons. No surprise that she championed the well being of mothers and children during her political career. She served a pupil teacher apprenticeship in Carmarthen before marrying Charles Ferdinando George, a fellow teacher at Pentrepoeth Council School, in 1903. By 1911 May, Charles and their young son had moved to Swindon and were living at 85 Avenue Road. Although not a native Swindonian, Ma...