Mentioned by Arrow (1917) p.255 as collecting in the Anamallai Hills ‘many years ago’. 530 of the beetles he collected there and at Coonoor in the Nilgiri Hills, were subsequently given to the NHM in 1885 and 1888 (85.14, 85.15 and 88.1. The index to ACC refers to a fourth entry which I could not find). Davison's address at the time he gave this material was The Museum, Singapore. (MD 5/02)

Published ‘Smicronyx reiches Gyll. and Ceuthorhynchus viduatus Gyll. in Gloucestershire’ in EMM., 53, 1917, p.129. The article makes clear that he collected widely in the county. Lived at 3 Rosebank Villas, Churchfield Road, Stroud. (MD 5/02)

Sold 5 British Coleoptera larvae and 1 larva plus wood attacked by Clytus 4-punctata from Italy to the NHM in October 1871 (71.16) (MD 5/02)

Gave 6 Coleoptera he had collected in Conozal, British Homduras to the NHM (1923.434 and 1926.399) (MD 5/02)

Published a number of entomological notes up to 1840 when he went to Australia. These included ‘Observations on Lucanus cervus, Obrium cantharinum, Vespa vulgaris’ in EMM., 1, 1832, pp.86-87,90. (MD 5/02)

Dawson (1854) p.xi, refers to an article by Davis in Loudon, J.C., Magazine of Natural History, V, which I have not seen. (MD 5/02)

Formed a general collection of British insects (in 54 drawers) and birds eggs (in 3 drawers) which was given to Clitheroe Castle Museum by his daughter who described it as 'her father's collection'(Hancock and Pettit (1981)). (MD 5/02)

Published ‘Wheat Stem Flea Beetle Crepidodera ferruginea Scop. Damage in cereals in N. Wales’ in EMM., 100, 1964, p.69. E.J.Cadwallader, ‘Records of Curculionidae from North Wales’, ibid., 104, 1968, p.129, thanks Davies for his help in compiling the list. (MD 5/02)

Published ‘Saperda scalaris (L.) breeding in Caernarvon’ in EMM., 88, 1952, p.205. (MD 5/02)