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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

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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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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8695 ADAMS, James1884ENG, LDN, London Sep 1896 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
6182 ADDIS, Daisy Laura1880ENG, KEN, Thanet May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
14398 ALEXANDER, William1881ENG,     Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
22829 ALFORD, Charles H1875ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16704 ALLIBON, Joseph1879ENG, LND, Shoreditch Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
11277 ANTHISTLE, Edward1884ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
11278 ANTHISTLE, Ernest1884ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
2934 ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence1886ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
2928 ASHBY, Annie R.1886ENG,     Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
22738 BAILEY, John1880ENG,     Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
2948 BAILEY, Mary Ann1879 Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
9116 BAINBRIDGE, Robert T1885ENG,     Nov 1895 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
17318 BAKER, Frederick1898ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
22739 BAKER, Joseph1874ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
17835 BAKER, Pamela1904ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
17089 BAKER, Thomas1900ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6175 BALDWIN, Annie1884ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6188 BALDWIN, Ellen1886ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6235 BALL, Amelia1879ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6155 BARKER, Mary1887ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
4362 BATE, Daisy1904ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8501 BAYES, Albert1880ENG,     Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18749 BEANE, Emily1883ENG,     Jun 1893 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
10069 BEATTY, Emmaline1879ENG, NFK, Kings Lynn Mar 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6347 BILLINGS, James David1899ENG,    , Kings Norton Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6218 BLABER, Mary Ann1882ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
2885 BOLTON, James1902ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6437 BONNER, John1898ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
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