Rebecca Davey (Davy) was born in 1817 in or near Paul Cornwall and christened in Paul on April 6, 1817. https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=6633132 . She was the daughter of William Davey and Rebecca Furze. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGMK-TMN : 5 February 2023), Rebecca Davy, 1817.
Rebecca married Loammi (Loami) Williams on July 16, 1837 in Paul, Cornwall, UK. She was listed as a servant resident at Newlyn at that time (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=marriages&id=1160664)
Rebecca arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on April 28, 1846 on the Phoebe with her husband Loammi and 4 oldest children (William, Henry, Elizabeth and Rebecca) (Ref: Trove: The Adelaide Observer, May 2, 1846). The family went to Burra SA where Loammi worked in the Monster Mine (Burra Geneology) and then to Cambells Creek (Castlemaine), Victoria.
Rebecca died of “senile debility” in March 28, 1903 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Ref: Trove: Bendigo Independent, April 1,1903). She was buried in the Bendigo cemetery March 30, 1903. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211338015/rebecca-williams)
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Laomi William Williams England and Wales Marriage Registration Index Name Laomi William Williams Event Type Marriage Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year 1837 Registration District Penzance County Cornwall Event Place Penzance, Cornwall, England Volume 9 Page 225 Line Number 72
In some records surname is spelt Davy and first name is spelt Rebekah Cornwell records on line. Information above researched and provided by Mandy Richdale, who proposed merger resulting in this updated profile in 2023.
Previously researched from family records and anecdotes and online sources by William Myers 2018
Further merged from Davey-864 (previously orphaned profile) as a result of warning flag from the initial merge of Davey-3001 into Davey-554 - Basil Tkaczuk Jul. 2023
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