Person:John Davey (11)

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m. 26 Dec 1842
  1. Jane Bassett DaveyAbt 1843 - 1864
  2. Elizabeth DaveyAbt 1845 - 1879
  3. John DaveyAbt 1849 - 1895
  4. Stephen Davey1851 - 1907
  5. Ann Bassett Davey1854 -
  6. Catherine Davey1857 - 1862
  7. Anne Bassett Davey1863 - 1942
  8. Catherine Jane Davey1865 - 1904
  9. _____ Davey1868 - 1868
Facts and Events
Name John Davey
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1849 Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Christening[2] 16 Feb 1849 Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Census[6][12] 30 Mar 1851 Horse Downs, Halligan, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UK
Census[7][13] 1861 Gwinear, , Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Emigration[8][14] 19 Oct 1861 Port Of Liverpool, England, UK
Death[3] 18 May 1895 Eaglehawk, , Victoria, Australia
Burial[4][10] 19 May 1895 Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaE-Mail: bct@netcon.net.au URL: http://www.bencemtrust.com.au/Eaglehawk_Cemetery.htm Eaglehawk Cemetery 5 Victoria Street, 5 Victoria Street, Eaglehawk,, Victoria 3556 Australia (Grenfell Street, Reserve and Victoria Streets, adjacent to Neangar Memorial Park, Eaglehawk) The Government gazette dated 9th December 1863 stated "A site for a cemetery at Eaglehawk has been reserved by Order of the Government on 28th September 1863". The area reserved was 5 acres fronting Reserve Street. The Eaglehawk Old Monumental Section is laid out in orderly rectangular plats. It has all denominations and a Paupers section. There are many magnificent trees lining the roadways such as Bunya Pines, Morton Bay Figs, Oak, Hoop Pine, Canary Island Pine and Silky Oak. The first recorded burial at the Eaglehawk Cemetery is that of 21 year old John Edmond McDonough. He was interred in Grave 1 Section C on 6th July 1864. Today there is still a monument standing that was erected in his memory. There have been 6 Sextons live in the Sextons Residence formerly located near the front gates of the old monumental section. The cottage was built in the 1870's and was demolished in the 1970's.
Other[5][11] Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, , Victoria, AustraliaSection L, Grave Number: 187 Gravesite
References
  1. 1851 Cemsus of England and Wales. (digital images, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/uk))
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1913; Folio: 486; Page: 26; GSU roll : 221067.
  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. International Genealogical Index (R). (database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org/) Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of Oct 18, 2009)
    Batch #: C022261, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0246797, Prin tout Call #: 6904600, Dates: 1795 - 1812.
  3. Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Federation Index Victoria, 1889-1901: Indexes to Births Deaths and Marriages in Victoria
    Year: 1895; Reg. Number: 5279.

    Surname: DAVEY; Given Names: Jno; Event: D; Sex: M; Spouse Surname/Father: Steph; Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ann BARRETT; Age: 46; Death Place: Eaglehawk; Year: 1895; Reg. Number: 5279

    Comments
    Mother: Ann BARRETT should read Ann Bassett probably a transcription error

  4. Compiled by the Bendigo Group of the G.S.V. Eaglehawk Cemetry Register, 1864-1969. (Photocopy (Typescript)198-?]).
  5. Cem - Gravestone Inscription.
  6. Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 Bassett/Davey extract from Crowan. (Transcript of Piece HO107/1913 (Part 7), Enumeration District 1e, Civil Parish of Crowan, Eccl. Parish of -Folio 485 Page 25 & Folio 486 Page 26. Accessed 9/10/2005 06.31 pm at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/cocp.html>).
  7. Cornwall Census -1861 extract - extract Ann Davey nee Bassett's family. (Transcript of Piece R.G.9/1585 Accessed through Ancestory.com via the LDS library).
  8. Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-19. (PROV Series VPRS 7666, 7667 and 7786)
    Fiche Page B197 009 - DEC 1861, GREAT BRITAIN.

    Name, First Name, Age
    BASSETT, JOHN, 70
    BASSETT, M, MRS, 65
    DAVEY, ANN, MRS, 35
    DAVEY, ELIZTH, 16
    DAVEY, JANE, 18
    DAVEY JOHN, 12
    DAVEY STEPHEN, 9
    ROWE, ---- MRS, 32
    ROWE, JAMES, 38
    ROWE, JULIA, 8
    ROWE, MARTHA, 5
    ROWE, NANCY, 1

    DAVEY, ANN, MRS, 35 formerly Ann Bassett daughter of John Bassett & Martha Carbis with her children, Stephen Davey was already in Australia
    ROWE, ---- MRS, 32 formerly Marta Bassett daughter of of John Bassett & Martha Carbis with her children and husband James

  9.   Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 Bassett/Davey extract from Crowan. (Transcript of Piece HO107/1913 (Part 7), Enumeration District 1e, Civil Parish of Crowan, Eccl. Parish of -Folio 485 Page 25 & Folio 486 Page 26. Accessed 9/10/2005 06.31 pm at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/cocp.html>).

    john was 2 years of age at the time of the 1851 Crowan and was listed as being born in Crowan.

  10. Burial Plot# 187/L
  11. Headstone Transcription
    John Davey
    Mary Davey

    Interred at this site
    John Davey
    Mary L.R.L.Davey
  12. In the first house there was the Davey family
    1. Stephen Davey, aged 30,,Miner
    2. Ann Davey, aged 24 (nee Bassett)
    3. Jane Davey, aged 7
    4. Elizabeth Davey, aged 5
    5. John Davey, aged 2

    In the next door there was
    1. John Bassett, aged 30, miner
    2. Catharine Bassett aged 27 (nee Davey)
    3. Francis Bassett, aged 7
    4. John Bassett, aged 4
    5. Catharine Bassett, aged 2
  13. About six doors down from Ann's mother and father lived
    1. Ann Davies, Head, Marr, 35, miners Wife Husband in Australia,
    2. Jane B Davies, Daughter, Unmar, 17, Hattter
    3. Elizabeth Davies, Dau, unmar, 15, Learning Dress making
    4. John Davies, Son, 12, Scholar
    5. Stephen Davies, Son, 9, Scholar
  14. "The Great Britian" arrived Melbourne 24 December 1861 - Voyage 21.
    On Board were
    Party 1
    1. John Bassett, aged 70
    2. Mrs M Bassett, aged 65
    3. Miss Samions, aged 27 [should read Symons, and soon to be wife of James Bassett]
    Party 2
    3. Mrs Ann Davey, aged 35 (formerly Bassett)
    4. Elizebeth Davey, aged 16
    5. Jane Davey, aged 18
    6. John Davey, aged 12
    7. Stephen Davey, aged 9
    Party 3
    8. James Rowe, aged 38
    9. Mrs Rowe, aged 32 (formerly Martha Bassett)
    10. Julia Rowe, aged 8
    11. Martha Rowe, aged 5
    12. Nanney Rowe, aged 1