Edward Clifton Davey (1886 - 1965)

Born 12 Jun 1886 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Daphne Gwynneth Merial (Fletcher) Davey — married 3 Mar 1926 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Died 4 Apr 1965 at age 78 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Biography

Edward was born in 1886. He was the son of Norris Davey and Susan Arbuthnot.

At the age of 39 he married 26 year old Daphne Gwynneth Merial Fletcher on 3 March 1926 at Durban, Natal, South Africa. Occupation Sugar Planter.^[1]

They went on to have six children. Sadly their twin boys Michael and Robin died in infancy.

His wife died in 1953.

He died in 1965.

Burial

St Patrick's Anglican Church Cemetery, Umzinto, Natal, South Africa^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDC1-QNN : 10 March 2018), Edward Clifton Darey and Meriel Daphne Jean Gwynneth Fletcher, 03 Mar 1926; citing Durban, Natal, South Africa; 00601; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,848,791.
2. ↑ http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1739817

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• https://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Davey/6000000046990748941

• https://kznpr.co.za/cemeteries-graveyards/nggallery/cemeteries-graveyards/umzinto-st-patricks-church-and-cemetery