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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Saturday 13 August 11 22:40 BST (UK)  »
Yes I guess you're right.
Anyway there's  not much point in pursuing John if he isn't the father but I 'd still like to know how he became involved.
I'll try the other avenues open to me i.e. William and Margaret . What I really need is one of the 'Who do you think are?' team on my case!!They seem to be able to delve into every hidden document.
Anyway thanks for all your help- it's much appreciated.
Maggib

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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Saturday 13 August 11 00:02 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for your perseverance. I guess I don't want to accept that Donald was illegitimate ! Apparently from those who remembered her she was a 'lady'. However - it happens!

About Chapel Street - William could have moved between John putting him down as next of kin in 1890, and the 1891 census. I did find a William on Chapel St. in 1901  married to Ada with 3 children.... and I found them in Durham in 1891 and he came from Birmingham. If it is his brother he is 9 years older.

This John Davies, 'husband' of Margaret , has a middle name of Eric at least on his death deeds and in the electoral roll for 1912. However I have searched  several times and cannot  find such a name nor even John E  who would fit any of the criteria. This is why I didn't give you  this information before. So you can discount any John's with any other initial.

I'm going to the library tomorrow to find Margaret Davies, born Bolton, on the census of 1891 to see who the possible parents are.
I quite understand if you want to draw a line under this. It is quite complicated and frustrating.




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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Friday 12 August 11 19:27 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for looking that up.
There were no more children as far as I know. I have found only 1 Margaret Davies born in Bolton -  in 1866  and none in 1885. I was told that sometimes if the 'father' was away a fussy registrar would refuse to put the father down. But that doesn't account for why Margaret's maiden name is missing.

Could you please tell me a little more about the John's you found- in case they are differen to the ones I found - so long as it doesn't mean you have to start all over again!

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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Friday 12 August 11 00:03 BST (UK)  »
On the birth cert. there is a blank for the father's name and the mother is listed as Margaret Davies. There is a blank for her maiden name. On the census she came from Bolton.
Among many possibilities I had thought that maybe this John Davies was a relation, eg. brother but on the microfiche at Central Library Manchester on  his death transcript it does say 'widow'.

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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Wednesday 10 August 11 23:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jim,
He was in the Somereset Light Infantry. He joined 9th Feb 1890 at Taunton. He was discharged in 1903.
As for his marriage....wll another can of worms!! I have found a John Davies [with an e]  [ born Birmingham ]married to a Margaret with a child called Donald on the 1911 census . He is living in Manchester at Sanitary St. However the ages of both him and his wife are wrong. Now I know that the John Davies, whose death notice I've read and whose grave deed I have, died at Sanitary St. in 1923 aged 51 which fits with his age on the army record but on the census he is 31 [maybe 36 , because there's a crease on the page ] I also know that his 'wife' was called Margaret and she died in 1955 aged 69. AND there's another problem!! He isn't listed on the birth certiicate of Donald who was my husbands father. Do you still want to help??? !

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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 23:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jim,
I think it's the right man because my husband had medals from the Boer War and several other wars  with his name on the edge. I then went to Kew and retrieved his records from which I have the information as to his brother, date of birth and birth place.
I also decided that his parents must be dead and William, either his eldest sibling, or only sibling.
Can you advise me of what to do next please?
Getting desperate
Maggi

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Warwickshire / Re: warwickshire deaths
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 00:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi Kerrry,
Many thanks for that...I felt quite sick after reading it! Poor things!
However, very interesting
Maggi

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Warwickshire / Re: warwickshire deaths
« on: Monday 08 August 11 15:10 BST (UK)  »
Wow you have been working hard!
If I could have all the Davis' or Davies' on your list  that would be great!
Maggib

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Warwickshire / Re: Resources
« on: Monday 08 August 11 14:57 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for replying.
No, I have no idea who his parents were. I'm hoping to discover this.
I have checked the 1881 census because he would be about 9.
I found a John Davies as a nephew living in Cardiganshire.
John and a William living at 52, Duke Street but only a question mark for the town in the Staffordshire census transcript.
One aged 8 at Aston.
Then I went to 1891 on the offchance he may have been at home while waiting to go to the army. I found one aged 19 a grandson from Birmingham living at 14 Stanworth Street and the last one aged8  living at 4 Clifton Terrace but no William. Nothing is easy!

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