Name |
Davy,
Louisa Jane Wade |
Date
of Birth |
1851 |
Place
of Birth |
England |
Date
of Death |
20 April 1929 |
Place
of Death |
Prospect
SA |
Place
of Burial |
West
Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide SA |
Arrived
in South Australia (date/ship etc.) |
Arrived
as an infant- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Burnett Litchfield, who
landed in Australia from England with their family in 1851. |
Lived
in Prospect (dates) |
Moved
from Salisbury SA to Prospect SA in 1920 |
Addresses
in Prospect |
5
Harrington Street, Prospect SA |
Names
of houses (if any) |
|
Parents |
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Litchfield |
Spouse(s) |
William
Charles Davy |
Date(s)
of Marriage(s) |
May
14, 1880 |
Place(s)
of Marriage(s) |
Trinity
Church, Adelaide SA |
Children |
Ruby
Claudia Emily (only child). Dr.
Ruby Davy Mus. Bac. - the first woman to take a degree as doctor in any
faculty at the Adelaide University. |
Occupation(s) |
Music teacher- ran the Salisbury School of
Music (SA) Organist,
music conductor and church musician Assistant
teacher of pianoforte and theory to her only daughter, Dr. Ruby Davy, when in
1920 the Dr Ruby Davy's School of Music was opened in Prospect. |
Interests |
Gifted
with a fine soprano voice, she led a church choir at the age of 10, and was
actively associated with church work as organist and choir leader for over 20
years. |
Religion/Churches
|
|
Notes
(points of interest etc.) |
Descendant of the Earl of Litchfield. An
uncle, Dr. John Litchfield, was the first medical man at the Adelaide
Hospital. Another
uncle, Captain Charles Litchfield was a Commissioner of Police in Adelaide. The
Hon. Thomas Reynolds, who married Mrs. Davy's aunt, was on two occasions
Premier of South Australia. |
Sources
of information |
'Davy,
Louisa Jane (1851–1929)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography,
Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/davy-louisa-jane-13908/text24790 |
Principal
researcher |
Kristina
Barnett (based on above obituary) |