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John Davey 1776–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 12 February 1852

Death Location: Probus, Cornwall, England

Father: Humphry Davey

Mother: Mary Trevailor

Spouse(s): Frances Menadue

Children(s): Humphrey Davey, Elizabeth Davy, William Davey, John Davey

In 1776, John Davey entered the world in St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England, born to Humphry Davey And Mary Trevailor. John Davey married Frances Menadue, and had children including Elizabeth Davy, Humphrey Davey, John Davey, William Davey. John Davey passed away in 1852 in Probus, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1776, John Davey entered the world in St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England, born to Humphry Davey And Mary Trevailor.
  • John Davey married Frances Menadue, and had children including Elizabeth Davy, Humphrey Davey, John Davey, William Davey.
  • John Davey passed away in 1852 in Probus, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphry Davey
1746–1815
Birth Location: St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Trevailor
1751–1810
Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

Frances Menadue
1781–1853
Birth Location: Sithney, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Humphrey Davey
1809–1879
Birth Location: Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, Great Britain
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Elizabeth Davy
1814–1839
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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William Davey
1804–1887
Birth Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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John Davey
1802–1860
Birth Location: St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
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John Davey's Ancestors

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John Davey
1776–1852
Birth Place: St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
Parents
Humphry Davey
1746–1815
St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Mary Trevailor
1751–1810
Redruth, Cornwall
Grandparents
Elizabeth Tonkin
1726–1764
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Lambert Davey
1723–1775
St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, England
Peter Trevailor
1713–
St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Tonkin
1698–1758
Sarah Chenowa
1700–1767
Humphrey Davey
1701–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Davey's Descendants

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John Davey (1776–12 February 1852) m. Frances Menadue (circa 1781–circa 1853)
  1. 1. Humphrey Davey 1809–1879 m. Johanna Jenkin 1822–1905
    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
        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–
      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
        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
        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
        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
  2. 2. Elizabeth Davy 1814–1839
    1. 1. James (John) Pryor 1839–1905
      1. 1. Captain (William) Pryor 1867–1922
        1. 1. Jessie (Renfrew) Pryor 1890–1964
      2. 2. Thomas Pryor 1875–1949
        1. 1. David (Nicol) Pryor 1902–1992
  3. 3. William Davey 1804–1887
    1. 1. Joseph (Menadue) Davey 1844–1930
    2. 2. Amelia Davey 1834–
      1. 1. William (Henry) Hawks 1862–
        1. 1. William (henry) Hawke 1884–1922
  4. 4. John Davey 1802–1860

John Davey's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of John Davey in St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England
1852
12 February 1852
Age 76
Death of John Davey in Probus, Cornwall, England
Probus, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1852
    Event Place: Probus, Cornwall, England
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