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Title: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: kenandjulie on Thursday 07 March 24 17:50 GMT (UK)
i have not much to go on and i am hoping that someone can help.
i am researching my great great Uncle Thomas Davies, born Herefordshire 1861. His parents were Thomas Davies born  1841Tupsley, Herefordshire. mother Martha Davies. His brother my great great grandfather was James Williams born circa 1835 and his wife was Jane Morris
i have Thomas Davies on the 1881 census living with his Uncle James at Pwlldu, Blaenafon. After that I lose Thomas (born 1861).
i have been told that he went to South Africa, no knowledge of his wife but he had a daughter called Rose Davies.
We believe he might have sailed on a ship named St Helena but that is only family verbal history.
Hope someone can help

Best
Ken
 
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 07 March 24 20:07 GMT (UK)
Any idea when or where Rose was born?  Was it in SA?
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: california dreamin on Thursday 07 March 24 21:17 GMT (UK)
Quote from: kenandjulie on Thursday 07 March 24 17:50 GMT (UK)
i have not much to go on and i am hoping that someone can help.
i am researching my great great Uncle Thomas Davies, born Herefordshire 1861. His parents were Thomas Davies born  1841Tupsley, Herefordshire. mother Martha Davies. His brother my great great grandfather was James Williams born circa 1835 and his wife was Jane Morris
i have Thomas Davies on the 1881 census living with his Uncle James at Pwlldu, Blaenafon. After that I lose Thomas (born 1861).
i have been told that he went to South Africa, no knowledge of his wife but he had a daughter called Rose Davies.
We believe he might have sailed on a ship named St Helena but that is only family verbal history.
Hope someone can help

Best
Ken

Hi Ken

I have a James Davies in my family, born in Shropshire in 1877.  He ended up in SA also.  He went to SA as he was involved in the Boar War.  James ended up staying after the war to work on the railways.

Good luck with your search.

CD
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: amondg on Thursday 07 March 24 21:41 GMT (UK)
There is a James Davis who married Jane Morris 1860 registered Ledbury

Is this the one you refer to?
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Thursday 07 March 24 21:54 GMT (UK)
There's a couple of possibles on 1891

Thomas Davies b c1869 Bullingham, iron labourer  - in Blaenavon (Trevethin parish) with wife Mary Ann and some step children  (he's b Hereford  c1863 in 1901) marriage suggests he's Henry Thomas, son of Thomas

Thomas Davies b Norton c1861, general labourer - lodger in Blaenavon (Llanfoist parish)

Thomas Davies b Herefordshire c1862, stoker - in "Taff Cynon" (looks like Quakers Yard area)





Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: california dreamin on Thursday 07 March 24 22:40 GMT (UK)
Quote from: amondg on Thursday 07 March 24 21:41 GMT (UK)
There is a James Davis who married Jane Morris 1860 registered Ledbury

Is this the one you refer to?

Hi amondg

No, my James was b 1877 he later married in SA.  I'm good I know about my James Davies. Thx CD
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 08 March 24 00:08 GMT (UK)
See
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=881000.new#new
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: amondg on Friday 08 March 24 01:37 GMT (UK)
Can you give the 1881 census.

Thomas born 1861 son of Thomas Davies of Tupsley and Martha nee Watkins is still with his parents age 19 in 1881.
Title: Re: Thomas Davies born Herefordshire 1861
Post by: pampoen on Wednesday 27 March 24 13:34 GMT (UK)
If I search Thomas Davies on the SA website I get over 200 hits. I tried searching his daughter and this came up. Document 18 of 26
DEPOT     TAB                                                                   
SOURCE    MHG                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 427/45                                                               
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          DAVIES, THOMAS.                                                       
STARTING  19450000                                                             
ENDING    19450000                                                             
REMARKS   SURVIVING SPOUSE ROSE MARY DAVIES (BORN CONYERS).

Any idea what his wife's maiden name was?