In 1851 he was living with his uncle, Benjamin Davies, in Lye Forge Road, Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
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In 1861 a William Davis, an unmarried 18 year old agricultural labourer, was living as a lodger in the household of James Heffer (a driller from Suffolk) in Fairfield Village, Belbroughton, Worcestershire
310.
In 1867 he witnessed the marriage of his brother Thomas Davies
303.
In 1871 a William Davis of Kate Hill, Worcestershire, was boarding in the household of the widow Emma Bowns in Scroby Lane, Greasbrough, Rotherham, Yorkshire
311.
In 1881 a William Davis, an unmarried 38 year old agricultural labourer, was living as a lodger in the household of George Smith in Belbroughton, Worcestershire
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In 1901 he was unmarried and was living with his brother, Thomas Davies in Rose Cottage, Belbroughton, Worcestershire
297.