Brief Life History of David Davies
David Davies was born about 1764, in Glyn-Dyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He married Catherine Evans on 14 September 1790, in Wales. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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Sources (2)
- David Davis in entry for Evin Davis and Ellen Arnold, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
- Unknown in entry for Jane Davies, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
Spouse and Children
World Events (5)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Biblical name, borne by the greatest of all the kings of Israel, whose history is recounted with great vividness in the first and second books of Samuel and elsewhere. As a boy he killed the giant Philistine Goliath with his slingshot. As king of Judah, and later of all Israel, he expanded the power of the Israelites and established the security of their kingdom. He was also noted as a poet, many of the Psalms being attributed to him. The Hebrew derivation of the name is uncertain; it is said by some to represent a nursery word meaning ‘darling’. It is a very popular Jewish name, but is almost equally common among Gentiles in the English-speaking world. It is particularly common in Wales and Scotland, having been borne by the patron saint of Wales ( see Dewi ) and by two medieval kings of Scotland.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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