Myra (Grundy) Davison (1913 - 2005)

Born 5 Feb 1913 in At Sea

Ancestors

Died 2005 at about age 91 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

Myra Grundy was born on 5th February 1913 on the immigrant ship "Limerick", off the coast near Cairns, on the way to Brisbane. She was the eldest child of English emigrants, John Grundy and Isabella Bewick. ^[1][2] Her birth was registered on arrival.^[3]

In 1935 she married Walter Thomas Davison.^[4]

She passed away in 2005.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1913 'IMMIGRANTS.', Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936), 15 February, p. 6. (SECOND EDITION), viewed 30 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179873708

   IMMIGRANTS. 220 ON THE LIMERICK.

   The Queensland liner Limerick arrived in port yesterday from London, and berthed at the Musgrave Wharf.

   She left the Albert Docks on December 21. The trip throughout was made enjoyable by the efforts of Captain M. Macfarlane and his officers.

   ...

   At Cairns a child was born to Mrs. J. Grundy.

2. ↑ Queensland Archives - Passenger Lists

   Last name	Given names	Age	Ship	Date	Year
   GRUNDY	John	-	Limerick	14/2/1913	1913
   GRUNDY	Isabella	-	Limerick	14/2/1913	1913

3. ↑ Qld BDM

   Name: Myra Grundy

   Event date: 05/02/1913

   Event type: Birth registration

   Registration details: 1913/C/1982

   Mother: Isabella Robinson Bewick

   Father/parent: John Gathorne Grundy

4. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

   Name: Myra Grundy

   Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1935

   Marriage Place: Queensland

   Registration Date: 1935

   Registration Place: Queensland, Australia

   Spouse: Walter Thomas Davison

   Registration Number: 003278

   Page number: 1328

5. ↑ Ryerson Index Deaths

   Surname: DAVISON

   Given Names: Myra

   Notice Type: Funeral notice

   Date: 18APR2005

   Type: Funeral

   Age: 92

   Other Details: late of Cranbrook

   Publication: Townsville Bulletin

   Published: 15APR2005