Hello Hilary What a bit of wonderful history! I hav`nt found THOMAS DAVIES or his wife ANN on the 1861 census either, but rumour has it that was`nt a good census so who knows. Ilooked at the deaths for 1851 - 1861 but there were to many Thomas Davies to say which one might have been him. I live in Northamptonshire so i am having to try and do my research online as best i can, so it has been a great help with you and others getting my bearings Best Wishes Dave