Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rev. Evans Davis

Male 1848 - 1919  (70 years)


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  • Name Evans Davis 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 20 May 1848  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219536752 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-395178 
    Died 17 Mar 1919  [2
    Buried Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I395178  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Rev. William Davis,   b. 31 Dec 1815, , Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Reade,   b. 11 Oct 1811, , Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1890, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F263996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DAVIS, The Venerable Evans, Archdeacon of London, Ont. (Ch. of Eng.), is a younger s. of the late Rev. W. Davis, and was b. in Irel., May 20, 1848. Coming to Can., while a child, he received his earlier education in Quebec and Toronto, and subsequently attended the Lon- don Grammar Sch. He took his divinity course at Huron Coll., and was ordained to the priesthood, 1871. After having had charge of Bayfield Mission, he was called to London, Ont., 1873, and became rector of the Ch. of St. James in that city, which appt. he still holds. Apptd. a canon of London Cath., and Private Chaplain to the Bp. of Huron, he was advanced to the Archdeaconry of London, 1894. He is a mem. of the Executive of the Ch. Missionary Soc., V.-P. of the Western Ont. Bible Soc., and a del.
      to the Provl. and Genl. Synods of the Ch. He m. Oc., 1892, Miss Louisa Victoria Greenwood, St. Catharines - St. Jame's Rectory, London, Ont.

      The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography, A Hand book of Canadian Biography, edited by Henry James Morgan, First Edition, Toronto, William Briggs, 1898

  • Sources 
    1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 5 Page 26.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219536752.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 May 1848 - , Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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