Eleanor (Nowland) Davis (1801 - 1884)

Born 1801 in County Roscommon, Ireland

Wife of Edward Taylor — married 19 Sep 1824 (to 10 Oct 1835) in Church of England, Castlereigh, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of William Robert Davis — married 21 Mar 1836 in St Peter's Church of England, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1884 at about age 83 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Eleanor (Nowland) Davis was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Eleanor was convicted in Roscommon in 1821 she was given a seven year sentence for telling her master a lie. and was transported to Australia on the John Bull which arrived in Sydney 18 Dec 1821. The John Bull set sail from Ireland 25 July 1821. There were other 2 stories one says she stole 1/2 a loaf of bread and another was theft of clothing.

Eleanor's second husband was William Davis they married at Freeman Reach NSW .

Ellen was buried 6 March 1884 in Church of England Cemetery Bumberry She then died 5-3-1884 aged 97 years and is buried at 'Bumberry' near Parkes NSW. She is buried with a tiny bag of Irish soil. The Property 'Bumberry" is still in the Davis name.

Sources

• NSW BDM marriage reg. no. 3420/1824 V18243420 3B, and reg. no. 236/1824 V1824236 155, of TAYLOR, EDWARD, and NOWLAN/ KNOWLAN, ELEANOR, registered at 'CD' [Church of England, Castlereagh]
• NSW BDM marriage reg. no. 588/1836 V1836588 157, and reg. no. 1256/1846 V18461256 158, of DAVIS, WILLIAM, and TAYLOR, ELLEN, registered at 'CE' [Church of England, Richmond]
• NSW BDM death of DAVIS, ELLEN, reg. no. 9049/1884, showing AGE 97 YEARS, and DIED PARKES, registered at PARKES
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2019), memorial page for Ellen Nowland Davis (1801–5 Mar 1884), Find A Grave Memorial no. 171579020, citing Bumberry (Bunbury) Cemetery, Parkes, Parkes Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Anthony John Rudd (contributor 48550130) Find A Grave: Memorial #171579020