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