Mary Davies

1831-1858

Mary Cooke was born c1831 in Woking, she was baptised on the 29^th August 1831 at St Peter’s Church Woking Surrey and was the daughter of William and Mary Cooke (nee Smither) who married in Horsell Surrey on the 25^th August 1829. Her father William was a Blacksmith.

Mary’s siblings were:
William bapt 1^st April 1832   Elizabeth bapt 23^rd March 1834   Sarah bapt 1^st Nov 1835   Edward born 10^th June, bapt 15^th July 1838 (all baptised in Woking) and   Emma bapt 6^th March 1842 (baptised in Reigate)

In 1841 Mary (10) was living in Mill Street Reigate Surrey with her parents William (35) and Mary (30) and her brothers William (8) and Edward (2).

Mary married James Jeremiah Davies (a China & Glass Dealer) in 1848 in Oxfordshire and they had the following children (all born in Newbury):

James William 1849   Philip Edward 1852    McFarlan 1855    Mary Elizabeth 1857

In 1851 James, Mary and their son James William were living at 41 Northbrook Street Newbury

Mary died aged 27 on the 23^rd February 1858 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1^st March 1858. Her son James William died aged 8, a few weeks after his mother and was buried on the 20^th March 1858 in the Newtown Road Cemetery.

Mary’s husband remarried in 1859, his 2^nd wife was Mary Hannah Waite and they had the following children:

James Waite 1860    William Henry 1862    Walter John 1864    Herbert 1866    Annie 1870

The family were living at 63 Northbrook Street by 1861 where James had established a successful earthenware and china business.

James Jeremiah Davies died aged 79 on the 7^th June 1901 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th June 1901.

Christine Gambles – 25^th March 2020

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