Harold Mapletoft Davis^{[1, 2, 3]}

1831 - 1930  (98 years)

• Name	Harold Mapletoft Davis
  Born	3 Oct 1831	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jun 1930	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Buried	11 Jun 1930	Rookwood Crematorium (cremated)
  Person ID	I1254	Family
  Last Modified	12 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 1	Emmaline Mary Longmore,   b. 22 Jan 1834,   d. 5 Nov 1862, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 28 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1856	Cadeligh, Devon, England   [7]
  Last Modified	8 May 2012
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Anne Gowing,   b. 17 Mar 1834, Suffolk, England ,   d. 1883, Lambing Flats, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 48 years)  [4]
  Married	30 Nov 1864	St John's Church, Canberra, Australia   [2, 8]
  Last Modified	8 May 2012
  Family ID	F585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Canberra Times 20/7/1999

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Personal Knowledge, His mother's letter to Robert, her brother, from Australia on 6 Aug 1860. When the family went to Australia he stayed in England with Fanny(?). Later he joined the family in NSW. [S93] The Davis story : with Ginninderra and Canberra connections, Hilda Burr. [S98] Leonard Family Tree. Says he had a medical degree - his mother's opinion (see documents) of his general uselessness seems a bit harsh if that is right! They also say he inherited the Little Gidding heirlooms, but don't say how. [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. [S5] BMD - FindMyPast, Marriages vol 5B p 745. [S30] Death & Funeral Notices , William Davis Obituary in Canberra Times. Gives date Nov 1865, but I have chosen to believe the other source.