Vera (Davis) Read (1894 - 1978)

Born 14 Aug 1894 in Andover, Hampshire, England

Wife of Crosby Joshua Read — married 27 Mar 1917 in Andover, Hampshire, England

Died 1978 at about age 83 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Vera Davis's birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1894 in the Andover district.^[1]

Vera married to Crosby Joshua Read in Andover on the 27th of March 1917. ^[2][3][4]

They were parents of three children, Frank, Joan and Barbara.

Vera's death was registered in the 4th quarter of 1978 in the Winchester district.^[5]

Census

In the 1901 census Vera Davis (age 6) was the daughter of John Davis in Andover, Hampshire, England.^[6]

John Davis Head Married M 34 Millers Carter Andover, Hampshire

Louisa Davis Wife Married F 33 Andover, Hampshire

Louisa Davis Daughter F 11 Andover, Hampshire

Frank Davis Son M 8 Andover, Hampshire

Vera Davis Daughter F 6 Andover, Hampshire

Edna Davis Daughter F 4 Andover, Hampshire

Charles Davis Son M 1 Andover, Hampshire

In the 1911 census Vera Davis (age 16), Kitchenmaid Business House, was a single servant in Andover, Hampshire, England.^[7]

Vera Davis Servant Single F 16 Kitchenmaid Business House Andover, Hampshire

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Davis, Vera (Mother's maiden name: Waters).
   GRO Reference: 1894 Jul-Aug-Sep in Andover Volume 02C Page 222.
2. ↑ Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 (Parish Registers Andover 27 Mar 1917 Crosby Read 25 bachelor Electrical Artificer RN of Anna Valley son of Joshua Read deceased engine driver married Vera Davis 23 spinster 1 River Cottages South Street daughter of John Davis labourer)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26FY-153 : 13 December 2014), Crosby Read and null, 1917; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1917, quarter 4, vol. 2C, p. 597, Andover, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Davis, Vera.
   GRO Reference: 1917 Oct-Nov-Dec in Andover Volume 2c Page 597.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index", database
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Read, Vera (Date of birth: 14 AU 1894).
   GRO Reference: 1978 Oct-Nov-Dec in Winchester Volume 20 Page 1793.
6. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901", database
   citing Andover subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XSXP-KRK (accessed 7 April 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Vera Davis (6) daughter in household of John Davis (34) in Andover registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Andover, Hampshire.
7. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911", database
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XWQB-BJB (accessed 7 April 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Vera Davis (16), single servant, Kitchenmaid Business House, in household of Vera Davis (16) in Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Andover, Hampshire.