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Archibald Davies – Welsh Regiment, 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion

Private Archibald Davies – Welsh Regiment, 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion George Davies and Eva Kneath marriage certificate St. James' Church, Swansea Archibald Davies was born in 1897 at Reynoldston, Gower , the son of George Davies and Eva Kneath , who had married earlier that same year at St James’ Church, Swansea . 1901 Census By the time of the 1901 Census , the Davies family were living in Reynoldston . George, aged 31 , worked as a stone mason , while his wife Eva, aged 24 , managed the home. Their children were Archibald , aged 4 , Olive F. , aged 2 , and George A. , a baby of five months . Also living with them was a lodger, George H. Gordon , aged 24 . 1911 Census A decade later, the 1911 Census records the family at Groe Hill, Parkmill . George, now 40 , continued his trade as a mason, and Eva, aged 34 , oversaw the household. Their children were Archibald , aged 14 , George Ashton , 10 , Edward John , 8 , and Albert Douglas , also 8 . The three younger boys were all att...

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