Hubert VAUGHAN DAVIES

1897 - 1963  (65 years)

• Name	Hubert VAUGHAN DAVIES
  Birth	11 Dec 1897	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	"Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire   [2]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 2
  1911 Census	83, Beach Road, Bangor, Caernarvonshire   [3]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 13, occ "School"
  1921 Census	5, Pembroke Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire   [4]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 23y 6m, occ "Clerk"
  Occupation	Manager of Grocery Wholesalers  [5]
  Reference Number	V11
  Death	9 Apr 1963	"Ardmore", Hesketh Road, Old Colwyn   [6]
  Person ID	I11	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Griffith DAVIES,   b. 10 Oct 1865, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire d. 9 Oct 1947, Birmingham (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura Annie REDDISH,   b. 7 May 1873, Macclesfield, Cheshire
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Apr 1896	Macclesfield, Cheshire   [5, 7]
  Notes	Maybe married at the Methodist New Connection Chapel. No records for either on IGI at Jan 2000. The family story is that Laura's family thought he was not worthy of her daughter (he was probably still a miner, or at least a very insignificant white collar worker), and told Laura to break off the engagement and look for better prospects. However she was so unhappy that the family gave in, and supported (or were much happier about?) the wedding.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elsie Fielding TURNER,   b. 15 Aug 1896, 13, Lincoln St. Dickinson Rd, Longsight, Manchester d. 22 Jul 1931, Ivanhoe Nursing Home, Yardley Rd., Acocks Green, Birmingham (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1926	Longsight Baptist Chapel, Manchester   [8]
  Notes	It is not clear how they met, and I have not found any newspaper articles that might have accompanied their marriage. But a curiosity is that in 1921, HVD was a "boarder" at the house owned by Edward Turner (EFT's uncle). At the time, HVD was a "clerk" working for the Ministry of Pensions in Manchester - one of a number of regional branches of the Ministry of Pensions charged with ensuring that soldiers, sailors and others received disability and other benefits. Edward Turner describes himself as a "commercial clerk" for Cunliffe and Cooper, exporters. I have not found out any more about them, but I wonder if HVD both met EFT through Edward, especially as they were all baptists, and whether he got into the grocery business as a result of talking to Edward (plus the Ministry of Pensions soon left Manchester, presumably as their work was winding down.
  Children	1. Private DT1 DAVIES  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Private DT2 DAVIES  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Dec 1897 - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 2 - - "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 23y 6m, occ "Clerk" - - 5, Pembroke Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire Marriage - 11 Sep 1926 - Longsight Baptist Chapel, Manchester Death - 9 Apr 1963 - "Ardmore", Hesketh Road, Old Colwyn  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Hubert Vaughan Davies photographed at St Annes (presumably Lancashire) in Oct 1956
  		Hubert Vaughan Davies and Elsie Turner's wedding Wedding picture taken in 1926?

  
  

  Documents

  Notes about Hubert Vaughan Davies birth place

  
  

• Notes

  In WW1 he served in the Royal Field Artillery, no 160257, as a Signaller/Bombardier After Elsie's death, he married Gwladys Louisa NICOL (nee WILLIAMS) (b 7/9/1889, 11, St Peters Sq, Ruthin) at the Welsh Calvanistic Methodist Chapel, Birmingham 21/4/1937. She died 3/3/1963 at the same address as Hubert died a month later. [NB - all this family information, not verified] He was Paul's mother's paternal grandfather

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Birth Certificate :- Hubert Vaughan Davies (1897). [S5] 1901 Census :- "Glan Dulyn", Glanypwll, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. [S4] 1911 Census :- 83, Beach Road, Bangor, Caernarvonshire. [S1179] 1921 Census :- 5, Pembroke Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire. [S3] Information from the family. [S61] Probate register :- Hubert Vaughan Davies (1963). [S2] Document - Geneology of the family of William and Elenor Davies. [S1321] Marriage register :- Hubert Vaughan Davies - Elsie Fielding Turner (1926).