Amelia Ann (Newth) Davies (1826-1917) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Amelia Ann Davies formerly Newth

Born 1 Jan 1826 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of Mark Newth and Ann (Bye) Newth

Sister of Mark Daniel Newth, Betsy Jane (Newth) Hunter, Helena Newth, Eliza (Newth) Thomas and Martha Ann (Newth) Snow

Wife of John Davies — married 1 Jan 1847 in Nelson Cathedral, Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Mother of Mark Daniel Davies, Mary Ann (Davies) Martin, Ellen (Davies) Burnett, Owen John Davies, Edwin Bye Davies, Sylvia Eliza (Davies) Russ, Adeline Martha Davies, Leila Mills (Davies) Russ, Albert Newth Davies, Minnie (Davies) Smith and Carl Augustus Frank Davies

Died 7 May 1917 at age 91 in Dovedale, Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

Amelia Ann, daughter of Mark Newth and Ann Bye.

1841 Census ^[1] had Ann aged 35, Amelia (15), Mark (14), Eiz. (8), Ellen (6), Eliz, (4), Martha (2) and a number of adults (mainly Excavators) living at Wood Street, Kingsbridge, Wootton Bassett

She emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 16 with her family on the ship Lloyds arriving in Nelson.

At age 21 she married Welsh born John Davies at Nelson's Cathedral and 11 children followed in their marriage.

Noted as being granted old age pension of 18 Pounds per year ^[2]

Amelia died in 1917 age 91 and is buried at Dovedale cemetery. Her obituary ^[3] Give date of death as 07 May 1917

Sources

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1BV-QBM BAPTISM
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ : NZBDM Index Death 1917/3962
Find A Grave: Memorial #34053665

Footnotes

Marriage record not sourced on NZBDM database

↑ https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5e3ec23bf4040b1550b4a27e/amelia-newth-1841-wiltshire-kingsbridge-1826-?locale=en
↑ ttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18990128.2.9BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, 28 January 1899, Page 2
↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19170508.2.27 Nelson Evening Mail, 8 May 1917, Page 4

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:

~6.25% ~12.50% Michael Mayes : AncestryDNA
~6.25% ~12.50% Kerry Mayes : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch RH9196116 [compare]
~3.12% Graham Savell : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A724814 [compare], Ancestry member Graham_Savell
~3.12% ~12.50% Judy (Wilkinson) Wall : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A761586 [compare], yourDNAportal JUDde50440c, Ancestry member judydwall
~1.56% ~6.25% L (Ivory) W : 23andMe, GEDmatch RZ4530841 [compare]
~1.56% ~3.12% Elliot Powell : AncestryDNA