Help wanted
about William John Davis/Davies
born May 7 1883 in or near Maidenhead
by Gaile Statkus,
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
So far I have been unsuccessful in tracing my
grandfather's roots in England and I would
appreciate any help or advice members could give
me. The information I have is that William John
Davis/Davies was born on May 7,1883 - the
Canadian military records show his birth date as
May 7,1881. His parents were Peter Davies and
Elizabeth Brown. I believe he was born in or
around Maidenhead. He emigrated to Canada in 1897,
however, my search of passenger ship records
arriving in Canada has been unsuccessful.
He had at least two sisters, I think their
names were Agnes and Mary (they were visited by
my uncles during the second World War). According
to my uncle one of the husbands of a sister owned
a timber yard. Family stories indicate that
members of the family were amongst the Titanic
survivors. William married in 1900, had 12
children and died in 1945.
