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| Name | DAVIES / DAVIS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 51st Regiment of Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 881 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th March 1833 / 19 years / Portsmouth England Confectioner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 8 years 6 months East Indies 2 years 8 months Total 11 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 17 years 168 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th November 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | St George Hanover Square London England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 2nd North London 1851 2nd West London 1852 1st East London 1853-1858 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 St Georges Parish London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WHITE Elizabeth nee MURRAY c1814 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th May 1855 Albany Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MURRAY Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | WHITE Patrick – 3rd Regiment arrived “PYRENEES” 1851 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 30th September 1849 St. Paul’s Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Albany Lot P3 fronting Albany Road (Highway) 3.0.0. acres Assigned to Patrick White and after his death in 1855 reassigned to his widow Elizabeth Davis Assigned 31st December 1857 Title 1st August 1860 Title Deed 1756 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Albany Mail and King George’s Sound Advertiser Saturday 25 December 1886 page 2 Bartholomew Argent applies for fee simple on P3 Albany |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th April 1858 Albany King Georges Sound Western Australia Bur Memorial Park Cemetery Albany |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th August 1886 Albany Western Australia as “Elizabeth Argent” Albany Old Catholic Cemetery Western Australia (Memorial Park Cemetery) |
| Will or Probate | Elizabeth Arienti alias Argent SROWA Cons 3404/1886/813 On 28 May 1886 Elizabeth made her will whereby she left her estate consisting of Albany Town Lot P3 of 3 acres situated between the Albany Road and Pensioner Street to her husband Bartholomew Angelo Arienti – value less than £50 |
| Further Information | Discharge due to Rheumatism dysentery and disease of the chest. In 1854 when Captain Bruce visited Albany he reported on the progress John Wild, Patrick White, M. Fitzgerald and K Gregory had made in clearing their grants and erecting cottages, he recommended they be paid the customary £15 Elizabeth married a third time to Bartholomew ARGENTI/ARIENTI at Albany 1863. She did not appear to have children from any of her marriages. After Elizabeth’s death Bartholomew applied for Fee Simple for P3. |