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Hello to you all,

I am new to this forum, so forgive me if I am posting on the wrong message board. This is my first post.

I am a doctoral student from Melbourne, Australia and am researching the life, music, spirituality and pastoral context of Bishop Charles Henry Davis, OSB (1815-1854). He was born in Usk, Monmouthshire and studied at St. Gregory's Downside Abbey, Bath in 1826. He eventually became a priest, then bishop, then travelled to Sydney as a missionary and died there.

I am researching his family background at present; hence my message here. His brother, Michael Davis also studied at Downside, but didn't follow through to priesthood. He became a lawyer in Usk, and married a girl (Catharina Borini) from Birmingham. Her father was Peter Borini, a manufacturer of thermometers, barometers, clocks, etc. in Birmingham. They moved back to Usk and raised a family there.

I would assume Michael Davis met his wife while in Birmingham studying law, since Birmingham is about 180km from Usk in Wales. Given the courtship period, etc. he must have been in Birmingham a while. I cannot locate any universities that may have been teaching law in the 1820s in Birmingham. It seems there was a Medical University opened in the early 1820s, but this would not be relevant to me, unless it had a law wing?

If anyone has any hints for me, I would be indeed grateful to you. I will fully acknowledge you and your information in my thesis.

Sincerely,

Graeme Pender
 
Birmingham Law society.

Library and information services Aston University.Good luck...Cat
 
Hello Graeme,

The medical school was founded in 1825 by William Sands. By 1843 it had become Queen's College and had been extended at the back by a quadrangle and chapel. It had also added faculties of engineering, architecture and theology. So perhaps he was there studying theology.

Ann
 
Graeme,

You may already have this information. In 1841 Catharina Borini (age 20 on the census) is living in Bull Street Birmingham with her father Peter Borini (age 50 and born in foreign parts), who, at that time, was a carver and gilder. Catharina married Michael Davis in the July to September quarter of 1842 in Birmingham.

In the 1816/17 Commercial Directory Peter Borini is living at 89 Bull Street Birmingham and is a carver and gilder.

Ann
 
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just a little info i hope helps you

marriage of peter borini to mary ann hinley or henley at st. martins church birmingham on 14th october 1808
 
have found these entries on name borini. hope it is of some interest.

cathedral church of st. chad (roman catholic)

petrus borini son of petri and maria anna (handly)
born 6 mar 1810 bap. 11 mar 1810

mary ann borini dr of peter and mary ann (henly)
born 20 mar 1812 bap. 22 mar 1812

carolina borini dr of petri and maria (henley)
born 4 jun 1814 bap. 12 jun 1814

catharina borini dr of petri and maria (henly)
born 6 mar 1817 bap. 7 mar 1817

anna borini dr of petri and maria (henley)
born 1 apr 1818 bap. 4 apr 1818

johannes son of petri and maria anna (henly)
born 12 jan 1824 bap. 13 jan 1824

joseph son of petri and sarah (vallant)
born 17 aug 1831 bap. same day.

spellings are as seen on the record
 
Thank you all for your feedback. I appreciate your comments and help.

Graeme :)
 
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