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Jonah Davis - Military

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Jonah Davis
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Birth Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
County/Island: Military
Country: England
Military Unit: 4th Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
Registration District Number: 641
ED, institution, or vessel: India
Piece: 34990

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Can we find further information that might help to confirm that?
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It appears to be...

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1923

DAVIES * Jonah E WALKER Mary E Halesowen, Methodist United Reformed Church, Hagley Road Dudley Register Office 036/001/11
DAVIS * Jonah E WALKER Mary E Halesowen, Methodist United Reformed Church, Hagley Road Dudley Register Office 036/001/11

1939 reg.
2 Holt Road , Halesowen M.B., Worcestershire, England
Jonah Davies 11 Feb 1886 Proprety Repairer Married
Mary E Davies 04 Nov 1894 Unpd Dom Duties Married
2 closed records

DAVIS, JONAH SLATER
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 30

DAVIS, ADAM SLATER
GRO Reference: 1882 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 24

11th October 1874. St Paul, Tipton.
William Davis, 25, B, Miner, Tipton, John Davis, Miner
Elizabeth Slater, 23, S, Tipton, William Slater, Miner
Witnesses, Joseph Southall, Elizabeth Davis
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1901 Census: John St., Chapel Yd., Blackheath, Rowley Regis
Elizabeth Davis, Head.Wid, 49
Rosannah Davis, Dau.S, 20
Adam Davis, Son.S, 18, Labourer (Plasterer), Feeble Minded
Frederick W Davis, Son.S, 17, Labourer (Plasterer)
Jonah Davis, Son, 15, (?) Cleaner in (?) Works
Walter Ed Davis, Son, 13, Filer? on Overground Incline (Colliery)
Albert Davis, Son, 11
Elijah Davis, Son, 9, Dudley
Nk Davis, Grandson, Under 1mth
(Others born Rowley Regis)

I can't see anything more on his Military Records.
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11th October 1874. St Paul, Tipton.
William Davis, 25, B, Miner, Tipton, John Davis, Miner
Elizabeth Slater, 23, S, Tipton, William Slater, Miner
Witnesses, Joseph Southall, Elizabeth Davis

That marriage has John as father- the one here (BCC) should be William?
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:shock: I hadnt even noticed that RF!
Scrap it then Mally...
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That marriage RF is possibly for Jonah´s father William and we have no father on BCC for him...
Is that right am in a pickle now! :lol:
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Only 2 births found in the area between 1880 and 1890
Freebmd
Births Dec 1883
Davies Jonah Wolverhampton 6b 624

Births Mar 1886
DAVIS Jonah Dudley 6c 30
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BC Wench wrote:1901 Census: John St., Chapel Yd., Blackheath, Rowley Regis
Elizabeth Davis, Head.Wid, 49
Rosannah Davis, Dau.S, 20
Adam Davis, Son.S, 18, Labourer (Plasterer), Feeble Minded
Frederick W Davis, Son.S, 17, Labourer (Plasterer)
Jonah Davis, Son, 15, (?) Cleaner in (?) Works
Walter Ed Davis, Son, 13, Filer? on Overground Incline (Colliery)
Albert Davis, Son, 11
Elijah Davis, Son, 9, Dudley
Nk Davis, Grandson, Under 1mth
(Others born Rowley Regis)

I can't see anything more on his Military Records.


That's the one I thought too Barb :wink:
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Not sure where I am now :problem:
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anyone? :grin:
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Re: Jonah Davis - Military

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So this looks ok...not sure why the confusion unless I am wrong..

so....William Davies b 1849 marries Elizabeth Slater
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... d=26508382

maiden name confirmed by kids Jonah and Adam as slater

so that looks fine and I have added it.
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So does Jonah marry and so doesn't die in the war?

I will put in his notes possible.military info

ok to arc?
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mallosa wrote:Jonah Davis
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Birth Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
County/Island: Military
Country: England
Military Unit: 4th Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
Registration District Number: 641
ED, institution, or vessel: India
Piece: 34990

I think this could be him on BCC - https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/t ... ver=405861


is that from ancestry or cwgc
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ancestry

Ok to archive Jan :wink:
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