David Thomas DAVIES & Ann EVANS

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David Thomas DAVIES
Anne EVANS

WARNING: many secondary sources are connecting our subject to the wrong parents, especially to the wrong mother. Some of these errors are that his parents are Francis & Elizabeth (PERRO) DAVIES, or that his mother is Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Elsie May DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann GERRISH, or Margretta Elizabeth STAFFORD. These are all incorrect (see his parents' page).

Husband: David Thomas DAVIES
Birth: 30 Sep 1882, Nantyffylon, Maesteg, Higher Llangynwyd Parish, GLA
Death: 27 Jan 1955, Huntington Woods, Oakland Co., MI
Occupation: mechanic, pipe fitter for auto parts factory
Migration: 25 Oct 1927, David arrived in New York on the S.S. Olympic
Military Service (for Wales): World War I
Father: David DAVIES
Mother: Elizabeth DAVIES

Marriage: 4 Jun 1913, Llangynwyd Parish, Bridgend Dist., GLA

Wife: Ann / Anna / Anne "Annie" EVANS
Birth: 24 Feb 1890, Llangynwyd Parish, Maesteg, Bridgend, GLA
Death: 29 Apr 1978, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI
Disposition: buried 1 May 1978, Troy, Oakland Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker
Migration: 6 Jul 1929, Ann and the children arrived in Quebec on the S.S. Empress of Scotland
Father: Edward EVANS
Mother: Ann Roderick HARRIS

Children:

— born in Llangynwyd Par., Maesteg Sub-Dist., Bridgend Dist., GLA:
1. Margaret May DAVIES, b. 1 May 1914; d. Jan 2007
2. Edward Roderick "Rod" DAVIES, b. 2 Jun 1915
3. David Henry DAVIES, b. 28 Jun 1923; d. 10 Aug 1987, Royal Oak, Oakland Co., MI

— born in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI:
4. Leslie Evans DAVIES, b. 9 Sep 1930; d. 31 Jul 1979, Clawson, Oakland Co., MI

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; UK, United Kingdom, Wales, GLA = Glamorganshire = Glamorgan County = Glamorgan; CAN, Canada, ON, Ontario, QC, Quebec; USA, US, United States, Michigan, New York

Sources:

1a. England & Wales FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 (online at Ancestry.com):

MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 1913.

p. Names of persons married District Vol Page

202 Davies David T. Evans Bridgend 11a 1367

253 Evans Annie Davies Bridgend 11a 1367

1b. Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register, Marriages, 1837-1922 (online at familysearch.org): not found.

2. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 (online at Ancestry.com):

287
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER, 1923.

Mother's Maiden District Vol Page

Davies, David H. Evans Bridgend 11a 1624

3a. 1891 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): David T. DAVIES (æ 8, b. Maesteg, GLA) is living in Maesteg, GLA, with his parents (q.v.).

3b. 1891 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Annie EVANS (æ 1, b. Llangynwyd, GLA) is living in Maesteg, Llangynwyd, GLA, with her parents (q.v.).

4a. 1901 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Dd. T. DAVIES (æ 18, b. Maesteg, GLA) is living in Gwar, Llangeinor Par., GLA, with his parents (q.v.).

4b. 1901 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Annie EVANS (æ 11, b. Maesteg, GLA) is living in Maesteg, GLA, with her widowed mother, Ann EVANS, plus siblings (q.v.).

5a. 1911 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): our subject is not found, but please see this discussion: The Search for David Thomas DAVIES (1882-1995), Paternal Grandfather of Ann Lois (DAVIES) ROMNEY, in the 1911 Census of Wales.

5b. 1911 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Annie EVANS (æ 20, b. Maestig, GLA) is living in Maestig, GLA, with her married sister, Elizabeth (EVANS) WILLIAMS, and her family.

6. 1921 Census of England and Wales: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): the 1921 census will be released in 2022.

7. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (online at Ancestry.com): David Thomas DAVIES (æ 45, b. Maesteg, Wales; mechanic) from Southampton 19 Oct 1927 arriving 25 Oct 1927 at New York on the S.S. Olympic.

8. Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931: Declaration of Intent (online at Ancestry.com):

9. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (online at Ancestry.com; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; Explanation of Column Headings); note that this is a typewritten manifest, which means someone typed it up from a handwritten list, with all the errors inherent in that process — not just typos, but misreading of the handwriting):

SHEET NO. `18` THIRD CLASS	CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RETURN
	S.S.`_ "EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND" _`SAILING FROM`_ SOUTHAMPTON JUNE 29TH, 1929`

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

26 DAVIES Annie Wife .
. 30 M Wales Maestef British Welsh N N N Y Y English Husband

27 " Margaret Dau 14 S " " " " " " " " " " Father

28 " Edward Son 13 S " " " " " " " " " " "

29 " David H. " 5 S " " " " " " " " N None "

"Maestef" should be "Maesteg."

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE	SHEET NO. `18` THIRD CLASS
ARRIVING AT`_ QUEBEC 6 JUL 1929`	VOL `13` PAGE `205`

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

26 Housewife Housewife Husband: Mr. David T. Davies,
149, Crawford Ave. Windsor, Ont. Mother: Mrs. Anna R. Evans,
20, Garnver Terrace, Montyffylon, Maesnteg N N N None £1 CPR LANDED immigrant

27 School School " " " " " " " " LANDED immigrant

28 " " " " " " " " " " LANDED immigrant

29 " " " " " " " " " " LANDED immigrant

"Garnver" should be "Garnwen"; "Montyfflyon" should be "Nantyffyllon"; "Maesnteg" should be "Maesteg"

10. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #40 of 52): 1561 Parkview Avenue, Detroit City, Wayne Co., MI, Roll 1059, p. 186A, SN 23A, ED 82-659, SD 22, enumerated 15 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31

* 1561 214 24 Davis David F Head R $55 N M W 48 M 29 N Y Wales Wales Wales English 1927 Pa Y Pipe fitter Auto Parts Factory W Y Y WW

_____ Annie Wife F W 40 M 21 N Y Wales Wales Wales English 1929 Al Y None

_____ Margaret Dau F W 15 S Y Y Wales Wales Wales English 1929 Al Y None

_____ Edward R Son M W 14 S Y Y Wales Wales Wales English 1929 Al Y None

_____ David Jr Son M W 6 S Y Wales Wales Wales English 1929 Al None

Williams, Edward Nephew M W 28 M 23 N Y Wales Wales Wales English 1929 Pa Y None

*Parkview Avenue

The "WW" indicates service in World War I, which must have been for Wales because he didn't emmigrate until 1927.

11. U.S. Naturalization Records: Petition for Citizenship (online at Ancestry.com):

12. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 152): 18611 Indiana [St./Ave.], Detroit (Ward 16), Wayne Co., MI, Roll T627_1871, p. 13862B, SN 6B, SD 15, ED 84-1050, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

* 18611 139 0 6500 N Davies David Head M W 57 M N 8 Wales Na same house N N N N U 0 0 N

______ Annie Wife F W 50 M N 8 Wales Al same house N N N N H 0 0 N

______ Edward R Son M W 24 S N ? Wales ? same house Y 40 Engineer Auto Mnfg PW 52 2100 N

______ David Son M W 16 S Y ? Wales ? same house N N N N S 0 0 N

______ Leslie Son M W 9 S Y ? Michigan same house

*Indiana

13. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name	`David H Davies`	`Leslie E Davies`
Birth Date	`28 Jun 1923`	`9 Sep 1930`
Death Date	`10 Aug 1987`	`31 Jul 1979`
Gender	`Male`	`Male`
Residence	`Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan`	`Clawson, Oakland, Michigan`
Place of Death	`Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan`	`Clawson, Oakland, Michigan`

14. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name David T. Davies Anne Davies

Birth 1882 1890

Death 1955 1979

Burial Temple of Memories Mausoleum (2)
White Chapel Memorial Park
Troy, Oakland Co., MI

Inscription

DAVIES

DAVID T.
1882-1955 ANNE
1890-1978

Memorial # 142722519 142722520

15. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name Birth Death Last Benefit SSN Issued

Leslie Davies 9 Sep 1930 Jul 1979 Birmingham, Oakland, MI 48011 261-38-6951 FL

16. Ann Romney's Welsh Ancestry Explored (online at bbc.co.uk): please see this discussion.

17. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org). Indicates the data in the files submitted by the two submitters are each disputed by the other. Note that the Ancestral File is a "dead" database and is no longer taking patron submissions. New submissions become part of the Pedigree Resource Files database, of which there are none for this family (as of 2012).

18. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

19. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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