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William James Davey 1853 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAR 1853

Birth Location: Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom

Death Date: 07 NOV 1931

Death Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: William Davey

Mother: Sarah Facey

Spouse(s): Ann Wiggins

Children(s): Albert Davey, Ethel Davey, Thirza Davey, Walter Davey, Annie Davey

In 1853, William James Davey entered the world in Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom, born to William Davey and Sarah Facey. William James Davey married Ann Wiggins, and had children including Albert James Davey, Ethel Sarah Davey, Thirza Matilda Davey, Walter William Davey, Annie Sophia Davey. William James Davey passed away in 1931 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William James Davey entered the world in Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom, born to William Davey and Sarah Facey.
  • William James Davey married Ann Wiggins, and had children including Albert James Davey, Ethel Sarah Davey, Thirza Matilda Davey, Walter William Davey, Annie Sophia Davey.
  • William James Davey passed away in 1931 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Davey
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Facey
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ann Wiggins
1852 – 1926
Birth Location: Piddington, England
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Children(s)

Albert Davey
1877 – 1956
Birth Location: Marton
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Ethel Davey
1878 – 1965
Birth Location: Marton
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Thirza Davey
1880 – 1949
Birth Location: Marton
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Walter Davey
1884 – 1942
Birth Location: Tai Tako
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Annie Davey
1895 – 1895
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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William Davey's Ancestors

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William Davey
1853 – 1931
Birth Place: Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom
Parents
William Davey
Sarah Facey
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Davey's Descendants

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William (James) Davey (27 MAR 1853 – 07 NOV 1931) m. Ann Wiggins (21 OCT 1852 – 25 JUN 1926)
  1. 1. Albert (James) Davey (30 APR 1877 – 12 APR 1956) m. Ellen Taylor (22 JUL 1881 – 01 SEP 1939) m. Emma (Teressa) Taylor (15 JUL 1895 – )
    1. 1. Albert (William) Davey (12 OCT 1903 – ) m. Kathryn Bocock (04 DEC 1918 – )
      1. 1. Bryan (Douglas) Davey (04 DEC 1941 – ) m. Mary Boyd (27 NOV 1930 – )
        1. 1. Nigel (James) Davey (24 JAN 1974 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy (Thurza) Davey (28 JUL 1909 – ) m. Wilfred (Frank) Newland
      1. 1. Basil (Albert) Newland (01 MAY 1935 – ) m. Winifred (Ann) Campbell (01 SEP 1935 – )
        1. 1. Mark (Campbell) Newland (09 JUL 1964 – )
        2. 2. Scott (Basil) Newland (07 NOV 1966 – )
  2. 2. Ethel (Sarah) Davey (16 DEC 1878 – 11 JUN 1965) m. Edward ((Ted) Ernest) Wright (18 DEC 1872 – 18 JUN 1950)
    1. 1. Mary (Evelyn Annie) Wright (27 AUG 1902 – 22 JUN 1972) m. Roger (William Andrew) Morrison (16 APR 1895 – 28 JAN 1958)
      1. 1. Ethel (Moira Frances) Morrison (29 JUL 1924 – 10 SEP 2001) m. Ralph (Anderson) Copeland (1921 – 1981)
        1. 1. Bruce (John) Copeland (1946 – )
        2. 2. Sonia (Rae) Copeland (1948 – ) m. Terence (Harlen) Heeney (1946 – )
        3. 3. Russell (Anderson) Copeland (06 AUG 1949 – ) m. Carolyn (Faye) Webb (09 AUG 1951 – )
        4. 4. Murray (Robertson) Copeland (1950 – 1960)
        5. 5. Pamela (Charmaine) Copeland (1952 – ) m. Edwin Smith
        6. 6. Linda (Kathleen) Copeland (1955 – ) m. Richard Faulding (1954 – )
        7. 7. Mariette (Susan) Copeland (1955 – )
        8. 8. Lyndsay (Nairn) Copeland (13 DEC 1962 – ) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Appleton (02 FEB 1964 – )
      2. 2. Phyllis (Erica) Morrison (15 JUN 1925 – 15 MAR 2013) m. Leslie (Allan) Taylor (01 OCT 1928 – 18 AUG 2017)
        1. 1. Alan (John) Taylor (28 AUG 1951 – ) m. Gail (Patricia) McPhun (12 FEB 1952 – )
        2. 2. Graeme (Renford) Taylor (30 JUN 1954 – 24 MAY 2013) m. Keran (Jacquline Millan) Benseman
        3. 3. Merrilyn (Thurza) Taylor (09 NOV 1956 – ) m. George (Te) Huna m. Gary (Kemp) Guilford (1952 – )
        4. 4. Cynthia (Anne) Taylor (08 MAY 1961 – ) m. Trevor (Ernest) Bailey (13 JAN 1959 – ) m. John Madams m. Alan Williams
      3. 3. Gavin ((Snow)) Morrison (16 JAN 1927 – 03 MAY 2001) m. June (Maria) Swan
        1. 1. Lloyd (Roger) Morrison (1951 – ) m. Barbara (Helen) Sefton
        2. 2. Wayne Morrison (1952 – ) m. Katherine (Heather Annette) Morgan
        3. 3. Lynne (Maria) Morrison (1952 – )
        4. 4. Averill (June) Morrison (1956 – ) m. Fred (James) Allardyce
        5. 5. Valmai Morrison (1958 – ) m. Sefton
        6. 6. John Morrison (1960 – )
        7. 7. Raewyn (Everlen) Morrison (1962 – ) m. Kevin (John) Wyatt (1955 – )
        8. 8. Graeme Morrison (1966 – )
        9. 9. Ross (Edward) Morrison (1968 – )
      4. 4. Thurza (Claire Mary) Morrison (09 FEB 1929 – ) m. Kelvin (Jack) Wilkinson (1925 – ) m. Baldwin m. Teeuwis (De) Vries (26 JAN 1923 – )
        1. 1. Sheryl (Rose) Wilkinson (31 JAN 1951 – 23 MAY 1999) m. Dennis Whittaker m. Gary (Richard) Burk (09 FEB 1947 – 16 SEP 1995)
        2. 2. Barbara (Margaret) Wilkinson (10 SEP 1952 – ) m. James (H) Crawford (11 AUG 1952 – 14 SEP 1986)
        3. 3. Jan (Mary) Wilkinson (15 JUL 1954 – ) m. Peter Lowe m. Graham (David Clarence) Durrant (1957 – )
        4. 4. John (George) Wilkinson (24 JUL 1956 – ) m. Triona (De) Vries (05 JAN 1955 – )
        5. 5. Jo-Anne (Linda) Wilkinson (22 JUN 1960 – ) m. Murray (Douglas) Hosking (24 MAR 1962 – ) m. Lawrence Cook
      5. 5. John (Renford) Morrison (06 FEB 1931 – ) m. Jillian Reynish (29 MAY 1937 – )
        1. 1. Peter (Leslie) Morrison (23 APR 1955 – ) m. unknown
        2. 2. Sharon (Lee) Morrison (04 APR 1956 – ) m. Roderick (Edward Burton) Smith (1955 – )
        3. 3. Theresa Morrison (14 MAY 1957 – ) m. Ian Lintott
        4. 4. James (William) Morrison (30 JUN 1958 – ) m. Kaylene Wills (1965 – )
        5. 5. Arlene (Joy) Morrison (12 AUG 1959 – ) m. Howha Khor (27 DEC 1954 – )
        6. 6. David (John) Morrison (04 NOV 1960 – ) m. Sharon McDonald
        7. 7. Colleen (Gail) Morrison (06 NOV 1961 – ) m. Rewi (Mathew Te) Au (10 JUL 1949 – )
        8. 8. Kevin (Michael) Morrison (13 JAN 1964 – ) m. Vicki (Karen) Lowe (13 JAN 1965 – )
        9. 9. Stephen (Grant) Morrison (01 JUN 1969 – )
      6. 6. Lorna (Joyce) Morrison (17 MAR 1935 – ) m. John (Frederick) Upchurch (30 JUL 1931 – ) m. Michael (Anthony) Rodwell (30 APR 1941 – ) m. Raymond (Peter) Roach (10 OCT 1931 – )
        1. 1. Linda (Jan) Morrison (15 APR 1952 – ) m. Anthony Windsor (10 NOV 1952 – )
        2. 2. Christine (Joy) Upchurch (20 JUL 1953 – ) m. Phillip Gardiner (19 JUL 1954 – )
        3. 3. Bronwyne (Claire) Upchurch (14 NOV 1954 – ) m. Richard Strom
        4. 4. Bruce (John) Upchurch (25 MAR 1957 – )
        5. 5. Roger (Neil) Upchurch (22 MAY 1958 – )
      7. 7. Russell (Roger) Morrison (06 JAN 1937 – ) m. Matiria (Alice Merehana) Gavin (1939 – ) m. Dianne Palmer m. Diana (Mary) Bercich (21 JUN 1943 – )
        1. 1. Andrew (William) Morrison (1960 – ) m. Jenny Singh
        2. 2. Susan (Jane) Morrison (1961 – 1961)
        3. 3. Karen (Esther) Morrison (1962 – ) m. Steven m. John Gadsby m. David Skeggs
        4. 4. Judith (Anne) Morrison (1963 – ) m. Stewart Hawkins
        5. 5. Ruth (Marie) Morrison (1964 – )
        6. 6. Laura (Darnell) Morrison (13 OCT 1972 – ) m. Robert (Emilio) Monforte
    2. 2. Eric (James) Wright (27 MAR 1906 – 12 JAN 1991) m. Ethel Lind (1899 – 21 OCT 1980) m. Zita (Ruth) Jennings (1917 – 07 FEB 1991)
      1. 1. Keith Wright
      2. 2. Ian Wright
      3. 3. David Wright
    3. 3. Ernest (Richard) Wright (01 JAN 1908 – 16 JUL 1995) m. Phyllis (Julinda) Ayling (18 DEC 1917 – 23 AUG 1993)
      1. 1. Kevin (Thomas) Wright (1943 – 12 JUN 1982) m. Gail (Loaine) Pepperell
        1. 1. Loaine (Marie) Wright (1971 – )
        2. 2. Antoni (Ivan Richard) Wright (1974 – )
  3. 3. Thirza (Matilda) Davey (07 JUL 1880 – 04 APR 1949) m. Arthur (Tamlyn) Roberts
  4. 4. Walter (William) Davey (06 DEC 1884 – 14 JUL 1942) m. Martha (Margaret) Crompton (1883 – 03 DEC 1918) m. Flo (Ethel) Crozier
    1. 1. William Davey (1909 – 1909)
    2. 2. Jean (Annie) Davey (21 JAN 1913 – ) m. James Haitana
      1. 1. Kieth Haitana
      2. 2. Brian Haitana
      3. 3. Daughter Haitana
    3. 3. Ethel (Ellie) Davey (06 SEP 1915 – ) m. Cyril Harvey (1910 – )
      1. 1. Peter (Patrick) Harvey (23 FEB 1938 – )
      2. 2. Michael (Alexander) Harvey (29 JUN 1940 – )
      3. 3. Paul (George) Harvey (21 JAN 1949 – )
    4. 4. Ivo (Walter) Davey (16 SEP 1917 – ) m. Vera Trinder
      1. 1. Daughter Davey
  5. 5. Annie (Sophia) Davey (02 NOV 1895 – 15 NOV 1895)

William Davey's Timeline

2 Records

1853
27 MAR 1853
Birth of William James Davey in Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom
Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom
1931
07 NOV 1931
Age 78
Death of William James Davey in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1853
    Event Place: Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 NOV 1931
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
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