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Name |
DAVIES, David |
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Date of Birth |
1836 |
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Place of Birth |
Beaufort, Brecon, Wales |
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Date of Death |
18 Jun 1897 – His death was reported at length in the
Register and The Advertiser newspapers |
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Place of Death |
Adelaide SA |
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Place of Burial |
North Road Cemetery with an impressive statue erected
to him. 107 people attended including
the Mayor of Adelaide, Prospect Councillors, Parliamentary members and Lodge
members. He had donated a section of land for the cemetery |
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Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.) |
April 1863 on the Mary Shepherd |
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Lived in Prospect (dates) |
After 1870 |
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Addresses in Prospect |
North Road, Nailsworth, (near North Road Cemetery) |
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Names of houses (if any) |
Beaufort
House, a large 2 story house on North Rd., Nailsworth |
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Parents |
Evan and Jane DAVIES |
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Spouse(s) |
Ann JOSEPH |
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Date(s) of Marriage(s) |
c1837 |
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Place(s) of Marriage(s) |
Wales UK |
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Children |
Eleanor b c1861, Evan b c1863 in Wales Alfred Joseph b1864, Hannah Ann b1865, Jane Ann
b1868(d1868), Griffith Cadwallader
b1868 Anne Vida b1870, Llewellyn Albert b1873, unnamed male
twin & Deborah b1875 |
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Occupation(s) |
In Wales a miner at 15 years, farm labourer Lime Merchant “Adelaide and Prospect Lime Works”, Benefactor Councillor 1877 – 1889, Chairman 1879-1883 and 1887-1888 |
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Interests |
Civic interests. He helped to extend public transport
to Northern suburbs Member Colonial Institute of London, President Cambrian
Society of SA from formation 1886. Member St Andrews Lodge of Freemasons |
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Religion/Churches |
Primitive Methodist Church, Pulsford Road – laid a
memorial stone in 1881 |
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Notes (points of interest etc.) |
Davies Terrace, Nailsworth is named for him He subdivided Brecon Park and named it for his
birthplace in Wales |
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Sources of information |
Treasures, BISA, SA BDMs |
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Principal Researcher |
Lesley Attema |
