Peter Davie (1864-1913)
Born: 27 September 1864, Bothwell, Tasmania
Died: 2 November 1913, Hobart, Tasmania
Parents: Peter Davie and Annie Maria Millard
Spouse: Louisa Maria Hill (1862-1936)
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Peter Davie (27 Sep 1864-2 Nov 1913)
+Louisa Maria Hill (8 May 1862-19 May 1936)
1-Ethel Sarah Davie (9 Nov 1889-?)
2-Cyril George Davie (28 Jun 1891-?)
3-Arthur Raymond Davie (18 Mar 1893-?)
4-Raymond Leslie Davie (9 Apr 1895-18 May 1940)
5-Cecil Edward Davie (8 Feb 1898-?)
6-Mabel Annie Davie (19 Nov 1899-7 Feb 1900)
7-Olive Louise Davie (20 Apr 1905-11 Dec 1908)
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
PETER DAVIE
27 September 1864: Born in Bothwell; son of Peter Davie and Annie Maria Millard; informant: his father, Peter, a labourer.
6 November 1864: Baptised in Bothwell.
2 January 1889: Peter Davie, a 24-year-old farmer, married Louisa Maria Hill, aged 27, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: L. A. Davie and John Richard Hill.
2 November 1913: Died in Hobart, aged 49.
5 November 1913: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery.
DAVIE - On November 2, 1913, at the General Hospital, Hobart, Peter, the dearly beloved husband of Louie Davie (Bothwell), and beloved son of Mrs Davie, corner Federal and Argyle streets, North Hobart, aged 49 years. [TROVE]
Spouse: LOUISA MARIA HILL
8 May 1862: Born in Bothwell; daughter of Richard Hill and Sarah Bale; informant: her grandmother, Ann Bale.
3 June 1862: Baptised in Bothwell.
2 January 1889: Peter Davie, a 24-year-old farmer, married Louisa Maria Hill, aged 27, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: L. A. Davie and John Richard Hill.
19 May 1936: Died in Oakleigh, Victoria, aged 74.
DAVIE - On May 19, 1936, at Tasma, 34 Hanover Street, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Louisa Maria, relict of the late Peter Davie, late of Bothwell, aged 74 years. Beloved mother of Cyril, Arthur, Ray, Cecil, Alan, Ethel (Mrs Sheill), Edie (Mrs Phoenix). [TROVE]
1-ETHEL SARAH DAVIE
9 November 1889: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Peter, a labourer.
15 December 1889: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
2-CYRIL GEORGE DAVIE
28 June 1891: Born in Bothwell; informant: his grandmother, Annie Davie.
26 July 1891: Baptised in Bothwell.
2 October 1916: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, aged 25.
23 December 1916: Embarked RMS Orontes in Melbourne, Victoria, bound for overseas.
1 July 1919: Embarked HT Karmala for return to Australia.
15 December 1919: Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force; named on the Bothwell War Memorial Avenue Plaque.
No further research carried out at this time.
3-ARTHUR RAYMOND DAVIE
18 March 1893: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Peter, a labourer.
3 July 1917: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, aged 24.
21 November 1917: Embarked HMAT A71 Nestor in Melbourne, Victoria, bound for overseas.
7 July 1919: Embarked HT Chemnitz for return to Australia.
3 October 1919: Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force.
No further research carried out at this time.
4-RAYMOND LESLIE DAVIE
9 April 1895: Born in Bothwell; his grandmother, Annie Davie.
8 May 1895: Baptised in Bothwell.
6 August 1915: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, aged 20.
10 November 1915: Embarked HMAT A11 Ascanius in Melbourne, Victoria, bound for overseas.
10 December 1918: Embarked HT Somali for return to Australia.
30 March 1919: Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force; named on the Bothwell War Memorial Avenue Plaque.
18 May 1940: Died in Victoria.
20 May 1940: Buried at the Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria.
5-CECIL EDWARD DAVIE
8 February 1898: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, Peter, a labourer.
14 March 1898: Baptised in Bothwell.
23 May 1917: Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, aged 19.
21 November 1917: Embarked HMAT A71 Nestor in Melbourne, Victoria, bound for overseas.
5 April 1919: Embarked HT Warwickshire for return to Australia.
20 June 1919: Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force.
No further research carried out at this time.
6-MABEL ANNIE DAVIE
19 November 1899: Born in Apsley; informant: her father, Peter, a labourer.
26 December 1899: Baptised in Bothwell.
7 February 1900: Died in Bothwell, aged 11 weeks; cause: whooping cough.
9 February 1900: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery.
7-OLIVE LOUISE DAVIE
20 April 1905: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, Peter, a labourer.
11 December 1908: Died in Bothwell, aged 3; cause: croup; informant: her father, Peter.
14 December 1908: Buried at Bothwell Public Cemetery.
Conveyed from Mary (Allen) White (1887)
Complete maps located on the Property History page.
Tasmanian Archives: Bothwell B37, AF819/1/26 (modified)
Resources Used:
Australia: The AIF Project: Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914–1918
Australia: National Archives of Australia: Defence and War Service Records
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration — Deaths
Find A Grave: Cemetery records
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births & Marriages
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council.
Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England; Anglican Parish of Bothwell.
TROVE: The Mercury