William J Davis

Male1893–21 July 1950

Brief Life History of William J

William J Davis was born in 1893. He married Florence Mabel Morris in 1917, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 21 July 1950, at the age of 57, and was buried in Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia.

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William J Davis
1893–1950
Florence Mabel Morris
1892–1976
Marriage: 1917
Florence May Davis

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  • William James Davis, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1917Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Children (1)

    World Events (7)

    1901

    Age 8

    First Federal election.

    1901

    Age 8

    The Australian flag flown for the first time.

    1911

    Age 18

    Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.

    Name Meaning

    English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.

    Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .

    History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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