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Frances Emily Davis

Frances Emily Davis[1, 2]

Female 1824 - 1910  (85 years)

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  • Name Frances Emily Davis 
    Born 8 Sep 1824  [3
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Emmy 
    Died 6 Jul 1910 
    Person ID I1251  Family
    Last Modified 8 May 2012 

    Father William Davis,   b. 8 Aug 1784, Deddington, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1876, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Jane Elizabeth Weston,   b. 1795, Brackley, Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 12 Mar1816  Croughton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 
    • In a prologue to the transcript of her letter to her brother Robert, we are told that the family went to Guernsey on 20 Aug 1834, and that their son Robert died there. It also implies they emigrated from there to Australia. Note that Robert supposedly died at 10 months so the dates are a little askew here - currently we have his death as July 1834 ie before they got to Guernsey. However people are rarely exact - maybe he was a little more than 10 months, maybe his birth was towards the end of September 1833.
    • Miss Davis and Mr John Davis travelled cabin class on the Camden from London to Sydney in 1836.
      The ship was advertised to leave Gravesend 10th February, picking up passengers at Portsmouth on 18th February. However, the arrivals list states that she left (the Downs) on the 22nd so there was some delay.It arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney on 2nd June.
      The names are not uncommon, but it fits pretty well.
    Photos
    Canberra Times 20/7/1999
    Canberra Times 20/7/1999
    Documents
    Davis Family in Australia
    Davis Family in Australia
    The descendants of Jane Elizabeth Weston
    Family ID F381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Scott Townshend,   b. Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 Apr 1853  St John's Church, Canberra, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Check out the letter from Francis Emily's mother in which she mentions the husband's monomania.
    Children 
     1. Thomas Scott (?) Townshend,   b. 12 May 1854, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 8 May 2012 
    Family ID F393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Davis Sr and Frances Davis
    William Davis Sr and Frances Davis
    From the book GINNINDERRA, FORERUNNER TO CANBERRA by Lyall L GILLESPIE

    Histories
    Sydney Morning Herald 1872
    Sydney Morning Herald 1872
    A description of Townshend's mania.
    Empire Newspaper 1872
    Empire Newspaper 1872
    The appeal
    Queanbeyan Age Newspaper 1872
    Queanbeyan Age Newspaper 1872
    Short description of appeal
    Queanbeyan Age 1873
    Queanbeyan Age 1873
    A further account - rambles on

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Personal Knowledge, Her mother's letter to Robert, her brother, from Australia on 6 Aug 1860.

    2. [S93] The Davis story : with Ginninderra and Canberra connections, Hilda Burr.

    3. [S30] Death & Funeral Notices , William Davis Obituary in Canberra Times.

    4. [S11] Personal Knowledge.
      A typed prologue to her letter to Robert, her brother gives 12 Aug 1818 which would have been after the first child. I looked up Croughton - it is near Brackley.

    5. [S1] Certificate, Marriage.
      Marion Carson has a photocopy.