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DAVIE, WILLIAM, brother of Sir John Davie, Bart. (qv); b.; adm. (aged 13) Feb 1746/7 (Ludford's); left 1749; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Jun 1753; BA 1757; MA 1760; ordained; Vicar of Exminster, Devon, from 8 Jan 1759; Vicar of Wolborough, Devon, from 1760; Rector of Tedburn St. Mary, Devon, from 1767; buried Exminster 14 Feb 1778.

Davies, Arthur Aird Mercer, son of Arthur Mercer Davies (q.v.); b. March 5, 1888; adm. April 23, 1902 (A); left July 1906; Univ. Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1906; B.A. and M.A. 1916; Westminster Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1912; Lieut. R.A.M.C. July 26, 1912, Capt. March 30, 1915; Major July 26, 1924; Lieut.-Col. Dec. 28, 1934; Col. March 1940; temp. Brig. March 1943 - June 1944; retired Sept. 1946; served in India in Great War I, and in the Iraq Operations 1920-21; in Great War II in India and the Middle East; asst. med. off. Leasowe Hosp., nr. Birkenhead, 1948-62; m. 1917 Pearl, daughter of Arthur Venis, C. I. E., M.A., D. Litt., of Benares, India; d. 1967.

DAVIES, ARTHUR MERCER, brother of Richard Hunter Davies (qv); b. 17 Sep 1853; adm. 28 Jan 1867; QS 1868; left Whitsun 1872; Westminster Hospital; student exhibitioner 1875; LSA 1879; MRCS 1880; DPH (Cambridge) 1889; entered Army Medical Department; Surgeon-Capt., 30 Jul 1881; Surgeon-Maj., 30 Jul 1893; Lieut. -Col., 30 Jul 1901; retired 17 Sep 1908; served Egyptian War 1882, Sudan expedition 1884, Nile expedition 1884-5; Assistant Professor of Hygiene, Army Medical School, Netley 1886-92; Professor of Hygiene, Royal Army Medical College 1906-8; author, The Handbook of Hygiene, 1895, and other works; m. 1 Jul 1886 Evelyn Crosbie, dau. of Capt. David Aird, Royal Navy, Pembroke, South Wales; d. Oct 1929.

Davies, Basil Edward Gething, son of Rev. Edward Davies, Rector of St Andrew Major with Dinas Powis, Clam., and Elizabeth Sarah Gething, d. of Samuel Rutter of Maesteg, Glam.; b. 5 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1920 (G); left July 1924; Wadham Coll. Oxf., matric. 1924, BA 1927, MA 1943; asst master Alleyn's Sch. Dulwich 1930-41; RAFVR (A & SD) 1941-5 (Flt Lieut.); Bor­ough Education Officer Beckenham 1947; m. 11 Oct. 1944 Lorna Elizabeth, d. of Frederick William Howell of Stibbard, Norfolk; d. 5 Dec. 1986.

Davies, Brian Michael, son of Harold Haydn Davies CB MC, chmn. Welsh Board of Health, and Cecilia, d. of Morgan Michael, man dir. Glynhir Steel Works, of Pontardulais, Swansea, Glamorgan; b. 14 Sept. 1937; adm. Jan. 1951 (A); left July 1955; Battersea Coll. of Adv. Technology 1956-9, BSc; CEng MIChemE 1968; process engineer BP Ltd. 1959-66; various positions in technical and product quality management Esso Chemical Ltd. 1966-, now known as ExxonMobil Chemical Ltd., Fawley Butyl Polymers, assoc. engineer 1969-, product services man. 1980-93; diagnosed with MS in 1989 and retd. 1993 due to lack of mobility; m. 1st, 7 Sept. 1963 Brona Caroline, d. of Dennis Arthur Pinkard of Blackfield, Hants; 2nd, 25 June 1982 Pauline Ann Lane, asst. Sch. bursar, d. of Edward Lane, engineer, of Birmingham; d. 4 Feb. 2017.

DAVIES, CHAMBERLAIN, son of Matthew Davies, Llangunllo, Radnorshire; b.; adm. (aged 11) Nov 1728; KS 1730; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1734, matr. 12 Jun 1734, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1734 - void 25 Feb 1742 (expiry of year of grace as R. New Radnor); BA 1738; ordained deacon (Oxford) 1 Jun 1740, priest (Winchester, litt. dim. from Hereford) 22 Feb 1740/1; Rector of New Radnor, Radnorshire, from 24 Feb 1741; d. before 26 May 1744.

Davies, Christopher John Hollingdrake, son of Reginald Davies CMG, dep. dir. British Council, and Gwenllyan Kathleen Butler, d. of George Charles Morgan Dew of Selsey, Sussex; b. 27 Dec. 1933; adm. Sept. 1947 (G); left July 1952; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1955; played golf against Oxford 1957; labour relations man. Montreal Standard 1960-7; asst. dir. Philadelphia Inquirer 1968-9; industr. relations dir. Toronto Star 1970-; m. Helene Louise, d. of Andre Desjardins of Quebec, Canada; d. 25 Jan. 2007.

DAVIES, EDWARD READ, eldest son of Edward Davies, West Dulwich, London, and Stratford [Toney ?], Wilts. , landowner, and Mary --- (1881 Census); b. 12 Jan 1869; adm. from Dulwich Coll. (H) 16 Jun 1881; left 1887; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Oct 1888; BA 1894; MA 1896; shot for Oxford v. Cambridge for the Chancellor’s Plate at Bisley 1892; Maj. , Army Service Corps (1st London Regt. ) 1 Apr 1908; m. 2 Feb 1907 Mary Ethel Maude, youngest dau. of Joseph Burleigh, Abbey Road, Kilburn, Middlesex; d. 10 Sep 1945. [Mother perhaps Mary Read (IGI)]

DAVIES, EDWARD, son of John Davies, Llanrwst, Denbighshire; b.; adm.; KS 1676; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1678, matr. 4 Feb 1678/9, aged 17, Westminster Student 26 Dec 1678 - void 1693, Tutor 1686; BA 1682; MA 1685; ordained deacon 19 Dec 1686, priest 18 Dec 1687 (both Oxford).

Davies, Evan Lewis, brother of Edward Read Davies (q.v.); b. June 10, 1870; adm. from Dulwich Coll. April 1884 (H); left Dec. 1889; Ball. Coll. Oxon., matric. Oct. 17, 1889; B.A. 1892; M.A. 1904; called to the bar at the Middle Temple June 24, 1914; d. Nov. 19, 1921.