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Record #3879
Name :
: Victor Lester DAVIES (1903 - 1986)


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Date of Birth
: 29 Jan 1903

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 25 Apr 1986
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Handsworth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Waltham
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Victor Lester Davies: Year of Registration: 1903; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 845. (Parents: George Aquila Davies and Lucy Ann Pemberton, who married March qtr. 1899 in West Bromich, Staffordshire, England.)

In 1910, Victor Davies, 7 (along with his brother, George A. Davies, 10), arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 154 children.

In 1911, Victor Daves, 7, is shown as a domestic to Hugh Chisholm and family in Soapstone Mines, Inverness, Nova Scotia. His date of birth is shown as 1903 and no immigration year is shown.

In June, 1923, Victor Davies, 21, entered the United States through Vanceboro, Maine. He declared that he was a laborer; that he resided in Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada; that his next of kin was his brother, George A.; that his final destination was Waltham, Massachusetts; that he was going to visit his mother, Louisa, who resided at 121 Ash Street. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height, medium complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, 140 pounds. He was born in Birmingham, England.

On March 10, 1930, Victor Lester Davies, 27, who resided at 47A Rich Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, became a naturalized citizen of the United States. (Source: Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts; Description: Cusi to Davis; Series: M1545)

In 1930, Victor Davies, 27, a driver on the "street railroad"(?), was shown residing at 47A Rich Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Other family members included: Elizabeth Davies, 29; Dorothy Davies, 5; George Davies, 4; Caroline Davies, 1. Elizabeth, Dorothy and George were all born in Canada. Caroline was born in Massachusetts. (Source: US 1930 Census; Census Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 930; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 487; Image: 306.0.)

Victor Lester Davies died on April 25, 1986 at the age of 83 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-12 20:35:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:05:38 /

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3009 ABBIS, Ann1877ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3010 ABBIS, Matilda1880ENG, STS, Stoke Upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3039 ABBOTT, Isaac1883ENG, STS, Brierly Hill Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
3090 ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert1908ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3091 ABRAHAM, Thomas William1906ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3117 ACKLEY, George Richard1884ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3118 ACKLEY, Jane1875ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3119 ACKLEY, Margaret1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
2977 ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah1896ENG, STS, Gnosall May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13111 ALLSOP, Ernest1885ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
3698 ANSON, Kate1887ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
26826 ASHTON, Lucy1922ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11067 ASTLEY, Katherine E1896ENG, STS Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3768 BAINBRIDGE, Harry1886ENG, STS, Hanley Sep 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10669 BARKER, Richard James1894ENG, STS, Hanley Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9157 BARLEY, Edward 1894ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7199 BARLEY, Frederick1897ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9156 BARLEY, Letitia1900ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12770 BATE, Albert Victor1902ENG, STS, Dudley Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3627 BATE, Benjamin1897ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4362 BATE, Daisy1904ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
4428 BELL, Kathleen Louisa1922ENG, STS, West Bromich Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16249 BENNETT, Donald Stewart1907ENG, STS, Cannock May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
16165 BENNETT, Elizabeth Mabel1904ENG, STS, Lichfield May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
16247 BENNETT, Gordon Alexander1909ENG, STS, Cannock May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
16248 BENNETT, Mary Irene1906ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
13719 BETTS, Arthur1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14582 BOSTOCK, Selina1874ENG, STS, Chesteron Oct 1887 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
5535 BOUCHER, Harold 1915ENG, STS, Wolverhampton Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16532 BOX, Edgar Gerard1901ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1913 : Corsican CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
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