Frances Anne Goodwyn was born on 4 March 1846 and christened on 12 April 1846 in the Parish of St Andrew, Holborn, London. "After the death of her parents Frances Anne Goodwyn, occupation "French Florist" sailed by the Zealandia for New Zealand, arriving in Auckland in 1881. She was married in May 1883 to Mr James Davis, son of the Rev. Richard Davis, one of the earliest missionaries to the Bay of Islands. Mr James Davis joined the staff of the Native Land Court as interpreter, his death occurring at Gisborne in 1889. After his death Mrs Davis resided in Auckland. She died in 1929 at the age of 83 years.