Person:Edmund Davis (12)

About Edmund Charles Davis

Edmund Charles Davis was born in November 1822 in Middlesex, England [1861 England Census and 1900 U.S. Census], the son of Charles Edmund Davis (1786-1860) and his wife Charlotte Rigby (1786-1862)*. Edmund married Jane Hargreaves (1818-1863), daughter of Ralph Hargreaves (1786-1862) and his wife Jane. [Source: London Metropolitan Archives. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com].

Edmund and his family are listed in the 1861 England Census as: Edmund Davies (age 38), Jane Davies (age 25); children: Edmund Davies (age 10), Alice J Davies (age 2), Charles Davies (age 3), Ralph Davies (age 11 months) and Jane's parents Ralph Hargreaves (age 75) and Jane Hargreaves (age 64). Edmund had several family members die within several years of each other: his daughter Mary Ann died in 1857, his father Charles died in 1860, his mother Charlotte died in 1862, his wife Jane died in 1863 and his youngest son Ralph died in 1869. Shortly thereafter, Edmund boarded the ship "European" in Liverpool, England and is listed on the ship's passenger list with his son Charles (age 11), arriving in Quebec, Canada on 10 September 1870. [Source: Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Ancestry.com]. It should be noted that Edmund's eldest son Edmund Davis, Jr. had arrived the year before in New York on the ship "S.S. City of Brooklyn" which arrived in New York, New York on 10 March 1869. [Source: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com].

By 1880, Edmund and his family had migrated to Butler County, Kansas and were listed in the 1880 U.S. Census as living in the township of Towanda. Edmund (age 57) was listed Edmund, Jr. (age 30), who did not marry until eight years after the 1880 Census. In 1900, Edmund (age 77) was still living with his son, Edmund, Jr. (age 50), his wife Eva F. Davis (age 29) and their children: Fay E. Davis (age 11), Alice E. Davis (age 9) and Edmund D. Davis (age 7). They were still living in Butler County, Kansas, listed as living in the town of nearby Milton.

Edmund Charles Davis passed away on 2 February 1904 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas and was buried in Whitewater Cemetery.

• Note: several Ancestry Member Trees claim that Edmund Charles Davis' father Charles Edmund Davis married a "Charlotte Trayler", but marriage records clearly show that Charlotte Rigby was his wife. In addition, in the will of Charlotte's father, Thomas Rigby (1764-1819), proven 14 December 1819 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, he clearly names his daughter "Charlott Davis" and her husband "Charles Davis" in his will.

1. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.).

   1861 England Census
   Name: Edmund Davies
   Age: 38
   Estimated Birth Year: 1823
   Relation: Head
   Spouse's Name: Jane Davies
   Father's Name: Ralph Hargreaves
   Mother's name: Jane Hargreaves
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Middlesex, England
   Civil Parish: Barton upon Irwell
   Ecclesiastical parish: Eccles
   County/Island: Lancashire
   Country: England
   Registration district: Barton Upon Irwell
   Sub-registration district: Barton
   ED, institution, or vessel: 8g
   Household schedule number: 12
   Piece: 2864
   Folio: 5
   Page Number: 4
   Household Members: Name Age
   Edmund Davies 38
   Jane Davies 25
   Edmund Davies 10
   Alice J Davies 2
   Charles Davies 3
   Ralph Davies 11/12
   Ralph Hargreaves 75
   Jane Hargreaves 64
   
   

2.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

   1880 United States Federal Census
   Name: Edmund Davis
   Age: 57
   Birth Year: abt 1823
   Birthplace: England
   Home in 1880: Towanda, Butler, Kansas
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
   Marital Status: Widower
   Father's Birthplace: England
   Mother's Birthplace: England
   Occupation: Farmer
   Household Members: Name Age
   Edmund Davis 57
   Edmund Davis 30

3. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

   1900 United States Federal Census
   Name: Edmund Davis
   Age: 77
   Birth Date: Nov 1822
   Birthplace: England
   Home in 1900: Milton, Butler, Kansas
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Immigration Year: 1870
   Relation to Head of House: Father
   Marital Status: Widowed
   Father's Birthplace: England
   Mother's Birthplace: England
   Household Members: Name Age
   Edmund Davis 50
   Eva F Davis 29
   Fay E Davis 11
   Alice E Davis 9
   Edmund D Davis 7
   Edmund Davis 77

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Find A Grave.

   Edmund Davis
   Birth: Nov. 23, 1822
   Death: Feb. 2, 1904
   Note: This is evidently Edmund Sr.
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=davis&GSfn=edmund&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=5581484&df=all&

5.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17423306/person/512418572

6.   Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada).

   Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
   Name: Edward Davies [record reads "Edmund"]
   Gender: Male
   Age: 47
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
   Date of Arrival: 10 Sep 1870
   Vessel: European
   Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec
   Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
   Roll: C-4526