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Title: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: Bruce609 on Thursday 28 January 10 11:10 GMT (UK)

I would be grateful if a member could look-up a Dublin Directory published after 1863 and before 1880 for one Henry Davis, solicitor , and Dublin Coroner in the period 1850 to 1864 [ and maybe later ]. He resided at St Johns Donnycarney and had offices on  Wellington Quay and Upper Ormond Street.
I am trying to determine when he ceased to practice, and from that, establish when he may have passed away.
I believe his demise was about 1867.
Bruce

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: shanew147 on Thursday 28 January 10 14:10 GMT (UK)

in 1877 there's no sign of him, or any other Davis, at the St. John's Tce, Clontarf address, and he is not listed in the index of 'Nobility, Gentry, Merchants and Traders, Public Officers &c &c' section

74 Dame street is listed as
   E. Wilkinson, law & commercial stationer & printer
   James Davis, solicitor - 1 Sydenham Rd, Dundrum

possibly a relation ?

In 1880, there's a possible listing for James at  a new address :
 James Robert Davis, solicitor, 67 Baggot street, lower
  (his residence details are the same as '77)

previous thread for reference : henry davis coroner dublin (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,417395.msg2868610.html#msg2868610)


Shane

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: Bruce609 on Friday 29 January 10 09:45 GMT (UK)

Thank you Shane.
This strongly suggests Henry was deceased by 1877.
I have not yet connected James to him but there is a possibility as Henry was the youngest son of the family [ siblings as yet unknown]
Bruce

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: evequest on Tuesday 28 December 10 23:31 GMT (UK)

James Robert DAVIS, 67 'Lower' Baggot St, Dublin was brother to the poet Thomas Osborne DAVIS (who also studied law, but didn't practice).

His mother Mary ATKINS (and father James Thomas DAVIS-  Welsh surgeon - Royal Artillery and died around a month after or before Thomas was born in 1814).

There was also another brother John DAVIS who was an asst Surgeon in the Royal Artillery and a sister, Charlotte-Melina who married John Frederick Ridley (also a surgeon).

... lots of similarities to my DAVIS line with doctors and attorneys... but so far, haven't found a connection.

By the way... Francis Bacon was born at 63 Baggot St, in 1909. Impressive street.

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: Bruce609 on Tuesday 28 December 10 23:46 GMT (UK)

Thanks evequeste...I'll keep searching
Bruce

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: evequest on Friday 07 January 11 01:37 GMT (UK)

Some data for Henry Davis from death journals in BDM office :

Year          Age              Place                         Vol     page
1882         68                Parsontown               3       371
1889         79                Dublin South              2        623
1884         65                Strabane                    2       216
1872         68                Banbridge                  11?     111
1869         74                Mount Mellick              3       449
1865         54                Dublin South              7        594
1867         70                Managhan                 18       180

Title: Re: Dublin Directory Look-up Henry Davis
Post by: Bruce609 on Saturday 15 January 11 13:32 GMT (UK)

Thanks evequeste
our man does not appear to be  among these.
Has he  left the country or the planet?
Bruce