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Have not been able to locate a Llewelyn Davies born Bala North Wales in 1898 since 1911 Census.

There was talk that he might have emigrated to America after WW1, no member of his family have heard from him since then.

This would be a big breakthrough if anyone can help with this mystery.

Thanking you very much

Hi Susan, could this be he on the 1930 US Census ?

Name: Llewelyn Davies
Home in 1930: Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado
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Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Wales
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Elizabeth
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter in Building Industry.

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage: 22

Parents' birthplace: Wales <<<<

Llewelyn Davies 39
Elizabeth Davies 41 Wife born New York (Father born England, Mother born wales)
Eurhly Davies 16 Daug born Colorado
Haydn Davies 14 Son born Minnesota
Hazel Davies 11 Daug born Colorado
John Weeks 47 Brother-in-law born New York


Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado; Roll 230; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 807.0.

Same Family in 1920, not yours i'm afraid, 1920 Census states Year of Immigration as 1908, sorry.

Name: Llewelyn W Davis
Home in 1920: Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Wales
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Elizabeth
Father's Birth Place: Wales
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1908 <<<<<<<<<
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Llewelyn W Davis 28
Elizabeth Davis 31
Emily Davis 6
Haydn Davis 4
[4 8/12]
Hazel Davis 1
[1 1/12]

Netty thank you for looking, I knew it would be very unlikely he would be found!

I just wish I has some other information about him that I could add, thinking now I do recall a family member saying years ago, that he got into a fight prior to him leaving, vague I know.
Will look through hand notes to see if anything else but I don't think there will be!

His father was Henry, but sometimes called Harry and his mother was Anne/Annie

Do you have his service records from WW1??


This looks as though it might be him

from ancestry.co.uk



British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920

Name: Llewelyn Davies
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Age at Enlistment: 19
Birth Parish: Bala
Birth County: Marwarneth
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 3619
Number of Images: 9


Next of Kin:- Mr Henry Davies, 8 Poplar Row, Aberystwyth

Height:- 5' 2"
Weight:- 7st 5 lbs
Eyes:- Blue
Hair:- Dark

Apppinted to the 2/7 Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Served at home 9-3-15 to 16-4-17
Discharged 16-4-17 No longer physically fit for Military Duties



sylvia

If this is his birth:

Births Dec 1898
Davies Llewellyn Bala 11b 333

Then this could be his death:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Llewelyn Davies
Name: Llewelyn Davies
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1898
Death Registration Month/Year: 1971
Registration district: Pontypridd
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 8b
Page: 2635

Rose

Although, this one fits with that death also:

Births Dec 1898
Davies Llewelyn Pontypridd 11a 618

Rose

aha, He was born 2nd November and yes in Bala, as I now recall I have those dates actually written down somewhere!

Well well, strange the family never heard from him as far as I know? now wonder if he was married and had children, this is getting exciting.....

But as you have said there is another Llewelyn same dates but have a feeling it is the one born in Pontypridd.
I would need to enquire really what do I do?

Thank you Rose

wow Sylvia thank you so much for this information.
It now gives me another address to work from,
I did not know they had lived in Aberystwyth, the only hic cup I can see is that the birth year is out by 2 years.

How can I find any extra information that will give me the information needed to prove this is my relative?

Aw Netty good try, but as you said this is not my relative.

Trouble is I have no proof that he did infact go to America or even left Wales! I can only go by what relatives have said over the years.

Yet another mystery!!

Susan,

If you have his birth cert. and know he was born on Nov. 2nd that must be his death. The odds of another Llewellyn being born on that date are very slim.

Purchasing his death cert. might reveal a relative as an informant.

Rose

well, you obviously need to check whether your Llewellyn with father Henry lived at the address in 1911


so you need to check on the 1911 Census to see who is living there

Then there are the Electoral Rolls ..... they were not taken during the war years, but you might find something before or after the war.



sylvia

Rose, yes I think the same as you and will speak to Pontipridd Registry Office tomorrow, will let you know the outcome.

Sylvia, thank you for this, I know they were not living in
8 Poplar Row, Aberystwyth in 1911, but the family seemed to move around often, so need someone who can have a look in the Electorsl Rolls if possible.
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His occupation on the British Army WWI Pension Records was hawker, same as his father in 1901.

Rose

Thank you both Sylvia and Rose.
I contacted Pontipridd Registry Office and what a very nice lady answered my query, sadly that Death Registered is not my relative

By strange chance, i think the Llewellyn Davies in Pontypridd is in my tree and was my daughter's gt grandfather. They lived in Llanbradach in Caerphilly, but Pontypridd was the registration district.. If it helps this Davies family were originally from Magor, Monmouthshire.

Heidi

Heidi,
The kind lady said this Llewelyn Davies was not born in Bala, so sorry I can not add any more for you.

My Davies family were from Llanrwst, but family kept moving around, the family members were usually Hawkers but I know that one son and his sons were painters.

Llewelyn has been a missing link for my mam's family for many years and is still thought of today and wonders if he married and had any children.

Just found some hand written notes that I made a few years back, so I apologise for my previous error.

Llewelyn Davies born 18th November 1898 Bryn Caled Alley Bala Merionth.

I do believe that the family moved before 1911 Census were possibly living in Llunduno Junction,

But I still wonder if The Army Records are his though as being a hawker and same surname was not uncommon then?

Could anyone have a look for me please on the Elector Rolls/Cunsus

Thank you

Looks to be in Conway district in 1911:

Schedule type Last names First names Sex Birth year Age in 1911 District / other County / other
HOUSEHOLD DAVIES LLEWELYN M 1897 14 Conway Carnarvonshire

I don't have access to see the other family members.

Rose