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Name	William Charles Davy
Born	1847 England
Died	14 May, 1929 (aged ~ 82) Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Davy, Louisa Jane (wife) Davy, Ruby Claudia (daughter)
Occupation or Descriptor *	runner (amateur) (1864-1875) South Australia, Australia cornetist (1867-1910) South Australia, Australia horn player (1867-1910) South Australia, Australia trombonist (1867-1910) South Australia, Australia Australian Rules player (1874-1876) South Australia, Australia public lecturer (1880-1910) South Australia, Australia
Key Events *	Royal Tour, 1868 (played in a band on board the ship Galatea)
Key Organisations *	North Adelaide Football club (player)

* Dates are approximate

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