See also
| Husband: | John Henry Ellery DAVIS (1861-1938) | |
| Wife: | Priscilla BLACKLER (1859-1952) | |
| Children: | Thomas DAVIS (1886-1887) | |
| Thomas DAVIS (1888-1972) | ||
| Milinda DAVIS (1889-1978) | ||
| William Henry DAVIS (1892-1981) | ||
| Gladys Mary DAVIS (1894-1978) | ||
| Emily Louisa DAVIS (1895-1906) | ||
| Miriam Violet DAVIS (1903-1989) | ||
| Marriage | Q3 1885 | Stoke Damerel - Devonport, Devon, England |
| Name: | John Henry Ellery DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Thomas DAVIS (c. 1823- ) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Roberts ELLERY (1824-1918) | |
| Birth | 18 Apr 1861 | Yealmpton, Devon, England |
| Occupation | blacksmith | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Higher Hooe, Plymouth | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) | blacksmith; Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 (age 69) | Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| 9247 Tralcon Avenue, Detroit | ||
| Occupation | 1 Apr 1930 (age 69) | Watchman, Steel Drill Manufactory; Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| Death | 16 Jul 1938 (age 77) | Yealmpton, Devon, England |
| Name: | Priscilla BLACKLER1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Thomas Elliot BLACKLER (1827-1902) | |
| Mother: | Anne STONEMAN (c. 1828-1903) | |
| Birth | 19 Jul 1859 | Tormoham, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Laundress | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 51) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Higher Hooe, Plymouth | ||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 (age 70) | Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| 9247 Tralcon Avenue, Detroit | ||
| Death | 5 Mar 1952 (age 92) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England |
| Burial | c. 5 Mar 1952 | Tormoham, Devon, England |
| Name: | Thomas DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | Q1 1886 | Stoke Damerel - Devonport, Devon, England4 |
| Death | Q2 1887 (age 1) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England5 |
| Name: | Thomas DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sarah Adeline STEWART (1896-1954) | |
| Birth | 21 Jan 1888 | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England6 |
| Emigration | 15 Sep 1909 (age 21) | from Southampton, Hampshire, England to New York, New York, USA |
| He sailed on the Oceanic, arriving at Ellis Island with less than $35 in his pocket, and joined his Uncle and Aunt Jerome and Louisa Shaffrauk in Akron Ohio. | ||
| Census | 1920 (age 32) | Akron - Summit, Ohio, USA |
| 1272 Curtis Street, Akron Thomas is a lodger in the house of John Andrews, an Inspector with the Rubber Company. |
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| Occupation | 1920 (age 32) | Labourer, Foundry; Akron - Summit, Ohio, USA |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 (age 42) | Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| 9247 Tralcon Avenue, Detroit | ||
| Occupation | 1 Apr 1930 (age 42) | Grinder, Steel Drill Manufactory; Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| Death | 3 May 1972 (age 84) | USA |
| Name: | Milinda DAVIS1,7 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Alt. Name: | Millie | |
| Spouse 2: | James WASHER (c. 1890- ) | |
| Spouse 3: | Horace LIDDINGTON (c. 1890- ) | |
| Birth | 26 Aug 1889 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 20) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Higher Hooe, Plymouth | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 20) | Work at home mother invalid; Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Death | 28 Apr 1978 (age 88) | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Name: | William Henry DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Kaatje or Katie STELTMAN (1893-1957) | |
| Spouse 2: | Irene BAILEY (c. 1896-1992) | |
| Birth | 6 Jun 1892 | Paignton, Devon, England8 |
| Occupation | Landscaper 1941 -1961 | |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 (age 27) | Akron - Summit, Ohio, USA9 |
| 151 Wheeler Street, Akron In 1920 William is with wife Katie and daughter Priscilla, in the Steltman's house in Akron, with parents-in-law and sisters-in-law. |
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| Occupation | 1 Jan 1920 (age 27) | Machinist, Drill Factory; Akron - Summit, Ohio, USA9 |
| Death | 30 May 1981 (age 88) | South Gate- Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Cause: Prostate cancer | ||
| Burial | Inglewood - Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Name: | Gladys Mary DAVIS1,10 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Alt. Name: | Gladys M UNKNOWN11 | |
| Spouse: | Harold G SMITH (1904-1992) | |
| Birth | 29 May 1894 | Plymstock, Devon, England12 |
| Birth | 24 Aug 189411 | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 17) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| 10 Spencer Terrace, Plymouth Gladys is working as a servant for William Bingham, a commercial manager, and his family |
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| Occupation | 1920 (age 25-26) | -11 |
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 (age 35) | Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| 9247 Tralcon Avenue, Detroit | ||
| Death | 2 May 1978 (age 83) | Livonia - Wayne, Michigan, USA11 |
| Death | 13 May 1980 (age 85) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Name: | Emily Louisa DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 12 Sep 1895 | Plymstock, Devon, England13 |
| Death | 3 Mar 1906 (age 10) | |
| Cause: Burst Appendix | ||
| Name: | Miriam Violet DAVIS1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse 1: | Cyril BAGGOTT (1902-1950) | |
| Spouse 2: | Lester Ewert BOLTON (1903-1980) | |
| Birth | 21 Mar 1903 | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England14 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 8) | Plympton St Mary, Devon, England2 |
| Higher Hooe, Plymouth | ||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 (age 27) | Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| 9247 Tralcon Avenue, Detroit | ||
| Occupation | 1 Apr 1930 (age 27) | Cook, Steel Drill Manufactory; Detroit, Michigan, USA3 |
| Death | 11 Mar 1989 (age 85) | Hurricane, Utah, USA |
In 1881 John is an apprentice blacksmith, and is a patient in the S. Devon and E. Cornwall hospital. In 1901 the family are at Higher Hooe, Plymstock
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place John Henry Ellery Davis Head Mar 50 Blacksmith Yealmpton, Devon, England Priscilla Davis Wife Mar 51 Tormoham, Devon, England Milinda Davis Dau Unm 20 Work at home mother invalid Plymouth, Devon, England Miriam Violet Davis Dau Unm 8 Scholar Plympton St Mary, Devon, England |
| RG14/12908 RG78/745 RD275 SD1 ED11 SN7. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 3 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place John Henry Ellery Davis Head Mar 69 Watchman, Steel Drill Manufactory Yealmpton, Devon, England Priscilla Davis Wife Mar 70 Tormoham, Devon, England Thomas Davis Son Unm 42 Grinder, Steel Drill Manufactory Plympton St Mary, Devon, England Gladys Mary Davis Dau Unm 35 Plymstock, Devon, England Miriam Violet Davis Dau Unm 27 Cook, Steel Drill Manufactory Plympton St Mary, Devon, England |
| Roll 1060 Page 12A ED711 Image 1039. Cit. Date: 1 April 1930. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 4 | Free BMD Marriage. Stoke Damerel 5b 333. Cit. Date: Q1 1886. |
| 5 | Free BMD Birth. Plympton 5b 147. Cit. Date: Q2 1887. |
| 6 | Free BMD Marriage. Plympton 5b 205. Cit. Date: Q1 1888. |
| 7 | Ibid. Plympton 5b 208. Cit. Date: Q4 1889. |
| 8 | Ibid. Totnes 5b 157. Cit. Date: Q3 1892. Incorrectly recorded in Free BMD as Daves |
| 9 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Henry Steltman Head Mar 54 Labourer, Rubber Factory ,Groningen, Netherlands Katie Steltman Wife Mar 54 ,Groningen, Netherlands Marie Steltman Dau Unm 24 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Grace Steltman Dau Unm 24 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Katie Davis Dau Mar 26 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands William H Davis Son-in-law Mar 27 Machinist, Drill Factory Paignton, Devon, England Priscilla K Davis Granddaur 2 ,Ohio,USA Katherine Treurven Dau Mar 30 'S-Gravenhage (The Hague),South Holland, Netherlands Marie Treurven Granddaur 7 , Ohio, USA |
| Akron Ward 5, Summit, Ohio, Roll T625_1438 Page 5B ED172 Image 1029. Cit. Date: 1 January 1920. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 10 | Norina's Gedcom 18.3.08. Source for field: Family as Spouse |
| 11 | Ibid. |
| 12 | Free BMD Marriage. Plympton St Mary 5b 192. Cit. Date: Q2 1894. |
| 13 | Ibid. Plympton 5b 186. Cit. Date: Q4 1895. |
| 14 | Ibid. Plympton 5b 166. Cit. Date: Q2 1903. |