May Hardman (née Mason) was a homemaker who lived at 13 Coronation Street with husband George Hardman and their daughter Christine. May married George in 1930 and they moved into No.13 that same year, although Christine wasn't born until 1939. When May met George he was a lowly bank teller with apparently few prospects but he was driven to succeed. During the marriage, the neighbours gossiped about May's odd manner, as she did not socialize with them and she was a terrible housewife. The Hardmans were separated for the duration of World War II as May evacuated to the coast with Christine.