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DAVIS, John Edwin William

Birth Name DAVIS, John Edwin William
Gender male
Age at Death 47 years, 9 months, 12 days

Narrative

Kingsborough is approximately 35km West of Mareeba 16 56S 145 03E, near Mt. McGann.
His first daughter Leal was born on his birthday.
 John was 8 years and 5 months old when he started school in Irvinebank on Monday, 6 February 1888

Narrative

MONTALBION, June 27.
 John Davis, at Irvinebank, was remanded for eight days on a charge of rape on Florrie Kuszer, aged about 17, at Montalbion.

TELEGRAMS. (1898, June 28). The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), p. 2 TROVE

Narrative

Florrie KUSZER was born Florence Amelia DINES Thursday, 4 March 1880 and after her father Edward was drowned in 1886 when the lugger Arthur capsized her mother married Henri KUSZNER in 1887 and Florence died Wednesday, 30 October 1901

In 1898 there were only two people named John DAVIS in Irvinebank, John Edwin William who was then 19 years old, and his uncle, John Edwin, who was 62 years old.

Five months after this notice appeared in the newspaper, his illegitimate son, Harold Edward Davis ROGERS, would be born to his future sister-in-law, Sarah Eliza ROGERS

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 19 Aug 1879 Glen - Mowbray, Hodgkinson Goldfield, Queensland, Australia   1
Death 31 May 1927 District Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia    
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MR. JOHN DAVIS.

On Monday evening the death occurred in Cairns of Mr. John Davis, of Lake Street, a well-known citizen of Cairns. Deceased, who was forty-five years, of age, was a member, of the Cairns branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation. He leaves a wife and two sons to mourn their loss.

The funeral, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, was largely attended, the cortège leaving the residence, 311 Lake, Street, for the Cairns cemetery, Martyn Street. The Rev. D, Gillman officiated at the graveside.

Included in the list of wreaths were the following:- Teachers, scholars, St. Andrew's Sunday School, Mother Primrose Ernest, Phoebes' class mates, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Davis and family, Wilkinson Bros., Mr. Lowcock, Cairns Railway Band, Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Culhane and family, employees Burns Philp and Co.

MR. JOHN DAVIS. (1927, June 4). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 4. TROVE
Burial 31 May 1927 Martyn Street Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland, Australia    
Occupation     miner  
Occupation     carpenter  
Occupation     wharf labourer  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father DAVIS, Edward Alfred2 Oct 184630 Nov 1894
Mother CHAPPEL, Emily29 Oct 185720 Sep 1880
    Brother     DAVIS, Alfred Joseph Spelling 26 Sep 1875 23 Nov 1942
    Brother     DAVIS, George Edward 12 Jul 1877 9 Jun 1957
         DAVIS, John Edwin William 19 Aug 1879 31 May 1927

Families

Family of DAVIS, John Edwin William and ROGERS, Sarah Eliza
Unmarried Partner ROGERS, Sarah Eliza ( * 23 Apr 1882 + 6 Dec 1945 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
ROGERS, Harold Edward Davis20 Nov 189817 Mar 1960

Family of DAVIS, John Edwin William and SMITH, Catherine Florence
Married Wife SMITH, Catherine Florence ( * 23 May 1880 + 20 Apr 1970 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 21 Sep 1904 St Peters Church, Townsville, Queensland, Australia    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
DAVIS, Horace George8 Jul 190528 May 1954
DAVIS, Jack21 Oct 190723 Jul 1910
DAVIS, Leslie Oswald20 Apr 191024 Aug 1989
DAVIS, Leal Marion Eliza19 Aug 191210 Jan 1974
DAVIS, John Alfred27 Apr 191513 Jun 1964
DAVIS, Pheobe25 Jun 191710 Dec 1983

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