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Henrietta Davies (1833–1904)

Henrietta Foster married her cousin Frederick Foster at Cathedral Church, Hobart, on 14 April 1853. Frederick petitioned for a divorce in England in 1859 on the grounds of adultery. She married Jasper Davies in England in 1866.

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'Davies, Henrietta (1833–1904)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/davies-henrietta-27972/text35716, accessed 28 April 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Foster, Henrietta
  • Greyson, Henrietta Foster
Birth

10 July, 1833
Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia

Death

18 March, 1904 (aged 70)
London, Middlesex, England

Cause of Death

burns

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