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John Davis

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John Davis has 490 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 125 live disagreements.

490 facts·131 predicates·19 sources·125 in dispute1882–1906

Mostly:ex:known as(82), associated(34), ex:known at location(30)

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Ex:known Asin disputeex:knownAs

  • John Davis[16]all time · Rosie Identity Analysis
  • John Davis[1]all time · Research Db
  • John Davis owner of the Rover[1]all time · Research Db
  • John Davies[1]all time · Research Db
  • John Davis[1]1897-01-01 – 1898-01-01 · Research Db
  • John Davis (Mayor)[1]1897-01-01 – 1898-01-01 · Research Db
  • John Davis (alderman/mayor)[1]all time · Research Db
  • Davis[1]all time · Research Db
  • John Davis (Mayor)[1]all time · Research Db
  • John Davis (Mayor of Cooktown)[1]all time · Research Db

Associatedin disputeex:rel/associated

Ex:known at Locationin disputeex:knownAtLocation

  • Cooktown[1]all time · Research Db
  • Maytown[1]all time · Research Db
  • Country registration[1]all time · Research Db
  • South Brisbane[1]all time · Research Db
  • Cooktown[1]1897-01-01 – 1898-01-01 · Research Db
  • the Rover[1]all time · Research Db
  • Cooktown[1]1882-01-01 – 1883-01-01 · Research Db
  • Maytown[1]1906-01-01 – 1907-01-01 · Research Db
  • ditto[1]all time · Research Db
  • Cooktown[1]1885-01-01 – 1886-01-01 · Research Db

Ex:rolein disputeex:role

  • Mayor of Cooktown[2]all time · Unknown
  • parent named[2]all time · Unknown
  • father named[2]all time · Unknown
  • civic facilitator of the beche-de-mer industry, not a fisherman[2]all time · Unknown
  • owner of the Rover[2]all time · Unknown
  • Trustee of the above Estate[2]all time · Unknown
  • civic figure in reserve-policy context[2]all time · Unknown
  • figure connected to the Cooktown area[3]all time · Ancestry Dna Kirstine Davis 2026
  • Mayor of Cooktown c.1890[9]all time · John Hartley Saltwater Man Freshwater Woman 2019
  • Mayor of Cooktown c.1890[10]all time · Angelina Lena Stevens Complete Profile 2026 04 07

Ex:occupationin disputeex:occupation

  • commission agent[2]all time · Unknown
  • alderman of Cooktown[2]all time · Unknown
  • mayor of Cooktown[2]all time · Unknown
  • Commisions [sic] agent[2]all time · Unknown
  • hotel-keeper[2]all time · Unknown
  • Cooktown shipping figure[2]all time · Unknown
  • licensed as an auctioneer[2]all time · Unknown
  • auctioneer[2]all time · Unknown
  • Beche de Mer fisher[5]all time · Cifhs Qldcook1
  • Mayor of Cooktown[10]all time · Angelina Lena Stevens Complete Profile 2026 04 07

Same Asin disputeex:rel/same_as

Parent Childin disputeex:rel/parent_child

Inbound mentions (200)

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Other facts (277)

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277 facts
PredicateValueRef
Ex:locationCooktown, not Mossman[2]
Ex:locationCooktown[2]
Ex:locationMaytown[2]
Ex:locationditto[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:proposalestablishing an Aboriginal reserve to provide "a ready labour force for the beche-de-mer fishing industry"[2]
Ex:proposalestablishing an Aboriginal reserve on the North Shore of the Endeavour River[2]
Ex:proposala reserve be established on the North Shore for local Aboriginal people[2]
Ex:proposalnull[2]
Ex:proposalnull[2]
Ex:proposalnull[2]
Ex:possible OriginIrish[2]
Ex:possible OriginEnglish[2]
Ex:possible OriginContinental origin[2]
Ex:possible Originnull[2]
Ex:possible Originnull[2]
Ex:possible Originnull[2]
Ex:officeMayor of Cooktown[2]
Ex:officeMayor of Cooktown c.1890[7]
Ex:officeMayor of Cooktown[8]
Ex:officenull[2]
Ex:officenull[7]
Ex:officenull[8]
Ex:appears inthe local 1885 Gazette directory layer in Cooktown[2]
Ex:appears intruncated entry 'late of Maytown, hotel-k'[2]
Ex:appears inKirstine Davis Ancestry tree (224 people)[4]
Ex:appears innull[2]
Ex:appears innull[2]
Ex:appears innull[4]
Ex:mayor TermsFive times mayor[2]
Ex:mayor Termsfive times (1882, 1886-87, 1889-90)[2]
Ex:mayor Termsnull[2]
Ex:mayor Termsnull[2]
Ex:cause of DeathFever[2]
Ex:cause of Deathfever[2]
Ex:cause of Deathnull[2]
Ex:cause of Deathnull[2]
Ex:grave Locationunmarked grave in the Presbyterian section[2]
Ex:grave Locationthe Presbyterian section (not the Jewish section)[2]
Ex:grave Locationnull[2]
Ex:grave Locationnull[2]
Ex:death Date28 March 1897 (or 29 March, sources differ by one day)[2]
Ex:death Date28 March 1897[2]
Ex:death Datenull[2]
Ex:death Datenull[2]
Ex:proposedthe Aboriginal reserve specifically to provide labour for the beche-de-mer industry[2]
Ex:proposedthe Aboriginal reserve specifically to supply labour for the beche-de-mer industry[2]
Ex:proposednull[2]
Ex:proposednull[2]
Ex:residencelate of Maytown[2]
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Ex:residencenull[2]
Ex:residencenull[2]
Ex:namedthe McIvor River[7]
Ex:namedthe McIvor River[8]
Ex:namednull[7]
Ex:namednull[8]
Ex:suggestionestablishing a reserve on the North Shore of the Endeavour River[2]
Ex:suggestionnull[2]
Ex:former LocationMaytown[2]
Ex:former Locationnull[2]
Ex:occupation or Roleowner of the Rover[2]
Ex:occupation or Rolenull[2]
Ex:contextReal Cooktown shipping Davis in the Colonial Secretary source set[2]
Ex:contextnull[2]
Ex:is Father ofGeorge Davis[2]
Ex:is Father ofnull[2]
Ex:stated Purpose 2To provide "a ready labour force for the beche-de-mer fishing industry."[2]
Ex:stated Purpose 2null[2]
Ex:stated Purpose 1To keep Aboriginal people from "any unnecessary intermingling" with European residents of Cooktown.[2]
Ex:stated Purpose 1null[2]
Ex:birth Yearalive when Edgar was born (c.1890)[2]
Ex:birth Yearnull[2]
Ex:specific Mayoral Years1882; 1886-1887; 1889-1890[2]
Ex:specific Mayoral Yearsnull[2]
Ex:years As Alderman17 years[2]
Ex:years As Aldermannull[2]
Ex:marriage Record FoundNo marriage record for John Davis in Cooktown has been found in the Queensland BDM index.[2]
Ex:marriage Record Foundnull[2]
Ex:mayoral Termduring one of his terms as mayor[2]
Ex:mayoral Termnull[2]
Ex:mayoral Terms1882, 1886-1887, 1889-1890[2]
Ex:mayoral Termsnull[2]
Ex:notable Civic ActionProposed Aboriginal reserve on North Shore of Endeavour River[2]
Ex:notable Civic Actionnull[2]
Ex:obituary Family MentionsHis obituary in The Week mentions no family members.[2]
Ex:obituary Family Mentionsnull[2]
Ex:times As Mayorfive times[2]
Ex:times As Mayornull[2]
Ex:term Start1888[2]
Ex:term Startnull[2]
Ex:term Length10 years[2]
Ex:term Lengthnull[2]
Ex:held OfficeMayor of Cooktown from 1888 for 10 years[2]
Ex:held Officenull[2]
Ex:children Birth Registrations FoundNo birth registrations naming John Davis as father have been found in the Cooktown district.[2]
Ex:children Birth Registrations Foundnull[2]

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John Davis
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establishing an Aboriginal reserve to provide "a ready labour force for the beche-de-mer fishing industry"
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Mayor of Cooktown
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establishing a reserve on the North Shore of the Endeavour River
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Maytown
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owner of the Rover
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Real Cooktown shipping Davis in the Colonial Secretary source set
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father named
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George Davis
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commission agent
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alderman of Cooktown
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mayor of Cooktown
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To provide "a ready labour force for the beche-de-mer fishing industry."
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To keep Aboriginal people from "any unnecessary intermingling" with European residents of Cooktown.
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alive when Edgar was born (c.1890)
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1882; 1886-1887; 1889-1890
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Commisions [sic] agent
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17 years
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No marriage record for John Davis in Cooktown has been found in the Queensland BDM index.
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during one of his terms as mayor
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1882, 1886-1887, 1889-1890
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Five times mayor
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Proposed Aboriginal reserve on North Shore of Endeavour River
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His obituary in The Week mentions no family members.
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five times
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1888
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10 years
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Irish
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Fever
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Mayor of Cooktown from 1888 for 10 years
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Continental origin
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Alderman for 17 years
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unmarked
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unmarked
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unmarked grave in the Presbyterian section
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28 March 1897 (or 29 March, sources differ by one day)
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death_dateresearch-db/source/unknown
28 March 1897
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grave_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
the Presbyterian section (not the Jewish section)
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proposalresearch-db/source/unknown
establishing an Aboriginal reserve on the North Shore of the Endeavour River
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he may have died without family in Cooktown
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Cooktown
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Cooktown district
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Jewish
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absent
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none
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No wife, children, or other family members have been located in any publicly available record.
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may have died without family in Cooktown
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28 March 1897
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Mayor of Cooktown
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Cooktown Cemetery, Presbyterian section (grave unmarked)
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origin_uncertainresearch-db/source/unknown
Whether he was originally Irish, English, or of Continental origin cannot be determined from available records.
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burial_ritesresearch-db/source/unknown
Jewish rites
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Jewish section
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possible_identityresearch-db/source/unknown
Irish Jewish
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burial_serviceresearch-db/source/unknown
Read by L. Solomon
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No wife, children, or family members located in any record.
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roleresearch-db/source/unknown
civic facilitator of the beche-de-mer industry, not a fisherman
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ethnicityresearch-db/source/unknown
not Irish
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none located
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no family at all
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Cooktown Cemetery (Presbyterian section, unmarked)
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Not named on any official record as a parent of Edgar
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five times (1882, 1886-87, 1889-90)
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Cooktown
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the person meant is probably John Davis
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childrenresearch-db/source/unknown
No wife or children located in any record.
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family_statusresearch-db/source/unknown
apparently without wife or children
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the Aboriginal reserve specifically to provide labour for the beche-de-mer industry
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Cooktown, not Mossman
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17 years
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proposedresearch-db/source/unknown
the Aboriginal reserve specifically to supply labour for the beche-de-mer industry
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fever
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occupationresearch-db/source/unknown
hotel-keeper
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residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
late of Maytown
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2 Jan 1891
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owner of the Rover
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Cooktown shipping figure
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the Rover
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persists across years / had not vanished
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Cooktown
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late of Maytown
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late of Maytown, hotel-keeper
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1882, 1886-1887, and 1889-1890
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1885
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auctioneer
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Maytown
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licensed as an auctioneer
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Cooktown
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late of Maytown
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at Cooktown in 1885
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the local 1885 Gazette directory layer in Cooktown
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no present bridge to the Davis Hill household or direct line
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auctioneer
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2 3 6
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ditto
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116 0 0
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Conditional
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2nd
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recorded_withresearch-db/source/unknown
Conditional; ditto; 116 0 0; 2nd; 2 3 6
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roleresearch-db/source/unknown
Trustee of the above Estate
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above Estate
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roleresearch-db/source/unknown
civic figure in reserve-policy context
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Cooktown
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a reserve be established on the North Shore for local Aboriginal people
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a real public Davis in the Cooktown Aboriginal-administration world
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figure connected to the Cooktown area
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Kirstine Davis Ancestry tree (224 people)
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third father name from modern family research
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injuryresearch-db/source/cifhs-qldcook1
Shark bite
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app. 17 years
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Christie ...... Reefs
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11. 9.1888 - 25. 9.1888
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Cape Melville
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Beche de Mer fisher
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now deceased
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Christie ...... Reefs
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Shark bite
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the McIvor River
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officeresearch-db/source/lena-stevens-family-history-cooktown-historical-society
Mayor of Cooktown c.1890
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Mayor of Cooktown c.1890
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Mr Robinson
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roleresearch-db/source/john-hartley-saltwater-man-freshwater-woman-2019
Mayor of Cooktown c.1890
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The Historical Society has a lot of information about John Davis
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blackbirding
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a schooner together with Robinson
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Thomas Davis in 2020 via the Cooktown Historical Society
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Mayor of Cooktown
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related to the Davis family
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c.1897
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the McIvor River
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no
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Family oral tradition suggested he was related to the Davis family
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Mayor of Cooktown
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Mayor of Cooktown c.1890
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unknown cM (unknown% shared)
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unknown cM (unknown% shared)
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Public linked tree (26 people)
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DNA match
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Parent 2's side
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10
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DISTANT_FAMILY
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