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Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940)
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Alexander James DAVIS (1875 - 1963)
 Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940)

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Anne CAMPBELL (1852 - 1918)
 Thomas DAVIS (1821 - 1884)











Margaret KELLY (1825 - 1893)











Alexander DAVIS Anne CAMPBELL
Alexander DAVIS
Alexander DAVIS Anne CAMPBELL Alexander DAVIS
Pic P1. Inscription
In Fond & Loving Memory Of
Alexander Davis
Died 17th March 1940
Aged 91 Years
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Annie
Dearly Beloved Wife Of
Alexander Davis
Died 16th Dec 1918
Aged 66 Years
Farewell Dear Husband
And Children Dear
I Am Not Dead But
Sleeping Here
In Loving memory Of
Edith Mary Lindsell
Died 5th June 1948
Aged 59 Years

Pic S1. Inscription
In Fond & Loving Memory Of
Alexander Davis
Died 17th March 1940
Aged 91 Years
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Annie
Dearly Beloved Wife Of
Alexander Davis
Died 16th Dec 1918
Aged 66 Years
Farewell Dear Husband
And Children Dear
I Am Not Dead But
Sleeping Here
In Loving memory Of
Edith Mary Lindsell
Died 5th June 1948
Aged 59 Years

Pic 1. Inscription
In Fond & Loving Memory Of
Alexander Davis
Died 17th March 1940
Aged 91 Years
He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
Annie
Dearly Beloved Wife Of
Alexander Davis
Died 16th Dec 1918
Aged 66 Years
Farewell Dear Husband
And Children Dear
I Am Not Dead But
Sleeping Here
In Loving memory Of
Edith Mary Lindsell
Died 5th June 1948
Aged 59 Years

b. 21 Apr 1848 at Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
m. 1874 Anne CAMPBELL (1852 - 1918) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 17 Mar 1940 at Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia aged 91
Near Relatives of Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law James CAMPBELL 1812 Hamilton, Scotland 30 Apr 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Mother in Law Janet CRAIG 1822 1902 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 80

Father Thomas DAVIS 1821 Co Tyrone, Ireland 23 Sep 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Mother Margaret KELLY 1825 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68

Self Alexander DAVIS 21 Apr 1848 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 17 Mar 1940 Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia 91

Wife Anne CAMPBELL 1852 Northamptonshire, England 16 Dec 1918 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 66

Son Alexander James DAVIS 05 Jun 1875 11 Mar 1963 87

Sister Eliza Jane DAVIS
Brother Thomas Henry DAVIS 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 20 Apr 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86

Daughter in Law Marjorie Gladys RICHARDS 08 Dec 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1965 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73

Nephew Arthur Thomas DEAN 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew Frederick Herbert DEAN 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Nephew Charles Craig CAMPBELL 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 56
Niece Helena Harriet CAMPBELL abt 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Nov 1911 West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia 23
Niece Amy Josephine CAMPBELL 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Aug 1986 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 95
Niece Lucy Georgina CAMPBELL 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1976 78
Niece Frances Mary "Fanny" CAMPBELL 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1936 33
Nephew Herbert Clarence CAMPBELL COOPER abt 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 08 Apr 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 58
Nephew James Campbell COOPER 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Aug 1926 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 32
Nephew Thomas Rodger COOPER 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Apr 1948 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 52
Nephew Henry Porterfield Harry COOPER 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 54
Niece Bessie Kirk COOPER 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Apr 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Niece Jeannie Jean Craig COOPER 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 23 Apr 1987 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Niece Jessie Kirk COOPER 15 Jun 1907 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 22 May 1995 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Nephew Harold Craig HARDING 27 Nov 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Oct 1917 Ypres, Belgium 23
Niece Emma Helma Janet HARDING 1904 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Catherine Janet CAMPBELL 1844 Desborough, Northamptonshire, England 10 Aug 1876 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 32
Brother in Law James CAMPBELL abt 1849 Desborough, Northamptonshire, England 11 Dec 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29
Brother in Law Robert CAMPBELL 1854 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1922 68
Sister in Law Mary Jane CAMPBELL 1857 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1944 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Brother in Law Thomas CAMPBELL 1859 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia 30 Oct 1917 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 58
Brother in Law Frederick CAMPBELL 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 83
Sister in Law Clarissa Clara CAMPBELL 16 Jan 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Dec 1942 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Sister in Law Emma CAMPBELL 16 Jan 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Nov 1918 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 53
Sister in Law Elizabeth Ann GUY abt 1868 Cornwall, England 26 Feb 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 79
Events in Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
21 Apr 1848 Alexander DAVIS was born Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
1874 26 Married Anne CAMPBELL (aged 22) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
05 Jun 1875 27 Birth of son Alexander James DAVIS 76
23 Sep 1884 36 Death of father Thomas DAVIS (aged 63) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
1893 45 Death of mother Margaret KELLY (aged 68) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
16 Dec 1918 70 Death of wife Anne CAMPBELL (aged 66) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
17 Mar 1940 91 Alexander DAVIS died Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
Burial Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Personal Notes:
Alexander Davis was born in 1848 in Belfast and came with his parents to Australia in 1854. They came straight to Tumut and settled on a farming property on the Gilmore Creek.

They had the first vineyard in the district. In 1872 Alexander, who had then rented his parents property, commenced making wine. Eight years later he purchased "Woodlands", a property of 290 acres on the Upper Gilmore Creek.

He subsequently acquired other properties from nearby settlers until he had increased his holding to 630 acres. He grew maize, wheat and bred horses, cattle and sheep. He was a very progressive settler and was actively associated with the A. and P. Society.

In 1874 he married a daughter of James Campbell. They had a family of three sons and three daughters.
Source References:
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
- Reference = 77 (Name, Notes)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199310717/alexander-davis (Burial)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199310717/alexander-davis (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born Belfast County Antrim
In 1874 married Annie Campbell with 7children born of this union being:
The sons are Frederick, Arthur W. and James Alex., and daughters Annie (Mrs. Arthur Rivers, Cootamundra), Clara (Mrs. Jas. Prowse, Burwood), and Edith (Mrs. H. Linsell, Five Dock), one, Jane (Mrs. Evans) being deceased. There are also sixteen grand-children.
Excerpt From
The Tumut and Adelong Times (NSW : 1864 - 1867; 1899 - 1950) Tue 19 Mar 1940
MR. ALEXANDER DAVIS
The announcement in our last Friday's issue that the veteran retired farmer and grazier of Gilmore, Mr. Alexander Davis, residing with his daughter, Mrs. H. Linsell, at Five Dock, was in a low state of health prepared the legion of friends and the relatives for the news which reached Tumut on Sunday evening that, he had breathed his last at 5.15 that afternoon. He was one of the best known and most-highly-esteemed old identities of the district, and was within five weeks of attaining his 92nd birthday. Deceased was born in Belfast, Ireland, on 21st April, 1848, and in 1854 came out with his parents to New South Wales. The family arrived at Adelong, being attracted hither by the gold rush, and they first settled down at Deep Creek. The subject of this obituary was educated at the Tumut Public School. The family then bought what afterwards was termed "The Vineyard," on Gilmore Creek, and there established the first vineyard in the district. Alex. was brought up on the homestead, and in 1873 he rented the vineyard and orchard and engaged in the wine-distilling industry. In 1880 he retired from this occupation and purchased the farm, ''Woodlands," which was afterwards the birthplace of his family and where his two sons with their wives and families now reside. The original holding consisted of 290 acres, which Mr. Davis increased by selection and purchase to 630 acres, which he conducted as a grazing and agricultural proposition, breeding sheep, cattle and horses, and cultivating a portion as a wheat, oat and maize field. In 1874 he married Miss Annie Campbell, of Tumut, who died some years ago.
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