Elizabeth Davies

Given name: Elizabeth
Last name: Davies
Alternative name: Elizabeth Owens
Date of Birth: ca. 1842
Place of Birth: Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Arrival in Queensland: ca. 1859
Place of residence in Queensland: Harcourt St., Fortitude Valley, Qld; Moggill, Brisbane, Australia
Spouse: Robert Owens
Date of Marriage: 10 September 1864
Place married: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Children: Owen William (17 Jul 1865 – 18 Feb 1875) Jane Ellen (b 26 Feb 1867 – 6 Apr 1901) Elizabeth (b 4 Apr 1869 – 4 Mar 1920) Catherine (b 22 Jun 1870 – 1875) Mary Ellen (b 12 May 1872 – 1885) David Robert (b 15 Mar 1874 – 20 Mar 1885) Catherine Jane (b 27 Jul 1876 – 29 Sep 1944) Hugh William (b 10 Jun 1878 – 4 Mar 1901) twin of Margaret Elizabeth Margaret Elizabeth (b 10 Jun 1878 –26 Aug 1934) William Charles (b 30 Jan 1880 – 12 Apr 1940) Robert Edward (b 14 Apr 1882 – 27 Apr 1944)
Date of Death: 10 February 1899
Burial: Moggill Historic Cemetery, Moggill, Qld, Australia
Occupation: Farmer

Elizabeth Davies was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales and arrived in Queensland around 1859. She married Robert Owens on 10 September 1864 and the couple went on to have 11 children together. Elizabeth died at Moggill on 10 February 1899 and is buried in the Moggill Historic Cemetery, Moggill, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

Citation: Leigh Owens, ‘Elizabeth Davies’, Harry Gentle Resource Centre, Griffith University, 2023, https://harrygentle.griffith.edu.au/life-stories/elizabeth-davies/

Archival Resources

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage registration, Robert Owens and Elizabeth Davies, m. 10 Sep 1864, Reference ID 1869/B/2685

Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death registration, Elizabeth Owens, d. 10 Feb 1899, Reference ID 1899/C/3646

Online Resources

Find a Grave – Elizabeth Davies Owens

Elizabeth Davies

Image of Elizabeth Davies from private collection of Leigh Owens

Owens family at Robert Owens funeral 1892

Image private collection of Leigh Owens

First Peoples of Australia

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