Third Generation  

5. George DAVEY [1642] (Thomas², Joseph¹) was born on 13 Nov 1802 in Norwich Norfolk England, died on 27 Jun 1859 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales at age 56, and was buried on 01 Jul 1859 in St Mary & St Clement Briton Ferry Glamorgan Wales.

General Notes: Could not find his birth on Bishop's Transcripts in Briton Ferry in thattime period.

Profession 'Gentleman' & Widower on marriage in 1850 to Mary Henton WOOD.

Was an Iron Manufacturer (on Henton's christening); Ironmaster (onHenton, marriage certificate)

Died of heart condition and general dropsy at Craig Fawr House, BritonFerry, Glamorgan, Wales.
(Aged 56 on death certificate).


NBI (National Burial Index) states "George DAVEY buried 1 July 1859 aged56 at Briton Ferry/Llansawel, St Mary & St Clement (Anglican)"

Also 2 daughters:
"Henrietta Mary DAVEY aged 2 months, buried 11 Nov. 1852 at BritonFerry/Llansawel, St Mary & St Clement (Anglican)"

"Augusta Laura DAVEY aged 4 years 7 mths, buried 1 May 1858 at BritonFerry/Llansawel, St Mary & St Clement (Anglican)"

Noted events in his life were:

• Residence at Death: 32 Craig Fawr House, 27 Jun 1859, Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales.

George married Lydia [89814] [MRIN: 29942] about 1832. Lydia was born about 1808 in England and died about Nov 1843 in Bristol Gloucestershire England aged about 35.

Children from this marriage were:

   9 F    i. Sophia DAVEY [89815] was born on 15 Aug 1833 in Bristol Gloucestershire England and died on 30 Jun 1887 in Nelson Nelson New Zealand at age 53.

Sophia married George ASHCROFT [89816] [MRIN: 29943] on 24 Dec 1857 in Barrow on Soar Leicestershire England. George was born about 1830 in Stepney London England.

   10 M    ii. Thomas DAVEY [89817] was born about 1835 in Bristol Gloucestershire England.

   11 M    iii. Joseph DAVEY [89818] was born about 1837 in Bristol Gloucestershire England.

   12 M    iv. George Henry DAVEY [89819] was born a5/1838 in Bristol Gloucestershire England.

George married Henrietta Jane MORGAN [89820] [MRIN: 29944] on 22 Sep 1866 in Swansea Glamorganshire Wales. Henrietta was born about 1843 in Limerick Co. Limerick Ireland and died a5/1911 in Neath Glamorganshire Wales.

   13 M    v. Charles DAVEY [89821] was born a8/1839 in Bristol Gloucestershire England and died in Jun 1853 in Jamaica at age 13.

George next married Mary Henton WOOD [1643] [MRIN: 1083], daughter of Henry Walker WOOD [1664] and Mary HENTON [1665], on 28 Mar 1850 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales. Mary was born on 21 Apr 1819 in Humberstone Leicestershire England and died on 04 Dec 1903 in St Pancras London England at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

   14 F    i. Ann DAVEY [89822] was born about 1850.

+ 15 M    ii. Henton Macaulay DAVEY [1634] was born on 28 Mar 1851 in Graig Fawr, Briton Ferry, Neath Glamorgan Wales, was baptised on 28 Mar 1851 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales, died on 06 Jul 1935 in Dunedin Otago New Zealand at age 84, and was buried on 09 Jul 1935 in Dunedin Northern Cemetery Dunedin Otago New Zealand.

   16 F    iii. Henrietta Mary DAVEY [1644] was born in Sep 1852 in Craig Fawr Briton Ferry Neath S Wales, was baptised on 10 Oct 1852 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales, died in Nov 1852 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales, and was buried on 11 Nov 1852 in St Mary & St Clement Briton Ferry Glamorgan Wales.

   17 F    iv. Augusta Laura DAVEY [1645] was born in Sep 1853 in Craig Fawr Briton Ferry Neath S Wales, was baptised on 06 Oct 1853 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales, died in Apr 1858 in Briton Ferry Neath Glamorgan Wales at age 4, and was buried on 01 May 1858 in St Mary & St Clement Briton Ferry Glamorgan Wales.

   18 M    v. Henry Walker Wood DAVEY [1646] was born on 13 Aug 1857 in Craig Fawr Briton Ferry Neath S Wales, was baptised on 06 Sep 1857, and died in Feb 1912 in Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales at age 54.

Henry married Frances Louisa HALDANE [5147] [MRIN: 2932], daughter of Alexander HALDANE [11247] and Unknown, on 28 Oct 1887 in Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales. Frances was born in Nov 1863 in Fowey Cornwall England.