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| Name | DAVEY – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3523 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1836 / 21 years / Taunton Somerset England Mason |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies on Sparrowhawk – 2 years Other service not yet known |
| Length of Service | 8 years 7 months ADM 22/438 |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 6th August 1845 admitted to out Pension |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Taunton Somerset England 1850 Tilbury Fort 1850-1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £4/12/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 23rd July 1815 North Petherton Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DAVEY Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Jane Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MARCHANT Jane c1827 Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th October 1846 North Petherton Somerset England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Hannah B c1848 Petherton Somerset England M WANSBOROUGH/WANSBROUGH William 22nd October 1868 York Western Australia D February 1915 Geraldton WA Mary B 12 January 1851 York District Western Australia M WANSBOROUGH/WANSBROUGH Henry 10th November 1870 York D 17th January 1947 Western Australia Thomas B 1852 York Western Australia M 1st MONGER Elizabeth 4th September 1873 Toodyay Western Australia M 2nd HEAL Mary M 1909 Perth Western Australia D 14th February 1928 Albany Western Australia Henry B 1854 York Western Australia M BUTTERLEY Clara S 1884 Toodyay Western Australia D 2nd July 1910 Toodyay WA Sarah Jane B 1857 York Western Australia Susannah B c1855 York WA M ROWELL/POWELL Frederick 11th June 1879 All Saints Church Hindmarsh South Australia D 15th April 1935 Ashfield New South Wales (Rowell) Emma B 1859 York Western Australia Eliza B 1861 York Western Australia M PYKE Sydney 1883 D October 1944 York WA Clara B 1864 York Western Australia D 1864 age 1 month York WA Frederick B 1869 York Western Australia D 1869 age 9 weeks York WA Robert Francis (Frank) B 1870 York Western Australia M ROBINSON Martha 1920 Fremantle WA D 16th January 1956 Beverley WA Hilda Jane B Not yet known M LOFTUS Percival Thomas 1901 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th June 1953 Perth Western Australia B Niche Wall Rose Garden Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 20th November 1852 Assigned P2 at York 13th May 1859 Title Approved Title 1668 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Builder and brick layer Henry Davey and his family were responsible for building much of the town of York |
| Newspaper Articles | Eastern Districts Chronicle (York WA) Saturday 30th January 1892 page 5 Death of Henry Davey Newcastle Herald and Toodyay Districts Chronicle (WA) Saturday 9th July 1910 Obituary Henry Davey (son) Geraldton Guardian Saturday 13th February 1915 page 3 Obituary Hannah Wansbrough Eastern Districts Chronicle (York WA) Friday 19th March 1915 Obituary Jane Davey York Chronicle (WA) Friday 24 February 1928 page 3 Obituary Thomas Davey The West Australian Wednesday 17th April 1935 page 1 death notice Susannah Rowell York Chronicle (WA) Friday 20th October 1944 Page 3 Obituary Eliza Pyke The Beverley Times (WA) Friday 24th January 1947 page 1 Obituary Mary Wansbrough The Beverley Times (WA) Friday 20th January 1956 page 2 Obituary Robert Davey |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th January 1892 York Western Australia York Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th March 1915 York WA |
| Will or Probate | Will made 18th January 1892 |
| Further Information | Purchased York Location 273 of 5.2.30 acres at £1 per acre After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Henry Davey, stone mason, £4/12/0, 21st January, married 1 child 1859 Census of York WA: Henry Davey was living with his wife Jane and children Mary, Thomas, Henry, Susannah and Emma. Henry and Jane were both born Somerset where they were also married. All the children were born at York Western Australia and their religion was Church of England. Henry is working as a brick layer and has 4 acres of hay and 2 pigs and 1 cow. One daughter never married but it could have been either Sarah Jane of Emma |