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Davis

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Davis has 605 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 57 references, with 125 live disagreements.

605 facts·127 predicates·57 sources·125 in dispute18771955

Mostly:ex:known as(90), same as(62), associated(57)

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Ex:known Asin disputeex:knownAs

  • Davis[1]all time · Research Db
  • Davis[1]1942-01-01 – 1943-01-01 · Research Db
  • own-corridor Davis[1]all time · Research Db
  • Davis[1]1912-01-01 – 1913-01-01 · Research Db
  • George Davis[1]1912-01-01 – 1913-01-01 · Research Db
  • Davis -[1]all time · Research Db
  • Davis[46]all time · Julia Half Sibling Test 2026 04 05
  • Davis[42]all time · Julia Complete Profile 2026 04 05
  • Davis[40]all time · Julia Leftwich Dna Search 2026 04 05
  • Davis[20]1912-01-01 – 1913-01-01 · Cifhs Exem1908 1936

Same Asin disputeex:rel/same_as

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Ex:known at Locationin disputeex:knownAtLocation

  • Yarrabah[1]all time · Research Db
  • Mossman/Miallo area[1]1942-01-01 – 1943-01-01 · Research Db
  • Yarrabah[1]1912-01-01 – 1913-01-01 · Research Db
  • Port Douglas[1]all time · Research Db
  • Glenmore[1]all time · Research Db
  • Roma[1]all time · Research Db
  • Davis Hill/Bloomfield[40]all time · Julia Leftwich Dna Search 2026 04 05
  • Goondiwindi[20]1912-01-01 – 1913-01-01 · Cifhs Exem1908 1936
  • Barambah[12]1914-01-01 – 1915-01-01 · Cifhs A58973 Qld Deaths 1910 1928
  • Barambah[12]all time · Cifhs A58973 Qld Deaths 1910 1928

Ex:possible Originin disputeex:possible_origin

  • a name adopted for use in European society[2]all time · Unknown
  • an anglicization of "David," an employer-assigned name, or an adopted European surname[2]all time · Unknown
  • an SSI surname if the classification was wrong and the father was actually South Sea Islander[2]all time · Unknown
  • association with the Davis Hill locality at Bloomfield[2]all time · Unknown
  • employer-assigned name[2]all time · Unknown
  • an anglicization of 'David'[2]all time · Unknown
  • anglicization of "David", an employer-assigned name, or an adopted European surname[2]all time · Unknown
  • adopted through Rosie’s SSI connections, through a step-parent, or through another mechanism not yet documented[2]all time · Unknown
  • an anglicised surname adopted by a Filipino man, or a name assigned in colonial records[2]all time · Unknown
  • the Davis settler family at Davis Hill on the Bloomfield River[27]all time · Rosie Full Sibling Final 2026 04 07

Ex:locationin disputeex:location

  • Copperfield River[2]all time · Unknown
  • Rockhampton[2]all time · Unknown
  • Port Bowen[2]all time · Unknown
  • Roma[2]all time · Unknown
  • Glenmore[2]all time · Unknown
  • Widgeegoara[2]all time · Unknown
  • Torres Strait, Somerset Division[2]all time · Unknown
  • Mossman/Port Douglas area[7]all time · Edgar Paternity Dna Analysis 2026 03 31
  • Cairns[18]all time · Cifhs Home Office Exemptions1912 1935
  • Thursday Island[15]all time · Cifhs Co E Weipa

Ex:associated Locationin disputeex:associated_location

  • Glenmore[2]all time · Unknown
  • Mitchell[2]all time · Unknown
  • Rockhampton[2]all time · Unknown
  • Thursday Island[15]all time · Cifhs Co E Weipa
  • Mossman[17]all time · Cifhs Exemptions1947
  • Torres Strait[34]all time · War Census Corridor Matches 2026 04 08
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[15]all time · Cifhs Co E Weipa

Ex:originin disputeex:origin

  • English/Welsh surname[2]all time · Unknown
  • unknown; best remaining lead is Paddy Davis P-97[3]all time · Edgar Timeline 2026 03 30
  • Welsh[7]all time · Edgar Paternity Dna Analysis 2026 03 31
  • came from employer, not father[9]all time · Edgar Parentage Professional Report V2 2026 04 01
  • comes from Joseph Charles Davis[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[3]all time · Edgar Timeline 2026 03 30
  • null[7]all time · Edgar Paternity Dna Analysis 2026 03 31
  • null[9]all time · Edgar Parentage Professional Report V2 2026 04 01
  • null[2]all time · Unknown

Inbound mentions (200)

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Ex:possible Rolenull[2]
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Henry Davis, J S B Davis
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Surname Davis
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a name adopted for use in European society
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
an anglicization of "David," an employer-assigned name, or an adopted European surname
confirmed_byresearch-db/source/unknown
1977 death registration
documented_asresearch-db/source/unknown
a South Sea Islander surname
appears_among_documented_Filipino_surnamesresearch-db/source/unknown
does not appear among documented Filipino surnames in Torres Strait or elsewhere in Australia
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
an SSI surname if the classification was wrong and the father was actually South Sea Islander
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
association with the Davis Hill locality at Bloomfield
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
employer-assigned name
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
an anglicization of 'David'
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
anglicization of "David", an employer-assigned name, or an adopted European surname
given_name_unknownresearch-db/source/unknown
The marriage record does not give a given name for the father.
commonnessresearch-db/source/unknown
a common surname
adopted_atresearch-db/source/unknown
Yarrabah mission between 1904 and 1909
not_inherited_fromresearch-db/source/unknown
a biological father named Davis
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son of David
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not a standard Filipino form
originresearch-db/source/unknown
English/Welsh surname
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does not appear among any documented Filipino surname lists in Torres Strait or elsewhere in Australia
appears_among_documented_Filipino_surname_lists_in_Torres_Strait_or_elsewhere_in_Australiaresearch-db/source/unknown
does not appear
possible_anglicization_ofresearch-db/source/unknown
David
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
adopted through Rosie’s SSI connections, through a step-parent, or through another mechanism not yet documented
name_commonalityresearch-db/source/unknown
common in both Wales and Ireland
possible_originresearch-db/source/unknown
an anglicised surname adopted by a Filipino man, or a name assigned in colonial records
expected_inresearch-db/source/unknown
A to K file
commonalityresearch-db/source/unknown
common name
is particularly common inresearch-db/source/unknown
County Cork, County Tipperary, and the southeastern counties
is a common surname inresearch-db/source/unknown
Ireland
isresearch-db/source/unknown
a confirmed typical SSI surname
appears_inresearch-db/source/unknown
the Queensland SSI 1867-1908 index
search_resultresearch-db/source/unknown
no convincing direct-line item found in fielded searches
surname_originresearch-db/source/unknown
originally Davies
father_name_from_sourceresearch-db/source/unknown
the 'Davis' father name
lead_statusresearch-db/source/unknown
new lead worth following
mentioned_inresearch-db/source/unknown
own-corridor Davis in the sickness files
father_linkresearch-db/source/unknown
There is not yet a direct free-source link between a Davis father and a Rosie mother in the Rosie / George Davis problem.
is named asresearch-db/source/unknown
Julia's father in the 1912 Yarrabah marriage entry
surname_hits_areresearch-db/source/unknown
mostly false positives
absence_in_reportresearch-db/source/unknown
No Davis surname appears in the 1905 report
absence_in_reportresearch-db/source/unknown
No `Davis` surname appears in the 1906 report.
absence_at_locationsresearch-db/source/unknown
No Davis entry at Port Douglas, Mossman, Cairns, Cooktown, or Yarrabah in the war census
presence_in_MOSSMAN_paragraphresearch-db/source/unknown
No Davis is named there
later_applied_surnameresearch-db/source/unknown
not used in the Port Douglas administrative records
documented_asresearch-db/source/unknown
a typical Australian South Sea Islander surname
entry_countresearch-db/source/unknown
2 direct SSI records under the Davis surname
confirmed_typical_SSI_surname_in_Queenslandresearch-db/source/unknown
yes
is_aresearch-db/source/unknown
documented typical SSI surname
listed_onresearch-db/source/unknown
QUASSIC list of typical SSI surnames
first_appears_onresearch-db/source/unknown
Edgar's 1909 Yarrabah marriage record
eventresearch-db/source/unknown
was caught by the Melbourne Express at Port Douglas
possible_misreadingsresearch-db/source/unknown
Davi3, Davia, etc.
statusresearch-db/source/unknown
an old man
common_surname_statusresearch-db/source/unknown
among the most common European surnames assigned to or adopted by Aboriginal and South Sea Islander people in Queensland
source_countresearch-db/source/unknown
7 sources
entryresearch-db/source/unknown
builder, Brisbane c
originresearch-db/source/edgar-timeline-2026-03-30
unknown; best remaining lead is Paddy Davis P-97
occupationresearch-db/source/unknown
builder
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Copperfield River
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Rockhampton
residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
Roma c
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Port Bowen
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Roma
occupationresearch-db/source/unknown
carrier
residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
Roma
associated_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Glenmore
classificationresearch-db/source/unknown
c
residence_or_associationresearch-db/source/unknown
Roma
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Glenmore
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Widgeegoara
associated_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Mitchell
associated_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Rockhampton
residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
Port Bowen
absent_fromresearch-db/source/unknown
Port Douglas or Mossman entries in the cited context
possible_source_of_surnameresearch-db/source/unknown
district employment, fostering, or mission formalization rather than a clean paternal line
listed_onresearch-db/source/unknown
the QUASSIC list of typical Australian South Sea Islander surnames
possible_earlier_circulationresearch-db/source/unknown
already circulating as a mission-side surname, nickname, or locality-based identifier before the surviving public trace catches it
locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Torres Strait, Somerset Division
appears_only_in_reference_toresearch-db/source/unknown
Davis Hill on the Bloomfield River; Davis's Hill as a location marker in multiple transcripts
research_contextresearch-db/source/unknown
relevant not just for Davis, but also for control surnames and sister-line surnames such as Nunn, Watkins, Brackenridge, Molloy, and related Mossman/Port Douglas families
possible_roleresearch-db/source/unknown
labour or household surname
relevanceresearch-db/source/unknown
surname from the job hypothesis
surname_statusresearch-db/source/ancestry-dna-robert_davis-2026
a real surname in the family's European ancestry, not just an acquired surname
appears_only_in_usernameresearch-db/source/ancestry-dna-jennifer_phelps_davis-2026
jenniferphelpsdavis73
births_1880_1920_regtype_C_countresearch-db/source/bdm-davis-search-2026-03-31
1027
surname_statusresearch-db/source/edgar-paternity-dna-analysis-2026-03-31
an Aboriginal surname
births_1880_1920_countresearch-db/source/bdm-davis-search-2026-03-31
1241 statewide
locationresearch-db/source/edgar-paternity-dna-analysis-2026-03-31
Mossman/Port Douglas area
possible_roleresearch-db/source/edgar-paternity-dna-analysis-2026-03-31
employer whose surname was adopted
possible_roleresearch-db/source/edgar-paternity-dna-analysis-2026-03-31
fathered a child with Rosie or someone in her family
originresearch-db/source/edgar-paternity-dna-analysis-2026-03-31
Welsh
search_scoperesearch-db/source/trove-davis-mossman-search-2026-03-31
Port Douglas newspapers
search_scoperesearch-db/source/trove-davis-mossman-search-2026-03-31
Cairns Post with Mossman
mentioned_asresearch-db/source/bdm-davis-search-2026-03-31
surname
originresearch-db/source/edgar-parentage-professional-report-v2-2026-04-01
came from employer, not father
is_the_nameresearch-db/source/thompson-genealogy-rosie-reynolds-2017-v3
the name of the person referred to as Edgar Braikenridge and Edgar Davis
family_presenceresearch-db/source/unknown
Cooktown with Aboriginal connections
family_presenceresearch-db/source/unknown
Cooktown with Aboriginal connections a decade before Edgar's estimated birth
mentions_in_thesisresearch-db/source/unknown
one mention
countresearch-db/source/ancestry-jessica-mabb-noble-2026-04-04
6 people
shared_surnames_countresearch-db/source/ancestry-jessica-mabb-noble-2026-04-04
6 people
shared_withresearch-db/source/ancestry-jessica-mabb-noble-2026-04-04
Lisa
associated_withresearch-db/source/cifhs-A58973_Qld_Deaths_1910_1928
Harry
referenceresearch-db/source/cifhs-audcoen
D-91
listed_asresearch-db/source/cifhs-audcooktown
an indexed name in the source text
index_entryresearch-db/source/cifhs-audcoen
D-91
listed_asresearch-db/source/cifhs-audcooktown
an entry in the source index
associated_organizationresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
Convent
dateresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
31. 3.1955
associated_locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
Thursday Island
identifierresearch-db/source/cifhs-audlaura
16099
associated_locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-exemptions1947
Mossman
listed_identifierresearch-db/source/cifhs-audlaura
16099
locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-HomeOfficeExemptions1912-1935
Cairns
classificationresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
Ch
surnameresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
Convent
locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-CoE-Weipa
Thursday Island
residence_locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-CPAMarriagesRegister1908-1936
Thursday Is
residence_yearresearch-db/source/cifhs-CPAMarriagesRegister1908-1936
1911
residence_yearresearch-db/source/cifhs-exem1908_1936
1912
residence_locationresearch-db/source/cifhs-exem1908_1936
Goondiwindi
possible_statusresearch-db/source/corridor-surname-scan
foster surname
interpretationresearch-db/source/qsa-bloomfield-instructions-2026-04-05
may have been a local household name or later adoption
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does not appear
not_in_index_as_Bloomfield_area_nameresearch-db/source/qsa-bloomfield-instructions-2026-04-05
does not appear in the government correspondence index as a Bloomfield-area name
used_as_surname_for_Aboriginal_person_before_1900research-db/source/qsa-bloomfield-instructions-2026-04-05
unknown; this is being investigated as a possibility
classificationresearch-db/source/cifhs-HomeOfficeExemptions1912-1935
A
appears_in_treeresearch-db/source/dna-endogamy-assessment-2026-04-05
yes
likely_derives_fromresearch-db/source/wy-batch2-entries-15-27
David at Mitchell River Mission
roleresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-hypothesis-2026-04-07
mission-assigned name, not biological father's surname
role_on_marriage_recordresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-hypothesis-2026-04-07
father's surname on Julia's 1912 marriage record
not_biological_father_surname_ofresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-hypothesis-2026-04-07
Julia's biological father
possible_mission_assigned_surnameresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-hypothesis-2026-04-07
The 'Davis' name could also be a mission-assigned surname
typeresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-proven-2026-04-07
surname
role_on_marriage_recordresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-proven-2026-04-07
mission-assigned name, not biological father's surname
roleresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-proven-2026-04-07
mission-assigned name, not biological father's surname
possible_identityresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-proven-2026-04-07
mission-assigned surname
role_on_marriage_recordresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-final-2026-04-07
mission-assigned name
possible_originresearch-db/source/rosie-full-sibling-final-2026-04-07
the Davis settler family at Davis Hill on the Bloomfield River
noteresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-profiles-2026-04-07
coincidental (NZ Maori, not FNQ)
in_sharedresearch-db/source/corridor-checklist-final-2026-04-07
yes
shared_dna_cmresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-profiles-2026-04-07
35 cM
associated_nameresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-profiles-2026-04-07
Edgar
associated_personresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-v2-2026-04-07
Edgar
shared_DNA_cMresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-v2-2026-04-07
35 cM
shared_DNA_cMresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-v3-2026-04-07
35 cM
surname_is_coincidentalresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-v3-2026-04-07
NZ Maori, not FNQ
associated_personresearch-db/source/julia-nellie-network-v3-2026-04-07
Edgar
knew_personallyresearch-db/source/bloomfield-1890-family-report-2026-04-07
the Aboriginal boy Cobango / Carbango
knewresearch-db/source/bloomfield-1890-family-report-2026-04-07
George Marsh, the beche-de-mer fisherman
knew_personallyresearch-db/source/bloomfield-1890-family-report-2026-04-07
the Aboriginal boy Cobango
appears_in_documentresearch-db/source/bloomfield-1890-family-report-2026-04-07
Every major corridor DNA surname appears in this single document
occupationresearch-db/source/rosie-owen-reynolds-parallel-timeline-2026-04-07
selector
match_countresearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
7
associated_placeresearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
Somerset Division
reference_coderesearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
A/58922; ITM2043631; DR25243
yearresearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
1915
yearresearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
1916
associated_locationresearch-db/source/war-census-corridor-matches-2026-04-08
Torres Strait
listed_onresearch-db/source/unknown
QUASSIC register of typical ASSI surnames
present_on_ASSI_surname_listresearch-db/source/unknown
YES
possible_heritageresearch-db/source/unknown
some Davis families in Queensland may have South Sea Islander heritage
originresearch-db/source/unknown
comes from Joseph Charles Davis
possible_sourceresearch-db/source/five-families-synthesis-2026-04-12
the Davis Hill settlers
possible_sourceresearch-db/source/five-families-synthesis-2026-04-12
Yarrabah mission
possible_sourceresearch-db/source/five-families-synthesis-2026-04-12
Cooktown shire councillor
surname_acquisition_periodresearch-db/source/five-families-synthesis-2026-04-12
between 1904 and 1909
lineage_proof_warningresearch-db/source/five-people-historical-overlap-handoff-2026-04-12
surname matches are not proof of lineage
lineage_match_warningresearch-db/source/five-people-historical-overlap-handoff-2026-04-12
surname matches should not be treated as lineage proof
birth_dateresearch-db/source/cifhs-bagot-1968-1971
7. 4.1964
fatherresearch-db/source/cifhs-bagot-1968-1971
Bobby Turner
birthplaceresearch-db/source/cifhs-bagot-1968-1971
Roper River
sexresearch-db/source/cifhs-bagot-1968-1971
M
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