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Davis, Sydney Charles Houghton, son of Edward Charles Davis, of South Kensington, by Georgina Mary Fielding; b. Jan. 9, 1887; adm. May 6, 1897 (R); left July 1903; apprenticed in the Daimler Works 1903-7; a racing motorist; served in Great Wars I and II; Lieut. R. N. V. R. (Armoured Car Section) June 15, 1916; Lieut. R. A. O. C. April 3, 1940; transferred to R.E. M. E.; Major; mentioned in despatches (N. W. Europe) L. G. May 10, 1945; author of Motor Racing (1932), Rallies and Trials (1935), Great British Drivers (1960) and other works on motoring subjects; m. 1st June 16, 1917, Rosamund Sylvia Evelyn, sister of Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard (q.v.); 2nd 1956, Susanna, daughter of Jack Leo Aubrey-Hall, engineer, of Worcester; d. 9 Jan. 1981.

DAVIS, THOMAS WILLIAM, brother of George Augustus Davis (qv); b. 23 Sep 1829; adm. (G) 12 Feb 1844; QS 1844; left Midsummer 1846; a clerk, House of Lords from 31 Dec 1846; d. at Madeira 31 Oct 1859.

DAVIS, WALTER STEWART, third son of William Davis, Well Close, Gloucs., landowner, and Adelaide, third dau. of Miles Stringer, Effingham Hill, Surrey; b. 23 Aug 1865; adm. (H, later G) 23 Sep 1880; left Aug 1883; joined ICS 16 Nov 1884 as Officiating Assistant District Superintendent of Police; Assistant Political Officer, Black Mountain expedition 1888, 1891-2; with Chitral Relief Force 1895-6; Political Agent and Deputy Commissioner Nov 1905; Political Agent, Bhopal 1912; retired Jul 1920; JP (1927) Gloucestershire; m. 5 Aug 1897 Georgina, youngest dau. of David Ross CIE, Dingwall, Inverness-shire; d. 6 Jan 1946.

DAVIS, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Davis, Westminster; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 15) Jun 1709; QS 1710; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1714, matr. 4 Jun 1714, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1714 - 34 (expiry year of grace as V. Staunton-on-Wye), Tutor 1719-26, Junior Censor 1725; BA 1718; MA 22 Mar 1720/1; secretary to Right Rev. George Smalridge (qv); ordained; Vicar of Staunton-on-Wye, Herefs., from 25 Apr 1733; Vicar of St. Martin and All Saints, Hereford, from 23 Jul 1754; d. 10 Feb 1790.

DAVIS, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1746; left 1746.

DAVIS, WILLIAM, son of Robert Davis, London; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1746; KS 1752.

Davison, Alan Ford, son of Eric Alan Davison MD FRCS (Ed), surgeon, of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, and Alice Davison; b. 13 Nov. 1928; adm. Sept. 1943 (R); left July 1946; Univ. of Lond. and Queen’s Univ. Belfast, BSc; AMICE; professional engineer, Ontario, Canada; man. dir. Davison Construction Ltd. 1964; d. Aug. 2006.

Davison, Colin Keith Hay, son of Eric Hay Davison ACA, chief accountant Courtaulds Ltd., of Dulwich, and Gladys Inez, d. of Harry Cooper Day of Ickenham, Middlesex; b. 11 Apr. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (A); left July 1953; St Edmund Hall Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1958; Cuddesdon Theol. Coll. 1958; ord. deacon 1960, priest 1961 (Southwark); Curate St Faith, Red Post Hill, 1961-3; diocesan staff of Pretoria Cathedral, South Africa, 1963-5; Rector of Rustenburg, Transvaal 1965-9; dir. Christian Inst. of South Africa 1969-71; an active opponent of apartheid, expelled with his family from South Africa 1971; chaplain King’s Coll. Camb. 1971-3; C. of E. Board of Education 1973-80; Vicar of Stapleford, Cambs, and adviser for res. and training, Ely diocese, 1980-9; founder-member Gogmagog Trust; m. 20 Aug. 1960 Pauline Jane Le Brun, social worker, d. of Harold Le Brun, master printer; d. 12 June 1989.