Davis Family of Bristol

[Old Bristolian]

Hi Cienna

I think I may have found the family in 1841 - HO107 piece 374 book 4. Folio 10 page15:

Brick Yard, Redcliffe

Eliza Davis 35 Grocer y
Eliza Davis 14 dressm n
Elizabeth Davis 6 y
Ann Davis 2 y
John Davis 9 y
Edward Davis 4 y
In the same house, separate household are:
Mary Pulsford 14 servant n
Ann Vickery 19 Ind n

Note - the next street given is Redcliffe Mead Lane (see below)

I then checked Bristol baptisms again:
St Mary Redcliffe
25 Apr 1830
Eliza Davis d John & Eliza Redcliffe Mead, mason
Emma Davis     Ditto

St James
5 Feb 1832
Eliza Davis d John & Eliza, Temple, mason
John Davis s.         ditto
Emma Davis d.        ditto
 
St Mary Redcliffe
4 June 1837
Edward Davis s John & Eliza, Redcliffe Mead Lane, mason
James Davis s.                 ditto

I'm not sure if some of these are double baptisms, but they surely don't all reflect the birth years. There is a burial at St James for an Emma Davis aged 1 on 24 Oct 1831, but no details for parents are given in the indexes. Temple is the adjoining parish to St Mary Redcliffe so I can't see why they had children baptised at St James, on the other side of the city. I assume baby James must have died before 1841, and possibly John senior too

Steve

[KGarrad]

Redcliff Mead Lane still exists!
Runs from behind St Mary Redcliffe Church, down the hill towards Temple Gate and Temple Meads Railway Station.

[Old Bristolian]

I walked down it a couple of months ago on a rare visit to Bristol. It has a famous old pub in it (forgotten the name) which I think has now closed

Steve

[KGarrad]

The Bell Redcliff!

Next door to the auction rooms - also closed.

[Old Bristolian]

Most of the area has been redeveloped (nastily in the main). I guess the few remaining older buildings will be gone before too long

Steve

[Cienna]

Thank you so much KGarrad & Old Bristolian for all that wonderful info, I thought I had hit a brick wall, this will really help me now, sad isn't it? all the lovely old building being demolished to make way for the new modern ones they look out of place, it's happening everywhere what happened to heritage listings to save these old places?...seems no one cares anymore.

I really appreciate your time and effort, thank you again. 

Cienna

[KGarrad]

I'm afraid that is rather a romantic view!

Some years ago, I worked in the area - just a hundred yards or so away.
The area even then was run down, and buildings in a sad state of repair!

Historically, this area was always "less than salubrious"!

Not that I approve of much of the development, but the old area certainly needed a drastic rebuild.

[Cienna]

Trouble there is it seems to be more important to build new modern buildings than preserve the ones from years long gone, still sad even though there were many beyond repair...but as they say we must move with the times!!!!