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FMP Look up please

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Andrew

Andrew Report 20 Sep 2013 23:26

Yes, checked all the following census records. Witnesses no help. I think this one will be a dead end with the common name and no definite place or date of birth.

Many thanks to everyone for their assistance. Much appreciated.

Andy

Flip

Flip Report 20 Sep 2013 22:59

Hi Andy,

I'm probably asking the obvious as I know you're well versed in this, but have you tracked him through subsequent census to see if any relatives turned up? What about the witnesses to the wedding -any clues there?

Researching:
Anything & everything!

Andrew

Andrew Report 20 Sep 2013 22:39

Yes that's the coreect marriage. Its the earliest record I have for both Williams.

Andy

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Sep 2013 22:28

As a general rule of thumb.....Davies is Welsh.......Davis is English.

Before anyone shouts me down.................it isn't 'carved in stone'

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 20 Sep 2013 22:13

Hello Andrew

If this is the marriage it states both son and father were tailors

Name: William Henry Davis
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1880
Marriage Age: 25
Marriage Place: Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
Spouse: Lucy Emma Morris
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Marriage Age: 21
Father: William Davis
Spouse's Father: Nathaniel John Morris

Lesley

Researching:
The Family

alviegal

alviegal Report 20 Sep 2013 22:12

The aboves father is a Roadman in 1861.

DAVIES, William Head Married M 49 1812 Road Man
Hereford Ashperton

Andrew

Andrew Report 20 Sep 2013 22:11

Thank you Ann, will follow this one up.

Andy

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 20 Sep 2013 22:00

every William seems to have a father called William :-S

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Name: William Henry Davies
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 12 Oct 1856
Christening Place: ASHPERTON,HEREFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William Davies
Mother's Name: Harriet
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: J13854-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 992634

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Andrew

Andrew Report 20 Sep 2013 19:51

This is a bit of a long shot. Common name, I know.

Could someone with a sub to FMP see if there is a baptism for William Henry Davis/Davies born 1855-1859. According to census record, he is born either in Brecon(shire), Wales or Herefordshire, England. According to his marriage cert, his father is William, a Tailor.

Also a check of the 1861 census for Brecon or Herefordshire to see if an entry could be found for William Davis/Davies the father as a Tailor. I have no other info.

William jnr married in Birmingham in 1880 to Lucy Morris and I have all subsequent info.

Thank you in advance.

Andy