Frances Emily Davis^{[1, 2]}

1824 - 1910  (85 years)

• 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 ,   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   [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
  Documents		Davis Family in Australia The descendants of Jane Elizabeth Weston
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Scott Townshend,   b. Australia
  Married	27 Apr 1853	St John's Church, Canberra, Australia   [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
  Last Modified	8 May 2012
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Personal Knowledge, Her mother's letter to Robert, her brother, from Australia on 6 Aug 1860. [S93] The Davis story : with Ginninderra and Canberra connections, Hilda Burr. [S30] Death & Funeral Notices , William Davis Obituary in Canberra Times. [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.