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John Law Davis and Family EPG Gazette January 2008
| Name | DAVIS – John Law |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | HEIC 2nd Madras European Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 235 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th August 1847/ 24 years / London Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Hazel / Dark Brown / Head injury |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC Madras Presidency – 2 years 10th November 1847 embarked from England for India per “Thetis” |
| Length of Service | 2 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th April 1850 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | c/- Mrs Murray Star Alley, Radcliffe Highway (London) |
| Pension Districts | 1850 2nd East London 1853 – 1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Newry Down (deduced Lord Clive Military Fund Pension Registers & Payment Books – admissions in UK). WA BMD indicates C1816 |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DAVIS Benjamin (son’s wedding certificate) |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WOOD Amelia Sarah B 1831 Bp 13th November 1831 Brighton Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd July 1856 location not yet known, Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Amelia B 1857 Guildford Western Australia M YOUNG William 5th June 1876 Albany Western Australia son of EPG Thomas Young D5th April 1951 West Guildford WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA William Henry B 19th June 1858 Guildford Western Australia M HARDWICK Ada Emily 16th June 1887 Western Australia D 6th August 1931 Western Australia bur Baptist Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frederick B 1859 Guildford Western Australia D 6th July 1918 Maylands Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA John Law B 1863 Guildford Western Australia D 1865 Guildford Western Australia Benjamin Henry B 1863 Guildford Western Australia M OAKLEY Arabella Jane 1st June 1884 Perth Western Australia D 11th November 1930 Claremont Western Australia Elizabeth (Bessie) Fanny B 1866 Guildford Western Australia M SINCLAIR George Jeffrey 6th November 1889 C. of E. Perth Western Australia D 19th September 1946 Claremont WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Joseph Law B 16th August 1868 Guildford WA M MONK Sarah 26th March 1899 D 15th May 1943 Victoria Park WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WOOD Peter Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | COXON Sally B Not yet known M 14th April 1818/Brighton Sussex England |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | BATES John |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Maria Sarah B 1873 Guildford Western Australia M STYLES Charles F 1911 Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia D 27/09/1943 Belmont, Perth, Western Australia John Thomas B 1875 Guildford Western Australia D 08/02/1942 Maylands, Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1857 occupying West Guildford Lot P114: 10th October 1864 applied for Title to West Guildford Lot P114 Title 2017 (Title Deeds data SRO Cons 5000/477 – DAVIES) The property did not pass to his wife, although she lived there until her death in 1890. The Law Davis property 1 Surrey Street Guildford has been renovated and is still standing. The cottage was lived in until after WWII and was eventually handed over to the care of Bassendean Historical Society who maintain it. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Caretaker / Guard of unoccupied EPF cottages at Guildford Served briefly as a WA Police Constable (Source: Broomhall, F.W. The Veterans B73) |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian, 11 May 1909 Obituary A S Bates (Amelia Sarah Wood) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd June 1870 Western Australia (WO23) Aged 54 on WA BMD Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 8 May 1909 Jolimont, Perth Western Australia Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged due to injury on head from accident on duty, during India mutiny. On the 27th November, 1857 after his arrival in Western Australia John Law Davis was made caretaker of the EPF cottages at Guildford. Several cottages were built in the vicinity of Surrey St and North Rd but only one was still standing in the 1940s. Among them was one called ‘The Retreat’ at 1 Surry St which was used by Law Davis – (Lot P114 – Title Deeds data SRO Cons 5000/477 – Davis). and remained the home of Law Davis until his death in 1870. Law Davis served briefly as a WA Police Constable (Source: Broomhall, F.W. The Veterans B73; Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians Vol. 2, D-G P781). His Grandson Ernest William a public servant who began work as a messenger in the WA Police Force and eventually ended up as a member of the Police Commissioner’s office staff. (Source: Bentley, M. Grandfather was a |