6 Silver Street, Tamworth

[RogFromBrum]

Thanks for that, Guyana

[Guyana]

A little more on this, speaking to my wife, she remembers the Davis family and confirms what you said about the diverse business, hairdressing, umbrellas and fishing tackle. She believes he had two daughters, small, darkhaired girls, who both attended Tamworth Girls High School, as did she, but they were older than she, (now 73)  She believes one married a bookmaker, and lived in a bungalow or house in Salter's Lane, Tamworth.  Does any of this tie in with what you know?

[RogFromBrum]

Yes, they did have two daughters, but they were substantially older than your wife. One daughter was Doris Marion Davis, born 1900, and the other Olive May Davis, born 1907. It's possible that my great uncle's son took over the business. He was Ernest Benjamin Davis and he had three daughters although I only know the name of one of them - Thelma Marian Davis, born 1924. She died in Tamworth in 1983 having married Eric Wiggall in 1945.

Unfortunately, I never met any of them so I don't really know anything more about them. But thanks very much for your information which has given me something more to work on.

[waterortonlass]

My grandfather was Benjamin Davis.  My mother was Olive May Davis, born in Silver Street in 1907.
Her sister was Doris and her brothers were Benjamin Ernest and Arthur. Doris married Louis Barratt an insurance agent.