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Title: Newton/Davis
Post by: carolan on Monday 11 July 11 00:37 BST (UK)

 :)Trying to find what happened to Dorothy Gladys NEWTON born 1901
Father Thomas P Newton. she had a sister Lilian.
Married Horace James DAVIS IN 1931in Birmingham.
They had 2 children Kenneth and Joan. She dissappears completely from
abt 1943 and I cannot trace her anywhere from then.
Hope someone out there can help.

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 11 July 11 00:48 BST (UK)

There is a Dorothy Gladys Davis death in 1999 in Surrey - birthdate shown as 19.12.1900 whereas your Dorothy was born end of 1901

Are either of the children still alive?

Was another child born in 1942?

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: skylark on Wednesday 20 July 11 00:00 BST (UK)

Doris Davies - born 9 Jan 1901, died Aug 1985 Birmingham.
Horace James Davies - born 19 April 1896, died Jan 1984 Birmingham.

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 20 July 11 00:20 BST (UK)

Hi Skylark

From my reply above

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whereas your Dorothy was born end of 1901

The name is Dorothy Gladys - not Doris

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: skylark on Wednesday 20 July 11 09:07 BST (UK)

Sorry! got the name wrong.  The reported Dorothy Gladys death - birth date 19 Dec 1900- her birth could have been registered in January 1901!  Did her children/child move to Surrey?

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 20 July 11 18:53 BST (UK)

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The reported Dorothy Gladys death - birth date 19 Dec 1900- her birth could have been registered in January 1901

This is from freebmd

Births December qtr 1901   
Dorothy Gladys Newton   Birmingham  6d 110

The death in 1999 was born a year earlier and could have been any Dorothy Gladys.  Freebmd has loads of Dorothy Gladys births in the December qtr 1900 and  March qtr 1901


She may have divorced and re-married

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: Sloe Gin on Saturday 23 July 11 22:51 BST (UK)

You can't really rely on the birth dates given on death registrations as these are supplied by the informants and may not be accurate.  While the day and month may be right - because the person's birthday might be known - it wouldn't be uncommon for the date to be a year or more out.

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: carolan on Friday 12 August 11 18:09 BST (UK)

thanks everyone for comments.
Both children are now dead. I can only assume she either died
or they divorced which was not particularly common then and maybe she re-married
it's a real brick wall at the moment.

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: skylark on Saturday 13 August 11 09:55 BST (UK)

You say they had two children - Kenneth Davis Dec 1933 - Joan Davis June 1938 and Keith M Davis Dec 1942 all Birmingham.

Title: Re: Newton/Davis
Post by: skylark on Saturday 13 August 11 11:50 BST (UK)

You also say that Dorothy Gladys Newton has a sister Lilian.  Perhaps I am not looking in the right place, but,  -

June qtr.1900 - Thomas Newton married Julia Price - Birmingham

Information removed.  Please see http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355484.0.html

1901 - Nellie Louisa Newton 11 is mentioned.  Thomas Newton b.abt.1873 b. Caas (Crewe) Cheshire - stationary engine driver. - dist. Aston Birmigham