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I am struggling to find the parents of Samuel Davis born c1898. I know he lived in Newark from a very young age and he had a brother called Thomas Davis.
He may have lived on Guildhall street at this time. There is a rumour in my family that he was born around the sheffield area and his mother came from Nottingham.

Samuel later Married Beatrice Lowe and died in 1969 but I am struggling to find his origins and can not see a name for his father on his marriage certificate .

Thank you for any help you can offer me in advance

A struggling family history enthusias x x

What was his mother's name and when was she born..also when was Thomas born and roughly where.

How old was Beatrice Lowe on the marriage cert..???

There are only 2 births for a Samuel Davis,,1 in Leeds,,,and 1 in Derby.

Births Mar 1898 (>99%)
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Davis Samuel Leeds 9b 560
Davis Samuel Islington 1b 313
>>>>>>Davis Samuel Derby 7b 563

for reference.,,,

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1919 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>Davis Samuel Lowe Newark 7b 1250
Edgeley George Kenning Newark 7b 1250
Kenning Florence M Edgeley Newark 7b 1250
>>>>>>>Lowe Beatrice Davis Newark 7b 1250

Thanks for your help. I do not know what his mother or father were called. I have been trying to narrow it down on the census. I believe his brother Thomas will be on teh 1911 census listed as his brother but not on the 1901 as we think he was born between 1902- 1910.

Samuel was a very secretive/ private man who didnt like to dwell on the past. this obviously doesnt help me now.

thank you once again

Births Jun 1900 (>99%)
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Lowe Beatrice Birmingham 6d 176
????????????Lowe Beatrice Newark 7b 470
Lowe Beatrice Leicester 7a 236

what about this ? Think its the same family ...


Not sure why the name is Whitmore, but in 1911 their surname is DAVIS!


1901

WHITMORE, Samuel Head Married M 40 1861 Coal Miner Hewer
Sheffield
Yorkshire VIEW
WHITMORE, Eliza Wife Married F 32 1869
Derby
Derbyshire VIEW
FEARN, Edward Step Son Single M 12 1889
Derby
Derbyshire VIEW
>>>>>WHITEMORE, Samuel Son M 3 1898
Derby
Derbyshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG13 Piece:
4371 Folio:
79 Page:
39

Registration District:
Sheffield Sub District:
Sheffield Park Enumeration District:
9 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Sheffield Park St John's

Civil Parish:
Sheffield Municipal Borough:
Address:
33, Manor Lane, Sheffield County:
Yorkshire (West riding)



1911


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DAVIS, Samull Head Married M 50 1861 Laborer Plaster Pits Notts Derby VIEW
DAVIS, Eliza Wife Married
15 years F 43 1868 Derbyshire Derby VIEW
DAVIS, Thomas Son M 3 1908 Notts Newark VIEW
FERN, Edward Stepson Single M 23 1888 Laborer At Foundry Derby VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20733 Reference:
RG14PN20733 RG78PN1237 RD432 SD3 ED2 SN175

Registration District:
Newark Sub District:
Newark Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Newark upon Trent

Address:
32 Albion St Newark Nottinghamshire County:
Nottinghamshire



Marriages Mar 1897 (>99%)
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COWLEY William Battison Derby 7b 651
>>>>>DAVIS Samuel Derby 7b 651
>>>>>FEARN Eliza Derby 7b 651
Shaw Elizabeth Derby 7b 651

??

1911

DAVIES, Samuel Inmate M 15 1896 Derbyshire Derby VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
25454 Reference:
RG14PN25454 RD477 SD3 ED52 SN9999

Registration District:
Fylde Sub District:
Blackpool Enumeration District:
52 Parish:
Hardhorn with Newton

Address:
Institution: Fylde Farm School, FARM SCHOOL, HARDHORN
Hardhorn Poulton Le Fylde County:
Lancashire

Births Mar 1898 (>99%)
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Davis Samuel Derby 7b 563

Working on Choccy's theory,,his mother must have been married 2x..

Edward's birth,,,
Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
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FEARN Edward Basford 7b 103
>>>>>>>>>>>FEARN Edward Derby 7b 509

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Dec 1889 (>99%)
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Fearn Walter Derby 7b 479

Walter's death,,,

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Dec 1891 (>99%)
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FEARN Walter 2 Derby 7b 295

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1887 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>>>>AUSTIN Eliza Derby 7b 868
>>>>>>>>><<Fearn George Derby 7b 868
Leonard James Derby 7b 868
WYNNE Annie Derby 7b 868

1891 census - household transcription
Person: FEARN, Edward
Address: 7, Jacksons Yard, Nun Street, All Saints, Derby

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation
Disability Where Born Original
census
image

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FEARN, George Head Married M 29 1862 Stone Mason
Allestree
Derbyshire
FEARN, Eliza Wife Married F 22 1869
Derby
FEARN, Edward Son M 2 1889
Derby
FEARN, Walter Son M 1 1890
Derby

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
2739 Folio:
34 Page:
23

Registration District:
Derby Sub District:
Derby Enumeration District:
87 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Johns

Civil Parish:
All Saints Municipal Borough:
Derby Address:
7, Jacksons Yard, Nun Street, All Saints, Derby County:
Derbyshire



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George Fearn death,,,

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Dec 1894 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>>>>Fearn George 31 Belper 7b 315
Fearn George Edwin 21 Chesterfield 7b 412

Rightish age from the above Census.

Samuel's mother's birth,,,,

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1867 (>99%)
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Austin Eliza Basford 7b 153
>>>>>>>>>>>Austin Eliza Derby 7b 350

Eliza Austin born 1868,,,census


1871 census - household transcription
Person: AUSTIN, Eliza
Address: Willow Row, St Alkmund, Derby

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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AUSTIN, Edward Head M 39 1832 Worcestershire
AUSTIN, Rebecca Wife F 30 1841 Warwickshire
AUSTIN, Arthur E Son M 16 1855 Warwickshire
AUSTIN, Ellen Daughter F 5 1866 Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Eliza Daughter F 3 1868 Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Edward Son M 2 1869 Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Ann Daughter F 0 1871 Derbyshire

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RG number:
RG10 Piece:
3561 Folio:
36 Page:
15

Registration District:
Derby Sub District:
St Alkmund Enumeration District:
8 Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
St Alkmund Municipal Borough:
Derby Address:
Willow Row, St Alkmund, Derby County:
Derbyshire



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1881 census - household transcription
Person: AUSTIN, Eliza
Address: 6, Slack Lane, St Werburgh

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation
Disability Where Born Original
census
image

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AUSTIN, Edward Head Married M 49 1832 Brass Finisher
Kiderminster
AUSTIN, Rebeca Wife Married F 36 1845
Birmingham
Warwickshire
AUSTIN, Ellen Daughter Single F 14 1867 Silk Dresser
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Eliza Daughter Single F 13 1868
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Anne Daughter Single F 9 1872 Scholar
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Edwin Son Single M 13 1868 Scholar
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Charles Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Martha Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar
Derbyshire
AUSTIN, Harry Son Single M 1 1880
Derbyshire

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
3397 Folio:
117 Page:
22

Registration District:
Derby Sub District:
Derby Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
St Werburgh Municipal Borough:
Address:
6, Slack Lane, St Werburgh County:
Derbyshire



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Sue in leeds and Choccy I can not thank you enough. You have given me so many new leads and information I have been struggling to get. this is fantastic. Im so excited to carry on now. thanks you so much. I will check these out and maybe start ordering some certificates.

I have found out this evening from an elderly relative that Thomas Davis was born 4th Septembr 1907 and his father was called Samuel Davis on his marriage certificate. I also Know that samuel snr died before 1919 and so the 1901 Whitmores seem like the likely couple as Thomas was 3 on the 1911 census and as he was born in the september of 1907 he would be 3 in april 1911.

Thank you once again x