William Davis^{[1, 2]}

1821 - 1910  (88 years)

• Name	William Davis
  Born	13 Nov 1821	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England   [3, 4]
  Christened	01 Dec 1821	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 1910	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Person ID	I1249	Family
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	William Davis,   b. 8 Aug 1784, Deddington, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 25 Sep 1876, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Jane Elizabeth Weston,   b. 1795, Brackley, Northampton, England ,   d. 1888  (Age 93 years)
  Married	12 Mar1816	Croughton, Northamptonshire, England   [5, 6]
  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
  Documents		Davis Family in Australia The descendants of Jane Elizabeth Weston
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Adriana Palmer,   b. 2 Feb 1825,   d. 25 Nov 1902, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1850	St John's Church, Canberra, Australia   [3]
  Last Modified	8 May 2012
  Family ID	F392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Some of the Davis Family in Australia From the book GINNINDERRA, FORERUNNER TO CANBERRA by Lyall L GILLESPIE
  		William Davis Jr From the book INNINDERRA, FORERUNNER TO CANBERRA by Lyall L GILLESPIE
  		Ginninderra Store on William Davis' Estate in Australia From the book GINNINDERRA, FORERUNNER TO CANBERRA by Lyall L GILLESPIE

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Personal Knowledge, His mother's letter to Robert, her brother, from Australia on 6 Aug 1860. They had no children [S93] The Davis story : with Ginninderra and Canberra connections, Hilda Burr. William arrived before the rest of the family, 31 Dec 1837, on the Alfred. [S30] Death & Funeral Notices , William Davis Obituary in Canberra Times. [S86] Oxfordshire Parish Register Transcripts, Baptisms. private baptism, occupation of father gentleman, birth date given Nov 13 1821 [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. [S1] Certificate, Marriage. Marion Carson has a photocopy.