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Isabella Ann (b.21 May 1820 . Southampton d.) m 12 July 1843 Henry Valentine (.b.1822.....d.)
DAVIE, Isabella Ann CM
231323 Age: 23 Marriage
Spouse: VALLENTINE, Henry Age: 21
Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1843
Reg Year: 1843 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 526 (1)
Joseph (b.1822......d) m Hobart Mahala Page(.b....d.)
- Mary Jane (b.1824......d.) m 18 December 1842 William Lamley (.b.1814.....d.)
- DAVIE, Mary Jane CM 231347 Age: 21Marriage
Spouse: LAMLEY, William Henry Age: 28
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1845
Reg Year: 1845 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 1696 (1)Susan (b.1825.....d. 2 march 1843 ) m William Mooreshead
- Robert (b.1827 .....d.23 February 1852 ) m Charlotte Parker (.b........d.)
- DAVIE, Robert CD 213980 Death
Sex: Male- Father: Joseph
Age at Death: 24
Death Date: 23 Feb 1852
Reg Year: 1852 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 1241 (1)
- George (b.13 August 1834 ....d.1922 New Zealand ) m 13 December 1853 Maria Page (.b.1835.......d.)
- DAVIE, George CM 231317 Age: 20 Marriage
Spouse: PAGE, Maria Lydia Age: 18
Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1853
Reg Year: 1853 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 858 (1)
- John James (b.1836 ......d.1898.) m Annie Maggs (b.1842........)
- DAVIE, John James CM 231334 Age: 27 Marriage
Spouse: MAGGS, Annie Age: 22
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1864
Reg Year: 1864 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 350 (1)- DAVIE, John James CD 213960 Death
Sex: Male
Age at Death: 61
Death Date: 01 Aug 1898
Reg Year: 1898 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 479(1)
- Sarah (b.1840 ......d.1898) m 20 Jun 1865 Cornelius Norris (.b.1834........d.)
- DAVIE, Sarah CM 231354 Age: 25 Marriage
Spouse: NORRIS, Cornelius Age: 31
Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1865
Reg Year: 1865 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 219 (1)- Dear Barrie and Marg,
Tea over back to it. I would have forwarded the email, but quite long as she tells me about a family death and buriel which happened last week along with other bits and pieces, so will re type the Joseph davie section.
I think you may have another Joseph Davie with a similar background, but there are discrepancies. Do you mind if I tell you the differences? Where did you find the ship "John Barry," I haven't ever heard of that, also, Joseph was a sergeant on discharge, which was in England. I have all his discharge papers with list of service etc., Actually, Mary Jane (daughter) met her husband on the ship they came out on. After another voyage, they married and lived with her parents for a while, but then I have lost rack, so I think her husband had finished sailing and they went to the mainland.
You say six children were born in Southampton, (the information I sent you Barrie came off a piece of paper with Renee's handwriting, so this is where I got the children's details from) apart from Isabella ann, I have been unable to find their birth registrations. George wwas born in Nova Scotia, and we have that because he seems to be the only one who knew his birth date. Unfortunately, Nova Scotia records office was burnt down in a fire in 1834. John James was born in Ireland, so I guess Isabella went home for that birth. Sarah and William Henry were born at Woolwich, before they came out here. I have 6 pages of letters confirming Joseph's (with some other sergeants) appointment as an assistant supervisor of convicts, amongst whom was one Alexander Smith, you may remember his daughter Margaret married Alexander Kerr Jnr. (Other relatives of our family). I think the six children were born in Bermuda, where Joseph served after the Peninusla Wars were over, but I think Bermuda was under the jurisdiction of Canada, (Nova Scotia) so birth registrations probaby or possibly there and lost in fire. At this time, Bermuda was being used as a prison for prisoners, the overflow, using old hulks and I guess Joseph was a guard there. I have the papers listing his service there and elsewhere. (Sorry Barrie, if I had known she had papers I would have asked for them, but thought I had all there was to get. Renee must have forgotten to tell me when she aquired this information. What can we expect though, at such an age?)
These papers were given to me by a Descendant of George Davie and Maria Page. They prospered in N.Z. I have a photo of their Golden Wedding. Talk about "go forth and multiply" We have a very sad letter from William Moorshead, telling Joseph and eliza of Susan's death, some years ago. I have forgotten how Maria was in contact with a descendant of the Moorshead family and he was able to tell her that the twins survived and came back to England. At this time Joseph was stationed at Brown's River probation station.
Bermuda was also a staging port for Convict Ships travelling direct from Ireland to Australia. Bermuda broke the journey from Cork or Dublin to the South America.
The "Isabella" the ship the Davie's came out in, came direct from Woolwich or Southampton, direct to Hobart in 120 days. I guess a cup of tea with Hobart's fresh water must have been very welcome.
Have you read Christopher Koch' "out of Ireland?" He uses Bermuda in that.
I have been in contact with Sarah Davie (married Cornelius Norris) and William Henry Davie's descendants, they moved to Rockhampton when Sarah married Neil and set-up a salvage business. In fact, one of the descendants there and she insists that Joseph Davie married on Isabella different surname? but it was not Hughes. Well I find it hard to accept, as I have Joseph and Isabella's wedding certificate, the original parchment.
Guess by now, you are sick of my ramblings, hope you can make sense of this, probably will need to read it over several times.