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Humphrey Davey 1809–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain

Death Date: 25 February 1879

Death Location: St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Davey

Mother: Frances Menadue

Spouse(s): Johanna Jenkin

Children(s): Thomas Davey, Humphrey Davey, James Davey, Sarah Davey, Emily Davey, Joseph Davey, James Mr

In 1809, Humphrey Davey entered the world in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain, born to John Davey And Frances Menadue. In 1851, Humphrey Davey resided in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England. Humphrey Davey married Johanna Jenkin, and had children including Emily Edith Joanna Davey, Humphrey Davey, James Henry Menadue Davey, James Henry Menadue Davy Mr, Joseph Clinton Davey, Sarah Rosamond Davey, Thomas Arthur Davey. Humphrey Davey passed away in 1879 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Humphrey Davey entered the world in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain, born to John Davey And Frances Menadue.
  • In 1851, Humphrey Davey resided in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England.
  • Humphrey Davey married Johanna Jenkin, and had children including Emily Edith Joanna Davey, Humphrey Davey, James Henry Menadue Davey, James Henry Menadue Davy Mr, Joseph Clinton Davey, Sarah Rosamond Davey, Thomas Arthur Davey.
  • Humphrey Davey passed away in 1879 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davey
1776–1852
Birth Location: St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
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Frances Menadue
1781–1853
Birth Location: Sithney, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Jenkin
1822–1905
Birth Location: St Stephen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JJ

Children(s)

Thomas Davey
1860–1950
Birth Location: Victoria, Australia
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Humphrey Davey
1846–1913
Birth Location: Treyew Mill, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
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James Davey
1852–1924
Birth Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
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Sarah Davey
1855–1905
Birth Location: Exford, Victoria, Australia
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Emily Davey
1849–1940
Birth Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
ED
Joseph Davey
1857–1918
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria
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James Mr
1846–1918
Birth Location: –
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Humphrey Davey's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Davey
1809–1879
Birth Place: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain
Parents
John Davey
1776–1852
St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
Frances Menadue
1781–1853
Sithney, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Humphry Davey
1746–1815
St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Mary Trevailor
1751–1810
Redruth, Cornwall
Sampson Treveghan
1741–1795
St Germans, Cornwall, England
Frances Lord
1742–1819
St Neot, Cornwall
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Tonkin
1726–1764
Lambert Davey
1723–1775
Peter Trevailor
1713–
Frances Moar
1705–1774
John Treveghan
1698–1769
William Lord
1696–1762
Joan Bate
1711–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Tonkin
1698–1758
Sarah Chenowa
1700–1767
Humphrey Davey
1701–1764
John Lord
1655–1747
Ann Prout
1651–
Richard Bate
1674–1732
Jone Barnacle
1674–1711

Humphrey Davey's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey Davey (1809–25 February 1879) m. Johanna Jenkin (July 1822–1 January 1905)
  1. 1. Thomas (Arthur) Davey 1860–1950 m. Sarah (Mary) Wyneck 1865–1937
    1. 1. Olga (V R) Davy 1884–1971 m. William (Albert) Jacobs 1876–1952
      1. 1. Nereida (May) Jacobs 1908–2004 m. Francis (Joseph Lynch) McNamara 1900–1976
        1. 1. Dominic (William) McNamara 1931–2011
        2. 2. Genevieve (Maria) McNamara 1937–2018 m. Gary (Neil) Childers 1936–2007
        3. 3. Elaine (Margaret) Nicholas 1934–2024 m. John Nicholas 1929–2007
      2. 2. Harold (frederick) Jacobs 1906–1984
      3. 3. William (Lawrence (Lawrie)) Jacobs 1922–2020 m. Eileen (Margaret) Wighton –2023
    2. 2. Rita (Isabel May) Davey 1887–1975
    3. 3. Irene (Stella) Davey 1890–1987
      1. 1. Fredrick (Patrick) Regan 1916–1922
      2. 2. Irene (Elizabeth) Regan 1909–2002 m. Patrick (Francis) Collier –1991
    4. 4. Gertrude (Alice) Davey 1889–1900
    5. 5. Beatrice (Louisa) Davey 1882–1950 m. Arthur GOODWIN 1868–1928
      1. 1. Jas Goodwin 1902– m. Lorna (Josephine) Wagner 1906–
        1. 1. William Adams 1924–2010
    6. 6. Frederick (Thomas Arthur) Davey 1892–1960
    7. 7. Doris (Daphne) Davey 1898–1986
    8. 8. Thelma (Vida) Davey 1906–1989
  2. 2. Humphrey Davey 1846–1913 m. Mercy (Jane) Jacka 1869–1955
    1. 1. Arthur (Blackwood) Davy 1904–1974
    2. 2. Mabel (Felton) Davy 1892–1988 m. Edwin (Whimper) Poynter 1878–1935
      1. 1. Joan Poynter 1921–2017 m. Norman (David) Endacott 1921–2015
        1. 1. Edwin ("John") Endacott 1949–2023
      2. 2. Dorothy Poynter 1916–1989
      3. 3. Keith Poynter 1926–2018
      4. 4. Robert (Humphry) Poynter 1932–2020
      5. 5. Norman (Edwin (Jim)) Poynter 1918–2018
      6. 6. Ian Poynter 1929–1986
      7. 7. Lorna Poynter 1915–1998
    3. 3. Hiacynthia (Esther Victoria) Davy 1910–2004
      1. 1. Robyn (Sandra) Lewis 1943–2018
  3. 3. James (Henry Menadue) Davey 1852–1924 m. Mary (Anne) Davy 1855–1922
    1. 1. Emily (Edith) Davey 1877–1879
    2. 2. James (Henry Menadue) Davey 1878–1879
    3. 3. William (Edward) Davey 1883–1943
    4. 4. Grace (Rosamond) Davey 1886–1974 m. William (Clive) Richards 1884–1948
      1. 1. Lillian (Rosamond "Rosa") Richards 1914–2006
  4. 4. Sarah (Rosamond) Davey 1855–1905
  5. 5. Emily (Edith Joanna) Davey 1849–1940 m. William Miles 1855–1939
    1. 1. Rose (Edith) Miles 1874–1921 m. Charles (Wallace) Munro 1883–1923
      1. 1. Charles (Henry Wallace) Munro 1905–1989 m. Elma (Gertrude Veronica) Cahill 1908–1950
        1. 1. Charles (William Gordon) Munro 1931–2017
        2. 2. Margaret (Rose) Munro 1933–2013 m. Jeffrey Day 1926–2017
        3. 3. Kenneth Munro 1945–2019
      2. 2. William (Donald) Munro 1903–1929
      3. 3. Gordon (Lindsay) Munro 1913–1939
    2. 2. Lilian (Letitia Emma Esther) Miles 1876–1970 m. John (Werner) Doherty 1890–1960
      1. 1. Alexander (Roy) Doherty 1913–1974 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Evans 1911–1982
        1. 1. John (Alexander) Doherty 1945–1968
      2. 2. Hugh (Francis Doherty) III 1915–2000
      3. 3. John (Werner) Doherty 1912–1912
      4. 4. William (Charles) Doherty 1912–2009
      5. 5. Stanley (Gordon) Doherty 1918–2009
    3. 3. Herbert Miles 1900–1992
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Miles 1935–2011
  6. 6. Joseph (Clinton) Davey 1857–1918 m. Mary (Anne) Davy 1855–1922
    1. 1. Humphry (John Wesley) Davey 1889–1895
  7. 7. James (Henry Menadue DAVY) Mr 1846–1918

Humphrey Davey's Timeline

3 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Humphrey Davey in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain
1851
1851
Age 42
Humphrey Davey resided here in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
1879
25 February 1879
Age 70
Death of Humphrey Davey in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1879
    Event Place: St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
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