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Frederick Matthew Davis (1889 - 1935)

Frederick Matthew Davis
Born in Rosewater, South Australiamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 26 Sep 1917 in Bethany, South Australiamap
Father of , [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died at age 46 in Adelaide, South Australiamap
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Biography

Frederick was born in Rosewater near Port Adelaide in 1889, the 4th son and 7th of 9 children born to Matthew Nicks Davis[1] and Frances Rachel Badman [1]. He grew up on the family farm “Riverside” at Lower Light and in 1917, he married May McMurtrie at the Methodist Church in Bethany[2], near Willunga. Frederick and May had 4 children: Leslie Norman Davis (1918)[3], Betty May Davis (1921) [4], Merle Davis (1923) [5], Lillian Emma Davis (1925) [6]. He passed away on 29 September 1935[7] from tetanus which he developed following a work accident. Frederick was working on the Port Adelaide docks on September 6th where he was working in the hold of a ship attaching the slings to the hook of the crane. His hands became caught, 6 of his fingers were lacerated and the end of one finger was pulled off. Despite him being given anti-tetanic serum, he developed tetanus and died in hospital. His death was the subject of both a post mortem[8] and a coronial inquest[9] which found that whilst he didn’t exhibit all of the classical symptoms, he died from tetanus. His widow, May, was awarded £2 10/ per week workers compensation to provide for their 4 children and herself[10]. Frederick was buried in the Two Wells Cemetery on 7 October 1935)[11].

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Digger – South Australian Births 1842 -1906 © SAGHS (1889 433/397) downloaded 23 June 2016
  2. ↑ Digger – South Australian Marriage Registrations 1917 -1937 © SAGHS (1917 272/697) downloaded 23 June 2016
  3. ↑ Digger – South Australian Births 1907 -1928 © SAGHS (1918 24A/521) downloaded 23 June 2016
  4. ↑ Digger – South Australian Births 1907 -1928 © SAGHS (1921 72A/139) downloaded 23 June 2016
  5. ↑ Digger – South Australian Births 1907 -1928 © SAGHS (1923 120A/526) downloaded 23 June 2016
  6. ↑ Digger – South Australian Births 1907 -1928 © SAGHS (1925 162A/242) downloaded 23 June 2016
  7. ↑ Digger – South Australian Death Registrations 1916 -1972 © SAGHS (1935 573/3996) downloaded 23 June 2016
  8. ↑ "Death After Injuries; Inquest To Be Held" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 1 October 1935: 12. Web. 23 Jun 2016 from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74140030 downloaded 23 June 2016
  9. ↑ "Puzzling Tetanus Case" News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) 19 October 1935: 7. Web. 23 Jun 2016 from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129302325 downloaded 23 June 2016
  10. ↑ "Workmen's Compensation Cases" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 17 December 1935: 19. Web. 23 Jun 2016 from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36204922 downloaded 23 June 2016
  11. ↑ Mallala District Council website: Two Wells Cemetery http://www.mallala.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=402 downloaded 23 June 2016

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30 Sep 1935 • News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) - Page 02 - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129295005 DAVIS.-On September 29, Fredrick M. Davis, beloved husband of May, and second son of the late M. N. Davis, of Lower.Light; aged 47 years.

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