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Family Name

Name

Davy, William Charles

Date of Birth

1847

Place of Birth

England

Date of Death

16 May 1929

Place of Death

Prospect SA

Place of Burial

West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide SA

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

Arrived in Australia in 1851 from England

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

 

Spouse(s)

Louisa Jane Wade, nee Litchfield

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)

Shoemaker

Deputy Returning Officer for Yatala and Barossa.

Musician (brass instrument player- cornetist, horn player, trombonist)

Public lecturer and elocutionist

Interests

Australian Rules player (North Adelaide Football club) 1874-1876

Runner (amateur) 1864-1875

Religion/Churches

 

Notes (points of interest etc.)

Davy was a noted athlete in his youth and one of the best runners in SA. Once Mr. Charles Kingston brought a professional runner from Melbourne to match against Mr. Davy. The race, run at midnight, was easily won by Mr. Davy.

Played in a band at Port Adelaide on board the ship Galatea before the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales (1876)

Sources of information

'Davy, William Charles (1847–1929)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/davy-william-charles-13909/text24791

Principal researcher(s)

Kristina Barnett - based on above sources of information

 

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