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John Davy, 16941755 (aged 61 years)

Name
John /Davy/
Surname
Davy
Given names
John
Family with Mary Ward
himself
16941755
Birth: about 1694
Death: 1 November 1755LoWestoft, Suffolk, England
partner
16921757
Birth: 1692
Death: 12 March 1757LoWestoft, Suffolk, England
daughter
17291800
Birth: 17 August 1729 35 37 LoWestoft, Suffolk, England
Death: 1800Woodbridge, England
4 years
son
17331734
Birth: before 23 August 1733 39 41 LoWestoft, Suffolk, England
Death: 16 March 1734
-6 years
daughter
1727
Birth: before 23 April 1727 33 35 Debenham, Suffolk, England
-3 months
son
17261792
Birth: 1726 32 34
Death: 28 April 1792
Birth
about 1694
Occupation
Surgeon
Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Christening of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Christening of a son
Death of a son
Marriage of a daughter
Marriage of a daughter
Death
Unique identifier
4E1E89E104E3E848BD907B4A6F8B287FA06E
Last change
26 August 201100:00:00
Note

Sarah, daughter of a surgeon, John Davy. Davy was probably bor
n in one ot heWalpoles in Norfolk. In LoWestoft, where he set u
p in practice, he had married the grand-daughter of Henry Ward
, 1635-1704, the son of James and FrancesWard, also of LoWestof
t. James' father, Henry, a brewer who died in 1651 had marrie
d an Elizabeth Arnold in LoWestoft in 1607. This couple would h
avebeen born about the time of the Armada. John Davy was born a
bout 1694 and had qualified in surgery by bishop's licence in 17
17 under the 1510 Act for licensing surgeons who were not gradua
tes of Oxford or Cambridge. In 1739 he was admitted as a "Forei
gn Brother" of the Barber Surgeons' company of London.The Davy
s were prominent in the Kings Lynn area and had other links wit
h Caius College. The William Walford, ironmonger of Woodbridge
, mentioned in the will of John Mortlock II was the grandson o
f John Davy by his daughter Mary. Henry Ward, Elizabeth Arnol
d married 24 mar 1607, LoWestoft,Suffolk, England M009831