Where to look?

[DoreenC]

Hi all,
 I would really appreciate some help with this one!
 I'm looking for George Davis. On the 1871/81 and 91 census he is married and living in East Riding of Yorkshire and he gives his birth year between 1838 and 1840. He married Ann/e Parkinson 2nd June 1868, says he is 24 and his father William Davis.
 His place of birth is always Dorchester, but varies between Dorset and Berkshire. There are several options on the 1841 census, but I am completely out of my depth on where to look for registrations for Dorchester.

Regards,
Doreen

[lizdb]

The only one I can spot on 1861 is from Dorchester OXFORDSHIRE!

[JJen]

Possible 1851 -

William Davis   wid 39 b. Dorchester, Oxfordshire. Labourer
Jane Davis   dau 13 b. Dorchester, Oxfordshire
George Davis   son 12 b. Dorchester, Oxfordshire Farmer's Boy
Emma Davis   dau 8 b. b. Dorchester, Oxfordshire

HO107 Piece 1690 Folio 214 Page 37, Bridge End Lane, Dorchester, Oxford

JJ

[JJen]

1841 for the above family

William Davis   25 Ag Lab
Ann Davis   20
William Davis   6
Jane Davis   4
George Davis   18 Mo

HO107 Piece 880 Folio 21 Page 10, Bridge End, Dorchester

JJ

[DoreenC]

Thank you so much. I was going round in ever decreasing circles. Great what a fresh pair of eyes can find - especially when they know what they are doing.

I'm very grateful.
Regards,
Doreen

[ribbo39]

Hi Doreen,,
This may be your man. In the Dorchester transcripts from the Oxford FHS there are these details;
Baptism;
17-11-1839 George Davis s/o William & Ann, Labr.

Marriage;
6-10-1834 William Davis (x)
                Ann Edmunds (x)
Wits; Wm. Bradbury, Elizabeth Davis,    Wm.Cobb, Clerk


Burials;
6-7-1848 Ann Davis aged 31, Dorchester.
19-1-1883 William Davis aged 71 Dorchester.

Ann's burial ties in with the 1841 census JJ listed for you with William shown as a wid.

Assuming these are the correct people, then there is this baptism;

28-7-1811 William Davis s/o John & Mary

also;

4-2-1810 Anne Edwards d/o William & Mary
I only list this baptism because I only found one (Henrietta 1814) "Edmonds/Edmunds" being baptised  in Dorchester and as I have recently had a similar issue in that Edwards has been mis-read for Edmonds and vice-versa.

Hope this helps.

I might be able to find more if you wish.

Alan

[DoreenC]

Hi Alan,

 Thank you for going to so much trouble. I'm not sure that the 1841 family is correct as yet, but I hope so. I think I have just found his death at Morpeth, March 1895 age 61. Sorry! should have written at Beverley, December 1898 age 53. Ann was a widow in the 1901 census.
  So his marriage and death indicate his birth as c1844 and the 3 census records (which I know are correct) as 1838/40.
 I haven't had much time to search the census properly, but I came across a George age 4 at Dorchester, Dorset in the 1851. On this it seems as if his mother is Mary Davis...married but no husband with her. The head of household is her widowed sister-in-law Elizabeth Amor.

Regards,
Doreen