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Personal Details of Anne (Sarah Anne) Davis

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Born:
Died:	22/11/1885
Buried:	27/11/1885

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Burial Register

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Memorial Details

	Headstone: "The / weary / are at / rest." /In Loving Memory of/ Annie Davis/ who entered into Rest/ Sunday,November22. 1885 / aged 23 years. / Also of / Jemima / the beloved wife of / George Davis / who fell asleep in Jesus / July 13th. 1896 / aged 69 years. / "With Christ which is far better." / Also of George Davis / who was called Home July 6th. 1905 / in the 79th year of his age. / "to die is to gain." / Phil.1. 1. XI // Plaque: Also of Mary Jane Davis / wife of Frederick Wilkins / who was born Aug. 19th. 1860. Died Oct. 5th. 1921 / and was buried Riverview Cemetery, Wellsville, Ohio, U.S.A. / Also of Charles Davis who was born June 3rd. 1865. Died Nov. 28th. 1943. //

Name on Memorial	Annie DAVIS
Date of death	22/11/1885
Age	23
Gender	Female

Memorial Type	Headstone. Covered top with plaque.
Construction Material	Limestone Lead letters
Condition of memorial	Good. Overgrown and bush hiding East face.
Pattison Location Code	P(B)10
Recorder's Notes	George was from Bristol, son of a baker had a son, William George, by his first wife Mary, when he was working as a painter & glazier in Malmesbury, Wilts in 1851. It appears that she died soon after. He later married Jemima King, daughter of a shoe maker from Newnham, Glos. They first lived in Newnham where George worked as a painter & glazier & they had three children, Mary Jane, Charles & Annie from 1861. William lived with them in 1861. By 1871, the family (without William) had moved to 20, Carnarvon Tce, Newbury, where both Jemima, then George, died. George worked as a house painter until his death. In his final years, Jemima's sister, Belinda Hitchcock was his housekeeper. Their eldest daughter, Mary Jane, married Frederick Wilkins of Ardington, Berkshire in 1891 in Cuyhoga, Ohio, USA. She is buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Wellsvillle, Ohio and memorialised on her parents' grave. Charles became a pupil teacher in Newbury by the 1891 census and later became a Congregational Minister. He married Caroline Pullen of Newbury and they moved to Camborne, Cornwall where Charles continued as a schoolmaster. He retired with his wife to Bournemouth where he died. His parents-in-law, the Pullens, are buried in P(C)2. See NWN Obit on the www.fnrcnewbury.org.uk Sources: NRC Bur Recds; Ancestry records.
Others named on memorial
Jemima DAVIS
George DAVIS
Mary Jane nee Davis WILKINS
Charles (Rev.) DAVIS

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Davis and Wilkins grave

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
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Name at death	Sarah Anne Davis
Date of burial	27/11/1885
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend A J Lyle
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 021
Transcription comments	On FBMD

Biographical Information

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Annie Davis

DAVIS GRAVE - Headstone & Plaque in base. P(B)10 on the east side of the large Cedar in the southern half of NRC.
Headstone: "The / weary / are at / rest." / In Loving Memory of / Annie Davis / who entered into Rest / Sunday, November 22nd. 1885 / aged 23 years. / Also of / Jemima / the beloved wife of / George Davis / who fell asleep in Jesus / July 13th. 1896 / aged 69 years. / "With Christ which is far better." / Also of George Davis / who was called Home July 6th. 1905 / in the 79th year of his age. / "to die is to gain." / Phil.1. 1. XI // Plaque: Also of Mary Jane Davis / wife of Frederick Wilkins / who was born Aug. 19th. 1860. Died Oct. 5th. 1921 / and was buried Riverview Cemetery, Wellsville, Ohio, U.S.A. / Also of Charles Davis who was born June 3rd. 1865. Died Nov. 28th. 1943. //

Outline research:

George Davis was born to a baker in Bristol. He first married Mary & had a son, William George. He was working as a painter & glazier in Malmesbury, Wilts in 1851. It apppears that Mary died soon after. He later married Jemima King, daughter of a shoe maker from Newnham, Glos. They first lived in Newnham where George worked as a painter & glazier & they had three children, Mary Jane, Charles & Annie. William lived with them in 1861. By 1871, the family (without William) had moved to 20, Carnarvon Tce, Newbury, where both Jemima &George lived until their deaths. George worked as a house painter until his death. In his final years, Jemima's sister, Belinda Hitchcok was his housekeeper. George & Jemima's eldest daughter, Mary Jane, married Frederick Wilkins of Ardington, Berkshire in 1891 in Cuyhoga, Ohio, USA. She is buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Wellsvillle, Ohio and memorialised on her parents' grave. Charles Davis became a pupil teacher in Newbury by the 1891 census. Later he became a Congregational Minister. He married Caroline Pullen of Newbury and they moved to Camborne, Cornwall where Charles continued as a schoolmaster. He retired with his wife to Bournemouth where he died. He is buried in his parents grave. His parents-in-law, the Pullens, are buried in P(C)2.

See NWN Obit on the vww.fnrcnewbury.org.uk

Sources: NRC Bur Recds; Ancestry records.

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