Caroline (Moon) Davey (abt. 1823 - 1881)

Born about 26 Mar 1823 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward Jordan — married before 30 Sep 1846 (to 12 Apr 1850) in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Jenkins Davey — married 1851 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1881 at about age 58 in Burra, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Caroline (Moon) Davey was born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.

Caroline (Moon) Davey migrated from Buckinghamshire, England to South Australia.

Caroline Moon was born 26 Mar 1823 to Samuel and Elizabeth Moon.

Caroline Moon married Edward Jordan, Jul-Aug-Sep, 1846, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

She married Richard Davey in 1851 at Adelaide, South Australia.

She passed away in 1881 at Burra, South Australia.

DAVEY.—On the 14th December, at her residence, Burra, Caroline Jenken Davey, the beloved wife of Richard Jenken Davey, late of Kapunda, daughter of the late Samuel Moon, Shepton-Mallett, Somersetshire, England, aged 58 years. Leaves a husband and seven children to mourn their loss. Her end was peace. English papers please copy. The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Thu 22 Dec 1881

Emmigration aboard Harry Lorrequer from London 22 - 09 - 1849 via Plymouth with Captain R. C. Jeffries, arrived Port Adelaide on 26-12-1849 ^[1]

Wednesday, December 26.—The ship Harry Lorrequer, Jeffries, master, from London and Plymouth. Passengers - In the cabin - Edward Jordon wife and two children Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 29 Dec 1849 Page 3 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

In 1841 living Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom with her parents Samuel & Elizabeth and siblings Elizabeth, Fanny, James

Sources

1. ↑ https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1849HarryLorrequer.htm

• Baptism:

Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\she/2/1/16 https://www.ancestry.com.au/ Citing parents names and date of birth.

• Marriage One - "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26W2-Y92 : 13 December 2014), Caroline Moon, 1846; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1846, quarter 3, vol. 6, p. 443, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• South Australia BDM - Marriage (2) Reg #6/137 - Death Reg #115/127

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ1W-C3J : 24 May 2019), Caroline Moon in household of Samuel Moon, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.