Michael Davis
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Name Michael Davis [1] Born 1/8/1868 Leeds
[1] Gender Male Died 19 Dec 1932 1 Prince Arthur Road Hampstead

Michael Davis JC notice 28.12.1932 Notes Person ID I123 The Davis family Last Modified 5 May 2008
Father Israel Davis, b. 1835, warsaw, poland
Mother Rebecca Abrahams, b. 1832, poland
, d. 9 May 1906, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
(Age 74 years) Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lily Franks, b. Abt 1873, aldgate, london
, d. 9/5/1950, london
(Age ~ 77 years) Married 15 Feb 1898 Children 1. Gilbert Israel Davis, b. 9/5/1899, Johannesburg
, d. 28/2/1983, Montreaux, Switzerland
(Age 83 years)+ 2. Clifford Eleazer Davis, b. 23 Apr 1900, Cape Town
, d. 19 Oct 1974, Stanmore, Middlesex
(Age 74 years)Documents 
The Davis Family Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of Michael Davis and his descendants.
The coat of arms features:
The white rose of yorkshire.
A sun in splendour.
An open book to represent the newspaper.
The crest features a springbok (representing South Africa) holding a lily (for Michael's wife).Family ID F22 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos 
Michael Davis 
Michael Davis in 1928 
Central News Agency c. 1899
Documents 
The Davis Family Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of Michael Davis and his descendants.
The coat of arms features:
The white rose of yorkshire.
A sun in splendour.
An open book to represent the newspaper.
The crest features a springbok (representing South Africa) holding a lily (for Michael's wife).
Michael Davis - retirement article 
Biography from "South African Dictionary of National Biography" by Eric Rosenthal 
Biography from Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa 
JC notice - probate - Michael Davis 12.5.1933 
Michael Davis retirement letter
Histories 
Central News Agency history
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Sources - [S3] Class: RG12; Piece: 3697; Folio 135; Page 39; GSU roll: 6098807.
Name: Michael DavisBirth Date: abt 1869Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, EnglandResidence Date: 1891Residence Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&h=4329381&ti=5538&indiv=try
- [S3] Class: RG12; Piece: 3697; Folio 135; Page 39; GSU roll: 6098807.
