Thread: Mary Vivian Davies

Lol.. And what a surname to go with it..Its just as bad as Smith,Jones or Brown and so common for the county..I suppose one thing in my advantage is some of the Davies children had the middle name of Vivian..Maybe not as I still can't locate James Vivian Davies or John Vivian Davies..I thought John might have kept his profession in life as he was a Bakers Assist in the Workhouse..I can't locate any of them in later census..

About John v Davies.
There is a death for a John V Davies( b 1858, ) July qr. 1921 Redruth. 5c,215. age 63.
I cannot find him through censuses in Illogan.
Even though he was a baker's assistant in 1871 might he have gone into the army?
There is a John Davis of the right age born Portreath(just down road from illogan) a soldier pensioner living in Sunderland in 1901 with wife Honor born St Ives and children James, Camelia,John, William George and Thomas Richard.
RG13, Piece 4720, Folio 131, page 23.

In 1891 the same family are at Fort Picklecombe Cornwall R.A barracks. John Davis born Portreath gunner RA age 32, wife MARY Davis born Ireland
Camelia(mistranscribed) age 1 and James Davis aged 3born Aldershot.
RG12, Piece 1806 Folio 48 , p 5.
Wife Mary must have died before 1901.
Cannot find them on 1881

Very many thanks Lola..You have given me something to work on so I must order the death cert..The rest I will also work on as its the first good find with wife Honor..Thank you so very very much..I hope its my John Vivian Davies.

No Lady M,
Wait on! That death in Redruth reg district might be for the other John V Davies as there were two born remember. I will see if there is a death in Sunderland first or maybe see where they were on 1911.
Just thought he might have come back to the Illogan area later in life.
Will look to see if he has army record. So don't get your hopes up yet.

He might be the son of David and Susan J davis who also lived in Illogan/Portreath

Have found a military rec. for John davies born 1857 Portreath, town of birth REARITH(Redruth)
Age 20 yrs at attestation date 29th Dec 1877
Attestation Corps B BDE, RHA
National Archives WO97/2630/105(Br. Army Service Records 1760-1915.
16 pages oF records for John but not got right viewer for it. How to download the viewer?


Got him Mariona! John VIVIAN Davies!! He is the Sunderland one.
Here's his death cert.
He died 28 May 1839 of myocardial degeneration and chronic bronchitis.
He was 83 and job was watchman. (He had been a groom during his army life and was a groom when he signed on 29 Dec.1877)
His daughter C. M Taylor(the Camelia of earlier censuses) was present at death.
All the dates fit.Dublin 1878, St. John's Wood , Aldershot 1886
Cawsand 1888, Devonport. Falmouth 1894. Tynemouth 1896 and Sunderland 1896
Shall now see if the marriages and births of children are there.
I may be some time....

And there's more!
Marriage to Mary Reid sp. to driver John Davies(no 724) bach at the church of the Three Patrons? Rathgar Dublin in presence of Mary and henry Hawes.
29th April 1883.

Baptism William George Davies birth July 28th 1886, baptism Oct 8th 1886 at garrison church Aldershot. Parents John and Mary Davies(rank Driver)
Chaplain C H Relly.

Baptism James Davies born 24 Aug. 1887 . Baptised catholic Church St Joseph Aldershot 18th Sept 1887. Parents John and Mary Davies . Rank of father Driver, Chaplain E Riordan.

Baptism WILLIAM GEORGE DAVIES(first one must have died) b 7/5/1897 bap 20/5/1897 at Sunderland Parents John and Honor Davies (Gunner).
Curate J. E Wright.

Lola, Thank you so very very much..I knew that name Vivian would pay off in the end..Lol

From your findings above I was able to further my search in regards to John and Mary's daughter.. I thought at first the name must have been Camelia or Camilla but it was neither..The name was Cornelia..I then found on free bmd...Births 1889

	Cornelia Mary		St Germans	5c	33

The district St. Germans is an alternative name for St Germans and it is in the county of Cornwall

Marriage March Quarter of 1918

Davies

Cornelia M

Taylor

Sunderland

10a

967

Taylor William U Davies 10a 967


Then a possible birth for Cornelia and William....

Births March 1921

Taylor James D

Davies

10 a 1047 Sunderland..


Its all starting to take shape now Lola so I am one very happy Lady Marion..Now I have to sniff out James Vivian and Mary Vivian..

xx

Have just found Cornelia's death..

Cornelia M Taylor birth about 1890..
April, May, June quarter of 1968.
Age at death 78 years
Registration dist, Durham Eastern

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