Misc. Notes
Name, date of birth (19 Oct 1750) and death, date and place of baptism, educated Westminster School, London, from a 13-pager document compiled by, and received from, Julie Bourke (nee McColl) on 27 April 2017. Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis b. 1814. Brian of
nzolivers.com is a x3-great grandson of Emma Frances Devis.
Date of death from above is the middle of the night (midnight ) of 31 December 1788, otherwise could be interpreted at
12:00 AM of 1 January 1789.
Date and place of marriage, from the “Devis Family Tree” kindly shared by Julie Bourke (nee McColl) received in the post on 3 May 2017. This information is based on original research, including that of Wills, by Linda Burge and Julie Bourke. Linda is the x2-great granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis b. 1814.
Occupation from he “Barlow Tree” received from Julie Bourke in email dated 27 May 2017. Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Emma Frances Devis.
Different day although same month/year of birth from Image 2 of the Devis Family Bible sent by Derek Dillon in an email dated 16 March 2018. “Henry Devis Son of the said Elizabeth Devis was born October 30th 1750 and married to Hannah Barlow in 1774 and died December 3[1?]th 1789, having isfue [issue] 8 children as follows:
1 Henry William Devis born Nov xxth 1775 died January 25th 1776 [from Image 3]
2 Elizabeth Devis born Nov 8[?] 1776
3 Henry Devis born Sep 10 1778
4 Edward Devis bor Jan 7 1781 died March 27 1786
5 Hannah Devis born June 3 17xx[?] died Sep 2 xxxx[?]
6 Eleanor Devis born Mxx[?] died Sep 27 xxxx[?}
7 William Devis born Feb xx[?] died Nov 19 1786
8 Ann Devis born Jan 12 1788 Died Feb 27 1789 [from Image 4]
Different date of death, “Henry Devis father of these Children Died
Jan 31 1789 in the 39 year of his life” from Image 4 of the Devis Family Bible sent by Derek Dillon.
Derek above had copied the Bible pages, while visiting some cousins in England circa 1988. The Bible had been passed down through the Devis, Gibson and Dillon families. Derek is the x3-great grandson of Hannah Barlow (b.1759) and her second husband, David Gibson. (Hannah Barlow remarried after the death of first husband Henry Devis b.1750).
Bible page photos from Derek Dillon in an email dated 16 March 2018.
Please see wife, Hannah Barbara BARLOW, entry for all ten photos and transcript of family Bible holding Willis, Devis, Gamble, Gibson, and Dillon family information:
http://www.nzolivers.com/tree/ps15/ps15_211.html