David Davies 1840-1919
Born Cork. A master mariner, China Trade. Son of a master mariner. Married Poplar in 1880
Sally's husband, Christopher McGonigal, found all the merchant seaman records on him- so thanks to a talented researcher.email of 21/11/2018 12.36
Fredevans Ancestry family tree- but throws no more light on David & Sarah
1840. David Davies was born in West Passage Cork on 20-12-1840 to David Davies, master mariner- this from his 1880 m.c
1854. David Davies , 14, on 14/3/1854, was indentured apprentice, for 4 years, to Evan Thomas, shipmaster, on the Cambria of Aberystwith, indenture enrolled in Newport Merchant Navy apprenticeship index Ancestry.
1/7/1854. David Davies was a 'Boy' on the Lewis of Caernarvon until 17/12/1855. No 18980.
12/4/1855.David Davies was an Apprentice on the John Helhuish of Liverpool until 22/1/1858
18/8/1858. David Davies was AB on the Success of Liverpool until 12/2/1859
1/5/1859. David Davies was an 'OS' on the broughton Hall of belfast until 20/5/1860.
1859. His sister, Eliza Davies, likely married James Jones Barton Dec 1859 - Barton near Liverpool
11/7/1860. David Davies was 'OS' on the H L Preston of Sunderland until 4/10/1860
25/10/1860 . David Davies was 'AB' on the Simon of Caernarvon until 20/2/1861.
20/2/1861. David Davies had completed 7 yrs 3 mos 15 days at sea, not all covered by testimonials.
22/2/1861 David Davies of 10 Chesterfield Rd, Liverpool, b. Passage West on 20/12/1840, applied to Local Marine Board Liverpool to be examined to obtain a Certificate of Competence as 2nd Mate Foreign. Certificate to be sent to Caernarvon.
1861. David Davies, 20, is living with his married sister at Hibernia, Bridge Street, Llanbeblig, Caernarvon. No mariage in England/Wales of his sister Eliza to J W Jones 1848-1861
| James William | Jones | Head | Married | Male | 30 | 1831 | Mariner | - |
| Eliza | Jones | Wife | Married | Female | 29 | 1832 | - | Cork, Cork, Ireland |
| David | Davies | Wifes brother ... | Unmarried | Male | 20 | 1841 | Mariner | Cork, Cork, Ireland |
| Richard | Williams | Lodger | Unmarried | Male | 44 | 1817 | Butcher | - |
| Ann | Jones | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 26 | 1835 | House Servant |
1866. 13/1/1866. David Davies was 2nd Mate on the Paraguay of Waterford until 9/4/1866(List of testimonials). No 45359 Steam Shipping Register NAI (Appropriatin Books). The Paraguay was an iron single-screw cargo ship, built in 1864 by Palmer Bros & Co on the Tyne for Malcolmson Bros Waterford
26/4/1866. David Davies was 2nd Mate on the Paraguay of Waterford until 17/7/1866(List of testimonials)
13/8/1866. David Davies was 2nd Mate on the Ada of Waterford until 3/12/1866(List of testimonials}. Steam no 29452
2/3/1867. David Davies was 2nd Mate on the Demetrius of London until 23/4/1867(List of testimonials) And again from 25/6/1867 until 4/9/1867
4/9/1867 David Davies had completed 11 yrs 6 mos service at sea
14/9/1867. David Davies of 5 Fitz Clarence St. Everton, Liverpool, applied to be examined in Liverpool for 1st Mate cert. to be sent to Liverpool
23/9/1867. David Davies qualified as 1st Mate -cert.
26/9/1867 . David Davies, of 5 Fitz Clarence St. Everton, Liverpool,receives cert. no. 5962 that he had passed the ordinary exam in Liverpool
-All above shipping service 1854-1867 mainly researched by Christopher McGonical - thanks
21/3/1872. David Davies of 5 FitzClarence Street, Liverpool, got his master's certificate
1880. David Davies marrried Sarah Ann Emma Conoley 14/2/1880 -from FS. Poplar Mar 1880 .Not on London parish Marriages-Ancestry . But Christopher McGonical must have this certificate as he has the following details:
David Davies, 33, master mariner living 13 Oriental Street, Poplar, son of David Davies(deceased0, Master mariner, married Sarah Ann Emma Conoley, 21, living 10 Oriental Street, Poplar, daughter of Cornelius Conoley. Master painter, at St Mary & St Joseph's R C Church, Poplar
1881C. 10 Oriental Street, Poplar. Davies badly written on the census form!
| David | Daoils | Head | Married | Male | 39 | 1842 | Master Mariner | Cork, Cork, Ireland |
| Sarah | Daoils | Wife | Married | Female | 22 | 1859 | - | Bow, Middlesex, England |
| Maggie | Mahoney | Servant | Single | Female | 16 | 1865 | Genl Sevt | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
1883. David Conoley Davies was born at 10, Oriental Street, Poplar
1886. Marie Agnes Davies born Poplar Jun 1886
1890. Thomas Francis Davies was born at 261 Burdett Road, Stepney,23/5/1890 to David & Sarah , Bromley/Poplar 1890 . No baptism on London baptisms, nor for his 2 known siblings -Ancestry .
Below is the history of his wife & family - he apparently always at sea on Census days . They had 2 sons and 2 daughters . But he does appear in the 1911C.
1891C Sarah Davies, 31, was living 261 Burdett Road, Limehouse, Stepney
| Sarah | Davies | Head | Married | Female | 31 | 1860 | wife of master mariiner - | Poplar London, Middlesex, England |
| David C | Davies | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1884 | - | Poplar London, Middlesex, England |
| Thomas F | Davies | Son | - | Male | 10 mths | 1891 | - | Limehouse London, Middlesex, England |
| Frances | Nunn | Servant | Single | Female | 25 | 1866 | General Servant | London, Middlesex, England |
| Hilda | Parker | Servant | Single | Female | 18 | 1873 | Nurse | London, Middlesex, England |
David Conoley Davies married Constance D Huggins West Ham Sep 1911 but, with Catholic parents, this not in London C of E marriages . He is in 1911C as a bank clerk, visitor in West Ham , b. Poplar . He is living Woodlands Avenue, Wanstead with wife Constance Dorothy Huggins 1920 -1924 & then in Friern Barnet Road, F.B. N 11 1925-1929 - El. regs
1893. Catherine Mary Davies, b. 16/12/1893. died St Albans Mar 1970 - she was the disabled aunt, Kukky, who brought up his motherless granddaughter, Barbara M M Davies
1901C. Sarah Davies 277 Upton Lane West Ham. Disabled daughter, Catherine, 8, was a visitor at her grandmother's house at 28 East India Dock Road, Limehouse
| Sarah | Davies | Head | Married | Female | 41 | 1860 | - | Bromley, Middlesex, England |
| Marie | Davies | Daughter | Single | Female | 14 | 1887 | - | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
| Thomas | Davies | Son | Single | Male | 10 | 1891 | - | Limehouse, Middlesex, England |
| Frances | Nunn | Servant | Single | Female | 34 | 1867 | General Domestic | Bromley, Middlesex, England |
| Emily | Purkiss | Servant | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | Nurse Maid | Canning Town, Essex, England |
1901-1908. The family moved to Bournemouth where Catherine Davies went to school at Bournemouth High
1911C. David Davies, 67, master mariner, China Trade, b. Cork, Ireland, resident, is living with Sarah Annie Emma Davies, 51 and Catherine Mary Davies, 18, at Boscobel Towers,Boscobel Tower Road, Westcliff, Bournemouth. They are running a boarding house with 22 rooms, 25 people in it, including them . They have been married 31 years, 4 children, all still alive - FMP, but no usual printout
1919. David Davies, 74, of 34 Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth, dies 25/10/1919 Christchurch, Dec 1919 . Probate of £1497 to Sarah Ann Emma Davies, widow.
His widow Sarah, likely moves back to London area to help her daughter, Catherine, look after the motherless daughter, Barbara M M Davies, 1918, of son, Thomas Francis Davies, whose young wife died in 1920 . Both Sarah & Catherine Davies would seem to be living with the newly married, Barbara, in 1939 register - bbut in fact they were in their own house, and Barbara & her husband, David Sander, were just visiting!!
1943. His widow dies, St Albans Mar 1943, at Boscobel, 19 Brampton Road, St Albans , leaves £4126
1970. His daughter, Catherine, 'Kukky' died St Albans Mar 1970. No probate