Laura Davis

Laura Davis 

Born: 26 September 1880, Coventry 

Baptised: 6 May 1894, Lincoln 

Father: Henry James Davis (b. 1858)

Mother: Sarah Ann Davis (b. 1857)

Brothers: William A Davis (b. 1883), Frank Davis (b. 1885), Frederick Davis (b. 1893)

Sisters: Ada Louisa Davis (b. 1880) [LDTC 1899], Rose Lilian Davis (b. 1890)

Marriage:        1918, West Bromwich 

Husband:         Alfred Guest 

                        b. 12 April 1875

                        Nickel Plate & Polisher 

                        d. 1951

Issue – 

#1 Horace Edward Guest (b. 29 July 1919) (d. 1947)

#1 Florence Eleanor Guest (b. 29 July 1919)

#1 Laura Estelle Guest (b. 29 July 1919) 

In 1881 – 

She is at Drapers Fields, Coventry. Her father is listed as ‘Stone Mason’. Laura, her mother and sister, Ada, are unlisted. There is a lodger, Hannah Hulm (b. 1861), a ‘Ribbon Weaver’. 

In 1891 –

She is at West Bright Row, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Stone Mason’. Laura, her mother and siblings (Ada, William, Frank and Rose) are unlisted. 

In 10/99 – 

PT at Eastgate, Lincoln.

In 1901 –

She is at West Bright Row, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Stone Mason’. Her mother and siblings, Rose and Frederick, are unlisted. Laura is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Engine Fitters Apprentice’. Her brother, Frank, is listed as ‘Stone Mason Apprentice’. 

In 10/01 – 

Appointed to Coventry Board School, Assistant, £75.

In 04/04 – 

Appointed to Boultham Girls', Lincoln. Head.

In 10/04 – 

Address is Boultham School, Lincoln. 

In 1911 –

She is at 75 Bromford Lane, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. She is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Mary Bradley (b. 1836) is unlisted. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 97 Station Road, Handsworth. Her husband is listed as ‘Nickle Plate Polisher’. Laura and her children, Horace, Florence and Laura, are unlisted.

In 1939 –

She is at 19 Bourswell Gardens, Birmingham. Her husband is listed as ‘Nickel Plater and Polisher’. Laura is unlisted. Horace, her son, is listed as ‘Time and Hardy Assistant’. Florence, her daughter, is listed as ‘Civil Service Telegraphist’. 

d.         6 September 1979, Birmingham 

GUEST Laura of 114 Bromford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham died 06 September 1979. Probate Birmingham 30 October £4, 082.