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Record #4116
Name :
: William Preston DAVIS (1884 - 1971)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Apr 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Jun 1971
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Moor End Tibberton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Abbotsford
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Apr 1899
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesParents: John Davis and Eliza Preston, married December 26, 1878, in St. Peters Church, Tibberton, Worcestershire, England.

John Davis died April 13, 1890, in Spellis Green, Claines, England.

William was admitted to the Royal Albert Orphanage in Worcester when he was 7 years old in April 1892. He stayed in the orphanage until his birthday in April 1899 when he was discharged into the care of Rev. Robert Wallace.

In 1899, William Davis, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 52 boys from Fegan Homes, London, en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. William was accompanied by Rev. Wallace, who took him and other boys to Marchmont Home.

William worked for a while for William Tinney in Cavan, Ontario. Then he worked for an M(?) Campbell in Millbrook Ontario, Canada. In August, 1901, William wrote his mother saying that his boss gets drunk some nights and he wants to leave.

William Preston Davis married another Barnardo home child, Margaret Jane Kerr (born 1884 at Island Magee, Antrim, Northern Ireland) on March 10, 1910 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In 1911, William Davis, 27, blacksmith, is shown residing at Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada, along with his wife, Margaret Davis, 22; and son William Davis, 5 months. His date of birth is shown as April 1884 and his immigration year as 1894.

William and Margaret Jane Davis had six children: Glen Alfred Davis; Richard Harding Davis; James Preston Davis; William John Davis born December 4, 1910 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; Kathleen May Davis, born May 1, 1912 in Milwalkee, Oregon, USA; Margaret Ferne Davis, born June 27, 1921 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

William Preston Davis died on June 20, 1971, in MSA Hospital, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Margaret Jane Kerr Davis died August 28, 1987, in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-30 16:32:31 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : jmd234

Last Updated : 2016-06-05 22:37:28 /

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Readers Comments05.06.16 jmd234 :
Correction: Margaret Ferne Davis was born in 1919.

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3056 ABBOTT, Ernest James1897ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3104 ABRAMS, Frederick1892ENG, LND, Battersea May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
22986 ABRAMS, Frederick1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3105 ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin1896ENG, LND, Battersea Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3110 ACE, David1869ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3138 ACKLAND, William1869ENG,     Jul 1884 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5341 ADAMS, Frank J.1914ENG, KEN, Bridge Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9111 ADDYMAN, Edward Harold1893ENG, KEN, Plumstead May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3619 AGAR, George1900ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13148 AIMES, Harold1886ENG,     May 1896 : Scotsman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22828 AINGER, Charles1884ENG,     Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8538 ALDEN, Thomas George1878ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22771 ALDERS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22772 ALDRIDGE, Charles J1908ENG,     Apr 1924 : Montreal CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19952 ALEXANDER, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18435 ALLISON, Edward Albert James1895ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18590 ALLISON, William George1897ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23148 ANDREWS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19911 APLIN, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23091 APPLETON, Alfred1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22684 ARCHER, Jesse1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22896 ARNOLD, Edward1889ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22989 ARNOLD, Robert1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15131 ASHER, Thomas1882ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22215 ASHFORD, John1867ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19855 ASHMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22339 ASHTON, Albert1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23123 ASTRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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