Arthur Llewelyn Davies (1863 - 1907)

Born 20 Feb 1863 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 1907 at age 44 in London, England

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Biography

Arthur was born in 1863. He is the son of John Llewelyn Davies, vicar of Kirkby Lonsdale, and Mary Compton.^[1][2]

Following his education at Marlborough School, Arthur matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge University on June 13, 1881. In 1884, he received his B.A., was the winner of the Le Bas Prize, and was admitted to Inner Temple - all in the same year. Arthur became a Whewell Scholar in 1887, and was called to the Bar in 1889.^[3]

Arthur was a barrister by trade. Father of the 5 young boys who inspired the story of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Arthur died at the age of 44 from a carcinoma in his cheek that the doctors were unable to remove even though they removed most of his upper jaw in the attempt.

He married Sylvia du Maurier, daughter of the cartoonist George du Maurier, in 1892.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26B1-F4R : 1 October 2014), Arthur Llewelyn Davies, 1863; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Marylebone, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Birth registration for DAVIES, ARTHUR LLEWELYN Mother’s Maiden Name: CROMPTON GRO Reference: 1863 M Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01A Page 514
3. ↑ Profile for Arthur Llewelyn Davies in the Cambridge University Alumni Database. Unique identifier DVS881AL.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DNH-ZL5 : 6 January 2015), Arthur Llewelyn Davies, 1892; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1892, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 1331, Hampstead, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ3-BQL : 29 September 2019), Arthur L Davies in entry for John L Davies, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-2WJK : 12 December 2017), Arthur Lewelyn Davies, Preshute, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2038/145, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,641.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Llewelyn_Davies