Genealogy Chat

Fantastic..... That definitely looks like him! Merry

Hiya Merry I think I found George on 1881 in School, Name: Geo.Jas. Davis Age in 1881: 7 Age months: 0 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Relationship to head-of-household: Unknown Household: View other family members Family and neighbors: View neighbors Gender: Male Where born: Woolwich, Kent, England Address: South Metropolitan Dist School Civil parish: Sutton County/Island: Surrey Condition as to marriage: Unknown Occupation: Scholar Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Source information: RG11/0760 Registration district: Epsom Sub-registration district: Carshalton ED, institution, or vessel: South Metropolitan District Schools Folio: 49 Page: 7 What do you think? Jo xx

I'm cross that George has vanished in 1881!! It might just be that he was missed out of his step-mother's household. The enumerator would have been copying from the householders record sheet onto his census page that we can view on Ancestry.......how easy would it be to miss someone?? (they were supposed to count up everyone and check against the completed district, but I expect some enumerators were more conscientious than others!!) Merry

Oh sorry, you replied on here too!! This MIGHT be Alfred's second marriage: (from Ancestry GRO) Name: Davis, Alfred Record Type: Marriages Quarter: March Year: 1876 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1059 Possible spouse: Eliza Pugh. Merry

No problem Merry, thank you again for all your help. Regards Jo x

Merry I think you could well be right about deaths, I have spoken with other family members and they think both Alfred and Catherine died early and Amy Kate raised George. I know George did survive because he is the father of my grandad. Thank you again for your help it is very much appreciated, I was aout to give up! Jo xx

Hiya Merry You are heaven sent, you are very helpful may I say thank you. But I am very confused... It doesn't take much. ha ha On that last info you added the date of birth doesn't tally with your first entry does it? do you think it is the same person? You may be very right about Catherine dying and Albert remarrying, but on George's birth cert in 1874 she was his mother and they lived in Plumstead then, 7 Maxey Road it says on his birth cert. I hope you can continue to help me. Regards Jo xx

Alfred's death? Name: Davis, Alfred Record Type: Deaths Age at death: 32 Quarter: June Year: 1880 District: Maidstone County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 371 Merry

Forgot to say, Eliza is a 22-year-old widow....she is recorded as a nurse.....maybe not a very good one??! - sorry, that was in poor taste :O(( Merry

It's very strange.....in 1871 they were living in Plumstead, Kent.....but Amy wasn't born there. However, in 1881 surely this could be Amy Kate???? Says born Plumstead, but is that an error...???Are you sure Catherine didn't die......Alfred/Albert married again and them he died???? But where is George? (do you know that he lived??) 1881 Alfred Chas. Davies abt 1877 Woolwich, Kent, England Son 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England >>>>Amy Kate Davies abt 1871 Plumstead, Kent, England Step Daughter 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England Arthur T. Davies abt 1881 Woolwich, Kent, England Son 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England Eliza Davies abt 1859 Chelsea, Middlesex, England Head 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England Eliza Rosina Davies abt 1879 Woolwich, Kent, England Daughter 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England James Parker abt 1856 Woolwich, Kent, England Lodger 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England William Smith abt 1865 Westminster, Middlesex, England Brother 18 Lr Harden St, Woolwich, London, England Merry

Thank you all very much for your help... I am loosing the plot!! his name sure was Alfred, all gets so confusing. His daughter Amy married an Alfred, I apologise. On Alberts marriage cert it says age full and occupation as a moulder.

Oh LOL John....so that IS them in 1871!! Merry

How old is he and what is the occupation on the marriage cert?

Are you sure its Albert Davies as there is an Alfred Davies married a Catherine Baker in W.London in September 1867 info from freeBMD John

I think this is them n 1871, with Albert down as Alfred and Amy's middle initial wrong too!! Does his occupation match with the marriage cert?? Here it's Shot moulder at the arsenal: Alfred Davis abt 1847 London, England Head Plumstead Kent Amy P Davis abt 1870 London, England Daughter Plumstead Kent Catharine Davis abt 1847 London, England Wife Plumstead Kent Merry

Hiya yes I have his marriage cert.

Do you have his marriage cert?

Can anyone please help me, I have hit a BRICKWALL and cannot get through it!! I am looking for Albert Davis in Kent, I have looked on 1881 census and I cant find anything. I am not sure of his date of birth, or where he was born. What I do know is that he married a Catherine Baker in Holborn London in 1867 they had one child in 1870 Amy Kate Davis and then had another child George James Davis in 1874 in Plumstead Kent. I believe they may have had more children after but I am not sure. If anyone can please help me with any information I would be very grateful. Many Thanks as I wait in anticipation. Jo xx