Dynnargh dhys dhe'n folennow Davyes Carrek Los yn Cos warlinnen. Da yw genev metya 
genes! An meny'ma a's teves gwrydhyow hen y'n Pow Kernow, hag a dhallethas yn an 
dre Pol- a ble a wrük vyajya a ugh an norvys. Gwreugh agan gasa a wayt, pypynak le an 
meny yw, y a dryk yn dan an lagas hewol ha bennothow Sen Myghal, Sen Perran ha Sen 
Pol.

Welcome to the Davies Family website. 

This site is dedicated principally to the family and ancestry of William Davies 1800-
1870 and Mary Gendall of Paul and Madron respectively and their descendants, 
nevertheless I have done my best to include as much information as is possible on all 
the lateral lines and female lines of the various families. On this site the blood 
family of William Davies are highlighted in red just to help people not get confused! 
There is a large component of Vingoe blood in this family as our two families are 
strongly connected and so most of the Vingoe lines are also included here. Other 
lines of note connected to the Davies family of Mount's Bay are the Colenso and 
Carvosso families. 

Please take of the following, there are over a thousand years' worth of records, 
notes and historical facts here, the sources and accuracy of these may be categorised 
by century as follows-

19th-21st centuries.
The information is as accurate as it can be, relying mostly on GRO indices, census 
details and living memory. Census ages vary at times but for the most part I am 
confident that the information be accurate.

18th century.
The information comes from early 19th century census details, when people survived 
the turn of the centuries and parish records. The records become more difficult to 
use at this point but in the non-industrialised parts of Britain and Ireland a 
combination of parish records and Philimore wedding records does provide a degree of 
certainty.

17th century.
17th century records again come from Philimore wedding registries and parish records, 
occasionally wills have been found that add information. During the English Civil 
Wars many records were destroyed and many people "vanished" or changed names owing to 
the politics of the day. Although I am as confident in the records as I can be, there 
may well be inaccuracies.

16th century.
The 16th century records are difficult to assess. Parish records begin to fade away 
in the mid 16th century, i.e. later reign of Henry VIII, and for the most part it is 
impossible to go beyond that period. A few connections have turned up with noble and 
armorigerous families. These records have been put together using a combination of 
Medieval sources and for the most part the Herald's Visitations- this especially 
concerns the Cornu-Norman familes of Arundell, Prideaux, Vivian and Coode. It should 
be remembered that the Visitations themselves were noted often by word of mouth and 
there may well be many inaccuracies. Dating events also becomes difficult owing to 
the different calendar and the custom of quoting events by the reigns of the various 
monarchs.  Beyond the Middle Ages the information is included more as "folklore" 
or "legendary" tradition than serious academic fact- although who knows?

A word on dates. In 1752 the calendar changed and the New Year was pushed back from 
March to the current date of December 31st. This may affect the interpretation of 
dates, i.e. January 1652 is actually January 1653 by the modern calendar. I have not 
changed the dates from how they were originally recorded, where this might cause 
confusion I have added notes. 

Please also be aware that the images displayed are not meant for commercial use and 
are for research purposes only. Documented material is sourced as best possible and 
referenced where applicable. Concerning the crests, blazons and arms displayed on 
these pages, no claims are made to the right to bear them. These arms are included 
for historical and research interest only as it is against the etiquette and law of 
arms, and in Scotland against the law itself, to claim or bear arms for which one 
does not have a legitimate and proven right confirmed by the Lord Lyon or Herald King 
at Arms.

Meur ras a'gas godrik dhe'n wiasva ma! Eghas ha sowenath hweth dhe why ha dha gos 
henath!