William Davey (abt. 1873 - 1947)

Born about 1873 in Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1947 at about age 74 in Albany, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

William "White" was born in 1873 in the Goldrush Town of Fryer's Creek, Fryerstown, near Castlemaine, Shire of Mount Alexander, Talbot County, Victoria, Australian Colonies. He was the son of John Davey and Mary White Ellis, who married on the 16 June 1870 at St Just in Penwith Parish Church, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England^[1][2]. He passes away in 1947 in the Town of Albany, District of Plantagenet, Great Southern Region, Western Australia, Australia.

NAME

Surname: DAVEY

Given Name: William

Preferred Given Name(s): William White^[3].

BIRTH

Date: 1873

Place: Goldrush Town of Fryer's Creek, Fryerstown, near Castlemaine, Shire of Mount Alexander, Talbot County, Victoria, Australian Colonies^[4].

MARRIAGE

Date: 13 AUG 1903

Spouse: Grace Elizabeth PASCOE

Child: Adela May (b.22 May 1904)

Child: Elsie White (b.1906---d.1930)

Child: John Malcolm (b.14 April 1908)

Child: William Pascoe (b.2 October 1910)

Place: The Residence of the Bride's mother, 767 Dart Street, Boulder, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[5].

MARRIAGE NOTICE

Date: 26 SEP 1903

Source: 1903 'Family Notices', Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 26 September, p. 9.

Item Details: MARRIAGE. DAVY--PASCOE. — On the 13th of August, 1903, at the residence of the bride's mother, 767 Dart-street, Boulder (W. A. ), William White Davy, son of Mr.John Davy, of Fryer's Town, Victoria, to Grace E., third daughter of Mrs. M. J. Pascoe, late of Yarraville, formerly of Beechworth, Victoria^[6].

RESIDENCE

Date: 1903 to 1906

Description: Unknown

Place: Mount Malcolm, between Leonora and Laverton, Malcolm Subdivision, Coolgardie Division, Leonora Shire, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[7].

Date: 1910 to 1912

Description: Living with his wife Grace Elizabeth (Pascoe) and children

Place: Town of Malcolm, between Leonora and Laverton, Mount Leonora Subdivision, Coolgardie Division, Leonora Shire, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[8].

Date: 1913

Description: Living with his wife Grace Elizabeth (Pascoe) and children

Place: Town of Malcolm, between Leonora and Laverton, Mount Leonora Subdivision, Kalgoorlie Division, Leonora Shire, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[9].

Date: 1915 to 1931

Description: Living with his wife Grace Elizabeth (Pascoe) and children

Place: 67 Lyall Street, Kalgoorlie, Hannans Subdivision, Kalgoorlie Division, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[10].

Date: 1943

Description: Living with his wife Grace Elizabeth (Pascoe)

Place: 83 Lyall Street, Kalgoorlie, Greenough Subdivision, Kalgoorlie Division, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[11].

'OCCUPATION

Date: 1903

Occupation: Grocer

Place: Mount Malcolm, between Leonora and Laverton, Malcolm Subdivision, Coolgardie Division, Leonora Shire, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[12].

Date: 1910

Occupation: Store Assistant

Place: Town of Malcolm, between Leonora and Laverton, Mount Leonora Subdivision, Coolgardie Division, Leonora Shire, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[13].

Date: 1915

Occupation: Grocer

Place: Kalgoorlie, Hannans Subdivision, Kalgoorlie Division, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[14].

Date: 15 SEP 1948

Occupation: Retired Salesman

Place: Town of Kalgoorlie, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia^[15].

DEATH

Date: 24 DEC 1947

Cause: Unknown (probable Old Age)

Place: Town of Albany, District of Plantagenet, Great Southern Region, Western Australia, Australia^[16]

DEATH/FUNERAL NOTICES

Date: 26 DEC 1947

Source: 1947 'Family Notices', Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), 26 December, p. 4.

Item Details: DAVEY.— On December 24, 1947, at Albany, William White Davey, late of 83 Lyall street, Kalgoorlie, dearly beloved husband of Grace Elizabeth, and loved father of Adela and Elsie (deceased) and John and William. Aged 74 years. The remains will be conveyed to Kalgoorlie for interment in the Methodist portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. A. and J. Kyle, Funeral Directrs^[17].

Date: 27 DEC 1947

Source: 1947 'Family Notices', Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), 27 December, p. 4.

Item Details: DEATHS. DAVEY.— On December 24, 1947, at Albany, William White Davey, loved brother and uncle of Mrs. Tresize and family, Albury, Mr. and Mrs. T. Trahair and family, Frankstown. and brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pascoe, Boulder, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pascoe, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pascoe and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pascoe, of Kalgoorlie, Mr. and Mrs. T. Mullis, North Perth, Mrs. W. Knight, West Perth, and Mr. T. Stone, Bassendean; aged 74 years^[18].

BURIAL

Date: 27 DEC 1947

Place: Kalgoorlie Cemetery, 39 Memorial Drive, West Lamington, Kalgoorlie, Goldfields-Esperance Region, Western Australia, Australia

Grave Location: Area or Denomination: Methodist^[19].

PROBATE

Date Granted: 15 SEP 1948

Probate Registry: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Beneficiary/Executor: Unknown^[20].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England Marriages 1538-1973 (FindMyPast & FamilySearch Intl); Reference: Registration Place: St Just in Penwith; County: Cornwall; (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_846848100%2F2)
2. ↑ Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (Ancestry.com Operations & General Register Office (GRO)); Reference: (Apr-Jun 1870); Registration District: Penzance; County: Cornwall; Volume number: 5C; Page number: 454
3. ↑ Source: Family History Search Births (Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne); Reference: (Birth Year-1873); Registration District: Fryer's Creek; Registration Details: 24040 / 1873
4. ↑ Source: Family History Search Births (Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne); Reference: (Birth Year-1873); Registration District: Fryer's Creek; Registration Details: 24040 / 1873
5. ↑ Source: WA Pioneer Index Marriages (Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Department of Justice, Perth); Reference: (Marriage Year-1903); Registration District: Boulder; Registration number: 428 / 1903
6. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201462315)
7. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Coolgardie; Subdivision: Malcolm; Record No. 80; Page number: 2 (1903); Record No. 47; Page number: 1 (1906)
8. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Coolgardie; Subdivision: Mount Leonora; Record Nos. 484 & 485; Page number: 9 (1910); Record Nos. 556 & 557; Page number: 10 (1912)
9. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Kalgoorlie; Subdivision: Mount Leonora; Record Nos. 496 & 497; Page number: 9
10. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Kalgoorlie; Subdivision: Hannans; Record Nos. 1027 & 1034; Page number: 18 (1915); Record Nos. 1075 & 1081; Page number: 19 (1917); Record Nos. 960 & 965; Page number: 17 (1919); Record Nos. 783 & 787; Page number: 14 (1922); Record Nos. 559 (Adela May); 565 & 569; Page number: 10 (1925); Record Nos. 492, 493 (John Malcolm), 494 (William Pascoe) & 495; Page number: 11 (1931); Record Nos. 679, 682 (John Malcolm), 689 (William Pascoe) & 690; Page number: 12 (1936); Record Nos. 694, 696 (John Malcolm); 702 (William Pascoe) & 703; Page numbers: 12 & 13 (1937)
11. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Kalgoorlie; Subdivision: Greenough; Record Nos. 963 & 971; Page number: 17
12. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Coolgardie; Subdivision: Malcolm; Record No. 80; Page number: 2
13. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Coolgardie; Subdivision: Mount Leonora; Record Nos. 484 & 485; Page number: 9
14. ↑ Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Ancestry.com Operations & Australian Electoral Commission, Canberra); Division: Kalgoorlie; Subdivision: Hannans; Record Nos. 1027 & 1034; Page number: 18
15. ↑ Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958 (Ancestry.com Operations & The State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Reference: Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: A Series (1939-1948); Reel Number: 3252
16. ↑ Source: WA Pioneer Index Deaths (Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Department of Justice, Perth); Reference: (Death Year-1947); Registration District: Plantagenet; Registration number: 2 / 1948
17. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95562752)
18. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95567657)
19. ↑ Source: Cemeteries Search (Outback Family History); Reference: Kalgoorlie Cemetery DAB - EYR ; (https://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au/records/town.php?town=Kalgoorlie)
20. ↑ Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958 (Ancestry.com Operations & The State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Reference: Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: A Series (1939-1948); Reel Number: 3252