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Walter Davis 1834 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1834

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 21 Jan 1916

Death Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Davis

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Hannah Warren

Children(s): John Davis, Alice Davis, Alberta Davis, Frederick Davis, Jessie Davis, Agnes Davis, Ada Davis, Janetta Davis, Herbert Davis

The story of Walter Davis began in 1834 in Dorset, England. Walter Davis married Hannah Warren, and had children including John J Davis, Alice Fanny Davis, Alberta B Davis, Frederick W. Davis, Jessie M Davis, Agnes E. Davis, Ada Annie Davis, Janetta Davis, Herbert C Davis. Walter Davis passed away in 1916 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Walter Davis began in 1834 in Dorset, England.
  • Walter Davis married Hannah Warren, and had children including John J Davis, Alice Fanny Davis, Alberta B Davis, Frederick W. Davis, Jessie M Davis, Agnes E. Davis, Ada Annie Davis, Janetta Davis, Herbert C Davis.
  • Walter Davis passed away in 1916 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Davis's Ancestors

Self
Walter Davis
1834 – 1916
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
Robert Davis
1805 – 1862
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
Mary
1807 –
Dorset, England
Grandparents
John Davis
1774 – 1844
Dorset, England
Sarah Webber
1779 – 1840
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1744 – 1812
Martha Rowsell
1752 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1720 – 1812
Joan Down
1717 –
Joseph Rowssell
1724 – 1800
Grace Green
1727 – 1795

Walter Davis's Descendants

1.
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Walter Davis (1834 – 21 Jan 1916) m. Hannah Warren (1840 – )
  1. 1. John (J) Davis (1860 – )
  2. 2. Alice (Fanny) Davis (1862 – )
  3. 3. Alberta (B) Davis (abt 1866 – )
  4. 4. Frederick (W.) Davis (abt 1868 – )
  5. 5. Jessie (M) Davis (1870 – )
  6. 6. Agnes (E.) Davis (1873 – )
  7. 7. Ada (Annie) Davis (1877 – abt Feb 1955) m. Thomas Hooper (1873 – abt Feb 1941)
    1. 1. Violet (V) Hooper (1899 – )
    2. 2. Ronald (Thomas) Hooper (1901 – )
    3. 3. Gladys (Dorothy) Hooper (18 Nov 1901 – 25 Aug 1989) m. Reuben Willcox (1 May 1902 – Oct 1989)
      1. 1. Phyllis (Ella Ruth) Willcox (abt Nov 1927 – 15 Feb 2015)
    4. 4. Ronald Hooper (1902 – )
    5. 5. Kathleen Hooper (1904 – )
    6. 6. Marjorie (Agnes E) Hooper (abt Feb 1909 – )
    7. 7. Donald (Lionel J) Hooper (abt Nov 1911 – abt May 1984) m. Beatrice (Kate) Hooper (1901 – 1968)
      1. 1. Sylvia (A) Hooper (abt May 1942 – 2023) m. Phillip Woolcott (about 1940 – )
        1. 1. Graham (Philip) Woolcott (Aug 1969 – ) m. Angharad (R) Hodgson-Morgans (about 1974 – )
    8. 8. Miriam (Freda J) Smith (12 Oct 1916 – abt Nov 1982)
  8. 8. Janetta Davis (1878 – )
  9. 9. Herbert (C) Davis (1882 – )

Walter Davis's Timeline

7 Records

1833
18 Jun 1833
Birth of Walter Davis in Swyre, Dorset, England
Swyre, Dorset, England
1834
1834
Birth of Walter Davis in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1834
11 May 1834
Walter Davis was baptized in Swyre, Dorset, England
Swyre, Dorset, England
1841
1841
Age 7
Walter Davis resided here in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England
1891
1891
Age 57
Walter Davis was employed in Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
1891
1891
Age 57
Walter Davis resided here in Bradford Peverell, Bradford, Dorset, England
Bradford Peverell, Bradford, Dorset, England
1916
21 Jan 1916
Age 82
Death of Walter Davis in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1833
    Event Place: Swyre, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Class: RG10; Piece: 2013; Folio: 12; Page: 15; GSU roll: 831755
    [2] Class: RG 9; Piece: 1356; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542800
    [3] Class: RG12; Piece: 1655; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6096765
    [4] Class: RG13; Piece: 2004; Folio: 9; Page: 10
    [5] Class: RG14; Piece: 12398; Schedule Number: 45
    [6] Class: RG11; Piece: 2113; Folio: 9; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341510
    [7] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2013; Folio: 12; Page: 15; Schedule: 76; HouseHoldID: 1251304; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 280; Folio number: 4; Page number: 3; Schedule: 13; HouseHoldID: 993287; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 May 1834
    Event Place: Swyre, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SWY
    [2] Batch number: C02329-8; Record set: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [3] England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 - Findmypast, Batch number: C02329-8; Record set: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Life events (BMDs); Collections from: England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2113; Folio: 9; Page: 10; Schedule: 231; HouseHoldID: 1996768; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1860; Folio: 399; Page: 39; Schedule: 180; HouseHoldID: 227062; Record set: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 12398; Schedule: 45; HouseHoldID: 123980093; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 1655; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Schedule: 52; HouseHoldID: 2545640; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 280; Folio number: 4; Page number: 3; Schedule: 13; HouseHoldID: 993287; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 280; Folio number: 4; Page number: 3; Schedule: 13; HouseHoldID: 993287; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1851

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1356; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Schedule: 46; HouseHoldID: 1705139; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2013; Folio: 12; Page: 15; Schedule: 76; HouseHoldID: 1251304; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Bradford-Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2113; Folio: 9; Page: 10; Schedule: 231; HouseHoldID: 1996768; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England, Bradford
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 1655; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Schedule: 52; HouseHoldID: 2545640; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 12398; Schedule: 45; HouseHoldID: 123980093; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 280; Folio number: 4; Page number: 3; Schedule: 13; HouseHoldID: 993287; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bradford Peverell, Bradford, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Class: RG12; Piece: 1655; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6096765
    [2] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2013; Folio: 12; Page: 15; Schedule: 76; HouseHoldID: 1251304; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2113; Folio: 9; Page: 10; Schedule: 231; HouseHoldID: 1996768; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 280; Folio number: 4; Page number: 3; Schedule: 13; HouseHoldID: 993287; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [5] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1860; Folio: 399; Page: 39; Schedule: 180; HouseHoldID: 227062; Record set: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [6] Archive reference: RG14; Piece number: 12398; Schedule: 45; HouseHoldID: 123980093; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [7] Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 1655; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Schedule: 52; HouseHoldID: 2545640; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

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