Samuel DAVIS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1831 - 1908  (76 years)

• Name	Samuel DAVIS
  Birth	17 Jul 1831	Raddington, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1908	Portbury, Somerset, England   [1]
  Person ID	I7294	Tree951DJ
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John DAVIS,   b. Abt 1798, Chipstable, Somerset, England
  Mother	Mary UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1805, Bampton, Devon, England
  Family ID	F11098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann BESSANT,   b. 11 Sep 1836, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England d. 20 Jul 1902, Portbury, Somerset, England (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1858	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  Notes	England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Mary Ann Bessant Spouse: Samuel Davis Registration Year: 1858 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Bristol Inferred County: Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 19 Source: Ancestry.com - 1 Jul 2015.
  Children	+ 1. Charles DAVIS,   b. 11 Sep 1859, Portbury, Somerset, England d. Abt Dec 1935, Long Ashton, Somerset, England (Age 76 years) + 2. Frank DAVIS,   b. 21 Jul 1861, Portbury, Somerset, England d. 17 Jan 1933, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 71 years)   3. George DAVIS,   b. 17 May 1864, Portbury, Somerset, England + 4. Henry DAVIS,   b. 21 Jun 1866, Portbury, Somerset, England + 5. John DAVIS,   b. 13 Sep 1868, Portbury, Somerset, England + 6. Ada Mary DAVIS,   b. 31 Oct 1870, Portbury, Somerset, England   7. Thomas DAVIS,   b. 24 Mar 1873, Portbury, Somerset, England + 8. Eliza Grace DAVIS,   b. 29 May 1875, Portbury, Somerset, England d. 5 Mar 1964, Plympton, Devon, England (Age 88 years)   9. Samuel James DAVIS,   b. 11 May 1877, Portbury, Somerset, England d. Abt Sep 1047, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England + 10. Clara Annie DAVIS,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Portbury, Somerset, England d. 12 Jan 1961, Barnet, London, England (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES: I cannot find a PLACE named 'Reddington' in Somerset (most trees seem to use this). The only location I can find is called RADDINGTON (about 15 miles West of Taunton). In the 1851 census I see him enumerated with surname DAVY (born Raddington) and his father John was born in CHIPSTABLE (about 10 miles West of Taunton) Jim Flack - 2 Jul 2015 DEATH: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Samuel Davis Estimated birth year: abt 1832 Registration Year: 1908 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 76 Registration district: Long Ashton Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 391 Source: Ancestry.com - 2 Jul 2015. BURIAL: PORTBURY - Possibly Saint Mary's Church, Portbury, Somerset, England "Hannah, beloved wife of John Bessant: Died 20 Aug 1877, Aged 70 years. Samuel, son: Died 6 Jan 1851, Aged 10 years. John Bessant: Died 16 Dec 1890, Aged 85 years. Charles, son. Died 8 Mar 1887 Heyfield, Australia. Mary Ann, daughter, wife of Samuel Davis: Died 20 Jul 1902. Samuel Davis: Died 6 May 1908. Henry, son of above, died 21 ???? 1908? Sarah ?...............................? (covered by leaves) ." (headstone image@ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17925560/person/964288014 - 19 Jun 2015)

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Information from Mary Mason (B.A. Historian), (Mary's personal website). [S1812] 1861 Census England and Wales, 1 Jul 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7B, RG 9/1711; Folio 95; Page 3. Samuel Davis (head) age 29 born Raddington, Somerset. Sawyer. [S2138] 1871 Census England and Wales, 1 Jul 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG10/2517; Folio 92; Page 1. Samuel Davis (head) age 39 born Portbury, Somerset. Sawyer [S2470] 1881 Census England and Wales, 1 Jul 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 7, RG11/2463; Folio 91; Page 1. Samuel Davis (head) age 49 born Reddington, Somerset. Sawyer. [S1676] 1891 Census England and Wales, 2 Jul 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 6, RG12/1956; Folio 70; Page 2. Samuel Davis (head) age 59 born Reddington, Somerset. Sawyer. [S1815] 1901 Census England and Wales, 2 Jul 2015, Somerset, Portbury, ED 6, RG13/2356; Folio 73; Page 6. Samuel Davis (head) age 69 born Reddington, Somerset. Sawyer.