Mary Anne Morgan was born in 1822 at Kington, Herefordshire. She was the daughter of
John Morgan III of Tir Uched and
Winifred Meredith. Mary Anne Morgan witnessed the marriage of
Peter Davis and
Jane Jeffries on 30 January 1845 at Parish Church, Pembridge; by licence; the officiating minister being The Rev. William Lee, the bride's uncle by marriage, and the witnesses mostly being relations of the bride - her father's sister Mary Anne; her brother EJJ, and her mother's brothers John & Henry, brother-in-law John Morgan, and nieces Anna Maria Mitchell and Mary Ann Morgan - plus two called William and Jane, surnames illegible. The licence (dated 20 Jan. 45) says the groom was 33 and the bride 19, both of Pembridge parish, the bride's mother (a widow) consenting to the match. Mary Anne Morgan married
James Mitchell, son of
Dr. John Mitchell and
Mary Anne Meredith, on 8 February 1849. As of 8 February 1849,her married name was Mitchell. Mary Anne Mitchell appeared in the household of
James Mitchell in the 1851 census at Coventry Road, Aston, Birmingham. Mary Anne Morgan lived in 1855 at 29 Frederick Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham. She appeared in the household of
James Mitchell in the 1861 census at Moseley Road, King's Norton, Worcestershire. Mary Anne Mitchell appeared in the household of
James Mitchell in the 1871 census at Moseley Road, King's Norton, Worcestershire. Mary Anne Morgan appeared in the 1881 census at 9 Newbould Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire; (Head: Mary A. Mitchell, widow, 59, proprietress of land, and her unmarried son William H., 28, manufacturer and daughters Grace W. 27, Constance M. 25, Blanche E. 23 and Marian E. 20 and son Douglas 19 and daughter Alice M. 19; and 4 servants). She appeared in the 1891 census at Devon House, Newbould Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire; (Head: Mary A. Mitchell, widow, 67, living on own means, and her unmarried son John, 40, paper manufacturer and daughters Grace W. 37, Constance M. 35, Blanche E. 33 and Marian E. 31 and son Douglas 29, Clerk and daughter Alice M. 27; and cook, parlourmaid, housemaid and kitchenmaid). She died between 1 January 1892 and 31 March 1892 at Warwick.
Captain Henry J. ("Harry") Jeffries-Davis was born on 21 November 1879 at Grimley Village, Worcs; known as Harry, he joined HMS Worcester as a cadet in Jan. 1895, graduating first class in December 1896. He and his wife Gladys had two sons, Philip and Jack. Philip died from meningitis as a boy and Jack was disowned by his father for reasons unknown. "We have completely lost contact with this branch of the family", wrote Bruce Coates. He was the son of John Jeffries Davis and Catherine ("Kate") Freer. Captain Henry J. ("Harry") Jeffries-Davis appeared in the household of John Jeffries Davis in the 1881 census at Grimley, Holt, Worcs.. Captain Henry J. ("Harry") Jeffries-Davis married Gladys Hooper circa 1899. Captain Henry J. ("Harry") Jeffries-Davis was a Captain in the Merchant Navy, "my ideal of shipmasters", according to Capt. Leslie F. Banyard. A lady said of his voice, "It's like an organ with a bit of a lisp and it has an effect on women like a blow-torch." Between 1913 and 1939. He was Assistant (later General) Marine Superintendant for Furness Lines in New York between 1939 and 1947. He was living in Bermuda following his retirement in 1947. He died on 24 January 1963 at New York at age 83. 
