Born 1898 in Leytonstone, Essex, England [20] [21]
Son of William James DAVIS and Ada Sarah SEELEY [15] [20] [21] [535: 4-Jun-1927]
He was one of five children with siblings Flo, May, Babs and Stan plus four siblings who died young [535: 4-Jun-1927]
He was living with his parents in East Ham, Essex, England where his father was working as a Warehouseman in 1901 [20]
in 1911, 1921 and 1923 he was living with his parents at 50 May Road in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [20]
He was a Journeyman Shipwright in 1921 but he, like his father and brother Stan, was out of work [20]
Departed from London, England on the steamship Osterley on 3 March 1923 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Farmhand in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1927 and 1928 [4: 16-Jun-1928] [535: 4-Jun-1927] [203]
He left Carnamah on Monday 11 June 1928 for Perth and was then sailing to England [4: 16-Jun-1928]
Departed from Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Jervis Bay and arrived in Southampton, England on 7 July 1928 [204]
During his three month visit to England he resided with his parents at 50 May Street in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [203] [204]
Departed from London, England on the steamship Moreton Bay on 2 October 1928 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
Married Elsie Pretoria SHENFIELD in Perth in 1930 [15]
Leaseholder of Broadway Road in Perth suburb of Bassendean 1931-1936 [50]
Shipwright of 114 West Road in the Perth suburb of Bassdendean 1943-1977 [50]
Died 17 February 1977; ashes interred at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Garden of Remembrance, EC, 15, 215) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Charles William Davis' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/charles-william-davis [reference list] |
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