Davies family in or around Kirknewton and West Calder

[Wilton Endeavour]

You are doing well in finding them Kloumann. It is a pity that Maisie who posted the original query in 2018 hasn't been back on. As she would certainly have been related to my Mum's Davies line.

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[Lynne Wright]

My grandmother is the Janet Fawcett mentioned in an earlier post born in 1901.  Her mother was the Janet Fosset who was born in 1882 and died in 1956 and married William McArthur.  My grandmother married Elijah Davies in 1928 - he died in 1945.  They had 3 children James Daniel Davies (my father), his twin brother William John McArthur Davies and Janet Davies.  My grandmother re-married and her name was then Janet Hamilton.  She died in 1973.

[Wilton Endeavour]

Do you have a birth place of where Janet Davies was born and a birth year for her?
William John McArthur Davies was born 1930 Blythswood and died 2015 in Galashiels. He was aged 84. He married Annie McQuade in Penicuik in 1952.
James Daniel Davies was born 1930 Blythswood and died 2015 in Inverkeithing. He was aged 85. He married Williamina Anderson Bain.
Both William and James seem to have births in both Blythswood, Glasgow and George Square, Edinburgh for 1930.

Yours,

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[doddsie4]

        Janet Fawsett McArthur was born 1901 at West Calder.     On the Glasgow Electoral Registers on Ancestry, Elijah Davies is at Lochburn Road, Maryhill, Glasgow in 1930 with Mrs Marion Davies.      In 1931, he is on his own at Buchanan St, Glasgow.     1932, he is at Lochburn Road again with Mrs Marion Davies.    There are other entries on the Register for him.

[Kloumann]

There is birth of a Janet Annie McArthur Davies in 1933, Lasswade. Her married name was Gillies from a 1952 marriage in Penicuik. She died 2012, age 78, in Midlothian. MMN McArthur.

[Kloumann]

On the 1935 & 1940 Valuation Rolls, Elijah is at 8 Fernie St, Glasgow. Nothing before that. Fernie St no longer exists but there is a Fernie Gardens just off Lochburn Rd, Maryhill.

[Wilton Endeavour]

Janet Annie McArthur Davies married William Paterson Gillies in 1952 in Penicuik. William was born 1928 Glencorse, Midlothian. William died aged 92 in 2020 at Edinburgh.

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[Wilton Endeavour]

Marion Darling born 1884 Kirknewton. Marion died on 4th January 1941 at Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs. She was aged 57. Due to injuries sustained through being struck and knocked down by a tram car. It happened at 8.20pm near Brackenbrae Road, Bishopbriggs. Her usual residence was 38 Lochburn Road, Maryhill.

Elijah Davies, her husband, was born Kirknewton 1880. He died on 2nd January 1923 at 38 Lochburn Road, Glasgow aged 43. He was an apprentice cooper.

[Wilton Endeavour]

doddsie4, Do you think this might be the Elijah Davies 1899 to 1944 who married Janet McArthur Fawcett? He was residing at 1930 in Blythswood when his twin sons were born. Then I think he went to Lasswade where his daughter was born in 1933.
As that other Elijah Davies who resided at 38 Lochburn Road died in 1923.

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