High Bray look up request DAVIES

[VioletRose]

Hello,

I'm wondering if someone can please look up a
Henry DAVIES
b. 1833
High Bray, Devon

all I have to go on is an 1861 census with him in Ystradgynlais with Margaret and a baby John

[DOB7]

He doesn't appear to have been baptised at High Bray. However, an Elizabeth DAVY was baptised at High Bray 1 March 1829, dau of Henry & Prudence, father a labourer. The 1841 census shows the family living in nearby Swimbridge:
Henry   Davey   Male   40   
Prudence   Davey   Female 40   
Elizabeth   Davey   Female 11   
Henry   Davey   Male   7   

Whether or not this is your family with a spelling variant, I can't tell. By 1851 they were living in Plymouth with dau Elizabeth now married to a William SHIDDICK. Father Henry and son Henry both described as railway labourers.

Have you obtained the marriage certificate between your Henry DAVIES & Margaret? It will give his father's name and occupation.

[Comberton]

Baptism
Henry Davy
19th August 1832
Swimbridge
Henry & Prudence
Henry was a labourer
Marriage
31st March 1822
Swimbridge
Henry Davey bachelor of High Bray
Prudence Martin spinster of Swimbridge
Henry signed as Davey, Prudence made x
witnesses Henry Martin & John Jenkins signed

[VioletRose]

thank you both so much!

I'm new to all of this, father's name on my 2nd GG's marriage cert. is John Davies (deceased), I seem to be exploring every Davies family in that area with a baby John in 1860/1.

I'm not even sure he's the person I'm looking for but he appeared on a census I saw while trying to find the father of my 2nd great grandfather, John Davies, Ystrad.  (1860 - 17 Jan 1901).

There's a young John Davies living with his grandparents in 1871 and after trying different families, I came back to that one, then went back to see where the grandparent's daughters were in 61 which led me to find Margaret and Henry.

I found one marriage registry entry for a Henry and Margaret Davies in Denbighshire in April 1859 but haven't found a certificate yet, I worry I'm at risk of trying to hammer in puzzle pieces to make it work so wanted a bit more information about Henry to rule him out

thanks again!

[wilcoxon]

Marriages Jun 1859   
Davies    Henry        St Asaph   
Davies    Margaret         St Asaph   
Evans    Hannah         St Asaph   
Hughes    David         St Asaph   

Henry Davies married one of the females, they are not listed in order.
Check the same marriage here and you see that Henry Davies married Hannah Evans in a Cilvil marriage at St Asaph district.
Margaret Davies married David Hughes.
http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/

[wilcoxon]

Free BMD
Marriages Sep 1859   (>99%)
Davies    Margaret        Neath   
Davies    Thomas         Neath   
Davy    Henry         Neath   
Jones    David         Neath   
Jones    Eleanor         Neath   

This marriage is on Ancestry  with the original image.

Henry Davy
Bachelor (Single (Male)) Marriage Age:    27   signed his name.
Marriage Date:    12 Aug 1859
Marriage Place:    Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales
Residence Place:    Scyborycha  Occupation:    Labourer
Father:  Henry Davy labourer
Spouse: Margaret Davies 25 spinster residence Scyborycha   X
Father Thomas Davies collier
First Witness:    Thomas Davies x
Second Witness:    William Harries   signed

[Annette7]

This is becoming somewhat complicated since you don't even know if this is 'your' man anyway.

Why not start at the beginning - when and where did your man marry, to whom, where was he in 1891?

With a name like Davies you need a positive start and not go grabbing at straws!

Annette

[wilcoxon]

1841 Barnstaple. all born in county
Henry Davey    40
Prudence Davey    40
Elizabeth Davey    11
Henry Davey    7


1851 Plymouth
Henry Davey Age:    18
Relation:    Brother-in-law  Rail lab
Father's Name:    Henry Davey
Mother's Name:    Prudence Davey
Where born:    Barnstaple, Devon, England
Civil Parish:    Plymouth Charles the Martyr


1861 Ystradgunlais
Henry Davies Age:    28 b Highbray, Devon, England
Margaret Davies    26 b     Ystradgunlais,
John Davies    3/12 Ystradgunlais, Breconshire    Ystradgunlais,

1871
Name:    Henry Davies widower Age:    39       abt 1832
Relation:    Lodger   Gas fitter ?
Where born:    Exeter, Devon, England
Civil Parish:    Bedwellty
Ecclesiastical parish:    Ebbw Vale
Town:    Ebbw Vale
County/Island:    Monmouthshire
Registration District:    Bedwellty
Sub-registration District:    Tredegar

Barnstable is about  10 miles from High Bray, but Exeter is 40 miles from High Bray.

There is no birth registration for a John Davy but there are lots for John Davies mmn Davies.
I didn`t find a baptism on Ancestry either.
If it is the right family then you need to find a death for Margaret that matches her age.
Also as Henry could write why was his name entered as Davies.

[wilcoxon]

This is becoming somewhat complicated since you don't even know if this is 'your' man anyway.
Why not start at the beginning - when and where did your man marry, to whom, where was he in 1891?
With a name like Davies you need a positive start and not go grabbing at straws!
Annette

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=848327.0

More than complicated I think.  There`s just too many Davies in Wales.