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| Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940) + Anne CAMPBELL (1852 - 1918) |
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| b. 1848 at Belfast, Ireland |
| m. 1874 Anne CAMPBELL (1852 - 1918) at Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 1940 aged 92 |
| Events in Alexander DAVIS (1848 - 1940)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1848 | Alexander DAVIS was born | Belfast, Ireland | |||
| 1874 | 26 | Married Anne CAMPBELL (aged 22) | Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1918 | 70 | Death of wife Anne CAMPBELL (aged 66) | |||
| 1940 | 92 | Alexander DAVIS died | |||
| Personal Notes: |
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Alexander Davis was born in 1848 in Belfast and came with his parents to Australia in 1854. They came straight to Tumut and settled on a farming property on the Gilmore Creek.
They had the first vineyard in the district. In 1872 Alexander, who had then rented his parents property, commenced making wine. Eight years later he purchased "Woodlands", a property of 290 acres on the Upper Gilmore Creek. He subsequently acquired other properties from nearby settlers until he had increased his holding to 630 acres. He grew maize, wheat and bred horses, cattle and sheep. He was a very progressive settler and was actively associated with the A. and P. Society. In 1874 he married a daughter of James Campbell. They had a family of three sons and three daughters. |