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thank you, you all have been a great help

Well, that census ties in nicely!

i think that would be a good starting point and good confermation.I believe it was THOMAS DAVIS and Mother was Christiana Waight

As I said, you really need the marriage certificate to verify, but those middle initials came in useful on an 1871 search:

DAVIS, Thos Head M 36 1835 Dorset << Stone Quarrier
DAVIS, Christianna Wife F 34 1837 Dorset
DAVIS, Thos Son M 13 1858 Dorset
DAVIS, Richd Son M 11 1860 Dorset
DAVIS, Jos W Son M 9 1862 Dorset
DAVIS, Harriet Daughter F 7 1864 Dorset
>DAVIS, John A F Son M 1 1870 Dorset

Registration District: Weymouth Sub District: Portland Enumeration District: 2

Civil Parish: Portland
Address: Mallams, Portland County: Dorsetshire

All born in Portland.

Because there are so many John Davis around I think you're going to have to buy his marriage certificate to Louisa Grover to get his father's details.

thats great i may be able to get some info on the half brothers

Exactly right!

but just for the record, here's the oldest half brother in 1911:

CRISP, Mary Ann Head Widow F 55 1856 Birmingham
CRISP, Charles J Son Single M 33 1878 Electrician's Mate Enfield Lock Middx
GRANT, Stanley Son Single M 19 1892 Lance Corporal Ordnance Corps Training As Armorers Colombo Ceylon
INNES, Robert Son Single M 19 1892 Private Army Ordnance Coprs Training Armorers Plumstead Kent
>>MUNDAY, Albert Son Single M 18 1893 Private Army Ordnance Coprs Training Armorers Portsmouth Hants
HOLDEN, Arthur Son Single M 18 1893 Private Army Ordnance Coprs Training Armorers Bombay India
WOODGATE, Herbert Son Single M 17 1894 Private Army Ordnance Coprs Training Armorers Colchester Essex

Registration District: Edmonton Sub District: Enfield
Enumeration District: 26 Parish: Enfield

Address: 35 Metcalf Road Enfield Lock Mid
County: Middlesex

i think your abosolutley right and everything points that way. So chasing my blood line will go via John Davis not William Munday, although they would be my granfathers half brothers

Stephen, I think Albert (William) just meant that legally he was still married, so Yes - they went off and did their own thing. Looks like he was also left to bring up the three lads.

i believe william albert munday did use his middle name which threw me ten left

Could they be stating they were married but went each others own ways

William was still referring to himself as married in 1911:

MUNDAY, Albert William Head Married M 49 1862 Barrack Labourer W D Wilts West Lavington
MUNDAY, William Isaac Son Single M 17 1894 Labourer Hants Portsmouth
MUNDAY, Arthur Edward Son Single M 15 1896 Scholar Hants Portsmouth

Registration District: Portsmouth Sub District: Portsea and Landport
Enumeration District: 29 Parish: Portsmouth

Address: 5 St Georges Buildings Sun Street Portsea
County: Hampshire

(It appears on previous census that he also gave his name as Albert)

He has put 19 completed years of marriage.

Yes i have him born on 2nd july 1911. ive just noticed ADA EVELYN DAVIS was the details on josepths birth cert so Ada has taken hid surname and states formally POVER

So Joseph was born after the census?

Davis Joseph H Pover Portsmouth 2b 934 Sep 1911.

that explains why i couldnt make a marrage connection between Ada AND jOHN DAVIS

Stephen, divorce was unheard of for ordinary people in those days so it's unlikely they did actually marry.

Kucinta, i found in 1891 he was based in Hilsea barracks.and married to a LOUISA GROVER. Now there was a few brothers of my grandfather john edgar pover who were THOMAS DAVIS b 1906 in portsea and Josepth Harry DAVIS at that address you gave. Just to add to the confusion lol

it certainly does sound like a bit of playing away from home lol. John Davis was in Army serving in portsmouth and found census at barracks stating that she and John Davis were married!! but not sure they were

Any chance this is John and Ada in 1911?

Not sure I'd believe the 'married' bit.

DAVIS, John Head Married M 41 1870 Brewery Drayman Portland Dorset
DAVIS, Ada Wife Married 7 years F 38 1873 Nil Maidstone Kent
DAVIS, John Son M 6 1905 School Portsea Portsmouth Hants
DAVIS, Thomas Son M 4 1907 School Portsea Portsmouth Hants

Registration District:
Portsmouth Sub District:
Portsea and Landport Enumeration District:
23 Parish:
Portsmouth

Address:
67 Frederick St Portsea Portsmouth County:
Hampshire

there was a statutory declaratoin made by Ada and John Davis on JOHN EDGAR POVERS birth certificate. The mothers details were ADA E POVER formally MUNDAY