FOURTH GENERATION

14. Lawrence Davies was born in 1865 in India (West or East). could be 1866 Occupation: Waiter (at time of marriage)
Later, he and his wife came to the WA goldfields to work. He was married to Bridget Clancy on 31 May 1893 in St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Melbourne. ⁽²⁰⁾

15. Bridget Clancy was born in 1868 in Killaloe, Ireland. She died on 18 Apr 1904 in Fremantle Asylum.⁽²¹⁾ Info from Admissions register 1120/25 (5 Nov 1857- 31 Dec 1906)
admitted 28 May 1897 (Folio 337, Book 1120/16).
Placed here by her husband.
Name: Davis Bridget
Sex: female
Age: 28
Social conditions: Married
No of children: (left blank)
Occupation: Housewife
Residence: Coolgardie
Religion: RC
How sent: W L Owen 28/5/1897
Date of medical Cert & by whom signed: I Corlis 25/5/1897
Form of mental disorder: mania
Supposed cause of Insanity: Religion
Duration of existing attack: 2 months
Died: 18/4/1904
Time in Hospital: 6 yrs 11 months 22 days

Matron: Miss Armstrong (retired 31/8/1897). Miss Patterson was new matron.
Nurses McCarthy & McCormacks services dispensed with because of cruelty to patients (June/July 1898)

Cause of Death: Pulmonalis.
Records show she died quietly at 9.15pm on 18/4/1904 (Book 1120/37, 1130/38) in Ward 1.

Buried Fremantle Cemetry section CC 210, off Leach Hwy, facing west.

From Death Certificate:
Cause of death - Phthisis Pulmanalis
Duration of illness: approx 3 years She was buried on 20 Apr 1904 in RC Section, Fremantle Cemetry.⁽²²⁾ Children were:

7 i. Alice Vera Maud Davis.

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