52 Ancestors (2020) – Week 13: Nearly Forgotten “Three Sons Named Edward”

This is my third year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow. I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways.

According to a bible record for the Thomas & Mary Davey family, there were three sons named Edward Davey.[1]

Edward Nicholas Davey was born May 1837 in Constantine, Cornwall and died in infancy.

Edward Davey was born 18 April 1838 in Cork, Ireland.

Edward N. Davey, III was born April 1842 in Bedminister, England.

Of the fifteen children born to Mary and Thomas, only seven lived to adulthood.  These three sons were not part of that list.

I have not seen the copy of the bible page, only the extraction done by a granddaughter of Thomas and Mary.  It is likely the bible passed on to their son Thomas Nicholas (1835-1924) and then to Mary “Marie” Davey Korn (1877-1948). The image of the typed page was in my father-in-law's papers. He was the great-grandson of Thomas and Mary.

There are parish records in Cornwall and I have found evidence of the first son.

The first son, Edward Nicholas Davey was born in 1837 and baptized 6 May 1837 in the Constantine parish, Cornwall, England. The family lived in Bridge and Thomas was a blacksmith. The baptism was privately done by the Vicar, Edward Rogers.[2] This was a rare thing in the baptism pages. Perhaps the boy was thought not to live long.

I have found no records of the next two sons, except what was listed in the bible.

Luckily, these children, along with the following who also died young are not forgotten:

James Davey, born 1843 in Bristol, died in infancy

Charles Davey, born 1 Oct 1844 in Deptford, London, died in infancy.

Julia and Emma Davey, born October 1845 in Deptford, London,, both died in infancy.

Samuel Henry Davey, born June 1848 in Deptford, London, died in infancy.

Eight children, remembered only by their entry in a family bible on the page devoted to deaths.

St. Agnes Parish Church Cemetery, Cornwall.
No Davey tombstones were found here

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[1] Thomas Davey Bible, (Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstch, Keyes & Co, 1859), extracted by Mary Davey Korn, granddaughter, extracted image, Gorrell Family Collection; privately held by Lisa Gorrell, California.

[2] “Parish Registers for Constantine, 1562-1961,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYVS-LP9?i=262&cc=1769414&cat=44013), County of Cornwall, Constantine, Baptisms 1813-1844, p. 161, 1937, no. 1283, Edward Nicholas Davey, image 262; citing Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall. 

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