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Frederick James DAVIS (1827 - 1914)
postmaster
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ada Irena DAVIS (1864 - 1936)
Lucy Eveline DAVIS (1865 - 1946)
Mabel Minna DAVIS (1874 - 1957)
 Frederick James DAVIS (1827 - 1914)

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Minna Close PALMER (1843 - 1928)
 William DAVIS (1787 - 1876) John DAVIS



Mary ELLIOTT



Jane Elizabeth WESTON (1795 - 1886) John WESTON



Catherine BURFORD



Frederick James DAVIS Minna Close PALMER
Frederick James DAVIS Frederick James DAVIS
Frederick James DAVIS Minna Close PALMER Frederick James DAVIS Frederick James DAVIS
b. 1827 at Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
m. 1862 Minna Close PALMER (1843 - 1928) at Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
d. 1914 at Ryde, New South Wales, Australia aged 87
Near Relatives of Frederick James DAVIS (1827 - 1914)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John DAVIS
Grandmother Mary ELLIOTT
Grandfather John WESTON
Grandmother Catherine BURFORD

Father in Law George Thomas PALMER 06 Mar 1809 Somerset, England 14 Feb 1889 Argyle, New South Wales, Australia 79
Mother in Law Selina Augusta ROWES 1820 Essex, England 28 Jul 1902 Woodhouselee, New South Wales, Australia 82

Father William DAVIS 1787 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 23 Sep 1876 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Mother Jane Elizabeth WESTON 1795 Aynho, Northumberland, England 21 Sep 1886 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 91

Self Frederick James DAVIS 1827 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1914 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 87

Wife Minna Close PALMER Jul 1843 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 85

Daughter Ada Irena DAVIS 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 72
Daughter Lucy Eveline DAVIS 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia 81
Daughter Mabel Minna DAVIS 1874 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 83

Sister Lucy DAVIS England
Sister Mary DAVIS 1817 Oxfordshire, England 1883 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother John DAVIS 1818 Oxfordshire, England
Sister Elizabeth DAVIS abt 1820 England 02 Jul 1890 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 70
Brother William DAVIS 1821 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 13 Jul 1910 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Brother Henry DAVIS 1823 England
Sister Frances E DAVIS abt 1825 England
Brother Harold Mapletoft DAVIS Oct 1831 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1922 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 91
Brother Sydney Hodges DAVIS 1836 England

Son in Law Adrian C FORBES

Niece Mary Phoebe WRIGHT 1839 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 16 Jul 1920 Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew William Davis WRIGHT 1841 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 25 Sep 1924 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew John Edward WRIGHT 1843 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Niece Jane Emily WRIGHT 1845 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Nephew Arthur Henry WRIGHT 1847 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Niece Lucy Ellen WRIGHT 1850 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Aubrey Murray WRIGHT 1853 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT 1855 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 11 Feb 1881 Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia 26
Niece Frances C HAYLEY 1843 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Alice Gertrude HAYLEY 1845 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Florence Jane HAYLEY 1847 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Foxton HAYLEY 1848 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Mary Madeline HAYLEY 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Frederick Ernest HAYLEY 1853 New South Wales, Australia 1879 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 26
Niece Laura Emily HAYLEY 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Herry Percy HAYLEY 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10
Nephew Alfred Reginald HAYLEY 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1869 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 10
Niece Elizabeth HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1863 1
Nephew Sydney Victor HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1864 2
Nephew Walter Harold HAYLEY 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William PALMER 1867 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Emily I PALMER 1868 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Thomas PALMER 1870 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edwin PALMER 1872 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 1874 2
Niece Selina A M PALMER 1877 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry William E PALMER 1880 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 1880 0
Niece Edith Milba PALMER 1881 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Marian Erna PALMER 1884 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Susan PALMER 1886 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Ernestine A PALMER 1877 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mona I SEFTON 1896 Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ida Minna PALMER 1895 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elsie Salina Ann PALMER 1897 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Una Charlotte Maud PALMER 1899 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 19 Oct 1985 86
Nephew Ralph Thomas PALMER 1905 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Claud Alfred PALMER 1908 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Enid Emily PALMER 1918 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Leopold PALMER 1892 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1917 Belgium 25
Niece Berrell PALMER 1894 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith M PALMER 1897 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Hubert E PALMER 1899 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lindon K PALMER 1901 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Cosia A PALMER 1904 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law George Thomas Rowes PALMER 1840 1840 0
Brother in Law Edwin PALMER 1841 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1894 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Brother in Law George Charles Frederick PALMER 1845 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Nov 1869 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 24
Brother in Law Charles Rodber PALMER 1848 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1916 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 68
Brother in Law Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Sister in Law Edith Milba PALMER 1855 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law Herbert Norman PALMER 1857 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1931 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 74
Brother in Law Hubert Everard PALMER 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1934 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 72
Brother in Law James WRIGHT abt 1796 Derbyshire, England 22 Apr 1879 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Brother in Law William Foxton HAYLEY 1812 England 09 Sep 1878 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 66
Sister in Law Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER 1825 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1902 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law Thomas S TOWNSEND
Sister in Law Emmeline Mary LONGMORE 1862 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Sister in Law Martha Annie GOWING 1883 Young, New South Wales, Australia
Events in Frederick James DAVIS (1827 - 1914)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1827 Frederick James DAVIS was born Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
1862 35 Married Minna Close PALMER (aged 19) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1864 37 Birth of daughter Ada Irena DAVIS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 13966/1864 2
1865 38 Birth of daughter Lucy Eveline DAVIS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14392/1865 2
1874 47 Birth of daughter Mabel Minna DAVIS Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 10995/1874 2
23 Sep 1876 49 Death of father William DAVIS (aged 89) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 2
21 Sep 1886 59 Death of mother Jane Elizabeth WESTON (aged 91) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 6
1914 87 Frederick James DAVIS died Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 13701/1914
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 249 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 249 (Marriage)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2170/frederick-james-davis.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1827; Died: 1914; Married: Minna Close Palmer

Frederick James Davis
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Frederick James Davis was born at Bloxham in Oxfordshire in 1827 to William Davis (senior) and Elizabeth Jane Davis (nee Weston).

He arrived in the colony with his parents on the Palestine in 1842 at the age of fifteen.

The family first stayed with Frederick's sister, Mary, at Lanyon before settling at Booroomba (at Paddy's River), where Mary's husband, James Wright, had built them a home. They established a cattle-and-sheep run of about 4,500 acres and also ran a small herd of brumbies.

In the 1840s the Davises struggled to make ends meet at isolated Booroomba and even diversified their operation to include a boiling down works for tallow production. The family remained at Booroomba until 1859 when they sold out to Charles McKeahnie of Gudgenby. At this time, Frederick was 32 years of age.

Most of the Davises moved to Ginninderra, where Wiliam Davis (junior) and his wife Susan Davis had Palmerville estate. William found his younger brother a position as the Ginninderra postmaster, which he undertook from July 1859 to February 1861.

In 1862, Frederick followed his brother's lead and married a Palmer. His wife, Minna Close Davis, was the daughter of George Thomas Palmer (junior) and Selina Augusta Palmer (nee Rowes). They were to have three daughters.

From the mid 1870s, Frederick and Minna lived at 'Woodhouselee' about 20 km north of Goulburn. He served as one of the church wardens at St Stephens and took up the position as postmaster for Woodhouselee in 1876. He purchased the well established Pigeon House Inn and ran this hotel for a number of years.

Frederick died in 1914 and Minna in 1928.

References
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne, 1967; and Supplementary Volume, Canberra, 2005
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
Moore, B., Cotter Country, Canberra, 1999
Palmer, J., 'The Palmers of Ginninderra', CHJ, n.s. no. 2 (1978), pp. 26-31
Shumack, S. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra, 1967
Various editions of the Queanbeyan Age and the Goulburn Herald
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