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1892 marriage: Name: DAVIS, Walter ; Record Type: Marriages ;
Quarter: September ; Year: 1892
District: Barton Regis ; County: Gloucestershire ; Volume: 6a Page: 277
Hayward, Selina 1892 September Marriages Barton Regis Gloucestershire
Walter
Davis Marriage cert. (right)
1892 Marriage solemnized st the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Matthews,
Moorfield in the County of Gloucester
Sept. 18th 1892
Walter Davis, 21 Bachelor, Bootmaker, 1 Dean Lane, William Davis, Bootmaker
Selina Hayward, 21, Spinster, tailoress, 3 Dean Lane, Joseph Hayward,
labourer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of
the Established Church after Banns by me ? Clark, curate
This marriage was solemnized between us Walter Davis, Selina Hayward in
the presence of us, James Yabsley, Rhoda Yabsley
Births Mar 1893 Davis Selina Barton R. 6a 116
Births Sep 1894 Davis Frederick George Barton R. 6a 82
Births Sep 1897 Thompson John Thomas Barton R. 6a 167
is this the right Walter? there are none that exactly match his ages given in the 1901 or 1911 censuses (ie late 1898 or early 1899):
Births Mar 1898 DAVIS Walter Bristol 6a 35
Births Sep 1899 Doyle Annie Bristol 6a 102
Births Mar 1901 Davis Albert Bristol 6a 176
1901 Census (night of March 31)
Civil parish: Bristol ; Ecclesiatical parish: Easton St Mark ; County/Island:
Gloucestershire ; Country: England
Address: 107 Bloy St.
Walter Davis 29 Bristol Head Bristol Gloucestershire
Selina Davis 29 Bristol Wife Bristol Gloucestershire
Selina Davis 8 Bristol Daughter Bristol Gloucestershire
Frederick Davis 6 Bristol Son Bristol Gloucestershire
Walter Davis 2 Bristol Son Bristol Gloucestershire
Albert Davis 1 month Bristol Son Bristol Gloucestershire
Deaths Jun 1902 Davis Albert, 1, Bristol 6a 68
- he didn't make the 1911 census, this looks the most likely death record
Frank
Davis birth certificate (right)
Registration district of Bristol, Sub-district of St. George in the County
of Bristol.
Third December 1902, 3 Moorfields Square U.D
Frank, boy, Walter Davis, Selina Davis formerly Hayward, Boot rounder
S. Davis, mother, 3 Moorfields Square, Moorfields, Bristol. Twenty fourth
January 1903. H. Clifford White registrar
Births Sep 1904 DAVIS Rose Bristol 6a 160
Births Mar 1905 Skuse, Ernest Bertie Bristol 6a 163
Births Jun 1906 Davis Ivy May Bristol 6a 145
Births Sep 1906 Paisey Elizabeth Bristol 6a 156
Births Sep 1909 Cottrell John Patrick Bristol 6a 21
Births Mar 1910 DAVIS Laura Bristol 6a 128
1911 Census (night of April 2)
32 LOWER DEACON STREET MOORFIELDS BRISTOL, St George, Gloucestershire
DAVIS, WALTER HEAD MARRIED 19 M 40 BOOT MAKER ROUNDER BRISTOL
DAVIS, SELINA WIFE MARRIED 19 F 39 BRISTOL
DAVIS, SELINA DAUGHTER SINGLE F 18 HELPER BRISTOL
DAVIS, FREDRICK SON SINGLE M 16 DEFING BRISTOL
DAVIS, WALTER SON M 12 SCHOOL BRISTOL
DAVIS, FRANK SON M 8 SCHOOL BRISTOL
DAVIS, ROSE DAUGHTER F 6 SCHOOL BRISTOL
DAVIS, IVY DAUGHTER F 5 SCHOOL BRISTOL
DAVIS, JOSEPH SON M 4 SCHOOL BRISTOL
DAVIS, LAURA DAUGHTER F 1 BRISTOL
Births Dec 1911 Davis Lily m.Hayward Bristol 6a 209
Births Dec 1911 Clayfield Ivy P m.Green Bristol 6a 226
Deaths Jun 1914 Davis Laura, 4, Bristol 6a 146
Marriages Dec 1918 Davis Selina - Thompson John T., Bristol 6a 409
John Thomas Thompson and future wife Selina Davis (abt. 1914) and two
photos of Frank Davis (b.1902) looking young.
Marriages Jun 1929: Davis Ivy - Skuse Ernest B. Bristol 6a 382
Marriages Jun 1929: Davis Frederick -
Doyle Annie E Davis Bristol 6a 338
Births Jun 1931 Davis Terence J Clayfield Bristol 6a 222
Frank
Davis marriage certificate (right)
1932 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Matthew,
Moorfields in the County of Bristol
30th July 1932
Frank Davis, 29, bachelor, match dipper, 17 Proctor Street, Walter Davis,
Boot maker
Elizabeth Paisey, 26, spinster, - , 1 Dove Lane, Robert Paisey, motor
driver
Married in the Parish Church, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of
the Church of England after Banns by .... S. H. Goodge
This marriage was solemnized between us Frank Davis, Elizabeth Paisey
in the presence of us, Robert Joh Paisey, John Patrick Cottrell
Wedding of Frank Davis & Elizabeth Paisey, 1932
More wedding photos of the Paisey sisters, plus Frank with Elizabeth,
John & Ray
Births Sep 1933 Skuse Donald, m.Davis Bristol 6a 100
Births Mar 1934 Davis John, m.Paisey Bristol 6a 114
Births Mar 1934 Davis Dennis Clayfield Bristol 6a 190
'In Loving Memory of Walter Charles Edward Davis, who fell asleep, September
1st, 1938, Aged 67 years, Interred in the Family Grave, Avon View Cemetery'
Wedding of Selina Thompson and Charles Wiltshire 1940. And Frank
Davis, October 20, 1942
Frank Davis with Lil, John & Ray, sometime after the war.
Frederick Thompson (b.1937) and the staff of the 'Electric Spark'
pose on Lawrence Hill Bridge in 1965. And Frank by a lake, possibly around
the same time.
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From Joan's file:
WALTER CHARLES EDWARD DAVIS was born 1871 in Bristol, and died 01/9/1938
in Bristol, Gloucestershire. He married SELINA HAYWARD 18/9/1892 in St
Matthews Church, Moorfields, Bristol. She was born 04/4/1871 in 3 Brixton
St, Upper Easton, St George, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and died 1951 in
Bristol.
Notes for WALTER: Lived: 7 Moonshed, St Pauls, Bristol 1871, 22 Northcote
St, St George, Bristol 1881, 23 Heber St, St Pauls, Bristol 1891, 1 Dean
Lane, Bristol before marriage, 107 Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901, 3 Moorfields
Square, Moorfields, Bristol when son Frank was born. Buried in family
grave Avon View Cemetery, Bristol; Occ: Boot maker 1881/1891.
Notes for SELINA: Lived: 3 Parsons Row, St George, Bristol 1881, 46 Dean
Lane, St George, Bristol 1891, 3 Dean Lane, Bristol before marriage, 107
Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901, 3 Moorfields Square, Moorfields, Bristol
when son Frank was born. Occ: Tailoress 1891.
Children of WALTER DAVIS and SELINA HAYWARD are:
- SELINA DAVIS was born 09/2/1893 in Bristol, and died 29/5/1962 in
Barton Hill, Bristol. She married JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON 23/11/1918 in
Bristol. He was born 17/7/1897 in 5 Gloucester Buildings, Bristol, and
died 1958 in Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol.
Notes for SELINA: From the age of 26 she was ill in bed with chest problems. Only had one lung due to illness, she is said to have coughed the other one up. Deaf in one ear. She married wearing a penny wig due to going bald through illness. She used to rub lamp oil and olive oil into her scalp and her hair grew back very curly and long. Because of her illness she never attended any of her childrens wedding. Lived: 107 Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901. Had 14 children including 3 still births, Others died very young. Occ: Worked in Cotton Factory in Netham when young.
Notes for JOHN: He Joined Army when 16/17 but had to lie about his age to get in. Later he became a labourer. Lived: 7 Middle Terrace, Bristol 1901. When he first married they lived with his in-laws in Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol. As soon as they could they got a house in Easton Road, (overlooking the railway arch) Bristol. The family were forced to move from Easton as the house was due to be demolished long with one other and a shop. This did not happen and the properties still stands today. (2004) They moved on to 21 Morse Rd, Redfield, Bristol. Cause of death: Stroke.
Children of SELINA DAVIS and JOHN THOMPSON are:
- LAURA THOMPSON was born 11/5/1920 in Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol.
She married WILLIAM BAKER 24/5/1941 in Bristol. He was born 1921
in Bristol.
Notes for LAURA: Lived: Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol, Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol, 21 Morse Rd, Redfield, Bristol when growing up. Occ: Worked for "Stocks & Co", sorting paper and books in factory.
Notes for WILLIAM: Divorced. Later married twice more. Occ: Lorry/Bus Driver.
- SELINA THOMPSON was born 30/5/1921 in Proctor St, Moorfields,
Bristol, and died 28/12/1991 in Bristol Royal Imfirmary. She married
CHARLES WILTSHIRE 21/12/1940 in Bristol. He was born 25/9/1917 in
Owen Street, Easton, Bristol.
Notes for SELINA: AKA: Lena. Lived: Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol, Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol, 21 Morse Rd, Redfield, Bristol when growing up. Moved to Almeda Rd, Bristol when first married and then onto Barton Hill Flats, Bristol for rest of life. Occ: Clerk for "Stocks & Co" Paper and Books. Cremation: 1/1992, South Bristol Crematorium, Bristol
Notes for CHARLES: Lived: Almeda Rd, Hanham, Bristol when first married. Moved to Barton Hill Flats, Bristol for rest of marriage. Moved to Kingswood, Bristol with son after death of wife. Occ: Management job in British Aircraft Corporation, Filton, Bristol.
- SON THOMPSON, b. 1923, Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol.
Notes: Lived: Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol before he died young.
- JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON was born 25/11/1926 in Proctor St, Moorfields,
Bristol, and died 12/3/1998 in Bristol Royal Infirmary. He married
EILEEN JOAN MAJOR 17/6/1950 in St Ambrose Church, Whitehall, Bristol.
She was born 11/2/1929 in 28 Byron St, Redfield, Bristol. Aka: Jack.
Cremation: 20/3/1998, South Bristol Crematorium, Bristol
- IVY THOMPSON, b. 12/1/1930, Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol.
Notes: Lived: Proctor St, Bristol, Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol, 21 Morse Rd, Redfield, Bristol when growing up. Never married. Occ: Worked in Match Factory in Dove Lane, Bristol. Gave up work in her 30's to take care of ill mother. - LILLIAN THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1934, Bristol; d. Abt. 1934, Bristol.
Notes: Died: A few weeks old. - FREDERICK GEORGE THOMPSON was born 18/5/1937 in Easton Rd, Easton,
Bristol. He married MARY.
Notes for FREDERICK: Divorced. Lived: Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol, 21 Morse Rd, Redfield, Bristol when growing up. Occ: Worked in D.I.Y. shop "Sparks" on Church Rd, Barton Hill, St George, Bristol.
- LAURA THOMPSON was born 11/5/1920 in Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol.
She married WILLIAM BAKER 24/5/1941 in Bristol. He was born 1921
in Bristol.
- FREDERICK GEORGE DAVIS, b. 1894, Bristol; d. 1967; m. ANNIE.
Notes: Lived: 107 Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901. Served in Royal Engineers in WW1 (1916/17). Awarded Belgium Croix De Guerre Medal. This medal was only awarded for acts of heroism while on Belgium soil.
- WALTER DAVIS, b. 1899, Bristol; d. 1979.
Notes: Lost his eye when he was a baby, due to measles. Lived: 107 Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901. Never married.
- ALBERT DAVIS, b. 1901, Bristol.
Notes: Lived: 107 Bloy St, Easton, Bristol 1901.
- FRANK DAVIS was born 03/12/1902 in 3 Moorfields Square, St George,
Bristol, and died 1966 in Bristol. He married ELIZABETH PAISEY 30/7/1932
in Parish Church of St Matthew, Moorfields, Bristol. She was born 1906.
Notes for FRANK: Lived: 17 Proctor St, Moorfields, Bristol when he married but moved to Dove Lane, Bristol later. The match factory where he worked was opposite his house in Dove Lane. He was able to bring home a large supply of sparklers leading up to bonfire night that he handed out to the children in the Davis/Thompson family. Occ: Served in the Royal Air Force during the 2nd world war and also became a member of the Air Raid Precautions (later known as the Civil Defence). After the war he worked in the Match Factory which was in Dove Lane, Redfield. When he married he was match dipper there but went on to be a foreman.
Notes for ELIZABETH: AKA: Lil. Lived: 1 Dove Lane, Moorfields, Bristol on marriage certificate.
Children of FRANK DAVIS and ELIZABETH PAISEY are:
- RAYMOND DAVIS, b. Bristol.
Notes: AKA: Ray. He never married. He lived with his mum untill she died and then lived on his own. - JOHN DAVIS was born in Bristol. He married NANCY Abt. 1956 in
Bristol, Gloucestershire.
- RAYMOND DAVIS, b. Bristol.
- ROSE DAVIS, b. 1904, Bristol; d. 1979; m. THOMAS SIMMS; b. Bristol.
Notes: No children.
- there is no apparent record of a Rose Davis marrying Simms anywhere in the UK...
- JOE DAVIS was born 1907 in Bristol, and died in Redfield, Bristol.
He married IVY CLAYFIELD. She was born 11/1912 in Bristol [birth record says 1911], and died
12/9/2004 in Home For The Blind, Fishponds, Bristol.
Notes for JOE: Died: In Bed. Cremation: South Bristol Crematorium, Bristol
Notes for IVY: Blind with Diabetes during 1970's. Lived: Home for the blind for many years before her death. Burial: 9/2004, Bristol
Children of JOE DAVIS and IVY CLAYFIELD are:
- TERRY DAVIS, b. Bristol.
- DENNIS DAVIS, b. Bristol.
- RICHARD DAVIS, b. 1940, Bristol.
- LILY DAVIS, b. 1911, Bristol; m. (1) JOHN PATRICK COTTRELL, 02/4/1938,
Bristol Register Office, Gloucestershire; b. Bristol; d. 1953; m. (2)
GEORGE ADAMS, 1963, Bristol.
Notes for LILY: She never had any children.
After the death of her second husband Lily became a bit of a recluse. She was very independent but would still do her own shopping on Church Rd, St George when she was in her 80's. She now spends her time in Vetchlea Nursing Home, Avonvale Rd, Redfield, Bristol where she has Alzheimer's. [added later: Lily died Jan 2009 at Vetchlea Nursing Home. Avonvale Rd, Redfield, Bristol. She was cremated at South Bristol Crematorium, Bristol on the 28th January.]
Notes for JOHN: AKA: Jack. Occ: Painter of Steam Rollers in same company as nephew John Thompson. Cause of Death: Hit on head during accident at work. Collapsed in front of nephew.
- IVY DAVIS was born Abt. 1913 in Bristol. She married BERTRAM SKUSE.
He was born in Bristol, and died in London. (there is no birth record for a Bertram Skuse anywhere - but:
Births Mar 1905 Skuse, Ernest Bertie Bristol 6a 163 )
Marriages Jun 1929 Davis Ivy - Skuse Ernest B. Bristol 6a 382
Notes for IVY: Lived: Most of married life in Lewisham, London. After retirement spent half of year travelling the UK in a caravanette with husband.
Notes for BERTRAM: AKA: Bert. Lived: Lewisham, London most of married life.
After retirement spent half of the year travelling the UK in a Caravanette with wife. Died in his 60's in a hospital.
Children of IVY and BERTRAM are:
- DONALD SKUSE, b. Bristol.
Births Sep 1933 Skuse Donald, m.Davis Bristol 6a 100. - CLIFFORD SKUSE, b. Gordon Richards Stables, Warwick.
Notes Twin. Born in the Stables of Gordon Richards, a famous Jockey.
- no birth record found - DAVID SKUSE, b. Gordon Richards Stables, Warwick.
Notes: Twin. Born in the Stables of Gordon Richards, a famous Jockey.
- no birth record found
- DONALD SKUSE, b. Bristol.