Robert wrote (April 2008): "Attached is a photo of my great grandfather John Thomas Davies (1857-1932) and known as "Tom" with his first wife, Frances Davies (nee Prew,who originated from Cheltenham), outside their house at Pettycroft, Ruardean. Both are buried in Ruardean church graveyard. He was a miner,as was his father.Born in Walford he spent most of his life at Ruardean. Married three times, the last time to a Mrs Smart, hostess of the Swan Inn Brierley.He met an untimely death when he fell from a train during the return trip from a Cannop Colliery outing to Blackpool. Newspaper reports of the accident and of his funeral I have also attached to this E mail. John Thomas Davies was also Great Grandfather (obviously) to my brother,Canon Cliff Davies (now retired) of Ruardean".

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