Davy Family of Liskeard

prepared by Don R. Hender


   Like may families across Cornwall, the Davy family, often spelt Davey, is located in many places throughout Cornwall. From the 'Dooms Day Record' of the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D., it is said that the name Davy was first found in Cornwall. Actually the name's origin was is Wales and it was used widely as a Welsh family name of favor related to 'David'. One of the most famous bearers of this personal name in Wales was David ap Gryffydd, the last Prince of Northern Wales, who was executed c. 1276 by King Edward I of England. Actually the particular surname Davy is from the personal name David, which means 'darling or friend'; much like the Hebrew name and meaning associated with the name David in the Bible, which is 'my beloved'.

The variations of the name are many. They includes such as: Davy, Davey, Davie, Daivey, Daivy, Daivie, Dayvy, Dayvie, Dayvey, Devy, Devie, and so on and so forth. Sometimes variations in the name may denote separation in family. More often it is found that the variation is no more than a recorders written difference and as many working classes did not write or read the difference was left up to how the recorder thought to spell the name. Also the uniqueness in the differences in writing often leaves the transcription up to the ability of the transcriber to read the writing, which if often old, smugged, or faint or even with little curles at the end that the pinman has made that really mean nothing at all but are taken to be an 'e' or some other added letter at the end.

In Cornwall our Hender family ancestry presently appears to go back to connect by marriage to two Davy/Davey families of Cornwall. The Liskeard family of Davy married into the Moon family of Liskeard when Mary Ann Fitze married Nicholas Moon in 1794. And the Philleigh family of Davey/Davy married into the Collett family of Philleigh when Ann Davey married William Collett in 1804. Of interest is that since the Hender family relates back to the Hendower family of Wales and the princes of Powys makes the connections of some courious interest. Whether the name has moved from where to where seems of little import as it is all part of the same 'Celtic' family of Scot, Irish, Welsh, and Cornish, and in such places it is found with at least two varying coats of arms associated with the name Davy.

Here we will proceed to give the family group information concerning the Davy family of Liskeard. As stated, they are the family who by marriage connections became a part of our Moon family of Liskeard ancestry. In this presentation we begin with the oldest such Davy family and proceed to the last such family whose daughter Jane Davy married James Fitze, whose great granddaughter Many Ann Fitch married our Nicholas Moon.



8th Great Grandparents
Joseph Davy and Jane ________




                               Joseph DAVY     =     Jane
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                               m               |
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                               d Jul 1689      |    d Sep 1725
                               db 2 Jul 1689   |    db 8 Sep 1725
                                 Liskeard      |      Liskeard
                                               |       (wid)
                         ______________________|
                        |                      |
                  Joseph Davey             James DAVY
                  b                         
                                           cb 8 Nov 1682
                                              Liskeard
                                           m 12 Nov 1708
                                             Liskeard
                                           = Grace LANGFORD
                 d Dec 1690
                 db 14 Dec 1690
                   Liskeard
                 (s/o Joseph decd)                     

Sources

The source records used to help form this family unit are show here to the right. There are the birth and marriage records of James and then there are three burial records of the parents and a brother of James, named Joseph.

More information about record
2343029 in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  08-Nov
           Year  1682
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  James
        Surname  DAVY
            Sex  son
Father Forename  Joseph
Mother Forename  Jane
      Residence	
 Fthr Rank Prof	
          Notes	
    Trans Notes  Jago's Transcripts
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record 826780 in the Marriages database Day Month 12-Nov Year 1708 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn James Groom Sn DAVY Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Prof Groom Sign/Mark S/M Groom Father Name Grm Father Rank Prof Bride Fn Grace Bride Sn LANGFORD Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Prof Bride Sign/Mark S/M Bride Father Name Brd Father Rank Prof Banns/Lic B/L Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Info Trans Notes Jago's Trans. Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record
1901615 in the Burials database

      Day Month  14-Dec
           Year  1690
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  Joseph
        Surname  DAVEY
            Age	
      Residence	
          Notes  son of Joseph decd
    Trans Notes  Jago's Trans
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record 1901432 in the Burials database Day Month 02-Jul Year 1689 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname DAVY Age Residence Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record 1903330 in the Burials database Day Month 08-Sep Year 1725 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Surname DAVY Age Residence Notes wid Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole


7th Great Grandparents
James Davey and Grace Langford




                                 James DAVY     =    Grace LANGFORD
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                                 cb 8 Nov 1682  |
                                    Liskeard    |
                                 m 12 Nov 1708  |
                                   Liskeard     |
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        ________________________________________|________________________________________
       |              |               |               |                   |              |
  Joseph DAVY     Jane DAVY      Joseph DAVY     James DAV[E]Y    Elizabeth DAVY    Grace DAVY

  cb 19 Oct 1709  cb 3 Apr 1711  cb 24 Feb 1712  cb 26 Jul 1714   cb 27 Jan 1716   cb 15 Jan 1720
     Liskeard        Liskeard       Liskeard        Liskeard         Liskeard         Liskeard
  db 9 Dec 1709   m 30 Jul 1732  db 22 Aug 1713
   Liskeard        Liskeard       Liskeard
  (s/o James)     = James FITZE   (s/o James)






More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 08-Nov Year 1682 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename James Surname DAVY Sex son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Jane Residence Fthr Rank Prof Notes Trans Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ###### in the Marriages database Day Month 12-Nov Year 1708 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn James Groom Sn DAVY Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Prof Groom Sign/Mark S/M Groom Father Name Grm Father Rank Prof Bride Fn Grace Bride Sn LANGFORD Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Prof Bride Sign/Mark S/M Bride Father Name Brd Father Rank Prof Banns/Lic B/L Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Info Trans Notes Jago's Trans. Transcriber Frances Kenshole



More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  19-Oct 
           Year  1709 
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  Joseph 
        Surname  DAVY 
            Sex  son 
Father Forename  James 
Mother Forename  Grace 
      Residence  
Father Rank Pro
          Notes  
    Trans Notes  Jago's Trans
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 09-Dec Year 1709 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname DAVEY Age Residence Notes son of James Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 03-Apr Year 1711 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Surname DAVY Sex dau Father Forename James Mother Forename Grace Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 24-Feb Year 1712 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname DAVY Sex son Father Forename James Mother Forename Grace Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 22-Aug Year 1713 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname DAVEY Age Residence Notes son of James Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole



More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  26-Jul 
           Year  1714 
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  James 
        Surname  DAVY 
            Sex  son 
Father Forename  James 
Mother Forename  Grace 
      Residence  
Father Rank Pro
          Notes  B.T. Jams
    Trans Notes  Jago's Trans
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 27-Jan Year 1716 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Elizabeth Surname DAVY Sex son Father Forename James Mother Forename Grace Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 15-Jan Year 1720 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Grace Surname DAVY Sex Dau Father Forename James Mother Forename Grace Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole

More information about record 640989 in the Marriages database


Day Month 19-Feb 
Year 1750 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Groom Fn Philip 
Groom Sn LAFFER 
Groom Age  
Groom Residence  
Groom Condition  
Groom Rank Profession  
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M)  
Groom Father Name  
Groom Father Rank Profession  
Bride Fn Grace 
Bride Sn DAVY 
Bride Age  
Bride Residence  
Bride Condition  
Bride Rank Profession  
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M)  
Bride Father Name  
Bride Father Rank Profession  
Banns / Licence (B/L) B 
Witness Fn1  
Witness Sn1  
Witness Fn2  
Witness Sn2  
Other Information  
Transcriber Notes BTs 
Transcriber Jean Shephard 

More information about record 1565513 in the Baptisms database


Day Month 20-Sep 
Year 1752 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Forename Joan 
Surname LAFFER 
Sex dau 
Father Forename Philip 
Mother Forename Grace 
Residence  
Father Rank Profession  
Notes  
Transcriber Notes BTs. 
Transcriber Jean Shephard 

More information about record 2345961 in the Baptisms database


Day Month 23-Jan 
Year 1754 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Forename Philip 
Surname LAFFER 
Sex Son 
Father Forename Philip 
Mother Forename Grace 
Residence  
Father Rank Profession  
Notes B.T. son - Philipe 
Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts 
Transcriber Frances Kenshole 

More information about record 2346065 in the Baptisms database


Day Month 10-Mar 
Year 1756 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Forename James 
Surname LAFFER 
Sex Son 
Father Forename Philip 
Mother Forename Grace 
Residence  
Father Rank Profession  
Notes  
Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts 
Transcriber Frances Kenshole 

More information about record 1565827 in the Baptisms database


Day Month 14-Mar 
Year 1759 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Forename Grace 
Surname LAFFER 
Sex dau 
Father Forename Philip 
Mother Forename Grace 
Residence  
Father Rank Profession  
Notes  
Transcriber Notes BTs. 
Transcriber Jean Shephard 

More information about record 1565957 in the Baptisms database


Day Month 28-Aug 
Year 1761 
Parish Or Reg District Liskeard 
Forename Elizabeth 
Surname LAFFER 
Sex dau 
Father Forename Philip 
Mother Forename Grace 
Residence  
Father Rank Profession  
Notes  
Transcriber Notes BTs 
Transcriber Jean Shephard