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Catherine

Catherine Report 23 Feb 2016 16:43

For Helena, ancestry suggests this marriage:-

Name: Helena Davison
Spouse Surname: Wells
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1936
Registration district: Eton
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 3487
Find Spouse: John W Wells

..............but nothing to say for sure that it is your Helena.

Mavis

Mavis Report 23 Feb 2016 16:48



trouble with trying to find the children is that they are born after 1916

some times you are able to find them by married names but unfortunately
not this time

Helena may have dropt the a of the end of her name

Mavis

Catherine

Catherine Report 23 Feb 2016 17:17

For ref:-
Marriages Mar 1941 (>99%)
Cooper Amy M Davison Liverpool S. 8b 535
Davison Henry Cooper Liverpool S. 8b 535

..........in which case this is also relevant to him

Name: Henry Davison
Probate Date: 7 Mar 1963
Registry: Liverpool, England
Death Date: 14 Feb 1963
Death Place: Liverpool, England

...........of 49 Parthenon Drive
Administration to Amy Margaret Davison widow
Effects £414 2s 7d

Catherine

Catherine Report 23 Feb 2016 17:20

This looks to be Amy in 1939

Amy M Davison (Cooper) 20 Aug 1910 Female Shorthand Typist Minister Labourer Single 84 2
Margaret Cooper 12 Mar 1885 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 84 1
Annie Cooper 20 Oct 1912 Female Graph Type Operator Single 84 3

Address:- 3 Hill? Road (There's a big blob of ink on the address so can't read it all)


Looks like the couple must have met at work.

Catherine

Catherine Report 23 Feb 2016 17:28

I would suggest that these are possible children born to Henry and Amy:-

1943 and 1944 births removed in case the people are still living.

Squeaky020
As the above dates of birth are fairly recent, and the people may still be living, once you have acknowledged the post I will delete the post so best note the information down.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 23 Feb 2016 18:22


First name(s) HUBERT H
Last name DAVISON
Birth year 1917
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name HOARE
District SALFORD
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8D
Page 45
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain



First name(s) HUBERT HENRY
Last name DAVISON
Gender Male
Birth day 26
Birth month 8
Birth year 1917
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1995
District EXETER
District number 4081B
Register number B53F
Entry number 230
Date of registration mm/yy 0695
County Devon
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

Catherine

Catherine Report 23 Feb 2016 18:35

You say you have Joan's birth certificate, so could you give her date of birth please?

I found this and thought it may be a possible for Joan:-

Joan Davison (Cowley) 18 Apr 1922 Female Land Girl Assisting & Worker Single 60 4

Percy G Cowley 23 Apr 1882 Male Farmer Mixed Married 60 1
Christabel (Fanny) Cowley 16 Jun 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 60 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Daisy Davidson 14 Aug 1890 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 60 5
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Alan (W) White 20 Jul 1937 Male Under School Age Single 60 7

............as you see the name for Joan is noted as Davison (Cowley) so, as she is single, I was wondering if she had been adopted by the Cowleys????

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 23 Feb 2016 18:45

HUBERT H
Last name DAVISON
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1939
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ HUBERT H DAVISON married
CHRISTINA M DELVE
Spouse's last name DELVE
District EXETER
District number -
County Devon
Country England
Volume 5B
Page 313

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 23 Feb 2016 19:32

Wondered if Mrs. Cowley was a relative but her maiden name was Davidson

Percy George Cowley
Registration Year: 1907
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Hastings
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 2b
Page: 39
Records on Page:
Name
Percy George Cowley
Christabel Fanny M Davidson

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 23 Feb 2016 20:59

Wow !!

My internet went down so I lost all connection!

I Really appreciate all the help.

Catherine, thanks for that. I have recorded the info.

I wonder where N.Davison is now, be interesting to find an address to make possible contact.

Many thanks for your help Mavis too.

I've not seen the info about what Henry left Amy so that is interesting.
I do have Henry & Amy marriage Cert and also Henry's death certificate.

In regards to Joyce's childhood, she stated on a form that she went to Sandwich Central School, I emailed and they said they have been through records but could find nothing, so maybe it was another school in the same region !

Gutted!!

Keep hitting brick walls.

I know Joyce was in the ATS - would their be any of her army records available maybe??

Questions questions....

Rootgatherer - Thank you for Hubert Henry's death.

Frustrated about the other girls :-( :-( :-( :-(

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 23 Feb 2016 21:30

Have sent you a PM with An address for Rosemary. A couple of possibles for Nicholas but not anything definite.

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 23 Feb 2016 21:52

Many thanks Rootgatherer!!

Also as requested -

Joan Ruby Davison born 24 February 1921 at 2 Stott Lane, Salford.

Many thanks.

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 24 Feb 2016 11:12

Now in contact with someone who knows Nicholas Davison!!

Their mother was also a daughter of Henry Davison.

Hoping to get a picture of Henry's marriage to Amy Cooper!

Very excited.

Still searching for Ruby 1915
Helena 1916
Joan Ruby 1921.
Cannot understand where they have gone!!

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 24 Feb 2016 14:06

Looking now for Hubert Henry's children,

Hubert married Christina Delve and I found 3 children -

Fraser B. Davison
Carol J. Davison
Richard S. Davison.

If anyone can help with addresses, I would be grateful!!

Rambling

Rambling Report 24 Feb 2016 17:13

Possible address for Fraser B sent by PM

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 24 Feb 2016 17:23

There is a possible death posted on page 1 for Ruby 1915 which is maybe why Joan has Ruby as a middle name.

Some of the records on the 1939 register are closed for people that may still be living so perhaps that is why we haven't found Joan. Helena could be lurking about with a diminutive form of her first name. That doesn't explain though why we haven't found a marriage or death for her as Davison.


I can't see Hubert or Christina in the 1939 register or a birth for Christina.

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 24 Feb 2016 17:35

Thanks for the update Root!

Will try the address that Rose sent.

Could you possibly see if you could find a Cyril Claude Davison born 7 May 1924 on the 1939?

Also could be DAVIDSON

he was registered as Cyril Claude Davison and then again as Claude Davison, I am unsure as to why twice!!

Ellen name obviously appears but father is blank

Much appreciated!!

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 24 Feb 2016 17:49

Following on from the marriage that Catherine posted for Helena Davison, this may be John W Wells

John W
Wells
1908
Slough M.B.
Buckinghamshire

The other two occupants are blacked out, so one may be his wife, Helena and the other a son born before the register was taken. They also had a daughter born in 1940.

Will try to follow them up.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 24 Feb 2016 17:52

Here's John's death

John William Wells
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1908
Date of Registration: Dec 2004
Age at Death: 96
Registration district: Slough
Inferred County: Berkshire
Register Number: A41C
District and Subdistrict: 321/1A
Entry Number: 50

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 24 Feb 2016 18:35

Thanks for following that up Roots,

Would be useful to try and follow the children up as if I can get an address,
That would prob be better than ordering marriage cert for Helena as it may not
Give any fathers details etc so may not know if it's the right one!