James DAW

   Another name for James was James DAWE.

  General Notes:

Birth 1855 Jun James Daw Holsworthy 5b 497 (mother's name Davey on GRO index) is correct.
Certificate gives date as 9 March 1855 (not 8th as in family bible). Parents as John Daw and Betsy Daw, formerly Davey - address is North Tamerton and informant was father.

Marriage Sep 1874 Launceston (5c 42) James Dawe and Mary Stevens - see marriage notes for confirmation that this is correct.

Incorrect search:
Death registered Mar 1918 James Dawe Launceston 5c p29 aged 66 (not 64!). Died on 6 Feb 1918 at Hendra Villas, Launceston. Informant was son, William Dawe of 25 Rosebery Road, Muswell Hill, London. Gave occupation as Cattle Dealer and Farmer - our previous information was "bootmaker". This is not the correct James - but the James born in 1851 to James and Elizabeth (farmers) and living at Hendra Villa, Launceston age 48 with wife Ann in 1901.

Mary Dawe was described as "widow of James Dawe, Farmer", when she died. Did this mean that James was a farmer, or that Mary became a farmer?

All children who married after 1910 were married in Plymouth.

There were two possible deaths in Mar 1918 recorded, one was a bit too old. However it turned out to be the correct James.
James Dawe - Plymouth 5b 363 aged 71. - Yes. date 20 Mar 1918, registered by son F Daw and occ=Bootmaker. Plymouth reg office have name as DAW, not DAWE.
John J Dawe - Plymouth 5b 325 aged 62. Wrong

After contacting the Plymouth Register Office, it transpired that the death of John James Dawe was registered by his wife A. Dawe and so this is definitely not the correct James, despite the age being about right. Also the death was in January.

However, the other entry (James aged 71) matches very closely other than the age - occupation, date and informant all fit. Interestingly the entry at Plymouth was spelled DAW, not DAWE as per the GRO index.
20 March 1918 at the Workhouse Infirmary UD
James DAW, Male, 71 years, of 28 Tavistock Road Plymouth UD a Bootmaker. The informant was F Daw son in attendance 85 Cobourg Street Plymouth. The death was registered on 23 March 1918.

There is no record of probate in 1918 or 1919
The only entry was for 1918 - the James Dawe from Hendra Villas (see above)

Most information was originally from RD Howell written sheets and family bible (Jill has). This included date of marriage as 10 Aug 1875. Suspect that the bible was given to them on the Christening of first child and they wrote the current year and not the year of marriage. Bible also gives his date of death as 20 Mar 1918 and burial on 24 Mar 1918. This appears to have now been confirmed with the finding of his death in Plymouth.

1861 Census - Family History Online and on Devon Census disk
Piece Number 1511 Parish North Tamerton ED 4 Folio Number 30 Page 10 Sched 41 Living at Ragged Hill
Forenames John Surname DAW Rel HD Age 49 Sex M Occ Ag Lab Employment - Born at North Tamerton Birth County CON Disability
Forenames Betsy Surname DAW Rel WI Age 41 Sex F Employment - Born at Lewannick Birth County CON Disability
Forenames James Surname DAW Rel SO Age 6 Sex M Employment - Born at North Tamerton Birth County CON Disability
Forenames Elizabeth Surname DAW Rel DA Age 3 Sex F Employment - Born at North Tamerton Birth County CON Disability
Forenames Samuel Surname DAW Rel SO Age 1 Sex M Employment - Born at North Tamerton Birth County CON Disability

1871 Census
RG10/2213 F15 P2
Samuel Martin, Head, Unm, 29, Boot & Shoe Maker, Cornwall Nth Tamerton
Grace Baker, Serv, W, 38, Housekeeper, Devon Tetcott
James Daw, Serv, Unm, 16, Cornwall Nth Tamerton
(parents are on next page F16 P3)

Address at birth of Clara Catherine (1876) was Ragged Hill, North Tamerton

1881 census
RG11/2268 F30 P7 & P8
Sangwins Cottage, North Tamerton, Cornwall
Richard Phillips, Head, Mar, 38, Farm Laborer, Cornwall N Tamerton
Mary Ann do, Wife, Mar, 38, , Cornwall Werrington (James Daw's sister)
Eva do, Daur, Unm, 14, Scholar, Cornwall N Tamerton
Edwin do, Son, , 11, Scholar, Cornwall N Tamerton
Andrew do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Cornwall N Tamerton
Samuel T do, Son, , 3, , Cornwall N Tamerton
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James Dawe, Head, Mar, 26, Bootmaker employing 1 man and boy, Cornwall N Tamerton
Mary do, Wife, Mar, 27, , Devon Tetcott
Francis do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Cornwall Egloshayle
Clara K do, Daur, , 4, Scholar, Cornwall North Tamerton
William Daw, Son, , 9mo, , Cornwall North Tamerton
Richard Hambly, Serv, Unm, 16, Shoemaker (Apprentice), Cornwall North Tamerton

1891 census
RG12/1795 F 23 P2
Crosspark Cottage, Oldway Green, North Tamerton, Devon
James Daw, head, M, 35, Shoemaker, North Tamerton Cornwall
Mary Daw, wife, M, 36, , Tetcott Devon
William Daw, son, , 10, Scholar, North Tamerton Cornwall
Digory Stevens Daw, son, , 8, Scholar, North Tamerton Cornwall
Mabel Daw, daur, , 6, Scholar, North Tamerton Cornwall
Ethel Mary Daw, daur, , 4, , North Tamerton Cornwall
James Douglas Daw, son, , 2, , North Tamerton Cornwall
Betsey Daw, mother, Wid, 71, supported by her children, Lewannick Cornwall
Henry Jeffery, lodger, S, 22, Sawyer, North Tamerton Cornwall

1901 Census
Rilla Mill, Linkinhorne, Liskeard
James Daw, Head, 46, Inn Keeper & Shoemaker, born North Tamerton Cornwall
Mary Daw,Wife, 47, born Tetcott Devon
Digory Daw, Son, 18, Mason, born North Tamerton Cornwall
Ethel Daw, Daur, 14, born North Tamerton Cornwall
James Daw, Son, 12, born North Tamerton Cornwall
Ernest Daw, Son, 7, born North Tamerton Cornwall

1911 census
RG14PN12958 RD276 SD1 ED20 SN9999
Plymouth Workhouse and Infirmary, Greenbank Road, Plymouth (Devon)
James Daw, Patient, 53, Widower, Horse Keeper, Devon North Tamerton, Lunatic 46yrs
- this is where James died in 1918
- why does it state that James was a widower?

Address at time of mother's death was Cross Park Cottages, North Tamerton

From a source
"
I have three other unconfirmed siblings for James, all born in Tamerton at the right time: Eliza, (b 1846, d 1848), Frederic James b 1848, and Susanna Grace (1852-9). For James's children I have a possible extra - Clara Bessie, born and died 1870 - and a definite, Ernest born 1894.
I have a wife for Christopher Davey - Cattern, b 1758 - and children John, Richard, Eliza, Christopher, James Edward, Samuel and Ann.
"
- Only Ernest, of the possible children, is correct. The 1911 census says that Mary had a total of 9 children and 8 were still alive. Clara Bessie appears to be illegitimate.
- Siblings Eliza (1846) and Susanna Grace (1852) have mother's name DAVEY on GRO index and certificates prove they are correct

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. Bootmaker

• Occupation: Bootmaker, 26 Jun 1902, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England.

James married Mary STEVENS, daughter of Digory STEVENS and Ann HARRIS, on 29 Aug 1874 in Launceston, Cornwall, England. (Mary STEVENS was born on 3 Dec 1853 in Tetcott, Devon, England, died on 8 Feb 1944 in Egloskerry, Cornwall, England and was buried on 12 Feb 1944.)

  Marriage Notes:

Family bible states date of marriage as 10 Aug 1875. FreeBMD gives a likely match for Sep qtr 1874. The Marriage certificate gives the date of marriage as 29 August 1874 in Launceston Register Office when James was 19 and Mary was 21. Hence the information in the bible was quite incorrect (possibly because the bible was provided for the christening of first child and the current year was inserted). Witnesses were Thomas Stevens and Elizabeth Gilbert. Parents given as John Dawe and Digory Stevens - confirming the correct couple.
Thomas Stevens was Mary's twin brother