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Benjamin Walter Davis 1867 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1867

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 1948

Death Location: Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Benjamin Davis

Mother: Dinah Clarke

Spouse(s): Mary O'Connell

Children(s): Elizabeth Davis, John Davis, Benjamin Davis

In 1867, Benjamin Walter Davis entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to Benjamin Davis and Dinah Clarke. Benjamin Walter Davis married Mary Ellen O'Connell, and had children including Elizabeth Lillian Davis, John Francis Davis, Benjamin Davis. Benjamin Walter Davis passed away in 1948 in Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Benjamin Walter Davis entered the world in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, born to Benjamin Davis and Dinah Clarke.
  • Benjamin Walter Davis married Mary Ellen O'Connell, and had children including Elizabeth Lillian Davis, John Francis Davis, Benjamin Davis.
  • Benjamin Walter Davis passed away in 1948 in Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Davis
1836 – 1898
Birth Location: Bristol, England
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Dinah Clarke
1842 – 1918
Birth Location: Clare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary O'Connell
1869 – 1935
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Davis
1892 – 1966
Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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John Davis
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Davis
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Davis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Davis
1867 – 1948
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Benjamin Davis
1836 – 1898
Bristol, England
Dinah Clarke
1842 – 1918
Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
John Davis
Elizabeth Price
William Clarke
Abigail Fletcher
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Davis's Descendants

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Benjamin (Walter) Davis (25 Dec 1867 – 1948) m. Mary (Ellen) O'Connell (29 Jun 1869 – 03 Apr 1935)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lillian) Davis (18 Nov 1892 – 13 Jan 1966) m. Charles (Gray) Macan (31 Oct 1891 – 04 May 1964)
    1. 1. Charles (Davis) Macan (1916 – 06 May 1979) m. Maureen (Josephine) O'Keefe
      1. 1. Gabrielle (Maureen) Macan (09 Dec 1942 – ) m. Michael (Joseph) Haley (08 Feb 1942 – )
        1. 1. Catherine (Marie) Haley (19 May 1966 – ) m. Brent Ramage
        2. 2. Patricia (Anne) Haley (29 Feb 1968 – )
        3. 3. Peter (Michael) Haley (02 Jul 1970 – )
        4. 4. John (William) Haley (17 Sep 1971 – )
        5. 5. Maria (Audrey) Haley (17 Sep 1971 – )
      2. 2. Charles (Peter) Macan (01 Apr 1944 – 23 Nov 1979) m. Helen Thompson (01 Aug 1945 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (John) Macan (20 Sep 1966 – )
        2. 2. Pauline (Jane) Macan (02 Oct 1967 – ) m. Stephen Searancke (27 Jul 1964 – )
        3. 3. David (Carl) Macan (10 Aug 1970 – )
        4. 4. Patrick (James) Macan (10 Nov 1975 – )
      3. 3. John (David) Macan (27 Oct 1949 – ) m. Annette Herd (06 Jun 1953 – )
        1. 1. Josephine (Moehau) Macan (13 May 1979 – )
        2. 2. Peter (Charles Te Puhi) Macan (11 Aug 1981 – )
        3. 3. James (Robert) Macan (29 Aug 1988 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Macan (26 Jan 1954 – ) m. Kevin (Gerard) Ryan (03 Jan 1953 – )
        1. 1. Daniel (Gerard) Ryan (24 Oct 1977 – )
        2. 2. Benjamin (Charles John) Ryan (07 Apr 1979 – )
        3. 3. Hannah (Mary Margaret) Ryan (26 Oct 1982 – )
        4. 4. Conor (Graeme Kevin) Ryan (04 Mar 1996 – )
    2. 2. Hunter (Benjamin) Macan (27 Jul 1922 – 13 Jun 1974) m. Doris Leigh (Abt. 1923 – )
      1. 1. Dawn (Frances) Macan (20 Sep 1947 – 19 Apr 1974) m. Arthur (Lewis John) Mason
        1. 1. Wendy (Frances) Mason (02 Feb 1967 – )
        2. 2. Lisa (Maree) Mason (23 Feb 1968 – )
        3. 3. Cheryl (Leigh) Mason (21 Jul 1971 – )
      2. 2. Stephen (George) Macan (05 Mar 1950 – ) m. Lynette (Verna) Healey m. Sonia Rean m. Julie (Ann) Randal
        1. 1. Stephen Rean (Abt. 1970 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Hunter) Macan (08 Feb 1972 – )
        3. 3. Sasha Macan (30 Dec 1973 – )
      3. 3. Linda (Maree) Macan (26 Oct 1956 – ) m. Ioannis Manousakis
        1. 1. Stephanie (Angela Leigh) Manousakis (06 Jan 1988 – )
        2. 2. Anastasia (Amelia Victoria) Manousakis (17 Jun 1991 – )
  2. 2. John (Francis) Davis
  3. 3. Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1867
25 Dec 1867
Birth of Benjamin Walter Davis in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1948
1948
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Walter Davis in Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1867
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1997
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Princes Sreet, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW
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