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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7164 DAVIS, A.1852ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
14137 DAVIS, Ada1890ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
4804 DAVIS, Albert1915ENG,    , Truro Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
8135 DAVIS, Albert James1916ENG,    , Sutton Coldfield Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
7308 DAVIS, Alfred1875ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
5135 DAVIS, Alfred C1918ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
27423 DAVIS, Alfred G1855 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
7598 DAVIS, Annie1857ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
15072 DAVIS, Annie1885ENG,     1897 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17531 DAVIS, Annie1896ENG,     Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14050 DAVIS, Charles1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15008 DAVIS, Charles1870ENG,     Oct 1884 : Sardinian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
21708 DAVIS, Charles1885ENG,     May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
26455 DAVIS, Charles D1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22306 DAVIS, Edward William1910ENG,    , Sunbury 1926 : - Unknown - CAN   
12146 DAVIS, Eileen1920ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15009 DAVIS, Eliza1869ENG,     Oct 1884 : Sardinian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
2727 DAVIS, Ellen1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool 1876 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
20441 DAVIS, Ellen1899 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17529 DAVIS, Elsie 1894ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15331 DAVIS, Emma1858ENG,     Jun 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
19179 DAVIS, Frances1888ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
19472 DAVIS, Francis1871ENG,     Aug 1885 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
27048 DAVIS, Francis1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15644 DAVIS, Frank Reuben1906ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
20457 DAVIS, Frederick1897 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
14043 DAVIS, Frederick C1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3624 DAVIS, George1903ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
19473 DAVIS, George1874ENG,     Aug 1885 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24647 DAVIS, George1888 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12751 DAVIS, George A.1888ENG, STS, West Bromwich Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
23718 DAVIS, George F1896ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
11534 DAVIS, Gladys1884ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
6666 DAVIS, Harold1911ENG, LDN, London Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5005 DAVIS, Henry1916ENG,    , Bridgewater Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
24014 DAVIS, Jack1912ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
4628 DAVIS, James1893 Jul 1906 : City of Vienna CAN Ellinor Close  
11724 DAVIS, James1884ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15806 DAVIS, James1892ENG,     Jul 1906 : City of Vienna CAN Ellinor Close  
7050 DAVIS, Jno1863ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5734 DAVIS, John1868ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
18194 DAVIS, John1876ENG,     Apr 1889 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9076 DAVIS, Leslie1914ENG,    , Selsey Jul 1928 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
4255 DAVIS, Mary1874ENG,     Sep 1887 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
14138 DAVIS, Mary1890ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
15605 DAVIS, Mary1913ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
19215 DAVIS, Mary1889ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
27509 DAVIS, Mary1854 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
5742 DAVIS, Mary E.1866ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
22640 DAVIS, Matilda1880ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
22093 DAVIS, Richard1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
7049 DAVIS, Robert1859ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
8136 DAVIS, Thomas William1914ENG,    , Sutton Coldfield Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
19244 DAVIS, Violet1889ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
7087 DAVIS, W.1865ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20853 DAVIS, Walter Henry1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9267 DAVIS, William1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
15966 DAVIS, William D1914ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
4048 DAVIS, William Henry1901ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4116 DAVIS, William Preston1884ENG,    , Moor End Tibberton Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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