Bowler Family History

Events

Parents

Attributes

Pedigree

1. Alice Mary DAVIS
   1. Walter Ronald DAVIS

Ancestors

Source References

1. 1911 Census
   1. • Citation:

        Name: Walter Davis
        Age in 1911: 6
        Estimated birth year: abt 1905
        Relation to Head: Illegitimate Son
        Gender: Male
        Birth Place: Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
        Civil Parish: Toot Baldon Marsh Baldon
        County/Island: Berkshire
        Street address: 34 Marsh Baldon, Nr Oxford
        Registration district: Abingdon
        Registration District Number: 117
        Sub-registration district: Sutton Courtenay
        ED, institution, or vessel: 8
        Household schedule number: 101
        Piece: 6476
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Percy Young 22
        Alice Young 24
        Walter Davis 6
        Gladys Young 2
        Olive Young 8/12

2. 1921 Census
   1. • Citation:

        First name(s) Walter
        Last name Young
        Sex Male
        Birth year 1905
        Census date 19 June 1921
        Age in years 16
        Age in months 3
        Age as transcribed 16 y 3 m
        Relationship to head Boarder
        Marital status Single
        Birth place Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
        Birth county Oxfordshire
        Birth country England
        Transcribed birth place Garsington, Oxfordshire
        Occupation Cowman
        Occupation code 022
        Occupation code with suffix 022/6
        Employer Norman Bros, Farmer
        Employer code 010
        Place of work Golder Manor, Pryton
        Language used to complete form English
        Person making return Mr A Webb
        House name Golder Cottages
        Street Pyrton, Watlington
        Address Golder Cottages Pyrton, Watlington
        Full address as transcribed Golder Cottages, Pyrton, Watlington, Oxon
        Parish Pyrton
        Registration district Henley
        Registration district number 150
        Sub-district Watlington
        Sub-district number 2
        Enumeration district number 7
        County Oxfordshire
        Country England
        Borough, urban or rural district Henley RD
        Parliamentary borough or division Oxfordshire PC, Henley Div.
        Archive The National Archives
        Archive series RG 15
        Piece number 07427
        Schedule number 56
        Schedule type code E
        District reference RD 150 RS 2 ED 5, 6, 7, 8
        Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries
        Other household member's first name(s) Alfred, Mary, Harry, Sarah, Reggie
        Other household member's last name Webb
        Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales

3. Parish Register
   1. • Citation:

        Name: Walter Ronald Davis
        Baptism Date: 28 May 1905
        Baptism Place: Garsington, Oxfordshire, England
        Parish as it Appears: Garsington
        Mother: Alice Mary Davis

   2. • Citation:

        Name: Walter Ronald Davis
        Age: 16
        Birth Year: abt 1906
        Burial Date: 3 Jan 1922
        Burial Place: Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England
        Abode Golder Manor
        Parish as it Appears: Pyrton

4. Newspaper
   1. • Citation:

        Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette 06 January 1922

        Watlington Threshing Machine Fatality.
        Boy Beaten to death.

        On Friday afternoon a shocking accident occured on Golder Manor Farm, when a lad, Walter Ronald DAVIS (16 1/2), was almost instantaneously killed by falling head first into the drum of a threasing machine whilst the beaters were revolving at the rate of a thousand revolutions a minute. The injuries to the boy were of a terrible nature, but mercifully death must have been practically instantaneous. It will be remembered that a terrific gale was experienced that afternoon, the wind blowing at times at the rate of 10 miles per hour. When rain came on the lad left his place on the threashing machine, where he wwas engaged in cutting the string holding the sheaves of wheat together, to put on an overcoat. Afterwards he mounted the ladder placed at the end of the machine and was seen to get safely on the boards, but what happened afterwards can only be surmised. The feeder had his back to the lad and saw nothing; there were a number of sheaves between them as well. All of a sudden a "thump" was heard and the drum stopped working and the feeder, on turning, saw the lads arms right up to the shoulders between the beaters and the drum, with his head pressed tightly against the drum. He gave the alarm and the driver instantly stopped the machinery. The feeder Horace ABBOT, tried his uttermost to extricate the deceased, but he was so tightly wedged in the drum that it took three menhalf an hour to get the body out. Mr NORMAN immediately went for Dr. MOORE, and he and Insp. GREEN were quickly on the scene but could do nothing.