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Yes it is an interesting problem that has occupied me for over 30 yrs,with "red herrings plentiful";Jewish names have the nasty habit of being anglicised and often pet names as opposed to real ones apply.
I have learnt to ignore transcripts and go back to original docs where possible and look at them closely.If you key in the Polish derivative of DAVIS some 300 or so names appear which could have the original,DAVIS being chosen as it sounds English and is loosly the son of David.
Possibly the name was changed after entering the Country, but I am amazed that the Mother and Father would not insist on a Birth Certificate which would give their Son automatic British Nationality as I can find no other Application for British Nationality for the other members of the Family.

The only thing I can suggest re Benjamin's birth is Synagogue records for Sunderland?

Walter is one of the trees on Ancestry yours ( it has photos of Isabella Jacob Levenston) because that has Benjamin Davis parents as David Davis and Ethel Humphreys ??

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possible name change

Barnett Roberts, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
Name: Barnett Roberts
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Sunderland, Durham
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Stratford On Avon
Sub-District: Stratford On Avon
Ecclesiastical Parish: Holy Trinity
Civil Parish: Old Stratford Within
District/Parish/County: Warwickshire

Walter I also can't see any birth reg.

edit married under name of benjamin Davis....

right so the Barnett Davis marriages put on here are not the right ones.. or at least the red herring of 'Price' is not correct.....

This would be Jacob in 1901 Irish census ...perhaps interesting to note son 'Barney' wonder if his full name was Barnett?

Residents of a house 23 in Wynnefield Road (Rathmines, Dublin)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Davis Sammie 6 Male - Hebrew
Davis Dora 2 Female - Hebrew
Davis David 16 Male - Hebrew
Davis Moses 4 Male - Hebrew
Davis Fanny 8 Female - Hebrew
Davis Annie 12 Female - Hebrew
Davis Rebecca 14 Female - Hebrew
Davis Barney 10 Male - Hebrew
Davis Jacob 48 Male Head of Family Hebrew <<<<< Glazier
Davis Bessie 36 Female Wife Hebrew

Thanks to everyone for your imput,the reason for the assumption that this is my family is that Grandfather ie BENJAMIN DAVIS always insisted that he was born in SUNDERLAND Co DURHAM on 1st March 1869 and on subsequent official Census docs this appears ;yet despite searches no registration of Birth is apparent.
Family correspondence states that an "Uncle" who had a Glazing firm in DUBLIN existed and was visited by family members,research shows that JACOB DAVIS moved to DUBLIN,Married in 1873 and had a family of 12 all born in DUBLIN,his business being GLAZIER and then General Contractor.
BARNETT (BENJAMIN) however disappears then surfaces in 1890 in DUBLIN to marry ISABELLA LEVENSTON noting on the Marriage Cert that his Father was dead at this time.His Mother "Anne" turns up on the 1911 Dublin Census and later in 1911 dies at her Son Jacob's House in Dublin named as "ESTHER DAVIS" age 75 Widow.
It seems highly probable that "BARNETT" and "ANNE" married in RUSSIAN POLAND c1853 and between them had 10 Children 4 of which survived (1871 Census) and 1911 Dublin Census )DAVIS being a "Taken Name"
Taking in all the above,there is no indication of what happened to the bulk of the family between 1871 and 1890,no sign of ANNA (HANNAH ?) or MOSES DAVIS and no burial place for "BARNETT Senior"

Have messaged Walter on how to return to the thread.

I hadn't noticed before but there are two marriage entries

Marriages Mar 1927 (>99%)
DAVIS Barnett C STRONG Oxford 3a 1622
Strong Agnes L Davis Oxford 3a 1622

Marriages Jun 1926 (>99%)
Davis Barnett C Strong Birmingham S. 6d 472

Strong Agnes L Davis Birmingham S. 6d 472

We really need Walter back for info :-)

1911 England Census about Barnett Price
Name: Barnett Price
Age in 1911: 72
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Russia Poland
Civil Parish: North Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 99 Heywood St Cheetham Manchester
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Retiver Tailor
Registration District: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration District: Cheetham
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 24180
Household Members:
Name Age
Barnett Price 72
Esther Price 66
Ada Price 33
Isaac Price 29

There is no obvious marriage for a Barnett Price to an Esther

If they'd just arrived in England they may have put down whatever work they knew? or indeed the enumerator might have misheard 'Glaziers' for 'tailors'...it's not a leap with a Polish accent?

If they'd just arrived in England they may have put down whatever work they knew? or indeed the enumerator might have misheard 'Glaziers' for 'tailors'...it's not a leap with a Polish accent?

Also on the 1871 the place of birth has been transcribed as Ireland for all the adult.
Original clearly says Poland which at that time would be part of Russia.
There is a marriage in Birmingham 2nd quarter 1874 for Barnett Davis to Esther Myers.
Presumably Anne died, but looking for a death for the correct Anne Davis in Birmingham would be a bit of a problem.
Must admit I was a bit surprised that the occ was glazier. Would have expected them to be employed in the clothing industry.

In 1871, the surname is recorded as Davies............with the 'e' being crossed out

Barnett snr and Jacob are Glaziers

............a far cry from the occ of the Jacob shown in 1881...........

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Marriages Jun 1890 (>99%)

Davis Mosca Walsall 6b 1065 <<<<<
DAVIS Moses Walsall 6b 1065 <<<<<<<
DENHAM Joshua Harry Walsall 6b 1065
Woolley Florence Jane Walsall 6b 1065
Wright Charlotte Walsall 6b 1065

EDIT NO not this one....

The three children shown in 1881 are all recorded as being born in Manchester

The youngest's birth - at least - should, by law, have been registered....I can find no record

Looks like they were a Jewish family, judging by the names & the link to Cheetham, Manchester which was a Jewish area.
Davis is probably an anglicised version of a Polish name.
The synagogue in Birmingham has been in existence for many years. Might be worth seeing if you can find anything in their records to point you in the right direction.

bear with me...re the Jacob Davis in Cheetham Lancs, and the marriage in 1874 of Barnett Davis to Esther ...maybe there was a name change?


1881 England Census about Barnett Price
Name: Barnett Price
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Esther Price
Gender: Male
Where born: (B S), Poland
Civil Parish: Cheetham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 29 Whitfield St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Tailor
Registration District: Prestwich
Sub-registration District: Cheetham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4022
Folio: 81
Page Number: 63
Household Members:
Name Age
Barnett Price 46
Esther Price 40
Sarah Price 20
Harris Price 16
Moses Price 14
Anne Price 11
Isaacher Price 8
Ada Price 4
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Doesn't help but I wonder if this is Jacob in 1881? Son is transcribed as Bennett but I am sure it is Barnett...named for his uncle and grandfather?

1881 England Census about Jacob Davies
Name: Jacob Davies
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: (Bs), Poland
Civil Parish: Cheetham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 15 Berkeley St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Coat Maker
Registration District: Prestwich
Sub-registration District: Cheetham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4020
Folio: 21
Page Number: 35
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Davies 30
Annie Davies 30
Abraham Davies 9
Morris Davies 7
Bennett Davies 4 <<<<Barnett
Soloman Clanisblat 22
Jane Benjiman 16
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Was there a change of name(s) along the way?

Sorry-but if you see them in 1871 and then you don't see them again.......how do you know that they are "yours"?

Maureen