Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
David Davies was transported on the London, departing 15th Mar 1844 and arriving 9th Jul 1844 with 250 passengers.
1851 Voyage - Ship; London. 611 tons. From Kingston 20 Dec with 285 male convicts
London (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 35 (19) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
1873 - Launceston Invalid Depot: POL709-1-10 page 168 (17 May 1873 to 04 Oct 1873) Admitted from the District of Launceston. Discharged; At own request. Able to work. 1874 - Inquests. SC195/1/56 Inquest 7391 Age: 60 years old. Ship to colony: London (1) Remarks: Free by Servitude Date of death: 10 Aug 1874. Date of inquest: 12 Aug 1874 Verdict: Accidentally suffocated. Being intoxicated with liquor and laying himself down to sleep in a close room. The floor was thickly covered with grass, the grass began to smoke and David Davis then choaked and suffocated
New research by Janine Marshall Wood in 'No Ordinary Convict: a Welshman called Rebecca' tells the full facts about David Davies.
David was transported for riotously beginning to demolish a house. The way the record reads he was kicking a turnstile. His alias means in Welch David the singer because he taught them to sing at Church. He received his ticket of leave in 1852.