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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"May" Persis May PHILLIPS / DAVEY / O'CALLAGHAN

Born C.1893 [2]
Married (1) "Edward" William Edward DAVEY in Fremantle in 1914 [15]
Resided in Arrino 1925-1932 [19]
She was among those who organised the Children's Christmas Tree held in Arrino on Saturday 21 December 1929 [4: 4-Jan-1930]
Member of the Dudawa Tennis club in 1929-30 [4: 30-Nov-1929]
She and her husband returned to Arrino in early February 1930 after spending a holiday at Dongara Beach [4: 8-Feb-1930]
Attended the Arrino Race Club's Annual Ball at the Arrino Hall on Thursday 3 April 1930 in a green floral georgette dress [4: 26-Apr-1930]
Member of the Arrino Tennis Club in 1930-31 [4: 8-Nov-1930]
200 people from Arrino and Three Springs attended a farewell to herself and her husband at the Arrino Hall on 14 March 1932 [39]
At their farewell she was presented with a pair of silver entree dishes and her husband a bronze ornamental inkstand [39: 21-Mar-1932]
They left Arrino in March 1932 and shifted to Lake Brown where they started a business [39: 21-Mar-1932]
She and her husband briefly visited Arrino on Sunday 1 December 1935 [5: 6-Dec-1935]
Married (2) Daniel O'CALLAGHAN in Perth in 1951 [66]
Later resided in Wooroloo [2]
Mother of Henry Robert Edward, twins Edwina Alsace and Persis Lorraine, and Norman Clive [15]
Died 23 February 1955; buried with her first husband at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, YC, 253) [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Persis May Phillips / Davey / O'Callaghan' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 12 September 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/persis-may-phillips [reference list]




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