Family of Benjamin R DAVIS and Elizabeth W UNKNOWN

Husband: Benjamin R DAVIS (1834- )
Wife: Elizabeth W UNKNOWN (1845?- )
Children: Charles DAVIS (1864- )
Ella Louisa DAVIS (1867- )
Frank B DAVIS (1869- )
Ernest John DAVIS (1870-1942)
Wilfred W DAVIS (1873- )

Husband: Benjamin R DAVIS

Name: Benjamin R DAVIS1
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1834 Enfield, Middlesex, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 47) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Benjamin, Elizabeth and the children have one servant, Ellen Hewlett, and a Lodger, Solicitor Frederick Gould of Devon.
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 47) Nursery Seedsman and Florist; Yeovil, Somerset, England2

Wife: Elizabeth W UNKNOWN

Name: Elizabeth W UNKNOWN1
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1845 (cal) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 36) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil

Child 1: Charles DAVIS

Name: Charles DAVIS1
Sex: Male
Birth 1864 Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 17) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 17) Seedsman Assistant; Yeovil, Somerset, England2

Child 2: Ella Louisa DAVIS

Name: Ella Louisa DAVIS1
Sex: Female
Spouse: Albert Bright REYNOLD (1869- )
Birth 1867 Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 14) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 14) Assistant; Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 44) Wallingford, Berkshire, England3
17 St Mary's Street, Wallingford
Brother Ernest is with Ella and husband Albert.

Child 3: Frank B DAVIS

Name: Frank B DAVIS1
Sex: Male
Birth 1869 Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 12) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil

Child 4: Ernest John DAVIS

Name: Ernest John DAVIS1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Susan Mary HOOKER (1870-1946)
Birth 26 Feb 1870 Yeovil, Somerset, England
Occupation Nurseryman and Seed Merchant
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 11) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 31) Yeovil, Somerset, England4
118 Middle Street
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 31) Nurseryman and Seed Merchant; Yeovil, Somerset, England4
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 41) Wallingford, Berkshire, England3
17 St Mary's Street, Wallingford
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 41) Nurseryman; Wallingford, Berkshire, England3
Census 19 Jun 1921 (age 51 yrs 4 mns) Yeovil, Somerset, England5
Yeovil Nurseries
Occupation 19 Jun 1921 (age 51) Nurseryman, florist, seedsman; Yeovil, Somerset, England5
Employment: Employer
Place of Work: Yeovil Nurseries
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 69) Yeovil, Somerset, England6
Hendford Hill Nurseries
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 69) Nurseryman, florist, seedsman; Yeovil, Somerset, England6
Death 11 Mar 1942 (age 72) Yeovil, Somerset, England
67 Preston Grove
Probate 10 Jul 1942 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
67 Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset
Probate was granted to the widow Susan Mary Davis. Effects £373 11s 11d

Child 5: Wilfred W DAVIS

Name: Wilfred W DAVIS1
Sex: Male
Birth 1873 Yeovil, Somerset, England2
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 8) Yeovil, Somerset, England2
39 Hendford Hill, Yeovil

Sources

1www.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
2Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Benjamin R Davis Head Mar 47 Nursery Seedsman and Florist Enfield, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth W Davis Wife Mar 36 Yeovil, Somerset, England
Charles Davis Son Unm 17 Seedsman Assistant Yeovil, Somerset, England
Ella Louisa Davis Dau Unm 14 Assistant Yeovil, Somerset, England
Frank B Davis Son Unm 12 Scholar Yeovil, Somerset, England
Ernest John Davis Son Unm 11 Scholar Yeovil, Somerset, England
Wilfred W Davis Son Unm 8 Scholar Yeovil, Somerset, England
RG11/2393 Folio 52 Page 37. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Albert Bright Reynold Head Mar 42 Chemis Dealer , Cambridgeshire, England
Ella Louisa Reynold Wife Mar 44 Yeovil, Somerset, England
Ernest John Davis 41 Nurseryman Yeovil, Somerset, England
RG14/6518 RG78/323 RD119 SD2 ED2 SN100. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Ernest John Davis Head M 31 Nurseryman and Seed Merchant Yeovil, Somerset, England
Susan Mary Davis Wife M 31 Folkestone, Kent, England
Doreen Davis Dau S 7 mths Yeovil, Somerset, England
RG13/2302 Folio 17 Page 26. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
5Text From Source: Census England 1921
Address: Yeovil Nurseries
Place: Yeovil, Somerset, England

Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages
Ernest John Davis,Head,51y 4m,M,Married,Yeovil, Somerset, England,,,Nurseryman, florist, seedsman,Employer,Yeovil Nurseries,,
Susan Mary Davis,Wife,51y 4m,F,Married,Folkestone, Kent, England,,,Home duties,,,,
Donovan John Hooker Davis,Son,16y 3m,M,Single,Yeovil, Somerset, England,,Whole Time,school,,,,
There was a servant, Constance Fenn, 14, from East Lulworth, and a boarder Eliza Gottlieb,27, a dental mechanic from Shrewsbury, working for a dentist, Mr. Brooks.
6Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939
Address: Hendford Hill Nurseries
Place: Yeovil, Somerset, England

Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Davis, Ernest John,,M,26 Feb 1870,M,Nurseryman, florist, seedsman,ARP Warden
Davis, Susan Mary,,F,27 Feb 1870,M,Home duties,
Eliza Gottlieb was still living with the couple, by 1939 of private means. DOB 8 May 1895.