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Family Name

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)

 

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