Her father was an Alderman with Marylebone Council and a Solicitor’s Clerk, her mother the owner of a high end millinery business based at 293 Regent Street, London.

[3] In April 1912 she flew with Gustav Hamel on a flight from Hendon Aerodrome near London to Paris, gaining the distinction of being the first woman to fly the English Channel.

[4] She described the experience as "a grand, whirling delight" and was reported to have undertaken the flight against her doctor's orders.

[7] In August 1914 she presented her Blériot Monoplane Seaplane to the Royal Naval Air Service.

[4] Davies died of natural causes at her home in Portland Place in London on 22 November 1915 having suffered lifelong health problems[8] although her death was not announced until January 1916, at her own request.