Back to Jean's Genealogy IndexThomas Davis Coldicut
Samuel Herbert Coldicutt was born 1887 in Birmingham, England. He said his
ancestry includes strains of Welsh and Danish through his mother, and Irish
on his father's side.
Thomas Davis Coldicutt was born 1879, also in Birmingham, his middle name reflecting
his mothers Welsh origin, and his first name for his father, an artist who died
when the boys were very young. Tom, who was only thirteen at the time and attending
St. Paul's public school in Wormstone Lane, then began working for a wage. During
a recent interview in his Vancouver home he recalled walking three miles each
way to and from a Birmingham gun factory and earning three shilling a week.
This information from "Along the Way" by Margaret Lang Hastings. An
account of pioneering White Rock and surrounding district in British Columbia.
Jean, hope this was of some interest. The article on the brothers is about 4
pages and gives quite an account of their careers in British Columbia. Would
gladly send you copies if you wish.
Best wishes, Randy Pravitz
Thefollowing kindly given by Sue
1881 Northfield, Worcester, England census
Thomas Coldicutt/Caldicutt, 24
Mary, wife, 23
William, son, 2
Thomas, son, 1
All of the above were born in Birmingham
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1891 Northfield, Worcester census
Mary, widow, 33
William, son, 12
Thomas D., 11
Charles J., 9
Mary Annie, 7
Samuel, 3
Lily, 1
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1901 Northfield census
Edward Porter, 48
Mary, wife, 43
Thomas Coldicutt, 21
Charles, Coldicutt, 19
Mary Coldicutt, 17
Samuel Coldicutt, 13
Lily Coldicutt, 11
Edward Porter, 8
George Porter, 7
Dorothy Porter, 4
Obviously Mary remarried (Edward Porter) sometime around 1893 and had 3 children
with him.
Thomas Davis did NOT go to Canada until 1901 at the earliest. His brothers Charles
James and Samuel Herbert went with him. Thomas Davis Coldicutt married Margaret
Styler in 1902 in Victoria, BC. Charles James Coldicutt married Mary Elizabeth
Connolly in 1919 in BC. Thomas Davis died in 1970 in Vancouver. Charles James
died in New Westminster in 1940 at age 59, and Samuel Herbert died in White
Rock in 1969 at age 81. Their father, Thomas, was 24 in 1881, so born about
1856 in Birmingham and he died before 1891, presumably in Northfield, Worcester.
The name varied with each census - sometimes Caldicott, Caldicutt, Coldicott,
etc. I would think that you could probably get a death certificate stating the
names of Thomas' parents from Worcester.
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