Davies lookup please

[Steve Pike]

Hello all,

I would love some help tapping in to my Davies ancestry.

My mother was Shelia Joyce Davies born in Splott, Cardiff on 16/2/1933 and died 22/2/1992 in Taunton Somerset.

Her father was Herbert J Davies and her mother was Kathleen Rayson.

Herbert J Davies was a brother of the Rev David Davies famed for his missionary work in China back in the 1930's. I have come across an article on the web saying that David Davies was born in 1900 in Morganstown and his parents were called Enoch and Emma. I believe in total there were six brothers and three sisters.

Other than that I have no hard facts to go on and with so many David and Hebert Davies around I am struggling to tie them done. I only meet my grandfather a couple of times when I was around 8 years old some 40 years ago and other than my parents marriage certificate I don't have any family papers to help.

Any info most gratfully received.

Steve Pike
 

[Isobelruss]

Hello Steve
Do you have a birth year or death year for Herbert J

[armek1]

Hi Steve,

Possible marriage from FreeBMD:

Kathleen RAYSON on same page as Herbert T. DAVIES - 2Q 1928 Cardiff 11a 655.

Regards,
Lee.

[armek1]

Hi Steve,

Following on from my previous post; if Herbert's middle initial is T, then there is only one birth in the Cardiff area between 1890 and 1910 that matches:

DAVIES, Herbert Thomas - 2Q 1907 Cardiff 11a 341 (FreeBMD).

Regards,
Lee.

[Isobelruss]

On the original image it says Herbert T as well

[armek1]

On the original image it says Herbert T as well

Hi Isobel,

Also, there is no Kathleen RAYSON marriage which fits the bill other than the one to Herbert T DAVIES.

Regards,
Lee.
(From an 'orrible South Coast morning!)

[Steve Pike]

Many thanks for the responses.

It is possible it was Herbert T rather than Herbert J. As I said all I have to go on is my parents wedding certificate which is the original hand written document.

He was a train driver who was transfered to Taunton from Cardiff during the war. He died sometime late 60's or early 70's. Sorry to be so vague but he was rather estranged from the family and there is noone left to ask for more details.

Hopefully his brother the Rev David will be a little easier to track down and provide me with info that way.

Thanks, Steve

[armek1]

Hi Steve,

Death of Herbert Thomas DAVIES registered 3Q 1977 Thanet 16 1531, with date of birth 23 April 1907. It's the only one I could find who fitted the bill - sounds like he was a bit more estranged than you thought!

Regards,
Lee.