Brief Life History of David William
When David William Rees was born on 29 May 1863, in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Rees, was 30 and his mother, Mary Willis, was 28. He married Barbara Rigby on 24 June 1903, in Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died in 1910, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, at the age of 47.
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Sources (4)
- David W Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- David Rees, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- David William Rees in household of Henry Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1877
Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.
German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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