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Photo Albums > Portrait Gallery > William Davie

This rare photograph shows a Chief Boatman in Charge in his full dress uniform, with sword. William Davie, shown in 1863, came from a whole family of coastguards. His brother served in a revenue cruiser based at Whitstable, and was also stationed at Tankerton. 'Captain ' Campbell would have worn a similar uniform.

Date: 09/09/2007
Added by: Tony
Dimensions: 346 x 483 pixels
Filesize: 66.21kB
Comments: 4
Number of views: 6730

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#1 | davie on 04/10/2007 09:59:40

Nice to see a photograph of my Great Great Geandfather.

William Davie was born in Ilfracombe in 1818 and served
in the coastguard from 1841 to 1878. The two medals he wears in the photography are the French gold medal Ministere De La Marine Et De Colonies and the Royal Humane Society bronze medal.These were awarded for saving the lives of two French seaman and a boy from the schooner L'Aimable Julie off
Portreath St Agnes Cornwall on the 2 Dec 1863.

He died in Ilfracombe in 1897 and is buried in the local
churchyard.

Brian Davie.

#2 | Roland Hughes on 15/10/2007 16:08:01

My family history, mother's side, took me to the Davie family of Ilfracombe. My wife and I went to Ilfracombe museum and found a lot of interesting information on the Davie family. Thanks for sharing this portrait

#3 | thornel on 26/10/2008 01:29:35

Can you tell me how big this photograph is? Or where it was taken? I am trying to find other large photo's like mine (William Roberts - it was painted over and is a little over 10"x12"

Thanks! Lara-May

#4 | davie on 27/10/2008 10:30:09

Not sure how large the original photograph was
but William Davie was stationed at Gwithian near
St Ives Cornwall in 1864 when I think the photograph
was taken.

Brian Davie.
His Great Great Grandson

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