Descendants of William Davis

William Davis emigrated from London, England departing 8 August 1848, aboard a Sailing Ship the Babboo, with his family Wife Mary son John and William, daughters Emily and Mary Adelaide ( born at sea) arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia on 5 December 1848. It is said that William was married 3 times and had fathered 22 children. This has been handed down through his descendants, further details discoverd that the 1841 census shows a daughter Betsy was living with William at Middle Street, Brompton, Gillinham, County of Kent, District of Medway, prior to him coming to Australia. Her where about from that time are unknown. William was a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo had half his left foot shoot of by a cannon ball, and survive a bayonet thrust to the chest.

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Malcolm Rodney Davis
Unit 46, 7 James Place, CCLV
Moonta
South Australia, 5558.
Tel: 0428331951

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