Hi!
I'm trying to track my 6x great grandfather and I came across something a bit interesting. My 5x great grandfather James Davis was baptised at Hawkhurst St Laurence in 1781. His parents were named as Richard and Mary Davis. The only marriage I can find of a Richard/Mary in Hawkhurst and surrounds is in 1860 but the catch is Richard's surname is listed as 'Davice'. It would be great to know your thoughts on this as I haven't come across this surname before and I can't find any other traces of him. Is it a variant of Davis that he then changed or likely to be no relation? Thank you all!