William Davis

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iain Frazier on 1st March 2025

Family connections for William (Davis) are: DAVIS William (Davis/Brown) was born on 10 9 1780 & became a shoemaker. He was tried at Hereford Assizes on 21 3 1797, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW on 20 11 1800 after a voyage of 8months on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He was issued his Ticket of Leave no.97 on 7 8 1810. He was Free by Servitude by 1814. He was an emancipist when he married Mary (Geer) on 19 3 1815 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was issued his Absolute Pardon on 31 1 1816 & was recorded as a shoemaker. He died on 22 1 1868 age87. [Some details taken from this Website] [Noted a William (Davis) shoemaker is shown to have married Frances (Crosswell) in entry for Henry (Crosswell GUILDFORD 1812) on this Website] Mary (Geer) daughter of Edward (Geer) & Mary (Bowlden) was born on 18 4 1790 & became a servant. She was tried at age15 for housebreaking at Sussex Assizes, sentenced to hanging reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 4 1806 after a voyage of 9months on WILLIAM PITT; she was or became deaf. She became an early convert to the Baptist faith. She was Free by Servitude by 1814. She died on 27 3 1851 age60. [Some details taken from this Website] William (Davis/ies) & Mary (Geer/Greer/Gier) produced 8children: mostly boys 1.Hepzibah (Davis) was born on 17 3 1807 & baptised on 25 12 1811 age4 w/James & Eliza at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 14 8 1823 age16. 2.James (Davis) was born on 17 3 1809 & baptised on 25 12 1811 age2 w/Hepzibah & Eliza at St Johns CofE Parramatta. 3.Eliza (Davis) was born on 16 8 1811 & baptised on 25 12 1811 w/Hepzibah & James at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married at age14 George (Onslow his second marriage) on 5 2 1826 in Sydney & produced 5children. She died on 13 9 1879 age68. ..CCONVICTdone ..George (Onslow) was born about 1798. He was tried for breaking entering & stealing jewelry of Mr (Pierce) of Droitwich at Warwick Assizes on 10 3 1821, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 24 11 1821 after a voyage of 4months on HMS HINDOSTAN; he was Protestant. He had his Ticket of Leave by 1828 & is recorded as farming 500acres at Botany district. He died in 1844 age46 father of 5children at Colonial hospital after a fall under the wheel of his dray. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Details of George (Onslow)s family are given in entry for Hugh (McAvoy HMS GLATTON 1803) on this Website. .. 4.John (Davis) was born on 16 4 1814 & baptised on 19 3 1815 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 17 4 1858 age44!. 5.Samuel (Davis) was born on 1 6 1816 in Sydney & baptised on 28 7 1816 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He became a plasterer & married Cecilia Thompson (Hooper) on 11 4 1840 at CofE Sydney. He was employed with his brother Ebenezer on building the old Bathurst Gaol. He died on 9 6 1873 age57+ at Orange where he was buried. ..Samuel (Davis) & Cecilia Thompson (Hooper) produced 10children: ..1.Hepzibah (Davis) was born in 1840 at Bathurst. ..2.Wallace George (Davis) was born on 7 9 1841 at Bathurst. ..3.Emma Eliza (Davis) was born on 24 5 1846 in Sydney. ..4.Samuel Charles (Davis) was born in 1847. ..5.Roger Kirkpatrick (Davis) was born on 7 2 1850 at Balmain & baptised there in 1850. He married Susannah (Glazier) on 17 4 1873 at Canowindra. He lived at Morrisset St. He became a jockey horse owner & trainer for Joe (Burton) at Orange & Bathurst for 10years. He won the 100mile horse race run from Dubbo to Orange on 4 6 1870 in 10hrs 10min, a record that stood for a long time; he rode 'Colonel' against Walter (Higenbothem) on 'The Barmaid'. He died on 31 5 1891 age41 from a fall from 'Harlequin' owned by Mr Lance (Smith) at Molong races while riding for the Joe (Burton) stables & was buried at CofE Bathurst. ....Susannah (Glazier) was born on 12 7 1854 at Canowindra & baptised on 25 5 1855 at Presbyterian Canowindra. She died on 10 1 1936 age81 at Bathurst & was buried at CofE Bathurst. ....Details of Susannah (Glazier)s family are given in entry for George (Bell EARL SPENCER 1813) on this Website. ....Roger Kirkpatrick (Davis) & Susannah (Glazier) produced 8children: ....1.Emma Cecilia (Davis) was born in 1875 at Bathurst. ....2.Lillian H (Davis) was born in 1878 at Bathurst. ....3.Eva (Davis) was born in 1879 at Bathurst. ....4.Cecily Florence (Davis) was born in 1882 at Bathurst. ....5.James (Davis) was born in 1884 at Bathurst. ....6.Roger (Davis) was born in 1885 at Bathurst. ....7.Harold (Davis) was born in 1888 at Bathurst. ....8.Vivian (Davis) was born in 1890 at Bathurst. .. ..6.Jessie Jane (Davis) was born on 3 7 1852 at Orange. ..7.Evangeline (Davis) was born on 31 8 1854 at Bathurst. ..8.Lillias Blanche (Davis) was born on 19 7 1856 at Bathurst. ..9.Sampson (Davis) was born in 1858 at Orange. .10.Florence Mary (Davis) was born on 25 8 1860 at Orange. .. 6.Ebenezer (Davis) was born on 7 8 1818 at Parramatta & baptised on 17 1 1819 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He arrived in Bathurst about 1837 from Kent St Sydney & became a plasterer innkeeper; he was apprenticed to William (Lycett) for 5years as a stonemason (he was employed with his brother Samuel on building the old Bathurst Gaol); he held licences for Globe Inn, Cricketers Arms, Icely Inn at Carcoar & Gold Diggers Retreat at Ophir. He married Louisa Vailce (Brairley) on 20 3 1846 at Presbyterian Sydney & lived at 'Meeting of the Waters'. He died on 12 7 1895 age76 at Kings Plains & was buried at Blayney. ..Ebenezer (Davis) & Louisa Vailce (Brairley) produced 6children: ..1.William Walter (Davis) was born on 5 7 1840 at Bathurst & baptised there on 20 9 1840. At age13 he ran away droving & became a stockman butcher pastoralist at Hay & Bourke. He married firstly (1of3) Annie (Heair) on 30 8 1861 at Rutherglen Victoria & secondly to (2of3) Catherine (Maxwell) on 14 11 1870 at Bourke. He became a Member of Parliament & JP.>>> ....William Walter (Davis) & Catherine (Maxwell) produced 11children: mostly boys ....1.William W (Davis) was born on 22 4 1866 at Bathurst. ....2.Ernest Maxwell (Davis) was born on 27 10 1867 at Bourke. ....3.Laura Isabella (Davis) was born on 22 5 1869 at Bourke. ....4.Walter Joseph (Davis) was born on 26 4 1871 at Bourke. ....5.Henry Becker (Davis) was born on 25 10 1872 at Bourke. ....6.Ebenezer Bourke (Davis) was born on 7 9 1874 at Bourke. ....7.Agnes Jane (Davis) was born on 24 7 1876 at Bourke. ....8.William Whittaker (Davis) was born on 10 7 1877 at Bourke. ....9.Kate Marion (Davis) was born on 8 7 1880 at Bourke. ...10.Herbert Lionel (Davis) was born on 16 2 1882. ...11.Frederick Dale (Davis) was born on 24 4 1884. .. >>>.William Walter (Davis) married thirdly Florence Jane (Whittaker) on 12 3 1885 at Blayney. He died on 14 9 1923 age83 father of 19children at Randwick where he was buried. ....William Walter (Davis) & Florence Jane (Whittaker) produced 8children: ....1.Fanny Searle (Davis) was born on 4 11 1885. ....2.John Whittaker (Davis) was born on 2 10 1888. ....3.Thomas Kenneth (Davis) was born on 10 7 1890. ....4.Florence Eva (Davis) was born in 1892. ....5.Mary Lucy (Davis) was born on 18 8 1893. ....6.Alice (Davis) was born on 20 1 1895. ....7.Arthur Malcolm (Davis) was born on 8 2 1898. ....8.Louisa Sarah (Davis) was born on 31 8 1904. .. ..2.Ebenezer (Davis) was born on 31 10 1841 at Bathurst & baptised there on 2 1 1842. He became a bootmaker miner innkeeper at Bathurst Sofala Halfway House. He married Isabella (Armour) on 20 4 1865 at Sofala. He had an encounter with Ben Hall (bushranger) mentioned in 'The Sandy Creek Bushranger' by Edgar F (Penzig). He died on 11 11 1917 age76+ at Bathurst & was buried at Blayney. ....Isabella (Armour) was born about 1842 at Windsor. She died on 16 9 1912 age about70 at Mosman & was buried at Presbyterian Dark Corner. ....Isabella (Armour) is daughter of Samuel (Armour) who is mentioned in entry for George (Bell) convict EARL SPENCER 1813 on this Website. ....Ebenezer (Davis) & Isabella (Armour) produced 10children: mostly boys ....1.Agnes Maud Mary (Davis) was born on 23 2 1866 at Bathurst. ....2.Ebenezer Bathurst (Davis) was born on 4 9 1867 at Bathurst. ....3.Louisa Rosalind (Davis) was born on 15 7 1869 at Bathurst. ....4.Walter George (Davis) was born on 4 11 1871 at Kings Plains. ....5.Harold Ernest (Davis) was born on 12 8 1873 at Kings Plains. ....6.Arthur Wentworth (Davis) was born on 9 4 1875 at Fitzgeralds Mount. ....7.Miriam May (Davis) was born on 6 4 1877 at Kings Plains. ....8.Orlando Bede (Davis) was born on 30 8 1879 at Kings Plains. ....9.Oswald Armour (Davis) was born on 30 9 1881 at Kings Plains. ...10.Percy Bates (Davis) was born on 10 8 1882 at Kings Plains. .. ..3.Lucy Jane (Davis) was born on 30 7 1843 at Bathurst & baptised there on 3 9 1843. She married John (Rice) on 7 4 1860 at Tambaroora. She died on 14 2 1889 age45 at Ophir & was buried at Orange. ....Lucy Jane (Davis) & John (Rice) produced 12children: ....1.Louisa (Rice) was born on 6 3 1861 at Tambaroora. ....2.Thomas (Rice) was born on 18 9 1862 at Wellington. ....3.a male was born in 1864 at Orange. ....4.Mary (Rice) was born on 23 6 1867 at Orange. ....5.Jane (Rice) was born on 8 7 1869 at Orange. ....6.John (Rice) was born on 30 5 1872 at Orange. ....7.Elizabeth (Rice) was born on 30 7 1875 at Orange. ....8.Lucy Faith (Rice) was born on 15 6 1877 at Orange. ....9.George (Rice) was born in 1879 at Orange. ...10.Ada A (Rice) was born in 1882 at Orange. ...11.William Walter (Rice) was born in 1884 at Orange. ...12.Alice (Rice) was born in 1886 at Orange. .. ..4.Lauretta Louisa (Davis) was born on 22 6 1845 at Bathurst & baptised on 14 9 1845 at Wesleyan Bathurst. She married firstly (1of5) George Frederick (Asmus) on 3 3 1863 at Bathurst.>>> ....George Frederick (Asmus) son of Frederick (Asmus) & Mary Ann (Sarsiah) was born about 1833 in BRA (Brazil?). He became an innkeeper. He died on 21 4 1866 age about32 and was buried at CofE Bathurst. ....Lauretta Louisa (Davis) & George Frederick (Asmus) produced 2children: ....1.William Walter (Asmus) was born in 1864 at Blayney. ....2.George Frederick (Asmus) was born in May 1865 at Bathurst. .. >>>.Lauretta Louisa (Davis) married secondly (2of5) Thomas (Watson) on 10 2 1869 at Forbes & produced 2children:>>> ....1.Thomas (Watson) was born in 1872 at Forbes. ....2.Henry Charles (Watson) was born in 1874 at Forbes. .. ..>>>auretta Louisa (Davis) married thirdly (3of5) Thomas (Hahesy) & produced 1child:>>> ....1.Elizabeth (Hahesy) ws born on 28 11 1870 at Forbes). .. >>>.Lauretta Louisa (Davis) married fourthly (4of5) Henry (Munro. & produced 1child:>>> ....1.Louisa Maud Mary (Munro) was born on 15 3 1881 at Cobar. .. >>>>.Lauretta Louisa (Davis) married fifthly James (Ah Chipp) on 30 4 1888 at Cobar. She died on 2 4 1910 age64 mother of 9children at Cobar. ....Lauretta Louisa (Davis) & James (Ah Chipp) produced 3children: ....1.James (Ah Chipp) was born on 17 4 1883 at Cobar. ....2.Bertha (A Chipp) was born in 1885 at Cobar. ....3.Jessie (Ah Chipp) was born in 1887 at Cobar. .. ..5.Charles Henry/Henry Charles (Davis) was born on 31 1 1847 at Bathurst & baptised there on 4 4 1847. He married firstly Emily Louisa (McNeill) about 1877 in Sydney.>>> ....Charles Henry/Henry Charles (Davis) & Emily Louisa (McNeill) produced 3children: ....1.Albert Charles (Davis) was born about 1879 at Bathurst. ....2.Olive Woodbine (Davis) was born about 1882 at Bathurst. ....3.Ivy D (Davis) was born about 1883 at Bathurst. .. >>>.Charles Henry/Henry Charles (Davis) became a plasterer & lived at Rocket St. He married secondly Caroline Sarah (Shore) about 1885 at Bathurst. He died on 30 11 1910 age63 father of 6children at Newtown & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. ....Charles Henry/Henry Charles (Davis) & Caroline Sarah (Shore) produced a further 3children: ....1.Ruby Catherine (Davis) was born about 1888 at Bathurst. ....2.Lillian Kathleen (Davis) was born about 1889 at Bathurst. ....3.Henry R (Davis) was born about 1893 at Bathurst. .. ..6.Elizabeth Mary (Davis) was born on 21 12 1848 at Carcoar & baptised on 12 1 1849 at Carcoar. She married John (Paul) on 6 2 1872 at Kings Plains. She lived at Blayney Lambert St. She died on 5 1 1907 age58+ at Blayney & was buried at Browns Creek. ....Elizabeth Mary (Davis) & John (Paul) produced 5children: mostly girls ....1.Ada Isabel (Paul) was born on 2 2 1872 at Bathurst. ....2.Louisa Blanche (Paul) was born on 21 7 1874 at Lambert St Bathurst. ....3.Mary Ann (Paul) was born on 27 5 1876 at Vittoria Creek. ....4.Frederick Charles (Paul) was born on 15 12 1876sic at Browns Creek. ....5.Gertrude (Paul) was born on 16 12 1880 at Browns Creek. .. 7.Robert (Davis) was born on 17 12 1822 & baptised on 12 1 1823 at at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 8.Charles (Davis) was born on 25 10 1825 & baptised on 26 2 1826 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 30 11 1842 age16. REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900' Ref:'Orange & District Pioneer Register Vols1-2 1820-1860 & 1860-1888'

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Iris Dunne on 21st May 2021

Ticket of Leave No. 97 dated 7 August 1810, District of Parramatta Absolute Pardon dated 31 January 1816, Trade Shoemaker, Trial 21 March 1797