William Davies (1869 - 1898)

Born 1869 in Thringstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 19 Apr 1898 at about age 29 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

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William Davies was born in Leicestershire, England.

William Davies was killed in the Whitwick Colliery Gob Fire on 19-Apr-1898

William Davies was born in 1869. He was the son of William Davies and Sarah (Wardle). ^[1][2][3]

In 1881, William Davis (sic) was living with his parents, Willm. (45) and Sarah (39) and four siblings including John Jas. Davis (age 15, working in a brickyard). ^[4]

William Davies of Pegg's Green, the son of William Davies was married to Sarah Clifford of Silver Street, Whitwick, the daughter of Thomas Clifford, on 3rd February 1892 at St John the Baptist church, Whitwick. ^[5]

William Davies and his brother, John James died on 19th April 1898 in the Whitwick Colliery No. 5 Pit fire, which killed 35 men and boys. The body of William's brother, John James was never recovered. Their father's gravestone at Griffydam Methodist Graveyard tells of his sons' deaths in the tragedy. ^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ DAVIES, WILLIAM, Mother's Maiden Surname: WARDLE, GRO Reference: 1869 S Quarter in ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH UNION Volume 07A Page 100, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. GRO Online: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTF-J4G : 8 December 2017), William Davis in entry for William Davis, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W81V-Q6Z : 12 December 2017), William Davies in household of William Davies, Thringstone, Leicestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-3NVJ : 12 December 2017), William Davis in household of Willm Davis, Thringstone, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, Piece/Folio 3143/27, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,879.
5. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-B45L : 6 June 2018), William Davies and Sarah Clifford, 3 Feb 1892; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 121, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JY2-3BJ : 31 December 2014), William Davis, 1898; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170712647/william-davies
8. ↑ http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/pits/Whitwick/Whitwick-2.html and http://semper-eadem.tripod.com/Articles/25.htm note both websites have the mens' ages switched.