John Okey DAVIS

Male 1777 - 1836  (58 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name John Okey DAVIS  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth 7 Sep 1777  Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. 13 Oct 1829  Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Per "Lotus" 
    Death 5 Mar 1836  Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper Article 20 Jul 1929  [5
    Person ID I25363  MyBradyTree

    Family Frances Harriet Lamb WOMBUTLEY,   b. 1783   d. 14 Mar 1835, Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 1805  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Frances Harriet DAVIS,   b. 2 Oct 1806, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1865, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    â–» Daniel SCOTT  m. 18 Mar 1830
    +2. John Okey DAVIS,   b. 30 Nov 1808, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1894, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    â–» Eleanor Frances THOMSON  m. 17 Feb 1840
    >3. Henry Quartus DAVIS,   b. 6 Oct 1810, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1891, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    â–» Mary Sybilla ELDERTON  m. 20 Oct 1855
     4. Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 9 Jun 1815, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1877, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. Anne DAVIS,   b. 14 Jan 1820, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1873, King's Norton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     6. Frederick DAVIS,   b. 21 May 1822, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1855, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    +7. Sarah Okey DAVIS,   b. 25 Sep 1824, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1899, Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    â–» Joseph LOGUE  m. 26 Feb 1856
    Family ID F7942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Sep 1777 - Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1805 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration: Arr. - Per "Lotus" - 13 Oct 1829 - Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Mar 1836 - Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John Okey Davis Park, Gosnells, Western Australia
      John Okey Davis and his wife Frances arrived in the colony in October 1829 aboard the ship 'Lotus' and became among the first European settlers in Gosnells. The Davis property, called 'Chenies', occupied most of the present suburbs of Huntingdale, Gosnells and Southern River. Davis, with the help of his family, built a mud brick home and cultivated an area about the size of the present park. He planted wheat and vegetables, watering them from the river.

      When John and Frances Davis died they were buried near their home and their gravesite still remains at the southern end of the park.

      http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=9425

      City of Gosnells Museum
      Located on the beautiful banks of the Canning River, the museum collection is housed in the State Heritage listed Wilkinson Homestead on Homestead Road in Gosnells. The site has an interesting history that includes early European settlement, Aboriginal heritage, and the district's agricultural development.

      The Museum property and adjacent park are part of the 1829 land grant to pioneer John Okey Davis.

      GOSNELLS

      Development of the district of Gosnells dates back to 1829 when the rich soils and abundant waters of the Canning River attracted early settlers. One of the early pioneers was John Okey Davis who arrived in WA with his wife and seven children on the ship "Lotus" in 1829. Davis' land was eventually sold to Charles Gosnell in 1862. Gosnells was a director of a famous London firm of John Gosnell and Co., perfumery manufacturers, and it was from this association that the name of the area originated.
      http://www.dli.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names+-+G

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "John Okey DAVIS". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I25363&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 17, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S654] rocketbubbles-at-westnet.com.au, Penelope Jane Ryall.

    2. [S1028] info-at-monumentaustralia.org.au, Monument Australia, http://monumentaustralia.org.au/monument_display.php?id=60548.

    3. [S1029] council-at-gosnells.wa.gov.au, City of Gosnells, http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/About_our_City/Environment/Caring_for_our_environment/Rivers_and_waterways/John_Okey_Davis_Park_Gosnells.

    4. [S1016] robynbray-at-ozemail.com.au, Robyn Dulcie Bray (nee Davies), Some Information Submitted by Robyn Dulcie Bray (nee Davies).

    5. [S954] Trove, LONELY GRAVE OF AN EARLY PIONEER. (1929, July 20). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 22. Retrieved December 29, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32296693.