The Orys and Cook Family Tree » James Davis (1826-1915)

Personal data James Davis 

  • He was born in the year 1826 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire. England.Source 1
    Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5559; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 850866.
  • He was baptized on February 1, 1826.
  • Profession: in the year 1861 Blacksmith.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Marshfield, Gloucestershire. England.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
      Thomas Davis Male 52 1789 - Transcription
      Ruth Davis Female 48 1793 Gloucestershire, England
      Fanny Davis Female 14 1827 Gloucestershire, England
      James Davis Male 15 1826 Gloucestershire, England
      Hanah Davis Female 11 1830 Gloucestershire, England
      Mary Davis Female 5 1836 Gloucestershire, England
    • in the year 1851: Market Place, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Markett Place, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Davis Head Married Male 25 1826 Blacksmith Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Mary Ann Wife Married Female 22 1829 - Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
    • in the year 1861: Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire..Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1744; Folio: 100; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542861.

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Davies Head Married Male 35 1826 Blacksmith Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Mary A Davies Wife Married Female 32 1829 - Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
      George G Davies Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Ruth A Davies Daughter - Female 8 1853 - Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Thomas Davies Son - Male 0 1861 - Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
    • in the year 1871: Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire..
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Davis Head - Male 45 1826 - Gloucestershire, England
      Mary Ann Davis Wife - Female 43 1828 - Somerset, England
      George E Davis Son - Male 15 1856 - Gloucestershire, England
      Ruth A Davis Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Gloucestershire, England
      Thomas Davis Son - Male 10 1861 - Gloucestershire, England
      Frank Davis Son - Male 8 1863 - Gloucestershire, England
    • in the year 1881: Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire..
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Davis Head Married Male 54 1827 Ag Implement Maker Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Mary Davis Wife Married Female 54 1827 Shop Assistant (Gen) Somerset, England
      Ruth Davis Daughter Single Female 23 1858 Shop Assistant ((Blacksmith)) Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Thomas Davis Son Single Male 20 1861 Blacksmith Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
      Frank Davis Son Single Male 19 1862 Blacksmith Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
    • in the year 1891: Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire..
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Main Street, Marshfield, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Davis Head Married Male 64 1827 Blacksmith Gloucestershire, England
      Mary A Davis Wife Married Female 64 1827 - Somerset, England Transcription
      William J Davis Grandson - Male 10 1881 - -
    • in the year 1901: Pack Cottages, Liss, Hampshire.
      Name: Ruth Parnell Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female Spouse: John Parnell Birth Place: Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England Civil Parish: Liss Ecclesiastical parish: Liss St Peter Town: Liss County/Island: Hampshire Country: England Registration District: Petersfield Sub-registration District: Petersfield ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1092 Folio: 88 Page Number: 15
      Household Schedule Number: 84 Household Members: Name Age John Parnell 61 Ruth Parnell 42 John J Parnell 10 James Davis 75
    • in the year 1911: 30 Gravel Walk, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
      RG14 N15578 RH78 PN948 RD334 SD1 ED5 SN92

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      30 Gravel Walk Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      George Healey Head Married Male Builders Labourer 55 1856 Chuesley Worcestershire
      Harriet Healey Wife Married Female - 54 1857 Tewkesbury Glo Shire
      William Thomas Hawker Nephew Single Male General Labourer 17 1894 Gloucester
      Henson Jones Boarder Single Male Gardener Domestic 16 1895 Upton Worcestershire
      James Davis Boarder Widower Male Blacksmith Old Age Pensioner 84 1827 Mansfield Gloucestershire
  • He died on 2ND Q 1915 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, he was 89 years old.
    First name(s) JAMES Last name DAVIS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1828 Age 87
    Death quarter 2 Death year 1915 District Tewkesbury County Gloucestershire Volume 6A Page 550
    Country England
  • This information was last updated on May 25, 2021.

Household of James Davis

He is married to Mary Ann Ball.

They got married on December 25, 1849 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, / Avon, England, he was 23 years old.

First name(s) James Last name Davis Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1849 James Davis married one of these people
Mary Ann Ball, District Bristol District number - County Gloucestershire Country England Volume 11
Volume as transcribed 11 Page number 237 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
First name(s) Mary Ann Last name Ball Name note - Marriage year 1849 Marriage date 1849 Marriage place Bristol
Father's first name(s) Thomas Father's last name Ball Spouse's first name(s) James Spouse's last name Davis Spouse's father's first name(s) Thomas Spouse's father's last name Davis Residence Bristol, Gloucestershire, England County Gloucestershire
Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Name: James Davis Gender: Male Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1849 Marriage Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Father: Thomas Davis Spouse: Mary Ann Ball

Child(ren):

  1. George Edward Davis  1855-???? 
  2. Ruth Andrews Davis  1858-1930
  3. Thomas Davis  1860-???? 
  4. Frank Davis  1862-1951

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Davis

James Davis
1826-1915

1849

Mary Ann Ball
1826-1897

George Edward Davis
1855-????
Ruth Andrews Davis
1858-1930
Thomas Davis
1860-????
Frank Davis
1862-1951

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Sources

  1. 1891 Census Wales
  2. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census

Historical events

Christening day February 1, 1826

  • The temperature on February 1, 1826 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1826: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
    • June 21 » Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
    • July 4 » John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, respectively the second and third presidents of the United States, die the same day, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. Adams' last words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives."
    • November 25 » The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.
    • December 16 » Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
    • December 21 » American settlers in Nacogdoches, Mexican Texas, declare their independence, starting the Fredonian Rebellion.

Day of marriage December 25, 1849

  • The temperature on December 25, 1849 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 14 » In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.
    • June 1 » Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
    • July 16 » Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
    • August 28 » After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
    • October 6 » The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
    • October 12 » The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.

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