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Davey Family Cardiff

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Mary

Mary Report 24 Feb 2014 20:55

I am hoping to find living descendants of Lewis Davey who lived in Railway Street Roath Cardiff South Wales, in the early 1900's, as I hope a descendant will be able to give me some information about Catherine Mackays family.

patchem

patchem Report 24 Feb 2014 21:54

Could you give us some more information about the Mackays - how are you related and what have you found out about them?
Have you got any birth, marriage or death dates or information?
How is Lewis related to Catherine?
Have you looked to see if they are in any trees on here?

Thank-you

jax

jax Report 24 Feb 2014 22:33

Household transcription
1901 census

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Person: DAVEY, Lewis
Address: 118, Railway Street, Roath

DAVEY, Lewis Head Married M 38 1863 Coal Trimmer
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Hannah Wife Married F 38 1863
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Arthur Son Single M 16 1885 Railway Member Taker
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Mary E Daughter Single F 14 1887
Pouthir, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Rachel L Daughter Single F 11 1890
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Albert Son Single M 9 1892
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Alfred Son Single M 7 1894
Machen, Monmouthshire VIEW
DAVEY, Augustus Son Single M 5 1896
Cardiff, Glamorganshire VIEW
DAVEY, Harold Son Single M 2 1899
Cardiff, Glamorganshire VIEW
DAVEY, Winifred Daughter Single F 0 (11 MOS) 1901
Cardiff, Glamorganshire VIEW

Mary

Mary Report 25 Feb 2014 08:27

Hi.......At this moment, I believe Catherine is my great grandmother. I know she and her children moved from Monmouth, in 1901, to Theobald street in Canton, Cardiff, then she moved from there, to Gilestone street, but died in 1904, and it was her brother-in-law, Lewis Davey, whose name is on her death certificate. She had a son, John, and the woman from Australia who contacted us, says she believes John, is my grandfather, the man that we have been researching. I just need to prove whether or not this John is my grandfather. Thankyou so much for your help.

Mary

Mary Report 25 Feb 2014 08:30

thankyou for the info on the Davey family.....I will do a search later today....

patchem

patchem Report 25 Feb 2014 18:38

Could you give us a birth place and year for John, and what information is on his marriage certificate?

Thank-you

Added:
This family?
1881 Wales Census
Elam Davey
Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Rachel Davey
Gender: Male Where born: Henllys, Monmouth, Wales
Civil Parish: Upper Machen
County/Island: Monmouthshire Country: Wales
Street address: Ffwrwm
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Tin Plate Doubler
Registration district: Newport Sub-registration district: Mynyddyslwyn
ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Piece: 5274 Folio: 42 Page Number: 43
Elam Davey 47
Rachel Davey 43
xxxxLewis Davey 18
Mary Davey 16
John Davey 14
xxxxCatherine Davey 12
Elizabeth Davey 10
Annie Davey 5
Daniel Davey 1
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5274; Folio: 42; Page: 43; GSU roll: 1342268.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 25 Feb 2014 20:02

Deaths Jun 1904
MACKAY Catherine 36 Cardiff 11a 113


1901

Name: Catherine Mackay
Age in 1901: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Wife
Gender: Female
Where born: Glamorgan, Wales

Civil Parish: Canton
Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Divine
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Street address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Cardiff
Sub-registration district: West Cardiff
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 222
Piece: 4987
Folio: 21
Page Number: 34
Household Members:
Name Age
Catherine Mackay 33
Lily Mackay 14
James Mackay 12
Rose Mackay 10
John Mackay 8
Alexander Mackay 4

1891

Name: Lilly Mackay
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Alexander Mackay
Mother's name: Cathern Mackay
Gender: Female
Where born: Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Mynyddyslwyn
Ecclesiastical parish: Mynyddyslwyn
Town: Mynyddislwyn
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Street address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Newport
Sub-registration district: Mynyddyslwyn
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4382
Folio: 82
Page Number: 76
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Mackay 29 b. Scotland
Cathern Mackay 23 b. Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lilly Mackay 4
James Mackay 1
Rose Mackay 3/12
John Mackay 23
Deborah K Pullen 16

Mary

Mary Report 26 Feb 2014 10:29

Hi...we've got the above informat tion thankyou.......the mystery arises, because the lady in Australian seems to think that Catherine and husband, are my great grandparents, and that one of her children, John, is my grandfather., as his birth date, and my grandfather's, is the same. However, on my grandparents marriage certificate, it says that John was born in Scotland, and his fathers name is Hector. I did put all that on my previous search post.....re..McKay and Harris, which you helped me with. At this moment, I am trying to establish the right parentage of my grandfather, which is very difficult.
Lewis Davey was Catherine's brother-in-law, it seems she stayed at his home when she became ill. I just thought one or more of Lewis's descendants, may have some passed down information of Catherine's child, John, we know all about her other children.

Mary

Mary Report 26 Feb 2014 10:32

thankyou for your help Patchem.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2014 14:03

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1335625

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Dec 2014 22:03

Bora da Mary ! Looks like I've discovered another " Rellie"....how'dy do !
I was just Googling about, on Sites about Daveys, Hopkins's and Machen where my Mam was born in ....wiat for it ! ! ....1899....!
I am a Great Nephew of Lewis Davey, born 1862, According to my Resaerch , he had four brothers and three sisters :- Mary 1864;John 1866; Catherine 1869 ; Elizabeth 1871,( My Gran) ; Annie 1876 and Daniel 1880.
I have gained some interesting " stuff" about my Daveys, who married into the Hopkins Clan, but nothing on the MacKays.....I am GRAHAM on my Father's side ( a Descendant of a Border Reiver ! ! )
I', more than happy to exchange notes about the Daveys, such as what info. I have on them. The only definite thing I know about Gr.Unc.Lewis ( whom my son is named after) taught himself to speak Japanese, by Correspondenc , according to my late Mam, and was considered fluen when he died in his " late 80's".Look forward to hearing from you at [email protected]; in case that is later rather than sooner , all the Best for Christmas. Yrs.Sincerely, Bruce Edwin Graham
:-)

greyghost

greyghost Report 19 Dec 2014 22:36

Welcome to the boards Bruce.
You should remove your email address as it is against the T&C's of the site for security sake. Anyone wishing to contact you can click on your name i.e. Unknown, or hover over the "picture" to send you a personal message via GR - which is what you should do to contact Mary. It's several months since she last posted and she may no longer be looking in for replies (GR don't notify you have replies). As long as she still has the same email address that she registered with GR they will notify her that she has a message.