Gronow
Davis
Born in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Davis
and Mary Morgan (Gronow) Davis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Wilhelmina Reade
— married
30 May 1866 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Father of
Norah Reade Davis, Mary Geraldine Fitzgeraqld Davis, Gronow John Davis, Henry Desmond Fitzgerald Davis, William Astely Cooper Davis, Elizabeth Lloyd Davis, George Edward Parry Davis and Gwendoline Davis
Died
at age 62
in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2012
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Biography
Gronow was baptised on 9 February 1829 in Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales by parents John and Mary Morgan Davis. John was a Physician and the family lived in Bristol. [1]
In 1855 Gronow won a Victoria Cross medal for having led a spiking party on the attack on the Redas he went out several times under fire to rescue wounded men. [2]
Gronow Davis married Wilhelmina Anna Mary Reade in 1866 in Clifton, Bristol. Goronow was a Major in the Rotal Artillery based in Dover, Kent, his father John was a surgeon with the Royal Navy. Wilhelmina's father Henry Cooper Reade was a Surgeon Major. [3]
Gronow died on 18 October 1891 and is buried in Clifton, Bristol. [4]
Sources
- England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL4-V6L1 : 17 September 2018), Gronow Davis, 16 Nov 1891; citing Probate, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
- England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTM1-2J4 : 18 July 2017), Gronow Davis and Anna Wilhelmina Mary Reade, 30 May 1866, Marriage; citing Clifton, Christchurch, Gloucestershire, England, Record Office, Bristol; FHL microfilm 4,183,071.
- ↑ Baptism
- Name: Gronow Davis
- Baptism Age: 0
- Record Type: Baptism
- Birth Date: 1829
- Baptism Date: 9 Feb 1829
- Baptism Place: Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales
- Father: John
- Mother: Mary Morgan
- Ancestry uk Record 62105 #1397132
- ↑ VC Medals (with image)
- Name: Gronow Davis
- Birth Date: 16 May 1828
- Birth Place: Clifton, Bristol
- Death Date: 18 Oct 1891
- Death Place: Clifton, Bristol
- Ancestry.com. UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007
- Ancestry uk Record 2483 #100
- Ancestry Sharing Image
- ↑ Marriage
- Marriages Jun 1866 (>99%)
- ↑ Burial findagrave.com (with image)
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