Timothy Davies was born about 1838 in the town of Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales.[1] He was the second son of Charlotte Davies and Samuel Davies, who were drapers and ran a general store on High Street known as “Siop Sam.”[2] While Timothy was baptised at the Anglican church, he was probably raised as a Wesleyan Methodist. His parents were members of the Wesleyan Chapel in Lampeter and in 1874, his brother, Samuel, was in charge of collecting donations to renovate the chapel.[3]

By his early twenties, Timothy trained as a draper[4] and he was probably prepared to take over his parents’ business. He also had a hand in running the store as an assistant shopman.[5] Outside of his time at the shop, Timothy was known to enjoy ice skating during the wintertime. [6]

On December 9, 1871, Timothy died by suicide at the age of 33 years. Three days later, he was buried at the parish church of Llanwnen alongside many previous generations of his family.[7]

Timothy Davies isn’t a relative of mine, but he is a part of my Timothy First Name Study. He was also a first cousin of Susannah Lewis.

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[1] 1851. England and Wales Census, 1851. Cardiganshire, Lampeter, ALL, District 5a. Digital Images. Ancestry. Entry for Charlotte Davies, p. 29-30 (p. 30-31/49), entry 122.

[2] 1888. Anonymous, “Lampeter: Obituary,” The Aberystwyth Observer, June 23, 1888, p. 4, col. 3. Digital Images. National Library of Wales. https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3045148/3045152/20/

[3] 1874. Anonymous, “To Builders and Contractors,” South Wales Daily News, May 9, 1874, p. 1, col. 4. Digital Images. National Library of Wales. https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3499945/3499946/1/

[4] 1861. England and Wales Census, 1861. Cardiganshire, Lampeter, ALL, District 6. Digital Images. Ancestry. Entry for Samuel Davies, p. 28 (p. 29/33), entry 154.

[5] 1871. England and Wales Census, 1871. Cardiganshire, Lampeter, ALL, District 6. Digital Images. Ancestry. Entry for Samuel Davies, p. 8 (p. 9/41), entry 45.

[6] 1871. Anonymous, “Lampeter: Sudden Death,” The Western Mail, December 14, 1871, p. 4, col. 4. Digital Images. National Library of Wales. https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4335788/4335792/62/

[7] 1871. Cardiganshire Burials, Llanwnnen, p. 54 (54/109). Digital Images. Ancestry. Entry for Timothy Davies, Dec. 12, 1871, no. 428.