This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicholls29 Surnames: Peacock Spratt Davis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/9912.1.1.2.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Julie, Can you please provide dates, and places, of death for: - "Thomas Davis died in 1898 " AND "Mary Ann in 1892 " I assume that they died in Sydney, or did they return to New Zealand? Although, you state that the 15 yo son, Thomas, died 1894 Sydney. If they died in Sydney, then this might be the 1892 death of Mary Ann DAVIS??? 1278/1892 DAVIS MARY A RICHARD SARAH SYDNEY SMH, 21 Sep 1892. FUNERALS DAVIS Mrs Mary ANN DAVIS, 213 Palmer Street, Woolloomooloo, for Waverley Cemetery. Her tragic death: Evening News, Wednesday 21 September 1892 p 6: A Fatal Dose of Laudanum. A married woman, named Mary Ann Davis, aged 50 years, died at her residence, No. 213 Palmer-street, Woolloomooloo, on Monday. Mrs. Spratt, deceased's daughter, with whom she resided, states that on Sunday night her mother took an extra, dose of laudanum before retiring to .... Marriages of the daughter, Hannah DAVIS(who you have not shown a birth for): 1445/1888 SPRATT SAMUEL F DAVIS HANNAH M SYDNEY 496/1904 PEACOCK JOHN G SPRATT HANNAH M SYDNEY Hannah's death notice was in the SMH, 16 Dec 1948. Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>