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This is the death picked up as him by a tree on ancestry

Deaths Mar 1940
Davies William J 66 Cardiff 11a 962

No mention of his middle name so far:

1911
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Davies Head Male 36 Newchurch, Monmouthshire
Louisa Jane Davies Wife Female 31 Parish Of Graig, Monmouthshire
Elizabeth Mary Davies Daughter Female 13 Graig, Monmouthshire
Willie Davies Son Male 11 Graig, Monmouthshire
Edwin James Davies Son Male 9 Graig, Monmouthshire
Louise Davies Daughter Female 8 Graig, Monmouthshire
Arthur Roy Davies Son Male 6 Graig, Monmouthshire
Blanche Davies Daughter Female 5 Graig, Monmouthshire
Gladys Cecilia Davies Daughter Female 3 Graig, Monmouthshire
Alice Davies Daughter Female 2 Graig, Monmouthshire
Etta Davies Daughter Female 0 Llantrisant, Glamorganshire

Rose

1901?

Name: William Davies
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Graig, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
County: Monmouthshire
Civil Parish: Graig
Ecclesiastical Parish: Bassaleg Saint Basil
Sub-District: St Woollos
Registration District: Newport
Residence Note:
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Occupation: GARDEN LABOURER
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Schedule Type: 114
Page Number: 21


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Davies Head M 27 Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Louisa Davies Wife F 22 Bassaleg, Monmouthshire
Elizabeth M Davies Daughter F 3 Bassaleg, Monmouthshire
Willie Davies Son M 1 Bassaleg, Monmouthshire


Rose

Have you got his birth cert with the actual birth date

Ages on census will be as at the last birthday so if the birthday was later in the year after the census was taken then the year of birth could look one years out

For instance my dad was born dec1907 but when the 1911 census was taken he was still only 3 years old so his year of birth is down as 1908

Where was he living in 1939 and what was his birth date?

For reference:

Marriages Jun 1897
Davies William Newport, M. 11a 353
SPOONER Louisa Jane Newport M 11a 353

Rose

Re: William James Davies born 1874 in Graig Monmouth

I have been searching (on and off) for information about my paternal grandfather for over 20 years without success. No, I have not sought assistance before. I have found conflicting records regarding his birth and death on the 1911 Census and England & Wales Deaths. His birth is registered as either 1874 or 1875.

His birth is correctly recorded as 1874, in the Find My Past Deaths Transcription & location etc is correct. The record shows he died in 1935 in Surrey Eastern. Volume 2A, Page 189. However I am sure he was still alive at the time of the 1939 'census'. I have records which show this. I cannot find a burial record that matches the other details.

The information on his birth on the 1911 Census records him as being born in 1875. Everything about his household is correct, except his birth date. All family members are correct and he appears on the 1939 census as still living. His wife Louisa Jane (Spooner) Davies is shown as being born in 1880, which is incorrect. She was born in 1878. I have the records.

How can I resolve these discrepancies and find the correct death details and a burial or cremation confirmation? No family member has been willing to, or able to, clarify this issue. One family member is certain he died in 1941 but there is no record of a burial. My family appears to have a penchant for secrecy on some matters.

Living in Australia makes it difficult to access the records I need and so far every lead has been unproductive. There are several William James Davies who fit one or other of the record sets but not my grandfather.

If there's anyone out there in Genes Reunited who can assist me I'd appreciate it.