Davies & Birch Family History

John Davies b. between1783 and 1786 Kinnerley, Shropshire, m. 18 November 1804, St.Chad's Shrewsbury

Elizabeth Birch [formally of Knockin] b. 16 December 1785 c. 1 January 1786, St.Chad's Shrewsbury m. 18 November 1804, St.Chad's Shrewsbury d. between 1841 and 1851

Martha Davies b. 1807 (c. 1807) Knockin

Mary Davies b. 1808 (c.1808) Knockin

Tryphena Davies b.9 Feb 1811 c.11 Aug 1811 Knockin

Margaret Davies b. 1810

Elizabeth Davies b. 1815

Charlotte Davies b. 1819

Maria Davies b. 1821

John Davies b. between 1823 and 1826 Shrewsbury

Mary Davies b. 1827

Thanks to the Davies family we have copies of the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census pages for this family (despite having a paper copy of the 1861 census it was still difficult to find the entry on-line at http://www.1837online.com !).

There is a probate record from "Shropshire: Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwel - Parish Registers of St.Asaph Diocese."
11 Aug 1811 [christening of] Tryphena, d[aughter] of John Davies & Elizabeth his w[ife] (formerly Birch of K[nockin].), b[orn]. 09 Feb 1811 bap[tised].

IGI [http://www.familysearch.org] has Tryphena Davies born 9 Feb 1811 and christened 11 Aug 1811, in Knockin Shropshire. Father John Davies and mother Elizabeth Birch.

IGI has three records for the marriage of Elizabeth Birch to John Davies, each on the 18th of November 1804 at St Chads Shrewsbury.

In the 1841 census John Davies aged 55 (an "Ag Lab"] is living with his wife Elizabeth, 55 and their children :-

• Tryphena aged 32,
• John 15 (a Sadler),
• Charlott 22,
• Maria 20,
• and Mary 14.

There is a death recorded for

Source : IGI

• Elizabeth Birch, birth and christening, IGI
  
• John Davies and Elizabeth Birch marriage, IGI batch A456410, source 456410

Source : From Brenda and Mike Home (via GenesReunited).

• Parish Probate Record giving Triphena Davis's Baptism on Aug. 11th 1811.
• Her parents are John Davies, and Elizabeth Birch formally of Knockin.
• There was an Elizabeth Birch born Knockin in 1887 in IGI.
• Is this then the Elizabeth born to Richard& Elizabeth in Shrewsbury?