Born before in Oxhill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Phillips
and Sarah Ann (Matthews) Phillips
Sister of
Thomas Henry Phillips, William Phillips, William Morris Phillips, Ernest Phillips, Alice Phillips, Clara Ada (Phillips) Easterbrook, Lucy (Phillips) Cannon, Alice Mary (Phillips) McLeod and George Phillips
Wife of
James Davies
— married
1884 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Winnifred Fanny Davies, Ernest Davies, Roland William Davies and Bertha Winifred (Davies) Smith
Died about
after about age 79
in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2020
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Biography
Ada (Phillips) Davies was born in Warwickshire, England.
Ada (Phillips) Davies migrated from England to New Zealand.
Ada (Phillips) Davies lived in Romahapa, Otago, New Zealand.
Ada was baptized 4 June 1865 at Oxhill, Warwickshire, England. She is the daughter of William Phillips and Sarah Matthews. [1] [2]
She emigrated to New Zealand in 1874 with her family, age 8.[3]
In 1884 she married James Davies.[4]
They lived at Romahapa, Otago.[5]
She passed away 3 Aug 1944 at Balclutha age 81.[6][5] She is buried at Romahapa Cemetery, Balclutha. [7]
Research Notes
Probate file mentions daughter Bertha Winifred Smith, and son Roland William Davies of Dunedin.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry Record 2446 #4015826 Ada Clara Phillips. Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1153; Document Reference: DR 277. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- ↑ Her son Roland's military record gives her as born at Birmingham.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1Z-73L : 8 July 2019), Morris Phillips, 29 Aug 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412832.
- ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search, 1884/425 Ada Phillips || James Davies. Record match based on printed family tree and public ancestry trees; also, age at death matches.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-PZNJ : 28 May 2019), Ada Clara Davies, 1944; citing , Dunedin Probate and Letters of Administration Files (I), 1907-1950, record number 20650, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100969205.
- ↑ NZ BDM Death search, 1944/26816 Davies Ada Clara 81Y
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #219427050
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada 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 Ada:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ada 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 Ada:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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